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Nick McGeehan

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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 14h

My piece in @josimarfootball.bsky.social on what explains the UAE's aggressive legal strategy in the Manchester City case. It's what they do and they have consistently gotten away with it. josimarfootball.com/2026/10/05/m...

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A further impact of the Manchester City case is that an entire generation of young Mancunians are going to grow up not knowing the meaning of the word "irrefutable".

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

7. After the serious violence in Amsterdam in November 2024, which was clearly instigated by Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters, UEFA said they would investigate. They didn't. @fairsqprojects.bsky.social wrote to them and asked them to investigate. They didn't reply. fairsq.org/wp-content/u...

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

3. Here is the UEFA disciplinary code from 2026. Note Article 14(2) and Article 14 (3) in particular. And note there's nothing about racism having to be reported on the pitch in order for an investigation to take place. Because that would be absurd.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

2. This is how @rte.ie reported the incident after Adam Idah was allegedly subjected to monkey chants against Israel. (Others reported it similarly.) UEFA said no action could be taken because it wasn't reported on the pitch. This is a gross misrepresentation of UEFA's rules on tackling racism.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Manchester City case has to be the moment we revisit the issue of state ownership of football clubs, and demand they be banned and phased out. In 2023 @fairsqprojects.bsky.social wrote to the then Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport making this argument. fairsq.org/fairsquare-c...

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In Dublin Wednesday evening to discuss the Ireland - Israel match and broader issues of football misgovernance. Harry Browne, @rebeccaokeefe.bsky.social and @seanmacr.bsky.social will be among those there. Do come along if you're around.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What better way to spend a Tuesday evening than listening to @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social talk about FIFA. Sign-up to our first ever Reboot webinar here 👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Well I have asked around, and it turns out I am not the only person who wasn't aware that Amnesty has called for ChatGPT and Claude to be banned. www.amnesty.org/fr/documents...

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Dubai has established a benchmark for feeble-minded excess.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Times front page right now.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Get off twitter/X. There is no excuse.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The BBC's investigations into rampant violence and racism in Glasgow, which they say has led to parts of the city becoming a "no-go" area, contain some revelations that should really come with a content warning. And the context warning should be : "sensationalist bullshit"

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Hadley Freeman is still going after Jason Arday. Despicable.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Lefties, you could have all the economic equality you want, if only you had the cojones to trample all over the vulnerable.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Infantino is the symptom, not the cause, of the problems in football governance. Nasser Al-Khelaifi is also a symptom of these problems. The solution is structural reform enforced by regulation, not a new leader from within.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Gianni Instantino has a score to settle today.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Spike Lee not doing the right thing, presumably unaware (how?) of Infantino's support for Trump and the white nationalists steering the MAGA movement.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Elon Musk is an evil racist. Anyone still on X who is opposed to white nationalism and fascism is propping up his empire. There's no excuse for it. We need a dedicated X-shaming website to drive an exodus. I'd contribute to make that happen, sure many others would too.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Dubai is like catnip to the British far-right

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

13. And then - having said all this - it says the IFA has to pay a small fine and hang up some "football unites the world" flags. There is inexplicable incongruity between the Committee's conclusions and the sanctions ultimately imposed.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

12. With regard to sanctions, the Committee states that "the breaches committed by the IFA are of such gravity and seriousness as to merit severe and exemplary sanctions."

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

11. Committee says "the IFA has become institutionally complicit in a system that violates the core values of the game" ...and has damaged "the moral authority of football as a tool for social cohesion and intercultural dialogue"

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

10. FIFA Committee says that IFA "has brought the sport of football into disrepute" and "tarnished the reputation of football in the region and beyond"

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

9. The Committee rubbishes the notion that the issue is too politically complex to be adjudicated.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

8. The Committee refers to " a pattern of systemic exclusion of Palestinians from football stadiums and facilities located in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, .. These areas are subject to a regime of movement restrictions that disproportionately and discriminatorily affect Palestinians."

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

7. "The IFA’s failure to respond to the public dissemination of political and militaristic messaging by the CEO of the Israeli Professional Football Leagues and by FC Maccabi Netanya further compounds its breach" says the Committee.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

6. The IFA has "failed to take meaningful action against Beitar Jerusalem FC—a club whose supporters have engaged in persistent and well-documented racist behaviour" and has sent "a message of institutional tolerance rather than deterrence"

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

5. Committee finds IFA "has failed to observe its obligations under the FDC and the FIFA Statutes, consisting of a failure to take meaningful and transparent action against discriminatory conduct, its tolerance of politicized and militaristic messaging within football contexts"

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

4. I will leave it to sports law experts to pore over the technicalities and just post some of its conclusions and findings. It starts with a common sense and principled explanation of how political neutrality intersects with FIFA's statutory and human rights obligations.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

2. The Committee passed its decision on 1 August 2025. So the first question for FIFA is why is it only being released 7 and a half months later, given the gravity of the issues it addresses. As we will see, this may result to its scathing criticism of the IFA's response to racism.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Staggered at how bad this article is. The only reference to the US and Israeli attack on Iran being illegal (therefore a serious international crime) is from a direct quote from @zackpolanski.bsky.social which Rifkind lampoons. The right-wing echo chamber is fed by deeply unserious people.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Peace is for wimps.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Churchillian resolve from Dubai's Isabel Oakeshot.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

It's the annual congress of the Norwegian Football Federation today. One of the motions on the agenda relates to discontinuation of the FIFA Peace Prize and another addresses the case for Israel's suspension from international football.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

It's ten years to the day since Gianni Infantino was elected FIFA President. He has turned FIFA from merely a bad actor into a profoundly dangerous one. A rogue President of a dysfunctional organisation.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Not to mention..

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Remarkable.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The "give Trump what he wants" gang are following a fine British tradition of supporting fascism.

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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Israeli authorities are threatening to demolish the only pitch in the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem. Some keepie-uppie FIFA context to that. All kids everywhere deserve football pitches.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Realpolitik

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Gaza—the stadium of the soul by Bassim Helmi Hijazi (twenty years old) In "From Dust We Rise: New Poetry from Palestine", a collection of Palestinian poetry from @rrgould.bsky.social www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/01...

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Please god let 2026 be the year that we get this slimy shyster out of public life.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

A reminder that not only did FIFA award Trump a peace prize four weeks ago, they effectively broadcast a pro-Trump propaganda video during the ceremony 👇

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

On @talksport.com earlier today with Jim White and Simon Jordan to discuss Gianni Infantino's repeated breaches of FIFA rules on political neutrality and @fairsq.bsky.social complaint to the FIFA Ethics Committee. (Thanks to TalkSport for promoting me to CEO.)

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

As reported in multiple outlets @fairsq.bsky.social has submitted a complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino with the FIFA Ethics Committee alleging repeated breaches of article 15 of the FIFA Code of Ethics which requires football officials remain politically neutral in dealing with govts.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

An uninformed, unpleasant and deeply unhelpful article from a commentator who consistently punches down to please the right.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

3/ On top of taking ALL the revenue, FIFA demands tax exemptions from hosts, and in the bidding process for 2026, President Trump granted FIFA full exemptions on all this revenue. Of course Trump being Trump, he could reverse this decision at any moment.

Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

2/ Men's World Cups are very expensive for host governments, which spend billions, and very lucrative for FIFA, which makes billions. See the basic business model below (courtesy of @sdwolfe.bsky.social, Martin Müller and David Gogishvili). The USA will pay for the party and suffer the hangover.