Micheál Martin is a charlatan who has consistently voted against any sanctions on Israel. Instead, he watered down, the legal, Occupied Territories Bill and insisted that we should facilitate Israeli sportswashing by playing them. He also failed to call out their illegal wars.
News outlets in the West are a joke.
Football pundits are a disgrace.
All that energy for Qatar, Russia, and even South Africa.
But silence for the USA.
Despite blatant discrimination against people representing their nation in a sport where there's "no room for politics"
El Mundial no empezó y es un escándalo. Porque en otro país así lo definirían con el desaguisado que están haciendo con las visas, la prohibición a la Selección de Irán, etc
Hubiesen criticado a ese país por "falta de libertad". Ah, pero es EEUU. Cuánta hipocresía hay en este mundo del siglo XXI.
@IRANinSalone This is what happens when you bow down to de facto imperialism. It’s probably been the plan all along to politicise the whole thing take it over in their image and ruin it for everyone. Wait till team USA loses a game then you’ll see their true colours
@damavand1921@FIFAcom You’d expect nothing less from the U*A government, but this also had to be sanctioned by FIFA they are complicit and cowardly chasing the 💵
Iraqi footballer Aymen Hussein issued a statement after being detained and questioned for seven hours upon entering the United States:
“If America is so hostile towards foreign nationals, why is it hosting the #2026WorldCup?”
Scottish soccer fans was banned from entering America 🤷
The same happened to several Norwegian journalists and fans the other day 🤷 America should never again host any kind of global sporting event 🤬😤
BOYCOTT AMERICA ✊✊✊✊✊
That's outrageous by FIFA!
Journalists are an integral part of the football ecosystem, especially at the World Cup. It's already a very costly event for all journalists or media outlets to report from three different countries, but not having the most direct human access to the country during that special month is cutting for all journalists’ work and crucial income. Especially a freelance journalist. FIFA is responsible for making sure the visas are granted for that month for all 3 counties otherwise don't hold or grant to host a World Cup in 3 different countries! Fans are treated badly with the unthinkable prices of tickets now journalist FIFA IS KILLING THE GAME! @AP@AIPSmedia
- Visas refusés pour la délégation iranienne
- Camp de base déplacé des USA au Mexique
- Aymen Hussein, attaquant irakien, interrogé pendant 7h à son arrivée
- Visa annulé à la dernière minute pour des supporters écossais
La CDM 2026 aux USA est déjà la pire de l’histoire…
@JackTBlade@HITCSevens And what exactly are they going to be spying on 🤔 hotels, training grounds and football grounds. Serious levels of espionage you 🤡
No country should be allowed to host the World Cup while imposing discriminatory rules on qualified and participating teams.
This ought to be a very basic requirement.
The incompetent @FIFAWorldCup host, USA, is failing to fulfill its responsibilities properly.
We are guests of @FIFAcom, and it is FIFA’s responsibility to ensure that visas for all members are issued.
US Denies Visas to Iran National Football Team Officials Ahead of World Cup
https://t.co/sXw74OzmIt
Félicitations à la FIFA pour avoir attribué la Coupe du Monde à un pays capable de retenir pendant 7 heures un joueur qui n’a jamais fait parler de lui autrement que par ses performances sur le terrain.
Quand le meilleur buteur de l’Irak, qualifié pour le plus grand événement sportif de la planète, peut être traité comme un suspect à son arrivée, difficile de ne pas s’interroger sur l’accueil qui sera réservé à certaines sélections (Iran) et à leurs supporters.
Pendant des années, chaque aspect de l’organisation au Qatar a été scruté, commenté et critiqué. J’espère que les États-Unis feront l’objet du même niveau d’exigence et de la même couverture médiatique.
Bravo, Monsieur Infantino.