Sean Jacobs

My writing is at the crossroads of sports, history, culture, and politics. I founded Africa Is a Country. I run Eleven Named People.

[Sean Jacobs @_seanjacobs]

Overheard: South Africa defeats occupation twice in one week.

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@TavernFootball This is manufactured nonsense

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@rdassaly Smh at you.

[Nur Dogan @nurdogandiyorki]

World Cup Opening Day Disruption in Toronto:

If you are passing by Lake Shore, look to the right side of the road.

“ Kick Israel out of FIFA”

[Tony Karon @TonyKaron]

Particularly ironic re SA xenophobia is that Mexico’s opening goal was scored by an immigrant, Julian Quinones, born in Colombia of Ghanaian heritage…

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Based on social media this is how the rest of the African continent interpret the result of the opening match of the 2026 World Cup and I don't blame them:

Mexico 2 Xenophobia 0.

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@DanCorderOnAir Some originality would have helped

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Mexico 2 Xenophobia 0

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@Howlingmutant0 You're wrong about this one. https://t.co/X6wZOYteFJ

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@AndiMakinana This write-up could have been so amazing. Missed opportunity by the journalist to retell the story of that match and Aguirre and Broos's performances then.

[Nahuel Lanzón @nahuelzn]

🇸🇴 Nunca vi algo así. En Somalia hoy se llenó un estadio para recibir como h��roe nacional a Omar Artan, el árbitro al que Estados Unidos le negó la entrada al Mundial. Increíble.

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@AfricaFirsts What is the point of this? This is not how the majority of people in Cape Town live. The majority mostly do service work in these areas.

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@Britius4 @Nedu_brazil01 How did you turn this beautiful moment into your bigotry?

[NEDU @Nedu_brazil01]

This American U10 football team spotted popular DR Congo 🇨🇩 fan Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, also known as Lumumba Vea, during their match and celebrated with his famous Patrice Lumumba pose after scoring. ❤️….. What a moment 🔥🔥

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@MarcBernal80212 @ManuSportsVE No tan rápido, https://t.co/dsuUBd0TFK

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@SaulStaniforth This is so dishonest.

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@Sheldon_RS17 @DonaldDavhie It's a figure of speech; it's metaphorical; it is done for effect. Calm down.

[Ofentse Donald Davhie @DonaldDavhie]

South Africa’s Ambassador to the US, Zohran Mamdani.

[Oh No He Didn't @ohnohedidnt24]

Julian on Knick fans going after Spurs fans in the city:

"I don't think that it should ever be that serious where you have to jump people, beat people up, follow people home. It's just a basketball game at the end of the day whether we win or they win doesn't really matter. Everybody should be able to come and enjoy the game no matter who they're voting for"

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@osasuo @GeorgeWeahOff @TimWeah @USMNT I am confused. What is the controversy or "talking point" here?

[Sergio 🇫🇷 @Seergiot3ck]

🇲🇽 | México es el único anfitrión que de verdad está haciendo sentir a las selecciones que están llegando a un Mundial.

Mientras tanto en EE.UU. y Canadá la mayoría ni siquiera sabe que el torneo arranca en unos días. 🙄