Nigeria is currently playing the role of the Prosecutor in the halls of FIFA, and the stakes couldn't be higher.
This isn't about the scoreboard; it’s about Administrative Jurisprudence. Nigeria is alleging a total failure of eligibility from the DRC. Let’s look at the law. 🧵
There is a new twist to Nigeria 🇳🇬 & DR Congo 🇨🇩 FIFA case.
From the look of things, either Nigeria 🇳🇬 or DR Congo will head to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) to seek favourable judgement.
Exciting days ahead for African Football.
🧵 Japan is building something generational in football. Their youth development system is unlike anything else on the planet, and 2026 might be the year it all comes together. Here is the full picture: (1/11)
and history. 11/ Can they win the World Cup? Not yet, honestly. The squad still has a thin defensive spine and the Round of 16 wall has never been broken. But a quarterfinal is absolutely within reach. And in football, once you get to a quarterfinal, anything can happen. Japan is
11/ The Jackson Bayern deal is a lesson in how not to build a loan. Enormous fees, impossible clauses, personal subsidies and in the end it produced nothing permanent. The most expensive loan in history that went absolutely nowhere. 🔚
🧵 Nicolas Jackson's Bayern Munich deal is one of the most complex loan structures in football history. Here's what was actually in the contract: (1/11)
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🇸🇳 Nicolas #Jackson trifft für Senegal beim 2:0-Sieg gegen Peru.
🇯🇵 Hiroki #Ito hilft Japan zu einem knappen Sieg in Schottland.
🇰🇷 Minjae #Kim steht für Südkorea gegen die Elfenbeinküste über die vollen 90 Minuten auf dem Platz.
10/ Chelsea handed him a contract extension until 2033 in September 2024, then shipped him out on loan less than a year later. His market value has since fallen from €115m to somewhere between €45m and €59m. That stings.