Rob Harris

5 years of the #podcast - how much has changed in sports governance? Is sport being run any better?

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AI evidence, a fake match, and misleading MPs: What led to the downfall of the West Midlands Police chief goes beyond football Chief constable Craig Guildford resigned after losing the confidence of the government and the local council leader. It is a scandal that laid bare how one of the country's leading police forces misha...

AI evidence, a fake match, and misleading MPs: What led to the downfall of the West Midlands Police chief goes beyond football and whether Israeli fans should have been banned or not.

Analysis here news.sky.com/story/ai-evi...

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🏆Did FIFA quietly scrap Best? Who wins Peace Prize? Hear Infantino defending World Cup prices
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿When’s Man City verdict?
🇺🇦Will Ukraine get Chelsea cash?
🇮🇹What are Olympics challenges?
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Champions League winner PSG's $168M payment tops UEFA prize money list for last season Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain topped the UEFA prize money table getting $168 million last season.

UEFA confirms PSG’s 144.4M euros/$168M topped the Champions League prize money list in last season’s richer new format. 7 teams got 100M euros compared to 5 in the final season of 32-team, group-stage format. Also, a pay freeze last season for UEFA president Ceferin.
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Reflections on covering 2025’s major sports stories and our biggest interviews. A Sky News special alongside Jacquie Beltrao - the Lionesses’ title joy, the tragedy of Diogo Jota, the return of the Afghanistan women’s football team and more. And our lookahead to 2026
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Sport Unlocked From the pitches to the boardrooms, the stories behind the big decisions by sports leaders affecting every fan. Featuring sports news insiders Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler, Tariq Panja and more

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🌍AFCON goes every 4 years
💰Fans force lower WC ticket prices
🇺🇦Will Abramovich comply with UK govt?
🏆Women's Club WC calendar clash
⚽️FIFA Peace Prize fallout
🏅Athletics cash troubles
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Sport Unlocked From the pitches to the boardrooms, the stories behind the big decisions by sports leaders affecting every fan. Featuring sports news insiders Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler, Tariq Panja and more

🚨2025 REVIEW POD

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🌎What we learned from trips to FIFA, UEFA and IOC among the biggest sports news events.

🗣️Infantino, Trump, Coventry and Al-Khelaifi - who was most influential?

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Axel Tuanzebe: Details of former Manchester United player's £1m lawsuit against club obtained by Sky News Sky News has obtained legal documents lodged at London's High Court which allege that the Burnley defender can no longer play "without restriction or impediment" over United's handling of a spinal inj...

Exclusive: Details of former Manchester United player Axel Tuanzebe’s £1m lawsuit against club obtained by Sky News, claiming clinical negligence over the treatment of a spinal injury.

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Mauricio Pochettino reflects on the USMNT’s progress, and looks forward to his first game in Philly The U.S. manager sat down with The Inquirer to talk about the highs and lows of the journey to the World Cup along with his admiration for the Union's contribution to the national team program.

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A big interview with Mauricio Pochettino as the #USMNT gets to work in Philadelphia.

On the team's progress so far, his values, and his praise for the Union's impressive contributions to the national team player pool:

www.inquirer.com/soccer/mauri... via @phillysport.bsky.social

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🇺🇸FIFA Peace Prize & Infantino plea: "We should all support" Trump
🇺🇦Less Chelsea sale cash to war victims
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Israel fan ban & regulator hiring
🇸🇦Islamic Solidarity Games: Saudi Olympic test?
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Can confirm @robharrisreports.bsky.social predicted exactly this weeks ago.

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🇪🇸Real Madrid sue UEFA over Super League
🇹🇷Refs bets scandal
🇸🇦Saudi eOlympics hosting scrapped
🏟️Fake NEOM World Cup stadium
💉WADA v leakers
🏁F1 court case
🇲🇨World Athletics theft case
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A mis-speak - not to be repeated ..

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🇺🇸LaLiga in US scrapped
🏀NBA bets scandal
🇮🇱Israel fans row
🇵🇸UEFA precedent as Aston Villa ban activism
🇮🇩Indonesia banned from Olympics hosting
🦉Sheffield Wednesday administration

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Hear from Gianni Infantino on Israel-Gaza and what we’ve been hearing in Norway ahead of the World Cup qualifier.
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🎮Saudi-led $55bn EA takeover to revive FIFA game?
🏆World Cup ticket price rises
🌎FIFA slams FIFPRO
🇲🇦Morocco WC protests
🏏India cricket politics
🏈Why Super Bowl is staying in US
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➡️Transfer window analysis, joined by @cphilippou.bsky.social

➡️ @nickdemarcokc.bsky.social on Paqueta win over FA & spot-fixing case flaws

➡️ Ceferin update on Russia ban & Israel

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🇺🇸Infantino’s World Cup draw plans with Trump
🌏Football split over league games worldwide
⚽️UEFA Israel-Gaza challenges
🏆Champions League change
🇨🇭End of Blatter-Platini case

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⚽️Billions for players over transfer breaches?

Club WC fallout
🇸🇦Al Hilal fatigue complaint - fined & banned
🇪🇸Madrid v Tebas

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Sheffield Wednesday turmoil
🇮🇹Italy relegation pay cuts

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YouTube video by Sky News Women's football in Spain still haunted by Rubiales assault

Report ahead of Euros final exploring whether the Rubiales sexual assault scandal really was a moment of reckoning for Spanish football.

Speaking to fans & hearing from Keira Walsh who has been playing in Spain

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YouTube video by Sky News Sarina Wiegman: 'I am really excited to play another final with England'

Great to interview Sarina Wiegman ahead of an unpredictable fifth tournament final.
On trying to defend the Euros title, the Lionesses as campaigners and the "high purpose of women's football", late comebacks and super-subs

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Watchdog must fine social media companies that are slow to remove racism after Jess Carter abuse, says culture secretary Ofcom should be using new powers under the Online Safety Act to get tough with services such as Instagram and X if they are too slow to act, says Lisa Nandy.

Watchdog should fine social media companies that are slow to remove racism after Jess Carter abuse, culture secretary Lisa Nandy tells @news.sky.com news.sky.com/story/watchd...

YouTube video by Sky News England star targeted by racist abuse during Euros

Growing concern among Lionesses about abuse online in women’s football after Jess Carter faces racism at Euros.

X & Meta accused by Kick It Out chair Sanjay Bhandari of getting worse dealing with racism.

Report @news.sky.com from Zurich youtu.be/BAs9sOGrw5s?...

Social media firms have gone backwards in tackling online hate, says Kick It Out chairman As head of football's anti-racism body, there was dread for Sanjay Bhandari watching England's Women's Euros quarter-final with Sweden.

Social media firms have gone backwards in tackling online hate, says Kick It Out chairman

Social media firms have gone backwards in tackling online hate, says Kick It Out chairman Kick It Out is working with the FA to support Jess Carter after she spoke out over the abuse she has faced throughout the Women's Euros.

After Jess Carter spoke out on racist abuse, Kick It Out chair Sanjay Bhandari tells @news.sky.com “The social media companies need to do far more. They've actually gone backwards over the last 4 or 5 years, not forwards. It's got worse on social media, not better.”
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🇨🇭FIFA eclipsing UEFA at Women's Euros?
🏆Trump's trophy lift
🦅UEFA-Palace
🇰🇪Kenya’s latest athletics doping case
🏊Should 12-year-old compete at swim worlds?
🏉Rugby financial troubles

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🇺🇸FIFA at Trump Tower
🇨🇭Switzerland’s Euros hosting
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Crystal Palace v UEFA
🇮🇹Serie A games in Australia
🇿🇦Caster Semenya’s legal win
🇵🇹Reporting Diogo Jota’s death

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YouTube video by Sky News The life of 'silent hero' Diogo Jota

“The silent hero” - short documentary on the life and tragic death of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva

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What England and Wales need from Women's Euro 2025 clash to qualify for next round Two home nations will battle it out for a place in the Women's Euro 2025 knockout stages.

What England and Wales need from Women's Euro 2025 clash to qualify for next round

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