Very chuffed to get my hands on a copy of my book World Cup Fever - a story of the tournament told through my own nine World Cups. It's out in English and Dutch in early October, but you can already preorder it, e.g. here https://t.co/hWnRozMV20

Simon Kuper's WORLD CUP FEVER, the story of how soccer has transformed the world, was featured in this riveting review from @NewYorker! ⚽️🏃‍♂️ Check it out here:

Time to drop your favorite tweets that aged like milk

This is an incredible and unmissable life opportunity

PARIS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, has been banned from meeting members of the French government after not showing up at the Foreign Affairs ministry earlier in the day.

Am chuffed to bits (as we used to say in football) by this @NewYorker review of my new book World Cup Fever. Better yet, the reviewer is the great Ian Buruma. The book appears next week, but the good news is that you can preorder it already

@HaagschCollege Football's coming home! Op 31 mei stopt mijn theatertour over het WK (met geopolitiek, Trump, Mussolini, Cruijff, Dick Nanninga en nog veel meer) in de stad waar ik opgroeide, Leiden. Wees erbij - kaartjes hier:

Simon Kuper: "Britain’s political system is exceptionally vulnerable to corruption by foreigners, because it’s cheap to buy, under-regulated, conducted in the global language and worth buying." https://t.co/DWWmuSz75y

I’ve shown another lens on this same thing previously: the UK’s top income decile has had a very rough couple of decades (and the top half as a whole has done much worse than the bottom half). Who works in top-paying jobs? Graduates. That’s the erosion of the premium right there

Such a precise, detailed description - kudos

@HaagschCollege Volgende halte in mijn theatertour over 'De macht van het WK-voetbal': Het Oude Luxor in Rotterdam op 4 juni. Den Haag, Utrecht en Groningen staan al online. Wees erbij! Kaartjes via de link https://t.co/zJVPr6gFv2...

Simon Kuper on British politics’ small-money problem

British politics is too cheap - and other reasons why it's uniquely vulnerable to corruption by foreigners, a problem that goes way beyond Mandelson. Me @FinancialTimes on why this could (and needs to) be a reset moment for the UK. Free to read

Should Ireland play football against Israel? Me on the excellent @NewstalkFM podcast about this case, the history and power of sports boycotts, and how to distinguish (or not) between Israeli and Russian cases. Usual rule: only shout at me after listening

Could also hugely benefit them to be the only massive AI company in Europe (broadly defined) - just at a time when European states and citizens are looking for an alternative to US and Chinese AI

Totally with Vini, Mbappé and Real Madrid on this. I truly struggle to get my head around people like Mourinho who are saying that it's Vini Jr's own fault for being racially abused. Dear oh dear

"Soccer fans will be enthralled," says the brilliantly insightful reviewer of @PublishersWkly about my new book, World Cup Fever. And in incredible news for North American readers, they can now pre-order it. The book is out March 3 https://t.co/74ew6lmfrJ

Unreal:

A father gently rocks the small coffin of his one-year-old son, who was killed by russians. He is the only survivor. In a single moment, he lost his wife and two young children.

Thinking: "I have made a terrible, dreadful mistake. And it's really cold"

But it was a terrible kit