PhD, Kinesiology | assistant professor at Illinois (UIUC) | research in gender, sport, policy, media | cohost of @endofsportpod.bsky.social | intersectional feminist | Track & Field | she/her
Anna Posbergh
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Our World Cup coverage kicks off with a special LIVE recording of OLF on Monday, June 8 at 10am ET.
Join us at the link below.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=bmmk...
Hauntingly reminiscent of when the International Olympic Committee told the Haitian Olympic Team at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics that they couldn’t wear the image of Toussaint L’Ourverture on their uniforms—hmm…what could the political throughline possibly be here?
"Let's talk about trans kids playing women's sports."
"OK, there are like 12 of them. Which of the 12 would you like to talk about."
This past year at FSU, I was flagged by the provost’s office and my research funds were retroactively pulled because supporting my research would, allegedly, jeopardize FSU’s state funding.
It’s almost like…preemptively complying didn’t actually matter?! 🤔
www.highereddive.com/news/florida...
EOS is your place for World Cup coverage that not only won't materially benefit FIFA or its imperialist collaborators, but will in fact actively undermine them.
Reclaim the global game with us.
The Evolution of Athlete Activism
@brandontwallace.bsky.social joins to explore the evolving landscape of athlete activism, the role of grassroots organizations like Know Your Rights Camp, and the complexities of balancing critique with actionable solutions.
open.spotify.com/episode/0ifo...
The unquestionably appropriate moral and political position on the coming World Cup is boycott.
But, the tournament is happening, and the politics matter, so @endofsportpod.bsky.social will be providing wall-to-wall coverage of the angles you won’t get elsewhere.
Join us.
Gianni Infantino: This will be "the most inclusive World Cup ever.”
Trump Administration: We deny entry to US for World Cup Award-winning Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan.
FIFA: [crickets, except crickets actually make sounds]
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
