⚽️FOOTBALL & POLITICS (Italian/English) News about football/soccer, society and politics. On the side of Sócrates, Raymond Kopa, Marcus Rashford, Leon Goretzka, and the Spanish female footballers. Website: https://pallonateinfaccia.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlvdnsrqns2n🇧🇷 Vinícius Jr. has announced the creation of a law firm that will defend victims of #racism free of charge, and which will be linked to his charitable foundation.15 May 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvdnsrqns2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mluqwnowhs2x🇺🇸🇮🇷 The USA-Iran match at the 1998 World Cup is considered the most political match ever: today's podcast explores the context and consequences of that match. 🎧 Listen here (in Italian): https://open.spotify.com/episode/79CCVqwCVLge7k4nYaUbc0 https://open.spotify.com/episode/79CCVqwCVLge7k4nYaUbc0?si=uPFEYn0aQZKyJSZw1vRRSg15 May 2026 06:57 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluqwnowhs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlssv22crc2aLyon, Botafogo, Crystal Palace, Molenbeek: John Textor has built one of the most ambitious multi-club ownerships in the world in just a few years, and now he's letting it fail. Pallonate in Faccia on Domani (in Italian). https://www.editorialedomani.it/sport/textor-buco-nero-peggior-proprietario-club-calcio-mondo-botafogo-crystal-palace-lione-molembeek-crisi-rischio-fallimento-hb39i3qh14 May 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlssv22crc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mls7bsn3ss2y"Hands off Prosfygika" @claptoncfc.co.uk fans recently stood up for #Prosfygika, the multicultural, self-governing neighborhood in Athens, which is currently at risk of eviction. 👇14 May 2026 06:36 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mls7bsn3ss2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlqy2c3nlk2vEric Cantona poses in a special campaign jersey for the release of Palestinian politician Marwan Barghouti, who has been imprisoned in Israel since 2002. 👇13 May 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqy2c3nlk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlqnjibgbs2v🇵🇸 The image of Lamine Yamal with the #Palestine flag at Barcelona's celebration for winning La Liga was transformed in a mural among the rubble of Gaza.13 May 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqnjibgbs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlqd2iufgk2vFIFA has reached an agreement with the controversial American company Fanatics: starting in 2031, the World Cup sticker album will no longer be Panini. But the trading card war has just begun. ✍️ Pallonate in Faccia on InsideOcer (in Italian): https://it.insideover.com/economy/addio-panini-anche-la-fifa-sceglie-fanatics-per-gli-album-dei-calciatori-ma-la-guerra-delle-figurine-non-e-finita.html13 May 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqd2iufgk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlpru2qi422v"We want to fight the idea that a footballer should keep quiet and just play. We may be footballers, but first and foremost we are citizens. We are not disconnected from the world." 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé to @vanityfair.com, regarding his stance against the French far right. 👇13 May 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpru2qi422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlok6isrvs2x"This article was written by a woman who I don't know if she knows anything about football..." 🇪🇸 In today's press conference, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez made a sexist comment about journalist Mariajo Fuenteálamo.12 May 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlok6isrvs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlnypfonck2xHansi Flick didn't take kindly to Yamal's desire to wave a Palestinian flag on the Barcelona bus: "I don't usually like things like that. We have to focus on playing football."12 May 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnypfonck2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlnpxgk46c2xAnother video from Barcelona's celebrations last night after winning the Spanish league title: Lamine Yamal can clearly be seen asking a fan for the Palestinian flag. #Palestine12 May 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnpxgk46c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlnayc2ob22x"No ICE in the Cup" Taiwanese-American artist Shaina Lu's work protests the presence of ICE agents at the 2026 World Cup. #FuckICE12 May 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnayc2ob22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mllxpcksk22g🇵🇸 A #Palestine flag arrived on the Barcelona bus today, during the Catalan club's celebrations for winning the Spanish championship. 👇11 May 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllxpcksk22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mllqae6ypc2g⚠️ New live events about football, politics and antifascism with Pallonate in Faccia this week! (In Italy, of course...) Starting Thursday, May 14th in #Napoli: Spazio Zero81 - 6:30 PM 👇11 May 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllqae6ypc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mllaimun7c2g🇮🇪 The 'Show Israel the Red Card' campaign banner, displayed by St Patrick's Athletic fans during the match against Waterford FC in the League of #Ireland, on Friday. 👇11 May 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllaimun7c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlkrmxvewk2g"Remembering means resisting" 🇩🇪 On Saturday, anti-fascist fans of 1860 Munich (Germany's 3rd division) displayed a banner at the stadium to celebrate the anniversary of the country's liberation from the Nazi regime on May 8, 1945. #antifascism11 May 2026 07:43 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkrmxvewk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlj4ubj2c22fA well-known social media profile spreading racist and far-right disinformation posted AI-generated images to suggest that Crystal Palace fans are anti-migrant. In reality, Palace fans have the opposite view, as you can see in the next post in this thread. 👇10 May 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj4ubj2c22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlj2kkiv722f🇨🇴 The #MothersDay tifo by RVS (Revolución Vinotinto Sur), the Deportes Tolima fans, at last night's Colombian first division match. The image depicts a woman belonging to the Pijao people, the indigenous people of the Tolima region.10 May 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj2kkiv722fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mli7mt7hn22f🇷🇺 The most sensational pitch invasion occurred during the 2018 World Cup final in #Russia, by Pussy Riot, a punk and feminist collective hostile to Vladimir Putin's regime. https://pallonateinfaccia.com/2026/05/10/pussy-riot-finale-mondiale-2018/10 May 2026 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mli7mt7hn22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlgxlifbvc2w"This racist coward called me a 'monkey' today during the game. I hope Serie A will do something about this." 🇮🇹 The #racism complaint by Keinan Davis, Udinese's English striker, against Cagliari's Alberto Dossena, after today's match between the two teams in the Italian 1st division. 👇09 May 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgxlifbvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlgqvmgqvs2w🇪🇸 AEM Lleida players sat on the pitch to protest salary delays yesterday during the women's Catalan Cup final against CE Europa. They went on to win the title on penalties. 👇09 May 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgqvmgqvs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlfq7w6lcc2w"The game against Israel should never be going ahead. If there is one country that should recognize oppression and the turmoil that brings, then it's Ireland." 🇮🇪 James McClean (Derry City) on Ireland vs. Israel in the Nations League on October 4. 👇09 May 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfq7w6lcc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mldzfbp3h22qSpanish defender Álex Jiménez, 21, has been dropped from Bournemouth's squad after screenshots of an alleged Instagram chat were leaked online in which he persistently asked out a girl who revealed to him she was 15.08 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldzfbp3h22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mld6wmktbs2q🇧🇦 On Wednesday, at the Bosnian Cup final, fans of Zrinjski, the Bosnian Croat club from Mostar, booed the national anthem and chanted "Croatia is my homeland." Player Kerim Memija instead turned toward the Bosnian flag.08 May 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld6wmktbs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlbmgqv65k2o"We can’t ignore the humanitarian catastrophe in #Palestine; the sheer loss of life there has to take precedence over any sporting consideration." 🇮🇪 Roberto Lopes, captain of Shamrock Rovers, on Ireland vs. Israel on October 4. 👇07 May 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbmgqv65k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlb3vsfaqs2oTrump, the war in Ukraine, conflicts between fans and owners: tonight's #UEFAConferenceLeague semi-finals are rife with political themes. You can learn more in the new issue of FOOTBALL POLITICS: https://footballpolitics.substack.com/p/politics-uefa-conference-league-2025-2026 👇07 May 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlb3vsfaqs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3mlao24fbrk2oGianni Infantino justified the high prices of #2026WorldCup tickets because the ticket market in the United States is more expensive than in the rest of the world. 👇07 May 2026 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlao24fbrk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3ml75lmow6s2p🇪🇸 "No party in Spain represents me, but I certainly don't want the far right in government. I want things to be good for everyone, not just a segment of the population." - Aitor Ruibal, Betis captain, today on @elpais.com. 👇06 May 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml75lmow6s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3ml6o2a6jfk2p"No to blacklists. Our full support for Manuel and Jesús" 🇪🇸 In the last round of the Spanish championships, several fan groups (starting with Cádiz's Brigadas Amarillas, pictured) declared their solidarity with workers Manuel Balber and Jesús Galván. 👇06 May 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6o2a6jfk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social/post/3ml67af7y622pAn anti-fascist flag was waved on Saturday, May 2, during the promotion celebrations of Amedspor, the club representing the Turkish Kurds, which reached the top flight for the first time. 👇06 May 2026 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:stze4oigeedlsa36eyjsv3tl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml67af7y622p