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Matthew Brooker

The Japan Times

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What’s wrong with FIFA ? Look beyond Infantino

What’s wrong with FIFA ? Look beyond Infantino

Gianni Infantino’s recent capitulation looks like a textbook case of overreach by a leader unaccustomed to restraints on their power. The FIFA...

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Matthew Brooker

Half a month out, and England was a World Cup winner after all

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...

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Sack a British prince? Easy. Fire a U.K. lord? Not so much.

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The U.K.'s property taxes are an irrational mess

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U.K.’s China spying scandal is a ‘Slow Horses’ plot

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Britain must keep its promise to Hong Kongers

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The ultrarich move in herds. Just ask London.

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Matthew Brooker