Sport, politics, and human rights
A group of people writing, researching, and posting about the intersection of sport, politics and human rights!
Created by
@staniselsborg.bsky.social
@edgeofsports.bsky.social
Sports editor @thenation Edge of Sports TV at http://youtube.com/therealnews Host of the Edge of Sports Podcast. Co-host of WPFW's The Collision.
@stevemenary.bsky.social
Journalist - sports integrity, match fixing, illegal betting, multi club ownership, football in unrecognised countries. Joint winner of 2023 IJ4EU Impact Award for investigative journalism
@nhbnews.bsky.social
Human rights. 🌐🌎🌍🌏 Fight fascism and white supremacy. No Holds Barred on Patreon at https://patreon.com/eddiegoldman. 💻🎤 The Conscience of Combat Sports. http://eddiegoldman.com לחיים Laïcité. #boxing #wrestling 🥊🤼🥋⚾🎤🎼💉😷
@laynevandenberg.bsky.social
Political economist interested in governance, international institutions, sports politics, East Asia & the Global South. Views my own
@julesboykoff.bsky.social
Political scientist. Poetry enthusiast. Author of What Are the Olympics For? (Bristol UP 2024); The 1936 Berlin Olympics (Common Ground 2023); NOlympians (Fernwood 2020); Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics (Verso 2016). www.julesboykoff.org
@sportrightsall.bsky.social
🌏 Global advocacy coalition of NGOs & trade unions 🏋️♀️ Raising the bar for sport, human rights & transparency 🤝 Healing, voice & accountability with the Athletes Network for Safer Sports 📢 Follow for news, research & ways to take action
@chriskronow.bsky.social
Financial Crime Prevention, Advisense DK (Former FCG), we fight Financial Crime for Financial institutions and related. External Lecturer in Money Laundering, Transaction Monitoring, Match-Fixing, Governance
@kimshore.bsky.social
Actively working to end systemic abuse in sport. Survivor, Writer, Speaker, Leadership Consultant, Co-Architect of Children’s Tribunal, Former NSO Board Member.
@playthegame-org.bsky.social
Play the Game is an initiative promoting democracy, transparency, and freedom of expression in world sport💥 #goodgovernance #ptg2025
@andreaflorence.bsky.social
Director of the Sport & Rights Alliance sportandrightsalliance.org Past: Amnesty International, Terre des Hommes, International Criminal Court (she/her)
@chwb.bsky.social
Journalist (Sportredaktion F.A.Z./F.A.S./FAZ.NET). Frankfurt/M. No one here is alone/satellites in every home.
@fanseurope.org
⚽️ We are the democratic, passionate voice that represents the interests of supporters in European football. | 🌍 Members in 50+ UEFA nations | 🗣️ Make our voice even stronger. Join FSE today: fanseurope.org/join-us
@jamespiotr.bsky.social
Journalist and father to a super intelligent alien queen. Author of five books: Engulfed, 1312, The Billionaires Club, Thirty One Nil, When Friday Comes. Co-founder of Delayed Gratification. https://linktr.ee/jamespiotr
@ekimcaglar.bsky.social
Skribent. Politisk fotboll. Kan allt om lokalvalen i Turkiet 1994.
@fairgameuk.bsky.social
Fair Game is a coalition of 'value-driven' football clubs and individuals seeking to improve the governance of football in England and Wales.
@paulwiddop.bsky.social
Associate Professor | Relational Sociologist | Social Network Analysis | The Geopolitical Economy of Sport Substack - https://substack.com/@geosport200?utm_source=about-page
@fettitude.bsky.social
Dokumentationsjournalist bei @spiegel.de. Haushalt, Steuern, etc. Economist. Economic effects of FIFA World Cups and other (Sport) Mega Events. @dfrlab.bsky.social cohort Fall 2024 privat hier.
@maximedupuis.bsky.social
Rédacteur en chef Eurosport • Né du mauvais côté de la Manche et/ou de l’Atlantique • Fier auteur des « Grands Récits » aux Editions Amphora • Achtung Baby
@dodo938.bsky.social
Sportswriter, biographer of racehorses, Francophile, ex-FT, Authors CC. New book: Aux Armes! - Sport and the French - https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/aux-armes-david-owen
@michelawrong.bsky.social
Journalist and writer specialising in sub-Saharan Africa, ex-Reuters, ex-FT, author of five books, including one novel.
@jensweinreich.bsky.social
Investigations. Olympic analyst. Crime & corruption. SPORT & POLITICS and THE INQUISITOR. Newsletter, Abonnement - subscribe to award-winning independent journalism: http://sportandpolitics.de/#/portal http://the-inquisitor-magazine.com/#/portal
@adamcrafton.bsky.social
✍️ I am a journalist at The Athletic 🏆 British Sports Writer of the Year 🇺🇸 Recently relocated to NYC
@colinmillar.bsky.social
Football news reporter and journalist for The Athletic. Author of The Frying Pan of Spain.
@rorysmith.bsky.social
The Observer, Men In Blazers, the Monday Night Club, Libero. Author of "Mister" and "Expected Goals."
@russinthezone.bsky.social
Author. Researcher, Lecturer, Mentor and Broadcaster on issues where Sport and Politics overlap. Cricket, Jazz and dog lover.
@oliverkay.bsky.social
Senior Football Writer @TheAthletic @TheAthleticFC Author of Forever Young: The Story of Adrian Doherty, Football's Lost Genius 📖
@fossilfreefootball.bsky.social
Football fans kicking fossil fuel sponsors and ads out of football! linktr.ee/fossilfreefootball
@romain-molina.bsky.social
Ecrivain. Auteur de dix livres + reportages/enquêtes pour The Guardian, The New York Times, BBC, CNN ou Josimar. Conteur d'histoires indépendant et basketteur
@mjslater.bsky.social
I cover the business & politics of football for The Athletic - basically, I do bad news. 🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/matt-slater/
@lynchj.bsky.social
Director at @fairsq.bsky.social and trustee at AB Charitable Foundation.
@nickmiller79.bsky.social
Staff writer for The Athletic. Book - Who Owns Football? - out now for purchase https://linktr.ee/NickMillerWhoOwnsFootball Email: nmiller@theathletic.com
@fairsq.bsky.social
Human rights research and advocacy in our specialist areas of labour migration, political repression and sport. fairsq.org
@thepitchinspection.bsky.social
A football journal bringing you investigations & stories on the good, bad & ugly sides of the game we love. Subscribe: http://thepitchinspection.substack.com Watch us here: www.Youtube.com/@ThePitchInspection Contact us: thepitchinspection@gmail.com
@nosauditoon.bsky.social
For Newcastle fans keeping a critical position on the Saudi ownership of our club. Against state ownership of our football clubs - CHAT FOR PRESS ENQUIRIES ◾️◽️◾️✊ https://www.nufcfansagainstsportswashing.org.uk/home
@reporterlars.bsky.social
Investigative journalist / football writer josimar.no / josimarfootball.com Helt middels innebandyspiller Anti-fascist
@steffndei.bsky.social
Writer/Author. PhD candidate at Heriot-Watt University. Interests: Media, Sports governance and Social Justice in Africa. Man Utd fan.
@pbsportswriter.bsky.social
Investigative reporter, freelance, specialising in sport. You will see me in Josimar and many UK nationals
@esports.irish
Founder of The Academy of Esports. Sometimes Doctoral Student at NIU. Opinions are my own. He/Him. #esportsedu #ern
@jamesmdorsey.bsky.social
Hard-hitting, fact based, Middle East-focused analysis at https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com
@stevecockburn.bsky.social
Amnesty International. Sport, human rights, workers rights, inequality. NUFC.
@prof-mark-james.bsky.social
Prof of Sports Law, researching Olympic law, human rights & ticket touting. Stuff about music & books too.
@zoeflood.bsky.social
Journalist/filmmaker – www.zoeflood.com/about2 3x BBC Eye Investigations, 9/11: Inside the President's War Room and more. Posts 🗞️🎞️🌍📸🗺️📚📝💆🏼♀️🌳🏊🏻♀️ and more. Made/refined 🇬🇧🇿🇼🇦🇺🇧🇪🇰🇪 Lifetime vegetarian 🌱
@ftamsut.bsky.social
🏟️ Fankultur and German football ✊ Everything’s political 🖋️ Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Sportschau, others 🇲🇨 Kölner 🪬 Mizrahi Jew 🗣️ EN/DE/HE 📱 Threema: Y2ZWKBT8 📷 IG: @felixtamsut
@chalednahar.bsky.social
Arbeitet bei der Sportschau und beim Deutschlandfunk https://www.sportschau.de/sendung/reporter/chaled-nahar,autor-chaled-nahar-100.html
@cmfootballwriting.com
Senior Football Writer for World Football Index | Author of ‘Behind the Curtain of the Beautiful Game’ | Audio Descriptive Commentator @ Celtic FC | AIPS & UEFA accredited | Views mine.
@podegard.bsky.social
Former sailor, chef and active freelance journalist focusing on the dark side of football, mostly for Josimarfootball.com. Norwegian alternating between Valencia, Spain and Trondheim, Norway. #everyrhingiswrong
@oloflundh.bsky.social
Journalist på TV4 och Fotbollskanalen. Kolumnist Dagens Industri. Templet i öknen finns nu i pocket med nyskriven epilog ➡️: https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/templet-i-oknen-sa-kopte-qatar-varldens-storsta-sport-9789179653002
@karimzidan.com
At the intersection of sports, power and politics | Founder @SportsPolitika.news Subscribe: https://www.sportspolitika.news/subscribe
@minafberg.bsky.social
Sportskommentator i TV 2. Snakker fortsatt en del om Lillehammer-OL.
@journoandy.bsky.social
Freelance journalist investigating issues that affect the integrity of sport; as well as financial crimes and scams. Winner of the 2023 IJ4EU Impact Award with Philippe Auclair, Jack Kerr & Steve Menary for our investigation, 'The Devil is in The Data'…
@samindrakunti.bsky.social
Journalist. FIFA, labour rights in the Gulf, sports betting. Featured in Josimar, World Soccer, Forbes and The Blizzard. Author 'Brazil 1970'. Columbia J-School. Views my own.
@bonitamersiades.bsky.social
Gets Stuff Done | Publisher @fairplaybooks.bsky.social | Curator of @manlywritersfest.bsky.social | #FIFA whistleblower | author & editor | enjoy politics, #football #books I #volunteer | #ausrepublic | Sydney
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
Help us build the better - independent - media Britain deserves. Subscribe for exclusive content only in the Byline Times news magazine: subscribe.bylinetimes.com Visit our free daily news site: bylinetimes.com
@migueldelaney.bsky.social
Chief football writer at the Independent. Author of 'States of Play'
@philippeauclair.bsky.social
Writes and sings for Josimar, The Guardian and Tapete Records
@jonathanliew.bsky.social
one day you're the cock of the walk, next day you're a feather duster https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jonathan-liew
@uglygame.bsky.social
Writer of books, most recently: No Questions Asked - How Football Joined the Crypto Con (amzn.to/42aKE0w). Investigative pieces at http://theuglygame.wordpress.com/
@sportingintel.bsky.social
Trying to be better. https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/
@jtannenwald.bsky.social
Chief soccer correspondent for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
@josimarfootball.bsky.social
The investigative football journal Tips? Josimar1986@protonmail.com
@tariqpanja.bsky.social
⚽️💰🚓 Co-author Football's Secret Trade| NYT Global Sports Correspondent| ✉️tariq.panja@nytimes.com |tariq.panja@protonmail.com|
@bellingcat.com
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
@staniselsborg.bsky.social
Head of @playthegame-org.bsky.social • Sport, history and politics • +45 61774915 • stanis@playthegame.org