Saudi bid book reveals mega polluting World Cup plans
In the middle of the summer, with the eyes of sports fans and the media fixed on the Olympics, Saudi Arabia has published its plans in its bid book for the 2034 World Cup. Amnesty International and other human rights advocates have extensively covered the failure of the bid to meet FIFA’s own human rights […]
PRESS RELEASE: FIFA partnership with Saudi Aramco a “Dangerous step in the wrong direction for global football”
FIFA today confirmed that Saudi Aramco will be the official Partner of FIFA, with rights across multiple events including FIFA World Cup 26™ and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™. This partnership with Saudi Aramco sets the world’s most popular sport on a regressive course just as the global community must lower emissions by around 50% […]
Manchester United signs deal with another big polluter, Malaysia Airlines.
Manchester United today announced a new three year sponsorship deal with Malaysian Airlines which will see the airline become the club’s official commercial airline. Manchester United ended their commercial partnership with their previous airline partner, Russian state airline Aeroflot, in 2022, following the country’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. This comes at a time when cutting emissions from aviation and […]
Statement on CONCACAF sponsorship by Saudi Aramco: CONCACAF shouldn’t give a platform to the world’s biggest polluter
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)- one of FIFA’s six continental confederations – has just announced oil giant Saudi Aramco as its “official energy partner”. With widespread concerns that Saudi Aramco will also sponsor FIFA, this is another step in the wrong direction for the world of football. Whereas Saudi […]
This Valentine’s day, football needs to break up with airline sponsors
In the final 16 of this year’s Champions League, Arsenal, Manchester City, Real Madrid, PSG and Atlético Madrid all play with an airline shirt sponsor. UEFA itself is also sponsored by an airline. All these sponsor deals add up to, at least, a staggering €917 million euros, based on the SportBusiness Sponsorship Database 2024. Aviation […]
KNVB, laat de leeuw niet in de olie staan
Vandaag heeft Milieudefensie aangekondigd een rechtszaak te starten tegen ING. De vorige rechtszaak die Milieudefensie voerde was tegen Shell, en werd door Milieudefensie gewonnen. ING blijft tegen alle adviezen in met miljarden de fossiele sector financieren. En, met miljoenen, is ING hoofdsponsor van de KNVB. Van dodelijke hitte tot extreme regenval, het voetbal is afhankelijk […]
We’re hiring a Fossil Free Football campaigner! (closed)
Position: Fossil Free Football campaigner About us Fossil Free Football is a pioneering non-governmental organisation dedicated to making football fossil free. Our mission is to kick polluting sponsors out of our beautiful sport and we advocate for a football calendar that is sustainable both for players and the planet. If football does the right thing, […]
Press release: football fans call upon the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to drop TotalEnergies as its sponsor for AFCON2023
Fossil Free Football and its allies call upon the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to drop TotalEnergies as its sponsor. Saturday January 13, The African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 tournament starts in Ivory Coast. This edition will, again, be sponsored by fossil fuel company TotalEnergies. The tournament was delayed due to heavy rains, made […]
UEFA Champions League “race to the bottom”: polluting sponsors are on the verge of advancing to the next round, while others are getting their last moment to shine
Today, the last round of the Champions League group phase starts. A large number of polluting sponsors will be able to expose themselves to enormous groups of fans worldwide. The fixture between FK Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade) and Manchester City will be the ‘highlight’ of this, as it features a battle between Russia’s biggest […]
Briefing: Saudi Arabia, FIFA and climate breakdown
By Ali Hines, Frank Huisingh and Vitas Carosella With the news that Saudi Aramco will become FIFA’s latest sponsor, the recent announcement that the desert kingdom will host the 2034 World Cup and FIFA president Infantino attending COP climate negotiations in Dubai [1], it’s a good time to set out Saudi’s disastrous climate record and […]