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- Awash with fossil fuel money, African football is sowing the seeds of its own destruction | David Goldblatt Sun, 7 Jan 24, 6:30pmAs Afcon kicks off under an oil firm’s banner, it is a tragic irony that the climate crisis is making the game ever more unsafe to play outdoors
- Putin’s tough-guy act beaten by an ex-actor | Brief letters Sat, 12 Mar 22, 4:48amVolodymyr Zelenskiy | Diet Wordsearch was hard to swallow | Hot houses | Giving Chelsea to the fans
- AIA sponsorship is stain on Spurs shirts, say Kick Out Coal campaigners Wed, 25 Nov 20, 4:43amHong Kong-based insurance company holds stake of at least $3bn in coal projects
- From renewables to Netflix: the 15 super-trends that defined the 2010s Fri, 27 Dec 19, 9:00pmIt was the decade of austerity, fracking, populism and internet lies. But not everything about the 2010s was terrible
- Zaha Hadids 2022 World Cup stadium in Qatar adapts for future use Wed, 22 May 19, 1:30amAfter six years in the making, Qatar has finally inaugurated Al Janoub Stadium, the country’s first purpose-built stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup...
- Tottenham Hotspur station is a bad idea | Brief letters Tue, 19 Mar 19, 6:20amWhite Hart Lane | A hug that said it all | Car-free rambles | Solar power | Breakup songs | Brexit BrelI’m a long-term Tottenham resident and lifelong Spurs fan living just a few minutes’ walk from the stadium...
- Arsenal leads charge into battery power at Emirates Stadium Tue, 27 Nov 18, 12:00amClub is first in UK to use large-scale system with capacity to last an entire match
- United Nations recognizes first-ever carbon-neutral soccer club Wed, 1 Aug 18, 8:30amThe Forest Green Rovers, a Gloucestershire-based team in the English Football League that prides itself as "the world's greenest football club," has been recognized by the United Nations carbon-neutral - a world first...
- Despite sustainability pledges, World Cup stadium built on rare wildlife habitat Fri, 15 Jun 18, 2:00amToday, at 6 p.m. local time in Moscow, the 2018 World Cup will begin with a match between host country Russia and Saudi Arabia. This year's tournament will be the first in which FIFA required that all stadiums be built and...
- Adidas unveils a Manchester United jersey created with ocean plastic Tue, 22 May 18, 4:01amOcean plastic just got a flashy new awareness effort—in Manchester United Football Club jerseys. Adidas has teamed up with Parley for the Oceans to release a kit utilizing recycled ocean plastic and inspired by the team's...
- The 2018 Super Bowl stadium in Minnesota offsets 100% of its energy Sat, 27 Jan 18, 1:35amThe NFL’s Super Bowl LII kicks off next Sunday—but football won’t be the only thing on our mind when the game begins. This year’s championship game will be held in Minneapolis, the northernmost American city to ever...
- Annus mirabilis: all the things that went right in 2017 Tue, 26 Dec 17, 7:00pmIt was a tale of two years – the best of times and the worst of times. But not everything went wrong – from Mata’s 1% to orangutans, we look at the good
- Pro-Brexit British billionaire buys Swiss football club Lausanne Tue, 14 Nov 17, 4:35amJim Ratcliffe, founder of chemicals and fracking giant Ineos, recently tried to get government subsidies to build successor to Land Rover Defender
- New Feyenoord sports center has a perforated facade made from weathered steel Thu, 1 Jun 17, 11:30pmA perforated weathered steel envelope shelters the interior of the new Feynoord Training Complex in Rotterdam, providing privacy and daylight for players and staff...
- Could Arsenal's Mathieu Flamini save the planet? Tue, 17 Nov 15, 3:05amThe French footballer has been moonlighting as a partner of a biochemical company that could revolutionise the energy industry – and net him £20bn. Go on, my son!