Matthew Brooker

Matthew Brooker Gianni Infantino clearly isn't a fan of Aesop. In the fable of the goose that laid the golden eggs, the farmer grows impatient

Gianni Infantino’s recent capitulation looks like a textbook case of overreach by a leader unaccustomed to restraints on their power. The FIFA president’s plan to sell a stake in a $20 billion commercial vehicle to private investors unraveled in four days as a global backlash mounted and even close colleagues disowned the project. His own position is now in question. Anyone hoping that replacing the head will bring an end to recurring scandals is likely to be disappointed: What world football’s

The Animal Farm syndrome thwarts attempts at putting an end to recurring scandals by replacing the head of world football's governing body.

The 2026 World Cup’s success in the North American market may provide a template for the Premier League’s future commercial management.

England bowed out in the 2026 World Cup semifinals, disappointing a nation that has waited 60 years to appear in a second final. Never mind: Time may not heal all wounds, but money is a consolation. Another near miss on the sporting field shouldn’t...

Andy Burnham has pledged to undertake Britain’s biggest social housebuilding program in generations. That’s giving some people uncomfortable flashbacks to the 1970s, a period of recurrent crises that ended with the country rejecting Labour’s statist economic policies in favor of Margaret Thatcher’s free-market agenda. The new prime minister’s plan is indeed a move toward greater government intervention in the economy. What is less appreciated is how higher levels of public housing construction m

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Infantino’s failed stake‑sale plan exposes FIFA’s deeper structural flaws, showing that only reform can prevent future leaders from repeating the same autocratic patterns.

Gianni Infantino's recent capitulation looks like a textbook case of overreach by a leader unaccustomed to restraints on their power. The FIFA president's plan to sell a stake in a $20 billion commercial vehicle to private investors unraveled in four days as a global backlash mounted and even close colleagues disowned the project. His own position is now in question. Anyone hoping that replacing the head will bring an end to recurring scandals is likely to be disappointed: What world soccer's governing body needs above all is structural change.

Britons are souring on apartments. That’s a particular problem for London, where flats overwhelmingly account for new-home sales and construction has already slowed to a crawl, leaving housing supply at a fraction of government-set targets. Cratering demand presents a challenge to policy makers — as well as an opportunity for buyers willing to do their homework in a market sector that people are shunning.