Eric Fitzgerald

I generally tweet random things about sport with little context. Then the odd time something worthwhile. He/Him

[Melissa Reddy @MelissaReddy_]

In 2017, Gianni Infantino was under investigation by FIFA’s ethics committee for more than one separate alleged instance of malpractice when he organised the sudden removal of the body’s chairmen and members, who were blindsided.

Working on “hundreds of cases” of potential FIFA‑related malpractice at the time, they argued their removal “incapacitated” and “neutralised” the integrity of the independent reform process.

Infantino denounced it all as “fake news”… Sound familiar?

But yes, he ‘always respects the decisions and the autonomy of the bodies that make them’

And hydration breaks are about solely about player welfare.

There is definitely no favourable leaning towards superstar players and some nations.

And zero interest in enhancing his own power, ego and brand.

[PDC Darts @OfficialPDC]

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[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

In a normal world, this should be an immense scandal in Europe.

Le Monde has a long article (https://t.co/HsWFThQ5wF) describing the hellish life of Nicolas Guillou, a French judge at the ICC in The Hague, due to U.S. sanctions punishing him for authorizing arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant for war crimes in Gaza.

Guillou's daily existence has been transformed into a Kafkaesque nightmare. He cannot: open or maintain accounts with Google, Amazon, Apple, or any US company; make hotel reservations (Expedia canceled his booking in France hours after he made it); conduct online commerce, since he can't know if the packaging is American; use any major credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex are all American); access normal banking services, even with non-American banks, as banks worldwide close sanctioned accounts; conduct virtually any financial transaction.

He describes it as being "economically banned across most of the planet," including in his own country, France, and where he works, the Netherlands.

That's the real shocking aspect of this: the Americans are:
- punishing a European citizen
- for doing his job in Europe
- applying laws Europe officially supports
- at an institution based in Europe
- that Europe helped create and fund

and Europe is not only doing essentially nothing to protect him, they're actively enforcing America's sanctions against their own citizen - European banks closing his accounts, European companies refusing him service, European institutions standing by while Washington destroys a European judge's life on European soil.

Again, in a normal world, European leaders and citizens should be absolutely outraged about this. But we've so normalized the hollowing out of European sovereignty that the sight of a European citizen being economically executed on European soil for upholding European law is treated, at best, as an unfortunate technical complication in transatlantic relations.

[Eric Fitzgerald @EricFitz9411]

Stuart Pyke mentioned Littler twice in the first leg of Rock vs Joyce, referring to two different instances. He can't stop himself.

[Eric Fitzgerald @EricFitz9411]

@DanDartsDawson IT WAS A SECURITY GUARD ON HIS PHONE THAT ANNOYED GARY ANDERSON

[Shinobi602 @shinobi602]

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[Eric Fitzgerald @EricFitz9411]

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[Dublin Airport @DublinAirport]

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[Eric Fitzgerald @EricFitz9411]

Well I am just chuffed

[blink-182 @blink182]

We’re coming. Tour’s coming. Album’s coming. Tom’s coming. Tickets on sale Monday. New song “Edging” out Friday. https://t.co/lJmgXqI4ab

[DavidMeyler @DavidMeyler]

Im giving away 10 signed copies of my new book 📚

All you need to do is RT to enter 👍🏼

Winners will be picked tmrw night!!

Good luck 😉

[Eric Fitzgerald @EricFitz9411]

I love coming across different twitter accounts that do nothing but post the same image/video on a certain day every week. Such a wholesome type of humour.

[Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz]

⭐️ 1 RT = 2 votes ⭐️

@JaMorant // #NBAAllStar

[Eric Fitzgerald @EricFitz9411]

@Antcon7062 Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun, Australian sketch show. It's a bit mad but so funny

[Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh]

me checking twitter every 10 mins

[The Independent @Independent]

Bernie Sanders makes accurate prediction of Donald Trump's election night

[Eric Fitzgerald @EricFitz9411]

@ZarynDunn @ThatGuyN1CK @GameStop I think 12 is Halo, and 10 is Fall guys

[Eric Fitzgerald @EricFitz9411]

The Good Place is one of the best shows I've ever watched. The ending makes me wish I'd watched it as it came out rather than binging it all in two weeks, just so well done and impactful. And we absolutely stan Chidi