When Russia hosted the World Cup in 2018, it had to suspend normal visa rules for the tournament. Foreigners with tickets could enter visa-free, using a scheme called ‘Fan ID.’
Russia also had to do weird stuff to keep FIFA’s sponsors happy. For example, small shops near Fan Zones and stadiums could only sell Budweiser beer on match days.
So yes, FIFA absolutely does dictate conditions to host governments when it suits FIFA. Infantino pretending otherwise is nonsense.
Won the league and deserves enormous respect for doing so, but it feels like the right decision. It felt broken and it was best for him as well as Liverpool.
There are other fingerprints on the make-up of this squad, though, and it’ll be interesting to see what happens now in terms of Hughes and Edwards.
Yo reform voters, your entire life is a lie. Migration has plummetted and we're all worse off than ever. Why? because 'small boats' has never been the problem. The rich always have.
These are international civilians, innocent of any crime, who have been illegally abducted in international waters by Israel. That’s what we’re looking at here.
I'm 100% sure that had Arne Slot been more accountable, honest and passionate to the Liverpool fans then they would've definitely still backed him to turn it around.
But he has only made excuses, zero accountability, no positive performances, just gaslighting and emotionless.
a lot harder to brainwash people when everyone has access to all the footage and news of you slaughtering innocent children like animals you rotten fuck