🚨 José Mourinho on the overturned red card for Folarin Balogun:
“Why? Because they’re the hosts? What is this nonsense? In football, these decisions must be the same for everyone. If the red card is a red card, it stays a red card.
People don’t like to admit it, but sometimes where you come from changes how you’re treated. Tell me honestly—does that decision get overturned if the player represents Ghana or Paraguay? I don’t think so. The rules should be the same for every nation.”
Possible corruption and cheating aside, hilarious that the Trump administration were allegedly pushing hard to reinstate a player who is a literal birthright citizen. His pregnant mother gave birth to him on a visit because the airline wouldn’t let her board her return flight.
Viral footage shows several Moroccan fans being confronted by security at the World Cup after expressing support for Palestine. 🇲🇦🇵🇸
Throughout the competition, fans from Muslim countries have proudly expressed their support for Palestine.
I always think about the simple Egyptian fruit seller who realized aid trucks were headed to Gaza and started throwing fruit onto them. Coach Hossam exemplified that sincerity yesterday. The deep love that this Ummah has for Palestine unites us, and the disconnect is only between the streets and the politics, not the people.
🇪🇬 Egypt's national team recites the Holy Qur'an after their historic win over Australia, recording their first ever World Cup knockout win.
"Victory is only from Allah." (Qur'an 3:126)☝🏼
“We were raised on the Palestinian cause,” Mohamed Aboutrika comments on Hossam Hassan dedicating the Egyptian national team’s victory to the Palestinian people.
So close to watching the biggest upset of the World Cup in modern times, or maybe ever, in Miami tonight.
Props to Cape Verde. What a performance. What a second goal.
This is football.
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