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Nigerian fans at Wembley last weekend
IT’S been an interesting week in sport for various reasons so where better to offer my take on what’s been happening than in these pages?
It’s best to start off with England’s media in the build up to the World Cup. Much has been made of their open access day on Tuesday, where all 23 players of Gareth Southgate’s squad were available.
It was unprecedented to see all the players talking freely and the journalists loved it.
JAMES NALTON discusses how Fifa claims to be apolitical, but as Infantino and Juventus players stood behind Trump discussing war, gender, and global politics, the line between sport and statecraft vanished
Singer Nezza’s rendition of the US national anthem in Spanish has ignited important conversation around arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, writes LESLIE AMBRIZ
JAMES NALTON discusses the use of dynamic ticket pricing at the 2026 World Cup and how it amplifies a culture already set up to squeeze as much money from fans as possible
Captain Son urges Tottenham to stick with Postecoglou after Europa League glory