Nima jan, I’m glad you finally came around to what I have been saying for years. These games are scripted even at the highest level unfortunately, and to go against the script is the ultimate crime, where one will be forced to apologise apparently. How fucking disgusting. The game is ruined. I blame FIFA and Infantino.
Spoke to @MRachini97 of @CBCNews about #Egypt vs #Iran being designated ”the pride match” & the absurd hypocrisy of politicizing football when convenient for the powers that be.
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https://t.co/8Ha2OKZ9Up
'Iran's team have been treated very unfairly.'
England veteran and football broadcaster @GaryLineker told @SkyYaldaHakim : "I can't remember a World Cup where the host nation is at war with a competing nation."
Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/gTkuvY7jKO
I’m genuinely curious why Hatam feels such a deep absence for a striker who produced 0 goals and 0 assists in 6 World Cup appearances.
Maybe it’s personal… because football-wise this level of heartbreak needs a better explanation 😂
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.
Was just on @PressTV discussing this when the collective West & their media apparatchiks clutched their pearls over "human rights violations" but are doing their best cricket impressions this time around.
Pathetic.
Iran’s World Cup squad has been told they must enter and leave US soil on the same day as each of their matches played in the country.
The Trump regime’s pettiness knows no bounds.
They might have good football info/knowledge but its ashame they all jumped on the “javid shah” or pro-war hype and have said nothing to condemn the dirty war crimes by US and Israel. Not one thing. Boycott @GolBezan
A country under back-breaking unilateral sanctions for 47 years, that has had 3 direct wars imposed on it by a nuclear armed superpower who constantly harasses the country via terrorist attacks, sabotage etc:
- is now one of the worlds most important nations in producing cost-efficient & effective weaponry + drones,
- has a nuclear research industry,
- has a space program,
- produces top researchers in various scientific fields,
- produces world class athletes who win Olympic gold & world champs medals,
- produces authors, filmmakers, actors at the highest level
And on & on & on I could go.
No words suffice to adequately express how in awe I am of the people of Iran.
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