Kat O’Brien

I’m thrilled to announce - ahead of this week’s World Football Summit - that I am launching a business of sports tourism in Spain: Gata Sports Tours. This combines a few of my great loves: sports, España, travel, storytelling and helping people love España almost as much as I do. 1/

Está mal hasta para acreditaciones. El R.Madrid solo acredita medios muy afines o top. El Barça y Atleti que nos acreditaron a varios partidos el pasado año, esta temporada cero, aumentaron las exigencias y ha dejado fuera a muchos medios que dan más cariño al futfem y visibilidad que los grandes

THE BREWERS

I do think when historians look back the period the exact moment where it flipped and started going the other way won’t be anything any politician did but my Minneapolis neighbors weathering the worst of the regime in the streets, rallying together, fighting back, and winning

"Under Brazilian federal law, all legislators have immunity...To run for President, Bolsonaro decided not to run for his Senate seat. Now, after losing the Presidential election, he no longer has legislative immunity when his Senate term expires in January 2027." Very Special Episode of no amnesty

BREAKING WaPo: Brazil's right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro just effectively conceded defeat to the incumbent left-wing president — minutes after Trump indicated he would not intervene on his behalf.

A serial rapist was elected twice as President, a fact we don't reckon with nearly enough. Now one of two major political parties has been molded in his image, run for and by violent sexual abusers who hate women.

Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States. "In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct." Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

And Harry Kane wins Men’s Player of the Year. Congrats to him. What a night overall for Spanish players and teams, and especially for FC Barcelona among clubs.

A THIRD CROWN FOR LA REINA 👑 Alexia Putellas takes home the Ballon d’Or Feminin for a record-tying third time 👏

LA REINA WINS HER THIRD BALLON D’OR ‼️👑 After a UWCL-winning season, Alexia Putellas adds yet another accolade to her trophy cabinet, equalling Spain teammate Aitana Bonmati’s record for most Ballon d’Or wins by a women’s player. One of the greatest players in football history 👏

Breaking news: The Justice Department has again charged James B. Comey, the third time the Trump administration has mounted a criminal case against the former FBI director — a prominent political foe of the president — since last year.

The first non- 🇪🇸/Spanish win of the night: PSG for Men’s Club of the Year.

"I would have liked for Cubarsí to be here. This prize should have been for him. He deserved it." Lamine Yamal after winning the Men's Young Talent of the Year award for the third year in a row ❤️

Barça Femení is the Women’s Club of the Year (which we all knew was coming!)

Spain just continues to snatch up all the Ballon d’Or Awards (though may change on final two): Cata Coll (Barça & Spain) is Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year and Unai Simón (Athletic Bilbao & Spain) is Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year. 🔥 🔥 🔥

And Luis de la Fuente, Men’s Coach of the Year! 🇪🇸 🇪🇸

Pere Romeu wins Women’s Coach of the Year - Barça is 3-for-3 so far in Ballon d’Or awards.

Barça and Spain’s Lamine Yamal and Vicky Lopez both repeat (three-peat for Lamine) as young talent of the year at Ballon d’Or awards.

A high performer at Microsoft (200/200 means they got 200% of target bonus and stock compensation) was advised by their manager to take the voluntary retirement program. Assuming the previous 30% acceptance rate, Microsoft needs 18,000 people to leave the company. There will be layoffs otherwise.

this might rank as one of the most important outcomes of the night if it happens. would give dems the ability to begin to make north carolina a democracy

When you confuse Shakira Law with Sharia Law with Rule of Law, all because you are a kleptocratic tyrant who hates women and people who aren’t white.

All part of the national suicide led by Trump.

Cool job open with the @19thnews.org for a sports reporter: 19thnews.org/2026/10/spor...

Love to see this!

I spoke to the mom of the 3-year-old soccer star who was left "thinking he did something wrong" after a league official called police "due to a disturbance between parents" The youth sports league said they launched a review and reached out to the family

I second this! If you’re in DFW and love baseball, check this out tonight. And if not in DFW, buy the book.

DFW folks: One guy who deserves a ton of credit for helping me learn the baseball writing world is TR Sullivan. He covered the Rangers for ~25 years, then wrote a book about it; you can pick one up and meet him tonight from 6-7 pm at 2 Brothers Sports Bar & Grill (8308 Preston Road in Plano)

NEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.

5 of the top 10 finalists for the Women’s Ballon d’Or played last season for Barça. 4 still there.

Ufffff.

10 years ago today, Trump’s DC hotel opened. It taught him people will pay a sitting president, and there will be no repercussions. Want to understand the second term’s corruption? Start with the hotel:

Over 2,000 alumni from Vivek’s all-boys catholic high school in Cincinnati have signed and circulated a petition demanding that he pull the ad and issue a public apology for “ignoring the moral responsibilities” of his Jesuit education. I think he’s pretty cooked.

"The Cuban regime has stifled any viable domestic opposition. But the withering of the state—a process that has been under way for decades—has accelerated, and is shocking to see up close" From Robert Worth, @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

🚨 Barça vs Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid, initially set for February 7 (Matchday 23), have been rescheduled to December 2, 3 or 4. Both matches will now be played during the first week of December, coinciding with the second round of the Copa del Rey. [h/t @partidazocope]

Unbelievable (and totally believable): the US keeps collaborating with Putin against Ukraine and is illegally sending Ukrainians back to a country at war.

Con @gatasportstours.bsky.social tengo entradas para 20 personas para ver el Barça Femení contra Arsenal en la Champions League el 12 de noviembre. Si alguien aquí le interesa, avisa! Entradas sueltas a €25, o podemos ofrecer experiencia más amplia. Reach out to attend Barça women vs Arsenal Nov 12!

Trump and Co. will try to steal the midterms. They're already trying. Gerrymandering, bad faith lawsuits, voter intimidation, and a whole lot of lies. But they don't have a genius secret plan. They're already doing whatever they can think of. And it's beatable. Shouldn't have to, but here we are.

The US is not about to have a free and fair election. The state has put its thumb on the scale to favor the ruling party in multiple ways. It's a mostly free, somewhat unfair election. But still one where the ruling party can be overwhelmed by numbers. Hence the term "competitive authoritarianism."

“As Trump’s approval rating plummets, Silicon Valley companies that ingratiated themselves with Trump are bracing for the possibility of a Democratic Congress — and with it congressional investigations targeting their dealings with the president and his administration.” Good!

I hope Pope Leo removes these people from their posts 😁

Argh, sorry to see this.

If Brazil can reject Trump, the Broligarchs and right-wing authoritarianism, so can we.

Musk said he restricted Starlink in Ukraine- causing fast moving drones to lose connectivity - and that he had every right to do so because of some terms of service or contract that he didn't show us. (He didn't address suddenly doing this with no warning to Kyiv.) www.cnbc.com/2026/10/24/u...

No sympathy and no amnesty. wapo.st/3W3WdYo

Trump's vicious abuse of a female reporter who pointed out the sexual abuse that Amy Acton faced shows MAGA is betting on misogyny as their midterm Hail Mary. On the pod, @pastpunditry.bsky.social is just brilliant on misogyny as longtime bedrock of MAGA politics: newrepublic.com/article/2171...

Modern day opposite of the Underground Railroad.