Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Incredible from Cameroon, who didn't initially even qualify for the tournament and were only admitted when it expanded from 12 to 16 teams. Very excited to see both these teams in the World Cup next year. www.nytimes.com/athletic/751...nytimes.comCameroon crowned WAFCON champions for first time with emphatic 3-0 win over MalawiCameroon goalkeeper Michaely Bihina had a standout tournament to help the Indomitable Lionesses secure their first WAFCON title. 05714
Reposted by Megan ClementEmma Pearson @emmapearson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026So it seems that France won't, in fact, become the first country to ban social media for the under 15s. The Constitutional Council ruled that the ban "constitutes an infringement that is neither appropriate, necessary, nor proportionate" to the freedom of expression and communication for under 15s.thelocal.frFrance's constitutional authority strikes down social media ban for under-15sFrance’s top constitutional authority on Friday struck down a ban on social media access for children under 15, ruling that it disproportionately infringed on their freedom of expression. 131
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The Chawinga sisters have pulled off an incredible feat in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Two of the best players in the world right now. 011
Reposted by Megan ClementMegan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Sitting around waiting to give birth during the fifth heatwave of my third trimester, I made an eclipse playlist. open.qobuz.com/playlist/685... 372
Reposted by Megan ClementThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/08/2026Drowned the day her visa came through: the tragedy of a Moroccan footballer trying to reach Ceutatheguardian.comDrowned the day her visa came through: the tragedy of a Moroccan footballer trying to reach CeutaStruggling on her meagre pay, Faten Ben Omar El Azizi dreamed of reaching Europe. Then she joined thousands trying to reach a better life in Spain 06935
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Sitting around waiting to give birth during the fifth heatwave of my third trimester, I made an eclipse playlist. open.qobuz.com/playlist/685... 372
Reposted by Megan ClementPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 30/07/2026A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... 25539251206
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Where to even begin with this. A plan clearly delayed so as not to affect the men's World Cup which means that in the case of any breakaway/boycott the tournament that suffers will be... the women's World Cup in Brazil next year. www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comFifa’s sales pitch revealed: more tournaments, more debt … but no mention of women’s gameFifa’s sales pitch to persuade members to approve the sale of the World Cup’s commercial rights clearly states that their plans for financial growth will be achieved by staging more tournaments, havin... 281
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Ndeye Debo Seck on sexual harassment at the men's World Cup: "Our safety arrives last, after the reputations, after the pride, after the men. We simply remain an afterthought in every calculation that follows." africanfeminism.com/senegals-wor...africanfeminism.comSenegal’s World Cup Exit: The Price of National Honor and Women’s Safety - African Feminism (AF)The reigning African champions were eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup on 1 July, beaten 3-2 by Belgium in extra time in the Round of 32. The Lions of Teranga had gone two goals up early, lifting... 000
Reposted by Megan ClementNanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The Chiwenga sisters led the charge as Malawi stunned perennial champions Nigeria at the WAFCON in Morocco, taking down the defending champs 3-2. Temwa and Tabitha Chiwenga each scored in regulation time, but Nigeria responded early in additional time before Temwa sealed the deal. Huge upset. 051
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 27/07/2026As Mary Beard writes in Women and Power, The Odyssey provides us with Western literature's "first recorded example of a man telling a woman to 'shut up'." How apt, then, to see so many men rubbishing a woman who translated The Odyssey on the basis that her views on the film are somehow invalid. 1114
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Wilson's review is spot on for the bits of The Odyssey I saw, though I must admit I left the cinema early (I am too pregnant to sit in an uncomfortable chair for three hours watching something I am not enjoying). Nolan sucked all of the trickery and jest out of the cyclops scene and I was done. 120
Reposted by Megan ClementLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 27/07/2026‘Nolan has read at least the first line of my translation of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺 into iambic pentameter. In one interview, he cited my version of it: “Tell me about a complicated man.” But I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script.’ New, by Emily Wilson www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukEmily Wilson · An Uncomplicated ManAs they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my... 62648168
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 27/07/2026You may have thought the most French thing about this apocalyptic and instantly iconic photograph was the Pastis 51 parasol. But no, it is that the AFP photographer himself was en vacances at the time, and took it on his phone. It is July, after all. www.thelocal.fr/20260727/the...thelocal.frThe story behind the viral photo of French wildfiresThe photo has gone around the world as the defining image of French wildfires, and of the climate crisis - but who took it, where is it and what does it actually show? 061
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Another thing I ended up being too pregnant for: Christopher Nolan's Odyssey. 000
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 25/07/2026This is a really sharp piece on the state of the media from a journalist and former Observer colleague who has left full-time news writing to become, of all things, a clown. theshinythings.substack.com/p/i-dont-lov... 096
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Very pleased that Desire Paths was Highly Commended at the National Biography Awards. Judges called it "a brilliant and thoroughly engaging debut memoir." www.sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/natio... 1112
Reposted by Megan ClementMartin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Just @meganclement.bsky.social highly commended in the National Biography Award for her memoir Desire Paths! www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...booksandpublishing.com.auNational Biography Award 2026 shortlist announced | Books+PublishingPurchase a subscription to view job ads and other premium content on Books+Publishing. 244
Reposted by Megan ClementAgence France-Presse @afp.com · 22/07/2026🌞 Avec 5.764 décès excédentaires enregistrés, pour moitié en trois jours (25-27 juin), l'épisode de chaleurs extrêmes du 17 juin au 2 juillet a entraîné une surmortalité jamais observée depuis la canicule historique de 2003, a annoncé mercredi Santé publique France. 157379
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 22/07/2026What might a woman have made of it all? We'll never know! www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comWorld Cup 2026 awards: the Guardian team give their final tournament verdictsThe best games, goals and personal highlights – from a magical Azteca to Erling Haaland breaking America 091
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The inspiration for a generation of French Kevins. 120
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Spain won the women's World Cup in 2023, after which the players ousted the corrupt president of the federation over his sexual assault on Jenni Hermoso. Now Spain simultaneously holds the women's and men's World Cup titles and the men's Euros. Gracias feminism and #SeAcabó. 1172
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I am way too pregnant to put up with this kind of football. 1101
Reposted by Megan ClementDominic Kelly @dominickelly.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Great stuff from David Goldblatt. josimarfootball.com/2026/07/14/d...josimarfootball.comDystopia - josimarfootball.comEvery World Cup is meant to have a legacy, this one could be the moment when the process of reclaiming and reforming the governance of football begins. 122
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Oh well, don't forget that it's already come home twice in the past five years. 216237
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 11/07/2026So do England. But only USA split World Cup prize money equally. 261
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Living in Paris and consuming the anglophone press is so odd. You can be reading an article and suddenly the author will describe the place where you happily live a normal, middle-class life as an "exurban ghetto". 291
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 10/07/2026It absolutely did and you can read all about it in my book, which is coming out next year. 1103
Reposted by Megan ClementAkshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Scientists are getting better at pinpointing the role of climate change in extreme weather events, opening governments and companies to financial liability. So there's growing pressure from fossil-fuel industry and Republicans to cast doubt on attribution science.🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comClimate Models Become More Precise Even as Political Attacks SharpenComputer simulations are vital to the work scientists and insurers do. The resulting studies may also be used to hold companies and governments liable for damage caused by climate change. 14020
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The thing about Dembélé is that he will always kick that goal from exactly there. 050
Reposted by Megan ClementDaniel Lawler @daniellawler.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Exclusive: Two thirds of the EU's population was exposed to harmful levels of ozone pollution during last month's record-breaking heatwave. This is according to a new @globalwitness.org report about this "invisible threat" shared with me for @en.afp.com: www.yahoo.com/news/science...yahoo.comTwo thirds of EU faced harmful ozone levels during heatwave: reportTwo thirds of the European Union's population may have been exposed to harmful levels of ozone pollution during last month's record-breaking heatwave, a report exclusively shared with AFP warned Thurs... 021
Reposted by Megan ClementPhilippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Oh. With thanks to @migueldelaney.bsky.social for the heads-up. 2620367
Reposted by Megan ClementOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 05/07/2026this might be the worst officiated match I've seen in international play 2428426
Reposted by Megan ClementSam Lewis (she/they) 🌈 @battledinosaur.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Tony Popovic jail for one thousand years #AUSvEGY 2292
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The stupidest thing about these racist memes is that actually the reverse is true: France has contributed more players than any other nation to this World Cup. There are 99 French-born players participating in total, with five from my neighbourhood alone! 261
Reposted by Megan ClementNicolas Berrod @nicolasberrod.bsky.social · 02/07/2026🥵🪦 Le bilan de la canicule s’annonce particulièrement lourd à domicile, avec sans doute des milliers de morts : "Les personnes très âgées n’ont pas forcément conscience de la chaleur, qui a fait l'effet d'une bombe." ⤵️ Le Parisien 1/5 www.leparisien.fr/so... 43423