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Growing Calls for Boycott of Nike Over “Woke” Rainbow Redesign of England Flag on Euro 2024 Kit

Calls for a boycott of Nike are growing over a "woke" rainbow redesign of the England flag on the Euro 2024 football kit, with Rishi Sunak wading in to the row saying the company "shouldn't mess" with the flag.
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Time to Put the BBC’s Dire Football Woke-us Out of its Misery

The BBC's Football Focus these days feels like "a slog, like homework, but with nothing to be learned by the end of it", says Simon Jordan. Quality has been sacrificed to tick woke boxes. Time to put it out of its misery?
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Top Girls’ Football League Faces Being Shut Down by the Football Association for Refusing to Allow a Boy to Play in Its Matches

A row has erupted between the Football Association and a leading girls' league over the admission of a boy to matches, with the league facing potential sanctions for refusing to comply.
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Goalposts and Gunfire: Israel’s Deliberate Attacks on Palestinian Football and Its Players

Palestine's football team is a tale of resilience amid deliberate Israeli attacks. MintPress investigates the global push to suspend Israel from international sports, exposing the harsh realities faced by Palestinian players advocating for justice on and off the field.
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How Dare Newcastle United Ban a Lesbian Fan for Saying a Man Can’t Become a Woman – at the Behest of the Stadium ‘Stasi’

Richard Littlejohn highlights the extraordinary revelation that the Premier League's 'Stadium Stasi' has snooped on and banned a gender critical lesbian for her political beliefs.
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Why Does the Government Want to Stop Joey Barton (and You) Making Jokes About Women’s Football?

Joey Barton doesn't always choose the most delicate way of making his points, but his message is clear: he thinks 'diversity' box-ticking is destroying sport. Is this why MPs think he is dangerous and want to censor him?
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“Can’t Even Joke With a Friend These Days”: The Relentless Rise of Compelled Offence

The English FA's over-zealous policing of 'racist' jokes has landed it facing racism allegations of its own. It's all part of the relentless rise of 'compelled offence', says Steven Tucker.
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