Westminster’s time is coming to an end, say first ministers of UK’s Celtic nations Leaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland discuss independence and call for constitutional change at summit The Guardian - UK · Sep 14
Israel withdraws support for embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino The Israel Football Association blamed an ‘unprecedented crisis of confidence’ and lack of ‘proper vision’ in retracting its backing for Fifa’s Gianni Infantino The Guardian - UK · Aug 18
Uefa vice-president says Fifa sacking Gianni Infantino critic sends ‘deeply troubling message’ Lamour’s departure as Fifa’s chief operating officer was confirmed on Monday evening The Independent UK · Aug 18
Walk-outs, infighting and a failed budget: The first 100 days of a Plaid Cymru and Reform-led Wales From suggestions that Welsh students can’t read to tears in the chamber, it’s been an eventful few months in Welsh politics after Labour’s wipeout in May left the Senedd unrecognisable. Holly Evans takes a closer look at the first 100 days of the new Welsh government The Independent UK · Aug 16
Soccer: Infantino holds crisis meeting in Morocco as FIFA stake sale fallout continues FIFA President Gianni Infantino is holding a crisis meeting in Morocco. His proposal to sell World Cup commercial rights has collapsed amid criticism. European football body UEFA has lost confidence in his leadership. Infantino seeks to secure his position before the March election. African administrators are sending messages of support… The Economic Times · Aug 5
Trust in Infantino ‘badly shaken’ after Fifa scraps World Cup investment plan Mr Infantino said early on Saturday that ‘this proposal will not proceed’ after it became clear the project had created divisions. Evening Standard · Aug 1
Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat ‘Critical debate’ about party’s identity and direction looms if it loses control of Senedd next month after 27 years in power The Guardian - UK · Apr 28
‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK With polls suggesting Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin could be in power after May vote, constitutional challenges may lie ahead The Guardian - UK · Apr 7
Wales’s pioneers are making dizzying progress but Euro 2025 must be a launchpad Jess Fishlock’s goal was cosmically appropriate but real legacy of this team will be decided after the tournament is over The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025
Female football pioneers ‘so proud’ if Wales reach Euro 2025 – Gloria O’Connell Wales is the only nation from the British Isles not to have played at a major women’s tournament. The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024
Who is Eluned Morgan, Wales’s likely next first minister? Expected to be the only candidate to lead Welsh Labour, she will have to use her experience to unite her party The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024
Wipeout for Tories in Wales as Labour takes 27 of 32 seats Results with echoes of 1997 leave Plaid Cymru on four MPs and Lib Dems on one, but Conservatives with none The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
Labour concern grows over donations to Vaughan Gething’s campaign in Wales Welsh first minister urged to pay back £200,000 to firm whose owner was convicted of environmental crimes The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024
Vaughan Gething or Jeremy Miles to make history as Welsh Labour’s new leader Outcome of election paves way for first black head of a European country or the UK’s most senior gay leader The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024 Northern Ireland will leave the union, and Scotland could too. True devolution is the only way to save it Yes, there are leadership crises everywhere, but make no mistake: the UK’s future rests on devolving more powers, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Wales Online · Jun 17, 2023 The Welsh football bucket hat that catapulted a Welsh woman to the world stage Our Pinc List 2023 winner Laura McAllister on that night in Qatar, the battle for equality and why being gay isn't the most interesting thing about her
The National (Scotland) · May 28, 2023 MP calls for Unionist parties to be invited to independence convention AN independence convention could start by considering the issue of who has the right to decide Scotland’s constitutional future, with Unionist…
Wales Online · May 18, 2023 'Wales isn’t known in parts of the world and that doesn’t create opportunities' For the past year, the independent commission has been gathering evidence on how Wales is currently governed
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023 Debbie Hewitt hopes to help avoid situations like rainbow armband in Fifa role Hewitt was voted in as the British vice-president on the FIFA Council at UEFA Congress, becoming the first female vice-president in FIFA’s history.
Wales Online · Apr 5, 2023 Former Wales captain Laura McAllister makes history as she is appointed to UEFA top table McAllister has a seat on UEFA’s executive committee in a first for Welsh football
Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2023 Two women make history after being elected to FIFA and UEFA top jobs Debbie Hewitt MBE and Professor Laura McAllister CBE FLSW are no strangers to making history and breaking down barriers in football
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023 Voters give women 1 win, 1 loss in UEFA soccer election UEFA member federations have been given a historic chance to vote for female candidates against male opposition for the first time in international soccer politics
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023 FA chair Debbie Hewitt elected as the British vice-president on the FIFA Council Hewitt received 39 of the 55 votes from UEFA’s national associations.
Wales Online · Feb 16, 2023 Laura McAllister to be elected onto Uefa Executive Committee in unopposed campaign The former Wales captain and academic was previously nominated for a place on the Fifa Council but lost the election in 2021
Wales Online · Jan 21, 2023 Laura McAllister receives backing from FAW in bid for Uefa Executive Committee The former Wales captain and academic was nominated for a place on the FIFA Council but lost the election in 2021.