"Hands off the ICC!" Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten pushes back against the United States' attempt to dismantle the International Criminal Court, which is based in The Hague.

A historic decision for English football, and one that comes to crown the work I carried out through Football Leaks. Today, we all know that, through structural manipulation and financial manoeuvring, Manchester City did not merely circumvent the rules, they turned them into a mere formality, challenging any attempt to preserve the integrity of the competition. That meticulously orchestrated fraud will finally be subject to punishment, and the impact will not merely be turbulent, but truly devastating for the Cityzens. Ironically, I cannot help but remember Pep Guardiola's words at his first press conference as City manager: "Fasten your seat belts".

🚨When Gianni Infantino was UEFA general secretary, he helped broker settlement deals that let Manchester City and PSG avoid a possible Champions League ban over FFP breaches. Instead, they each received €20m fines.

High praise from Brazil Head Coach Carlo Ancelotti after Nestory Irankunda’s tremendous free-kick 👏 #Socceroos #QLDFootballSeries2026

Man City have been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching per The Athletic. The sanctions have not been decided but that the independent panel found them guilty of all but one count. #StanSportAU #PremierLeague

Spectacular. Australia has had very few world class free kick exponents. I remember Charlie Yankos against then world champions, Argentina in 88. The best thing about Nestory is that, hopefully, Aussie kids emulate him. More kids wanting to score free kicks like Nestory, would be fantastic..

Alessandro Circati was immense at the back against Brazil, recording 12 defensive contributions 💪💚💛 #Socceroos #QLDFootballSeries2026

Another impeccable performance from 19-year-old Lucas Herrington tonight 👏 #Socceroos #QLDFootballSeries2026

After THAT free-kick, it just had to be him 😮‍💨 Nestory Irankunda is your CommBank Player of the Match, as voted by the fans! 🔥 #Socceroos #QLDFootballSeries2026

Magnificent.

It ends all square in Townsville after a last-gasp Brazil equaliser. A hugely positive showing from your CommBank #Socceroos. #QLDFootballSeries2026

BRING ON BRAZIL! 👊🇦🇺🇧🇷 Game one of two in the Sunshine State 🙌 ⏰: 8:00pm AEST 🏟️: Queensland Country Bank Stadium 📍: Townsville 📱💻📺: Live on Network 10, Paramount+, 10 Streaming #Socceroos #QLDFootballSeries2026

The Law That Only Looks Down More and more, democratic institutions themselves, courts, parliaments, international bodies, are treated as instruments of power rather than constraints upon it, as the multilateral system is dismantled. The clearest recent admission came from Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney, whose comments are worth reproducing. At Davos this year he conceded that international law is“applied with varying rigour depending on the identity of the accused”, and that the rules-based order had always been a useful fiction the powerful set aside whenever it suited them. And yet even as the tectonic plates of global alliances shift, as American hegemony wanes and the Global South finds its voice, Australia still clings publicly to the pretence. There is a structural reason the law bends toward power. The one body able to adjudicate peace, the UN Security Council, was built with a lock. Five nations, the victors of a war that ended eighty years ago, hold a permanent seat and a veto. And these five are most often among those accused of the gravest crimes. We built a court over the powerful, then handed them the only key. But we do know the law can reach the powerful. An International Criminal Court warrant is outstanding for Vladimir Putin, for the abduction and genocide of Ukrainian children, and for Benjamin Netanyahu, for crimes against humanity and the war crime of starvation in Gaza. But a warrant is not justice, and the most powerful perpetrators still run free. In contrast, Rodrigo Duterte stands trial for the killings of his so-called “war on drugs,” a crime identical to what the Trump administration is now doing to Venezuelans, extrajudicial military killings without due process, evidence or rights. When other major powers see a disintegrating system of prohibitions and rules, and that aggression can be launched with impunity at any moment, the world can only become far less safe. The United States, which drove the tribunals for Rwanda and Yugoslavia and called the warrant for Putin justified, refuses to accept the same standards for itself, or its closest allies. Nearly every person the ICC has tried has come from the Global South, not because atrocity lives only there, but because that is usually the only place the law is allowed to reach. Some escape through the veto, like China for its persecution of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Others are charged but never surrendered, like Netanyahu. But one is never even named. Article 7 promised that all are equal before the law. But the law cannot mean one thing in Moscow and another in Washington, and still preach equality. As Carney so eloquently laid bare. Curtin University Centre for Human Rights Education Oration, 2026

The final tune-up in Townsville before Brazil 🎛️🇧🇷💪 #Socceroos #QLDFootballSeries2026

La humanidad tardó siglos en sustituir el derecho del más fuerte por la fuerza del derecho y nosotros no podemos ser la generación que recorra ese camino en sentido contrario.

Great news. Showing the strength of the multiple divisions, old memories re-strengthened, a boost that comes at an important time for the game. Which needs major reform, and soon.

Exclusive: The Premier League and three of European football’s other top leagues (in Germany, Italy and Spain) will tomorrow issue a joint statement demanding governance reform at FIFA amid president Gianni Infantino’s bid to keep his job. Full story with @RobHarris up soon.

In Iran, an average of one protester per week has been sent to the gallows since March. Scores of protesters remain at imminent risk of execution. At the @UN_HRC this week, Human Rights Watch spoke about the ongoing atrocities Iranians are facing, including possible war crimes by Israel and the US. Learn more ⤵️

“We can accept a world in which power decides what is permitted, or we can stand up for a world in which the same rules apply to everyone.” - @JuanManSantos The Elders’ message to leaders at #UNGA: Defend the rules that protect humanity & uphold the UN's founding principles.

Let's be absolutely clear. @FIFAcom is in this situation because of Infantino. The only way for him to be part of the process of reform is to start it by resigning. 📢 Join supporters around the world stating enough is enough - #InfantinOUT: change.org/infantino-out-now