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Rupert Murdoch Fails in Bid to Change Family Trust
A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Mr. Murdoch, who was trying to give full control of his empire to his son Lachlan and lock in Fox News’s right-wing editorial slant.The New York Times - 2d -
World Cup hosting decisions set to kick off a decade of scrutiny on Saudi Arabia and FIFA
The inevitable result has been clear since last yearABC News - 2d -
Rupert Murdoch loses bid to change family trust
Billionaire business mogul Rupert Murdoch lost a bid this week to change a family trust to consolidate control of his media company around his eldest son Lachlan. A Nevada commissioner ruled ...The Hill - 2d -
Head of UN human rights promises advice to FIFA and Saudi Arabia over 2034 World Cup issues
The United Nations’ top human rights official has pledged to try to ensure migrant labor standards in Saudi Arabia are “properly respected” around soccer's 2034 World CupABC News - 2d -
Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup bid to be ratified by Fifa despite rights violations
Gulf state awarded the tournament amid accusations of ‘sportswashing’ over exploitation of its migrant workforce. Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid victory is a crushing defeat for migrant workers’ ...The Guardian - 2d -
Fifa’s Infantino and Saudi Arabia 1, Football and human decency 0 | Jonathan Wilson
The World Cup has never seemed quite so far from its founder’s ideals as it does now with the confirmation of the 2034 hosts. The greatest trick the devil ever learned was to overwhelm the critical ...The Guardian - 4d -
South Korea’s President Survives Impeachment Bid
Opposition lawmakers failed to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over the political crisis he sparked by declaring martial law earlier this week. Tens of thousands of protesters had gathered.The New York Times - 4d -
Texas House Speaker abandons bid for another term
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) abandoned his bid to serve another term as the leader of the lower chamber. “Out of deep respect for this institution and its members, and after careful ...The Hill - 5d -
FA still to decide on endorsing Saudi World Cup bid
The Football Association is still to decide whether it will officially endorse Saudi Arabia's 2034 men's World Cup bid at next week's virtual Fifa Congress.BBC News - 5d -
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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will open the FIFA Club World Cup against Egypt's Al Ahly on June 15
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will open the FIFA Club World Cup against Egypt's Al Ahly on June 15ABC News - 6d -
Where to watch FIFA Club World Cup draw, pots Real Madrid, Lionel Messi's Inter Miami to learn path to final
The Club World Cup draw will take place on Dec. 5 in MiamiCBS Sports - 6d -
FIFA Secures $1 Billion Broadcast Deal With DAZN for Club World Cup
An agreement with the London-based streaming company DAZN came just a day before the draw for the inaugural event and after other networks balked at FIFA’s demands.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
The draw for the FIFA’s revamped Club World Cup is coming up. Here’s what to know
Soccer’s biggest ever global club tournament comes to the United States next year and the 32-team group stage is drawn ThursdayABC News - Dec. 4 -
Saudi Arabia Is Losing Its Iron Grip on Global Oil Markets
Rising U.S. production and internal OPEC+ pressure limit the kingdom’s sway over prices. Trump is a new wild card.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
Japan’s audacious bid to become a semiconductor superpower
The government is backing a start-up that aims to upend the economics and geography of the microchip industry. Does it have a chance of success?Financial Times - Dec. 4 -
China’s ties with Saudi Arabia buoyed by green tech
Warming relations between Xi Jinping and Saudi crown prince complicate outlook for Trump administrationFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Bank of America signs again with FIFA for US-hosted Club World Cup that still has no TV deals
Bank of America has teamed with FIFA for a second timeABC News - Dec. 3 -
IOC official open to back-to-back World Cup in Saudi Arabia and Salt Lake Olympics in early 2034
A senior IOC official says scheduling the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia back-to-back with the 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Games would pose “no risk” to the OlympicsABC News - Dec. 3 -
FIFA Club World Cup: Format, draw, teams, schedule and why Messi is playing
We're going to take you on a guided tour of the new FIFA Club World Cup, detailing who has qualified and when the competition is being played.ESPN - Dec. 3 -
David Squires on … the Fifa Man’s plan to make Saudi dreams come true
Our cartoonist looks at the hard work that has gone on at the football factory to pave the way for Saudi World Cup. Buy a copy of a cartoon from our Print Shop David’s new book, Chaos in ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Saudi Arabia's network of spending and influence detailed before getting 2034 World Cup from FIFA
Saudi Arabia’s growing influence and massive spending in global sports have been detailed in research ahead of the kingdom being confirmed by FIFA next week as the 2034 World Cup hostABC News - Dec. 2 -
Saudi Arabia makes more than 900 sponsor deals in 2034 World Cup plan
Kingdom set to be awarded tournament in December Agreements also made with many football federations Saudi Arabia has struck more than 900 sponsorship deals across the sporting landscape and ...The Guardian - Dec. 2 -
Romania’s vote recount confirms pro-Russian presidential bid
Constitutional Court certifies first-round results, run-off to go ahead as planned on December 8Financial Times - Dec. 2 -
Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution.The New York Times - Nov. 30
