Bamiyo

Obinze's Cousin and a Nephew to Kainene

[Bamiyo @fribone]

“People who cling to their illusions find it difficult, if not impossible, to learn anything worth learning: a people under the necessity of creating themselves must examine everything, and soak up learning the way the roots of a tree soak up water.”

James Baldwin

[Hussain Shiyam 🇵🇸❓🎈 @ShiyamHussain]

This is utter bullshit. When Indonesia refused to grant the Israeli under 17 team visa’s for the 2023 U-20 World Cup, FIFA stripped Indonesia’s hosting rights and moved it to Argentina. So @FIFAcom can stop with the lies.

[Joshua Claybourn @JoshuaClaybourn]

On Sunday, my friend Gordon Wood was struck and killed in a car accident. Gordon taught history at Brown Univ. and was among the most accomplished historians America has produced. He won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for The Radicalism of the American Revolution, and his earlier book The Creation of the American Republic, 1776–1787 took the 1970 Bancroft Prize. He also received the National Humanities Medal.

He was, in my view, the finest historian of America's founding—which makes it all the sadder that he did not live to see the nation's 250th birthday. His reputation reached popular culture, too. Matt Damon's character in Good Will Hunting invokes him by name in the famous bar scene, accusing a Harvard student of simply "regurgitating Gordon Wood, talking about [...] the pre-Revolutionary utopia and the capital-forming effects of military mobilization."

I feel fortunate to have collaborated with Gordon on several projects. In a 2019 anthology I compiled, he wrote an essay on the possibility of a shared American narrative. He centered his argument on equal rights as "the most radical and most powerful ideological force" the Revolution unleashed. "This powerful sense of equality is still alive and well in America," he wrote, "and despite all of its disturbing and unsettling consequences, it is what makes us one people."

When I needed jacket blurbs for my new book Lincoln's Compass, coming out this November, I turned to Gordon. The fit was natural: the book argues that Abraham Lincoln took the Declaration's claim that "all men are created equal" as his guiding moral compass—and that he refocused the nation on that claim. Gordon, ever the gentleman, offered generous praise.

He was, in many respects, the dean of American historians. He will be very hard to replace.

[Alfie | HITC Sevens @HITCSevens]

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.

[Bamiyo @fribone]

But Russia was banned for the conflict with Ukraine🤷🏿‍♂️

[Redd @ReddCinema]

FIFA has decided that no action against Israel will be taken, President says FIFA cannot resolve geopolitical issues.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

I guess this was the plan after all.

[GOP Ls @GOP__Ls]

🚨 Republican Chief of Staff has been arrested for sex trafficking and child exploitation.

[Βυρωνας-- CENSORED @Brnas05576799]

There's only one thing I find more appaling than the discriminatory treatment of the Iranian football team by the US in the upcoming World Cup 2026 and it isn't that corrupt FIFA allows it. It's the collective silence of 47 other nations that are participating.

[RedLensMUFC @united_sa0509]

@malonebarry Maybe the Norwegian, Danish, Dutch and German teams would like to repeat their 'Human Rights' bit. Maybe this time with 'Omar Rights' or something. I won't hold my breath though

[failed @unnamedbutalone]

He is only 33 years old. This is the biggest moment of his career. He’s probably been waiting for it for months.

But who will talk about it? There are 48 teams, hundreds of players, and representatives from all over the world. Who will finally speak up?

[Bamiyo @fribone]

@ayo_ayobola @TiborPNagyJr What exactly does this have to do with a FIFA accredited referee doing his job?🤷🏿‍♂️

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

The World Cup’s enduring value is that it briefly makes global movement feel easy.

Strangers arrive carrying flags, speaking languages and bearing histories that don’t mix enough. It is an international gathering that represents a public good rather than a security threat.

The great paradox of this historic, expansive World Cup is that more countries are competing but fewer fans can afford tickets.

The World Cup widened its doorway, but it still feels more closed than ever.

📝 @JerryBrewer

🔗 https://t.co/kAfzOT2DRZ

[Ibironke Khadeejah Quadri @ronkecarew]

They defend mass weddings but won't advocate for mass education and poverty reduction. The joke writes itself, what a shame

[zak🪡 @ZakKnowsBall]

don’t bid for the world cup if you don’t want the WORLD to be part of the world cup

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

FIFA confirm Omar Abdulkadir Artan can’t officiate at the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.

The Somali referee is one of Africa’s most respected officials. Somalia's Ministry of Youth and Sports say Artan travelled with a valid US visa.

Yet Somalia is on a travel ban list introduced by President Trump’s administration.

🗣️ “FIFA is not involved in host country immigration processes, including visa adjudications, and has been informed by authorities that Mr Artan's status will not be changed at present.

“In line with previous FIFA events, a host government ultimately determines who receives a visa and who is admitted into their country.”

[Jeremy @jerry_emy]

@WelBeast There is no football without fans. No matter what any feels or shares, not granting fans and officials access undermines the integrity and passion in the game.

[WelBeast @WelBeast]

Why is it called the World Cup when some people from certain regions are excluded? Is football and sports generally supposed to unite people from all walks of life?

[🅱️ASH-AAR🛑 @YesItsBash]

Real Madrid signed Cristiano Ronaldo from Man United for £85m after winning the Ballon D’or and FIFA best player in 2009, today WestHam is asking for £85m to sign Matheus Fernandes after getting relegated.

The game is gone.

[Margaret Fleming @mgfleming12]

A Somali ref turned away. A Swiss player learning he needed further checks the day of his flight. Journalists, staffers, and federation officials denied. Reports of single-entry and one-day visas.

Inside the visa and travel issues preceding the World Cup:https://t.co/GZguo4HVvH

[Wesley @WesleyLowery]

FL police use A.I. to identify a vehicle theft suspect from surveillance video. Based on an "85% match" they arrest and charge Jalil Richardson. He spends 3 months in jail. He loses his job, his home, and custody of his kids.

Richardson lives in N.C.
He's never been to Florida. And his timesheet shows him at work at the time of the crime. No one checked before charging him. https://t.co/2AcQYwq30f

[𝐌 @MooreRMCF]

From Raheem Sterling to Bukayo Saka to Marcus Rashford to Jude Bellingham.

The English media will never stop.

(We didn’t hear nothing about Harry Kane missing the PK in 2022 WC QF btw)