FIFA fo fum – Magical thinking will not solve World Cup’s giant climate problem
With the 2026 World Cup, FIFA, football’s governing body, is scoring poorly for the climate and has even netted a few own goals.
FIFA’s Club World Cup kicks climate and social concerns into the long grass
FIFA’s latest grand tournament, the month-long Club World Cup has kicked off in the USA. The expanded 32-team games flex the football industry’s money making power, while spotlighting its disregard for people and planet.
FIFA’s foul, irresponsible, farcical, and absurd approach to the climate
Despite its talk of making the World Cups climate friendly, FIFA is clearly following the money, whether it is from wealthy and polluting corporate sponsors or countries with questionable human rights and sustainability credentials.
UEFA ups its climate game while FIFA continues to miss the target
Despite huge revenue generated on the field at Euro 2024, off it, UEFA’s climate funding is not scoring as many goals as it could. Yet, it’s leagues ahead of FIFA’s poor performance
Euro 2024 fails to score its most important climate goal
As Euro 2024 kicks off, the tournament has been caught offside with some of its climate claims. UEFA must do better to tackle its carbon footprint.
