An incredible bit of sports journalism by The Guardian here. A short summary of the playing style of all 48 World Cup nations and a short profile of all 1248 World Cup players. Bookmark and refer to the resources when watching the obscure matches: https://t.co/tdLGq8en0o
"Trickle down economics doesn't work, so let's try piñata economics. That's the one where we beat the billionaires until the hoarded wealth falls out."
Norman Finkelstein had a moral compass second to none. No idea why there’s criticism on someone who’s always been guided by core values no matter what.
Norman Finkelstein responds to criticism of his comments on Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens:
“How does 'mass deportations now' cohere with compassion for the people in Gaza? That to me is very strange."
Sigh. One of my happiest memories - speedboat on a beautiful Carribbean island, with island music vibes, with rum and coke; ruined cuz the Gujus wanted to Bollywood music. Took over the music - and everyone just deserted the floor
“My relationship with my club began the same way it does for most football fans: before I was old enough to understand what I was getting myself into. When I was nine, my uncle introduced me to a team with a cannon on its shirt, a grizzled captain named Tony Adams, and players like Nwankwo Kanu who had been born in Africa but now lived somewhere else, just like me. Arsenal felt familiar before I even understood why.
“And then there was the manager, a man who I initially thought had been named after the club and then believed that somehow the club must have been named after him. Arsene Wenger may have struggled with his raincoat, but rarely with his orchestra. The football his teams played sang.
“But what was once the nostalgia of the past has become the beauty of the present.
“We won. We are champions of England. And we are just one game away from being crowned champions of Europe too.”
@ZohranKMamdani, mayor of New York City, writes for The Athletic on what Arsenal means to him.
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BREAKING: New York and New Jersey have both issued subpoenas to FIFA, compelling the international soccer organization to disclose how it arrived at the unprecedented sky-high ticket prices for the World Cup.
The investigation will also look at other FIFA ticketing practices after fans reported being misled about seat locations and ticket categories.
Via WSJ: https://t.co/4rdZ9uFFPn.