Shames | الشامس

26 • Product of the Arab Spring • A Rebel just for kicks • Politics • Multilingualish • I do debates and chess from time to time.

[Shames | الشامس @REALSHAMES]

This could be my one last dance as a university student debater, and I'm glad I reached my prime in this competition, but I know that this is only the beginning of something bigger and more exciting.

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@MarioNawfal A few moments later

[Jacob @Burgess_33]

By far the best genre of slop so far 🤣

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@ARAJNFo7n9 أحزنني

[Shames | الشامس @REALSHAMES]

No such thing as a presidency without a scandal!

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@KyleKulinski Looks like a next level MAGA fanatic to me, but what do I know!

[Shames | الشامس @REALSHAMES]

@yejaazy any notable differences between HTS, the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and ISISin terms of how they view a dance performance such as the one in the video?! 🤔

[Ajoje⚽⚖️ @israel_ajoje]

This is not bad luck. Bad luck happens once or twice. What Barcelona have been doing in the Champions League for a decade is a pattern, and patterns have explanations.

Since their last European trophy in 2015, Barcelona have played ten Champions League campaigns. They have not won a single one. They have not even got to the final in any They have collapsed from winning positions against Roma and Liverpool.They lost 8-2 to Bayern Munich in a single-leg quarter-final. And tonight, they added another chapter.

They lost 2-0 at home to Atletico Madrid in the first leg, won 2-1 at the Metropolitano, and went out 3-2 on aggregate. Against the same Atletico side that knocked them out in 2016.

Since the beginning of last season, no club in the Champions League has conceded more goals than Barcelona. 43 before tonight. 45 by the final whistle. They had conceded in 14 consecutive Champions League matches going into this second leg, and they extended that run.

No Spanish side has ever gone 15 Champions League games without a clean sheet. Barcelona have now done it. A club that built its identity on controlling games and controlling spaces cannot keep the ball out of its own net in Europe's biggest competition.

And that is the identity crisis at the heart of this. Barcelona are not a bad team. They are nine points clear at the top of La Liga. They score freely, they press intelligently, and Lamine Yamal is one of the best players on the planet.

But the Champions League has repeatedly exposed something that domestic football hides. Against teams who have specifically prepared to stop them, who defend deep, transition fast, and punish the spaces Barcelona's high line leaves behind, the philosophy breaks down.

The best European sides adapt. They win ugly when ugly is required. They manage games. They hold leads.

Barcelona have been trying to win the Champions League the Barcelona way for ten years. The Champions League keeps winning back.

Let me know what you think.

My name is Ajoje. I am a FIFA Licensed Agent and International Sports Lawyer. I write on the Law and Business of Football, a lot. Repost and Follow if you want to read more posts like this.

[Shames | الشامس @REALSHAMES]

@Yarob_X @ehajjarr أتفق تماماً، ولكن للأسباب ذاتها يوجد بروتوكولات معقدة جداً فيما يتعلق بسرية المعلومات الخاصة بها!

[John Ganz @lionel_trolling]

I only have a vague sense of what it's referring to but I'm obsessed with this meme

[🎣 #RaphinhaBalonDor2027 @n0thatdeep]

suicide bombing in an age where drones exist, pure love for the game, you have to respect this dedication

[sysls @systematicls]

https://t.co/FQe5bCBqW1

[Max Leverage (Prediction Market Trader) @tradewithmaxx]

The year is 2032

I withdraw my last $26 from BeastBank to bet on prediction market BeastBet about how many views the newest Mr. Beast video will have on BeastTube

I lose and am forced to take a 300% payday loan out from BeastLoans to keep my apartment at The Lofts at Beast Creek

This is the only way to survive

[Shames | الشامس @REALSHAMES]

This will either be the best or the worst thing ever

[Netflix @netflix]

Today, Netflix announced our acquisition of Warner Bros. Together, we’ll define the next century of storytelling, creating an extraordinary entertainment offering for audiences everywhere. https://t.co/rXPFMNIs1A

[Netflix @netflix]

Today, Netflix announced our acquisition of Warner Bros. Together, we’ll define the next century of storytelling, creating an extraordinary entertainment offering for audiences everywhere. https://t.co/rXPFMNIs1A

[Shames | الشامس @REALSHAMES]

@trancedlumina someone had to say it

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@ScholarshipfPhd Hi 👋

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@osamashahumi صار warlord ترجمتها المشير؟ نعيشوا ونتعلموا

[Shames | الشامس @REALSHAMES]

Thanks for the opportunity @AGA_Platform, such a professional team 👏

[AGA-APSA Platform @AGA_Platform]

Mr. Mohamed Qajoum @REALSHAMES, the facilitator who guided participants through the session on Youth Engagement from Regional and National Perspectives. The workshop included a pre-test on Understanding Youth Participation. #DGTrends

[(ง'̀-'́)ง ɯǝǝɯɐʇ @TAbugharsa]

[Now you come to me and you say - "Donعمران, give meإيفاد". But you don't ask with respect. You don't offer friendship. You don't even think to call meكركوبة]