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Pepe Reina just ended his football career with a red card. But knowing his political belief will make you feel less sad for him.

🇩🇪 "Never in the history of humanity have we been so connected, and yet the world has rarely been so divided, both in ideas and in ever-growing inequalities." A work by the artist Saype was presented today by @fcstpauli.com on the lawn of the Millerntor stadium. 👇

We know about migrant workers dying in #SaudiArabia, but what happens to their families back home? The new issue of THE BEAUTIFUL SHAME, Pallonate in Faccia's English-language newsletter, tells the stories of those who remain. 👉 pallonateinfaccia.substack.com/p/families-m...

Yesterday was a historic night, and not just because #TottenhamHotspur had not won its first trophy in 17 years: their coach Ange Postecoglou is the first non-European or South American coach to win a UEFA continental title. 👇

🇺🇾 "We are all family" On Sunday, the players of Nacional de Montevideo took to the field wearing jerseys in support of the families of the victims of the dictatorship in #Uruguay. 👇

"Keep on. Close your eyes, but God is great and puts everyone in their place. Free 🇵🇸" This is the comment, in the stories on Instagram, of Mounir Nasraoui, aka the father of the star of Barcelona and Spain Lamine #Yamal. 👇

🇮🇹 Last night, the Brigata Frustalupi - a group of anti-fascist Lazio fans - displayed banners against the agreement between the Biancoceleste club and the Maccabi Israel organization, outside the Stadio Olimpico and the Stadio Flaminio in Rome. 👇

"We are facing difficult times at a social level, but we continue to fight so that girls and boys, society in general, can have a better and more egalitarian future." - Aitana Bonmatí 👇

🇮🇹 No contract renewal for Michael Liguori with #Padova: the striker was the protagonist of the promotion to Italian 2d division with 7 goals and 10 assists, but serious accusations of sexual violence hang over him. 👇

📚 An excerpt from "Il calcio è politica" ("Football is Politics") the third book of Pallonate in Faccia, on l'Ultimo Uomo (in Italian). Love Football, Hate Nationalism. www.ultimouomo.com/lo-sport-com...

🇵🇸 Mohammed Al Sultan, a 23-year-old coach who opened a football school for children in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, was killed in an Israeli bombing on Friday. 👇

The day for the fight against #homophobia in French football was, once again, disastrous. Pallonate in Faccia on @ilpost.it (in Italian). www.ilpost.it/2025/05/19/l...

In Italian 2nd division #SerieB the usual chaos is underway at the end of the championship: Brescia, safe, risks relegation; relegated Sampdoria could be saved; the tournament could become 22 teams... Read the whole story here (in italian): www.ultimouomo.com/cosa-sta-suc...

#Arsenal fans group Arsenal Supporters Against Sexual Violence, yesterday before the match against Newcastle, displayed a message in support of the 'Show Israel the Red Card' campaign. 👇

🇺🇾 "The people's team remembers you" The tribute of the Peñarol fans to Pepe #Mujica, President of Uruguay between 2010 and 2015, during Saturday night's match against Montevideo City.

🏳️‍🌈 Nemanja Matić (Lyon) covered the rainbow flag on the sleeve of his jersey with a white ribbon, on the day of Ligue dedicated to the fight against #homophobia. It happened yesterday evening in the match against Angers. 👇