Frederic J

Poker, football (PSG), aviation and travelling. A Parisian in Helsinki.

[Frederic J @HkiBuzz]

20th of July... 50 years ago Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are the first on the Moon. I was honored to meet them both over the years. #Apollo50th #Apollo50 #Apollo11 #avgeeks

[D Prasanth Nair @DPrasanthNair]

The famous incident from the 2003 Carlsberg Cup, where Danish midfielder Morten Wieghorst intentionally missed a penalty against Iran.

The referee had awarded the penalty because an Iranian defender caught the ball with his hands inside the box, mistakenly thinking he had heard the half-time whistle.Since the penalty was awarded due to a misunderstanding, Wieghorst consulted his coach and deliberately fired his shot wide as a display of sportsmanship, an act for which he later won an Olympic Committee Fair Play Award.
Football is great

[Frederic J @HkiBuzz]

@JoereVerslype22 @Mystershirt yes similar for me too, sounds like BS to be honest

[Frederic J @HkiBuzz]

@gerardtbaker What a pretentious comment. Why do you think we care about your opinion on the subject

[Frederic J @HkiBuzz]

@MiguelDelaney #INFANTINOOUT

[Frederic J @HkiBuzz]

@bostonred88 Definitely. Could do with a bigger serve too, the underarm serves are not enough :)

[Frederic J @HkiBuzz]

@danbardell @FIFAWorldCup #INFANTINOOUT

[Paddy Power @paddypower]

What happens when an American consultant meets the FIFA Executives…

18+ GambleAware | #WorldCup | #FIFAWorldCup

[Frederic J @HkiBuzz]

@bedjosessien @rogerzabel #INFANTINOOUT

[Frederic J @HkiBuzz]

#INFANTINOOUT

[Nima Tavallaey Roodsari @NimaTavRood]

So far at the 2026 FIFA Epstein Cup before a ball kicked:
- Senegal & Uzbekistan squads treated like criminals upon arrival given full cavity searches;
- Africa’s best referee sent back to Somalia despite having a diplomatic passport;
- Iraq team photographer sent back despite valid visa;
- AIPS (international sport journalist association) calling on FIFA to sort out unacceptable visa issues of African & Iranian journalists;
- 90% of Moroccan fans with tickets denied entry
- 14 members of Iran backroom staff denied visas

Not a word from Gianni ”today I feel black/gay/disabled etc” Infantino.

[Frederic J @HkiBuzz]

@I_amMukhtar @CurvaMundialPod #INFANTINOOUT

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

Big up, Uncle Ian Wright for speaking up, and he's 100% correct.

Look how Qatar got dragged when they were hosting the World Cup.

[Frederic J @HkiBuzz]

@NormOrnstein @donwinslow #INFANTINOOUT

[Mick Ryan, AM @WarintheFuture]

For the first time since the invasion, Russia is losing more troops than it can recruit. Net territorial movement over the past three months has favoured Ukraine. Part 1 of my new assessment, I explore how Russia is "Losing on Every Dimension" - military, cognitive, moral, industrial and economic. 1/7 🧵

[Othell Yarwyck @bigbrovar]

Suddenly all the people who cared about human rights when Russia and Qatar hosted the world cup and suddenly quiet. .. No fancy documentary from the BBC on immigrants rights. No expose on Crime in inner cities (as we saw in South Africa)

Just silence.

[Frederic J @HkiBuzz]

@ESPNAfrica @ESPNFC #INFANTINOOUT

[Frederic J @HkiBuzz]

@BBCSport #INFANTINOOUT

[citykush @citykush1]

FIFA: “We’re not involved in visas”
Also FIFA’s bid guarantees: “Host will ensure entry for accredited persons”

The US signed guarantees to admit accredited WC personnel...
...then denied CAF’s Ref of the Year 2 days before the tournament for “vetting concerns” with no details, no appeal, no backup plan.

[Frederic J @HkiBuzz]

@Paristeamfr C'etait tres bon de te voir a la fanzone a Budapest @jpsorin6

[Kieran Maguire @KieranMaguire]

Perhaps #FIFA should change its name to #GRIFTA?

[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

Link Wray, performing “Rumble” in 1974. In the 1950s when it was released, it was censored. It became the most banned song in history.

It had NO LYRICS.