Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabbir Ahmad was raised, groomed, and unfortunately spoilt in the UK..says Pakistan.
Islamabad is not willing to allow the British convict to come to Pakistan.
Pakistan FO spokesman @TahirAndrabi when asked about British pressure to extradiate 73 year old convict to Pakistan who spent 60 years in UK said.. "Regardless of where he was born, the onus lies on where he grew up, was raised, groomed, and unfortunately spoilt. His heinous crimes demand serious introspection rather than a quest to search for extraneous causes. Let me add that the government of Pakistan has no connection whatsoever with this matter."
Shabbir went to UK from Pakistan when he was only 13-year-old so how can Pakistan be held responsible for what he did?
It’s hard to agree with this man but he is right
It made me think VAR is there to help these teams in there hard times like today or other day with Croatia offside goal
@raducrisanx@erling I grow up in a very small village with about 50 homes in Pakistan in 2023 I saw a kid in that village in Man City shirt where growing up even in 2007/2008 I hade no idea about club football
🚨⚠️ OFFICIAL: Belgian Federation statement on Folarin Balogun red card case, saying they are “astonished”.
“The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is astonished by FIFA's decision to declare suspended United States player Folarin Balogun eligible to play in the USA–Belgium match on Monday, 6 July at 5:00 p.m. (Seattle time).
FIFA bases its decision on Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.
This provision states that the FIFA Disciplinary Committee may decide to suspend the enforcement of a previously imposed disciplinary sanction.
However, Article 66.4 of the same FIFA Disciplinary Code clearly provides that a red card (sending-off) automatically results in a suspension for the team's next match, as has been the case for all previous red cards issued during this FIFA World Cup.
Furthermore, and irrespective of the above, the decision is in direct contradiction with the provisions of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Competition Regulations, as set out in Article 10.5:
"If a player or team official is sent off as a result of a direct or indirect red card (second caution), they will automatically be suspended from their team's subsequent match. In addition, further sanctions may be imposed.”
The automatic nature of such a suspension was also explicitly reaffirmed in FIFA World Cup 2026 Circular No. 16, which was distributed to all participating member associations on 12 May 2026.
The same rule is reiterated at every FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Coordination Meeting prior to each match and is included in all FIFA World Cup 2026 workshop presentations.
❗️In order to safeguard the legitimate rights of all participating teams and to protect the fundamental principles of fair play in our sport, both at this FIFA World Cup and at future editions of the tournament, the RBFA is investigating all potential options.”
India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar:
The US specifically asked India to buy Russian oil to stabilize the world markets.
I mean, if it is on, off, on, off — and do it when it suits us and don't do it when it doesn't suit us...
I mean, come on.
We are all adults in the room. We know what the game is.
Germany scapegoated Ozil for the group stage elimination at the FIFA WC 2018 just because he was a Turkish Muslim. They forced their captain Gundogan who is a Muslim to put on a public statement before the match along with his team for the human rights in Qatar despite him not wanting to do it along with the few other players.
Suddenly as the World Cup is being held in USA, their captain Joshua Kimmich says that the team is not interested in politics despite teams getting last minute visas, some players and refs not even getting it along with the fans.
Germany is by far the most hypocritical nation in the world.