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Posts by Russell Holden

Why must Claudio Ranieri be thinking tonight? Was it all a dream.

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Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

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World Cup 2026: The numbers behind 'the most polluting World Cup' BBC Sport analyses the environmental cost of a 48-team World Cup held across North America.

Compared to the travel, FIFA's initiatives, the Tartan Army awareness-raising etc are just a piss-take. You DO have an alternative. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Well worth a read.

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Great story.

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Iran’s sports minister says football team will not play at 2026 World Cup Iran cannot participate in the 2026 World Cup after the US killed their leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the sports minister has said

Iran will not take part in the 2026 World Cup.

Iranian sports minister Ahmad Donyamali on state television:
"Considering that this corrupt regime [the US] has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup”.

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Americans Stunned by Bizarre Spectacle of US President Speaking in Complete Sentences

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We have to in order to keep going

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Hope your session goes well.

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What a pathetic individual. A bully of the highest otrder.

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From South Africa to trains, how boycotts have shaped Irish sport The public profile of sports events makes them a valuable forum for pursuing and drawing attention to social justice issues and other matters

"While many argue that sport is not political and works as distraction from social and civic issues, they are ignoring those who do not have access to sport due to existing inequalities"
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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Exactly.

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Football has a real fossil fuel problem – and it’s not sustainable The ever-increasing expansion of football is not a good match for the environment.

FOOTBALL HAS A REAL FOSSIL FUEL PROBLEM – AND IT’S NOT SUSTAINABLE
By Daniel Svensson, Lecturer in Sport Management, Malmö University
theconversation.com/football-has...

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A big opportunity for cricket in Zimbabwe and Namibia.

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As long as they are female.

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Call for Book Proposals | Sport and Human Rights book series, from Routledge The Sport and Human Rights book series aims to encourage and promote high-quality research on one of the most important issues in contemporary sport: sport’s impact on human rights. Featuring the work...

The Sport and Human Rights book series aims to encourage and promote high-quality research on one of the most important issues in contemporary sport: sport’s impact on human rights.
idrottsforum.org/call-for-boo...

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Very depressing yet not suprising.#CRN2026

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This needs urgent consideration.

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New Weather Sverige

❄️And as the 2026 Winter Games disappear from the Italian landscape, how will future winter sports events address their own relationships with the companies that threaten the very environment they rely on? 

👉Head to www.savethewintergames.com to learn more and take action.com

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The Great Olympic lie: untold story of Winter Games’ huge environmental impact Rivers drained dry to create artificial snow, a forest cut down for the bobsleigh track – IOC’s claims to prioritise sustainability at Milano Cortina exposed

Sustainability is the great lie of the 2026 Winter Olympics.🤥

The word ‘sustainability’ featured over a hundred times in Milan’s bid proposal but these Games were just another example of green lip service in elite sport.🧵

www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

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An absolute must read. #CRN2026.

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An important gap to fill. #CRN2026

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The second presentation by Georgia Norman @durham.ac.uk who talks in detail about the lived experiences of women's cricketers in England after The Hundred #CRN2026 @crickether.com

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The events in Mexico this week may well undermine his strength. #FIFA2026.

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Great way to start proceedings. #CRN2026

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Shocking.

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Have a great day. So sorry I cannot be with you. So many interesting issues to be considered.

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We are at the #CRN2026 Conference today at @hugheshall.bsky.social

Starting the conference now with a welcome address by our chair @rafnicholson.bsky.social @crickether.com

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Really like this.

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Stunning week for Norwegian sport. So many lessons to be learnt. Bodo Flint #ChampionsLeague

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