5 of my favourite laws:
- Law 9: Win through your Actions, Never through Argument
- Law 19: Know Who You're Dealing with – Do Not Offend the Wrong Person
- Law 29: Plan All the Way to the End
- Law 35: Master the Art of Timing
- Law 46: Never appear too Perfect
Neighbor in Greece: I have some olive oil for you from my home village.
Me: Thank you! I may have enough room for maybe one small bottle in my luggage.
Neighbor: Perfect. Two small bottles of olive oil it is!
The bottles 🤦♂️:
Two Iranian players and head coach Amir Ghalenoei criticised World Cup organisers for travel restrictions that they say are impacting the team’s preparations and performance at the tournament.
Speaking after a 2-2 draw with New Zealand, Ghalonoei, striker Mehdi Taremi and goalscorer Mohammad Mohebbi said that they were being forced to fly back to their base camp in Mexico hours after Monday’s match at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles.
Taremi and Ghalenoei said that the team had hoped to do a recovery session on Tuesday in Los Angeles, the day after the match, but had been told they couldn’t.
“They have said we have to leave immediately,” Ghalenoei said through an interpreter. “We are really troubled by that. We don’t know why they are returning us, to be honest. It seems very strange. It seems others are doing the planning for us.”
He continued: “Our team is the most oppressed one in the whole World Cup.”
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Hi darling @ToniKroos
You spent months criticizing Qatar and talking about every possible issue before and during the 2022 World Cup, yet it turned out to be one of the best-organized tournaments in history. Public transportation was free, fans could travel easily between stadiums some fans saw 4 matches in the stadium in same day, and the overall organization was praised by millions of visitors.
Now, when concerns are being raised about visa delays, strict entry procedures, and travel difficulties surrounding tournaments in the United States, we don't hear the same level of criticism from you. There have also been complaints about organizational decisions and match arrangements that many fans consider unnecessary or difficult, yet your voice is nowhere near as loud as it was when Qatar hosted the World Cup.
If your criticism is truly based on principles, then the same standards should apply to everyone. But when Qatar receives endless criticism while similar concerns elsewhere are met with silence, people are naturally going to question whether your issue was really about organization at all.
Fuck you.