Reclaim the Beautiful Game: No Games for Violence and Repression

The recent U.S./Israeli military attack on Iran is a flagrant violation of the most fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter as a clear act of aggression against a sovereign member state, undermining international peace and security and underscoring the rogue statism of the U.S. and Israel as existential threats. In just the last two months, Western lawlessness has enabled the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, and the bombing, invasion, and ongoing intervention in Venezuela; the heightened strangulation and attacks on Cuba; and now bombing and possible further attacks against Iran. 

Such U.S. and Israeli murderous lawlessness forces us to take coordinated action to impose consequences on these states.

That is why the Anti-Fascist Football Coalition, composed of key organizations in the countries hosting the World Cup 2026 (Canada, Mexico, US), are collaborating to implement shared objectives, strategies, and tactics in two phases to Move the 2026 World Cup Games, Boycott the World Cup and Boycott the U.S.

International sport is not politically neutral. Mega-sporting events generate legitimacy, normalize state violence, and mask repression under the language of “unity” and “celebration”. The conditions surrounding the World Cup are a microcosm of the broader war on global humanity being executed by the US settler state.

In this interactive webinar conversation, we will:

  • Explore engagement with the Coalition’s Campaign to deepen our collective resistance, 

  • Collectively develop strategies to address the Campaign’s demands, and 

  • Hear from coalition members as they build on the ground resistance to FIFA’s complicity in host cities for the Games. 

Endorse the Campaign here: bit.ly/EndorseNow

Learn more about the Campaign here: https://peoplescenteredhumanrights.com/move-the-games/ 

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