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Allison Thompson

@asthomps.bsky.social

Doctoral researcher sociology @UniLeicester | Writes about football, gender, and race | Loves USWNT. Gotham FC. Snacking. Hiking. Musical theater.

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That French couple did NOT do better than Chock & Bates!! #Olympics

11.02.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 163    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4

REWARDING ABUSERS IS WILD

11.02.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Justice for Surya Bonaly

08.02.2026 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Team USA skier: Just because I wear the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.

06.02.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4161    πŸ” 937    πŸ’¬ 97    πŸ“Œ 84

Honestly boycotting the World Cup would be the most effective and probably the least disruptive of all of the options available to Europe. I’m not sure how you can send teams and fans to contribute to a spectacle designed entirely to celebrate a guy trying to invade your territory.

19.01.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 8708    πŸ” 1808    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 214

#BoycottFIFA2026
It's time. The USA is a rogue nation and it's not safe any anyone to travel to. The footballing world needs to take a principled stand and not send their teams to play.

08.01.2026 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1264    πŸ” 319    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 20

May her memory be for a blessing. May she rest in power.

07.01.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 471    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?

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Don’t be fooled by Fifa’s Β£45 World Cup tickets Yes, there are some cheap tickets now. And no, Fifa have not got any less greedy.

Fifa's Β£45 tickets are a disingenuous, desperate attempt to save a World Cup and the regime behind it from humiliation

inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

18.12.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2722    πŸ” 698    πŸ’¬ 384    πŸ“Œ 85
Teal graphic with text: "Soccer exists because of immigrants.

We only succeed when ALL of our communities thrive.

We believe that no human is illegal, and we adamantly support the freedom of all people to live without hatred, violence, and discrimination.

Recently, Minnesotan immigrant and minority communities have been experiencing targeted unlawful enforcement action. Now, more than ever, we stand with our immigrant friends & neighbors.

There is no room for bigotry on our turf."

Teal graphic with text: "Soccer exists because of immigrants. We only succeed when ALL of our communities thrive. We believe that no human is illegal, and we adamantly support the freedom of all people to live without hatred, violence, and discrimination. Recently, Minnesotan immigrant and minority communities have been experiencing targeted unlawful enforcement action. Now, more than ever, we stand with our immigrant friends & neighbors. There is no room for bigotry on our turf."

Teal graphic with text: "Learn about how you can stand 
with your neighbors:

IMMIGRANT DEFENSE NETWORK
immigrantdefensenetwork.org

MONARCA
monarcamn.org

UNIDOS MN
unidos-mn.org

MIRAC
linktr.ee/miracmn"

Teal graphic with text: "Learn about how you can stand with your neighbors: IMMIGRANT DEFENSE NETWORK immigrantdefensenetwork.org MONARCA monarcamn.org UNIDOS MN unidos-mn.org MIRAC linktr.ee/miracmn"

There is no room for bigotry on our turf.

17.12.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 467    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 17
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

🚨⚽️ New publication ⚽️🚨

Explores the differences in how visibly Black and White women footballers are discussed, praised, and framed in matchday commentary.

doi.org/10.1177/2167...

16.12.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every time Harrison Butker misses a field goal a woman gets her PHD

08.12.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2125    πŸ” 346    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 9

There are a lot of really horrific examples of β€œit can always get worse” in world history but I find Sepp Blatter to Gianni Infantino hits just the right note of bleak whimsy.

05.12.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 392    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 0

The World Cup shouldn’t be in the USA

04.12.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Clinically perfect.

30.11.2025 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this is actually impressive, making up a brand new nobel peace prize replacement is a genuine innovation in bribery

absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA

06.11.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7886    πŸ” 1951    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 121

This is disgusting and the cover photo being Banda is the nastiest of nasty work. Blatant racism. Not even trying to be subtle about it.

Fuck you, Elizabeth Eddy.

27.10.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

all of this.

28.10.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

01.10.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 28328    πŸ” 7632    πŸ’¬ 1254    πŸ“Œ 1938

One very wealthy white man got his job back today (along with his 200 staff and production team) because of organizing, boycotts, and collective pushback.

When will we see that same energy for the 320k+ Black women who were pushed out of the labor market?

22.09.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3735    πŸ” 1075    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 53
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Holy s!@#$%^&* Croix Bethune 🫑

19.09.2025 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 23

jessica berman doesn’t deserve the league and its players. she made a name for herself by being slightly better than lisa baird – primarily by not getting in the way of the nwslpa. now that she has clout and notoriety, and feels important, she’s consistently made choices that prioritize her ego.

21.08.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 206    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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This is moving.

Kamala Harris feels the pain we feel. Not just from her loss, but from the trauma and abuse our country is living through.

What could have been…

01.08.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 20084    πŸ” 5733    πŸ’¬ 1270    πŸ“Œ 699

anyway all of europe should feel shame for letting that happen

27.07.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 156    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

glorifying this is silly, I’m sorry. between this and the bonmati meningitis stuff, they’re setting a horrible standard for player health.

27.07.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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The NWSLPA stands with Jess Carter.

There is no place for racist abuse in our sport.

Read our Full Statement :

20.07.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 13

all the angles of the Ann-Katrin Berger save are unreal #WEuro2025

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