Two days before the final, the air quality advice for East Rutherford, where it will be played, is to “reduce outdoor exercise“. The poor air quality is caused by Canadian wildfires, made more likely and intense due to climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels. FIFA sponsor Aramco is the world’s biggest oil […] The post Briefing: The End of the World… (Cup). Why the 2026 FIFA World Cup…
The 2026 World Cup will be the most polluting ever because it is far larger than any previous edition, demands air travel across an entire continent and will promote the world’s largest oil company to billions of viewers. At the same time, it is highly exposed to dangerous extreme weather, worsened by fossil fuels and […] The post Hot, Polluting and Promoting Big Oil: World Cup Factsheet appeared…
The World Cup knockout stage is here, and billions have already tuned in to the biggest event on earth. They’ve been inundated with advertising for Aramco, during much criticised advertising breaks, while Gianni Infantino has polluted his way around North America follow his expanded mega-tournament. Below, we offer our thoughts on some of the key […] The post Private jets, big oil awards and ad…
FIFA’s decision to expand the tournament and spread it across 16 venues around North America means teams are travelling vast distances by air from their base camps to host cities and back again. The most demanding (and polluting) group stage schedules are laid out below. Curaçao. Based in Boca Raton, Florida. Total Distance: 10,144 […] The post The Flights That Make This The Most Polluting World…
FIFA and Aramco Factsheet: the World’s Biggest Polluter on the World’s Biggest Stage Aramco is the world’s largest oil producer, worth around $1.6 trillion. It is 98.5% owned by the Saudi Arabian state. In 2024, FIFA made Aramco its “major worldwide partner” in a sponsorship deal reportedly worth $100 million per year. The agreement covers […] The post FIFA and Saudi Aramco: 5 Reasons This Deal is…
Fossil Free Football is holding an online session for fans who are concerned about their club’s polluting sponsor. Do you want to get involved? The post May ’26 – Fans Against Polluting Sponsors – Online Meetings appeared first on Fossil Free Football .
Make the most of the World Cup heat with Aramco’s new FootbOil tanning range! The world’s biggest oil company and FIFA Major Worldwide Partner, Aramco, is proud to present its new tanning oil range, fronted by Gianni Infantino (InfantinOil) and Donald Trump (DonOil). This unique collaboration between partners who are committed to boosting summer temperatures […] The post Aramco launches FootbOil…
The Aramco FIFA sponsorship deal has prompted a coalition of supporters groups to speak out against the partnership between FIFA and the Saudi state oil company. If your supporters group also wants to sign on, you can do that here. A Call to FIFA to End the Aramco FIFA Sponsorship Deal “We, the undersigned football […] The post Supporters groups speak out against the sponsor deal between FIFA and…
FIFA President Infantino’s steadfast commitment to expanding football’s impact on the world’s climate has been recognised with a special new award, Fossil Free Football’s “Football Climate Impact Prize”. Infantino’s crowning achievement is the sale of the world’s biggest platform, the FIFA World Cup, to the world’s biggest polluter, Saudi state oil company Aramco. Despite […] The post FIFA…
Recently Arsenal FC announced that their 8 year shirt sponsorship agreement with Visit Rwanda will come to an end when the current Premier League season runs its course around June 2026. The statement made on their official website implied that the decision came from Visit Rwanda, who will instead be looking to invest in other […] The post How Football-Fan Activist Group Gunners for Peace Helped…
