When Russia hosted the World Cup in 2018, it had to suspend normal visa rules for the tournament. Foreigners with tickets could enter visa-free, using a scheme called ‘Fan ID.’
Russia also had to do weird stuff to keep FIFA’s sponsors happy. For example, small shops near Fan Zones and stadiums could only sell Budweiser beer on match days.
So yes, FIFA absolutely does dictate conditions to host governments when it suits FIFA. Infantino pretending otherwise is nonsense.
Green Brigade Update:
- Celtic board reverting to type now season has ended
- bans pursued over vexatious allegations from over 6 months ago
- Michael Nicholson, Chris McKay and Mark Hargreaves risk bringing unnecessary division back
On May 27th 1990 Bonehead and Guigsy watched The Stone Roses play at Spike Island.
In the background is the legendary Bonemobile that was painted by Guigsy 👍
📷 Ian Tilton
After a 5-month ban, the Green Brigade returned to Celtic matches with a series of tifos designed to rally the support and team onto victory.
Saturday's cup final will be the final effort for an unthinkable ending to a season of unprecedented board negligence & fan mistreatment.
ONE LAST FIGHT
Continue to play your part to make history.
1. Meet the team at 10.30am
2. Stand and back the team for 90 mins
3. Boo, whistle and heckle Hearts
Spirit of 86
The Green Brigade commemorated the 40 year anniversary of Love St. 1986 when Celtic clinched the league championship on the final day by goal difference.
League leaders Hearts lost 2-0 to Dundee as Celtic beat St. Mirren 5-0 to win the league by 3 goals.
Bring your CSC banners
Decorate every corner of Celtic Park
Let Celtic see the colours behind them; and let the opposition see what stands against them.
On 16 April 2008, the Green Brigade unveiled the infamous "Scotland's Shame" banner pointed at the Huns.
For the same game, the pre-match message was "Keep The Faith" in a league campaign where Celtic fought back from behind to win the league championship on the final day.
Noel Gallagher about "Cast No Shadow" and Richard Ashcroft
“He always seemed to me to be unhappy with what was going on around him, almost as if he was trying too hard. That’s why it goes, ‘He was bound with the weight of all the words he tried to say.’
I always felt he was born at the wrong time and in the wrong place, and he was always trying to say the right things, but they came out wrong.”
“I played him the song, and he nearly started crying. I was like, ‘Come on, hold yourself together, son. Easy now.’
In a way, it’s about all my friends who were in bands. We are bound with the weight of all the words we have to say. We’re always looking for more.”