Sports & politics

There are numerous cases in which politics have played a positive part in the history of sports. Like the famous example of the sporting boycott of South Africa during apartheid. But in many more cases politics are misused to force biased disputes between countries. There is a thin line between what’s lawful and what’s simply wrong. FERW aims to spot and prevent the abuse of power in the industry of sports.

Media coverage of FERW’s new proposal on adding football to the Commonwealth Games

The Sunday Express (4 September 2022) covers news of a letter FERW is officially submitting in the next few days. We'll share it here...

100 Days to World Cup: FIFA Needs to Maintain its Game

Background FERW has been campaigning to ensure workers and staff striving to make the World Cup a success are treated professionally and fairly. After a...

The Speaker Speaks Sport

All focus right now in Westminster is centred on the Conservative Party’s leadership contest. It’s a decision that will decide the next Prime Minister...

Government should halt sale of Newcastle United to “brutal” Saudi Arabia, says FERW

The Government should halt the sale of Newcastle United to the “brutal” regime that rules Saudi Arabia and encourage the Kingdom to raise human...

Decision by Norway NOT to boycott the World Cup is a victory against disinformation...

On Sunday, the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) comprehensively rejected a call to boycott the Qatar World Cup. At an extraordinary general meeting, which, according to...

Sadly, politics in football is here to stay and repeating misleading facts about Qatar...

In this morning’s Telegraph, former Government advisor, Nick Timothy, bemoans the politicisation of the game of football. He highlights how players from Chelsea and Leicester...

Saudi sponsorship deal with Real Madrid would condone theft of UK intellectual property

A sponsorship deal between Real Madrid and Saudi Arabia, revealed by the Times newspaper, is unacceptable, as it would condone the theft of UK intellectual...

Football fans continue to be short-changed when it comes to having a say about...

"Football is nothing without fans" is a phrase that has been wheeled out regularly over the last year, since we have been locked out...

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