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.
The best commentary I’ve seen on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was something like “Life asked nothing of him, and he couldn’t even manage that.” He could’ve spent his life drunkenly bouncing between country houses and the VIP section at events. Even that was too much.
Calling immigrants “a drain” doesn’t match the facts.
According to UK government data:
• Around 76% of Universal Credit claimants are White
• About 84% are British, Irish, or have right of abode
• Only 16% were born outside the UK
Out of roughly 7.9 million UC claimants, about 6.6 million are British or Irish, and 1.3 million are foreign-born.
So the idea that immigrants are “draining the system” just isn’t supported by the evidence.
This kind of language from Jim Ratcliffe isn’t leadership, it’s scapegoating.
If the country has serious problems, it should deal with them honestly, not blame migrants for issues they didn’t create.