What has happened at the #2026WorldCup over the last 48 hours:
• Swiss footballer Embolo's visa was put under review and he was only able to join his team days later.
• Iraqi national team player Aymen Hussein was held for questioning for nearly 7 hours upon entering the United States.
• The Iranian national team spent days dealing with visa procedures at the U.S. Consulate in Türkiye. The U.S. only allowed them entry on match days. Fifteen members of the delegation were denied visas.
• Omar Abdulkadir Artan, named CAF's Best African Referee of 2025, was denied a visa. Despite travelling to the U.S. with a diplomatic passport, he was refused entry and sent back. FIFA announced that he will not be able to officiate at the tournament.
• The South African national team arrived in the United States much later than planned because part of the delegation was not granted visas.
• Members of the Senegal national team staff were forced to remove their shoes and subjected to lengthy searches, sparking accusations of racism.
• The Uzbekistan national team was searched with bomb-sniffing dogs and the footage went viral in international media.
• Some Scottish supporters, despite being eligible to enter the U.S. visa-free under the ESTA programme, had their travel authorisations revoked just days before departure.
• Many supporters who had already bought tickets and booked accommodation had their visa applications rejected, resulting in financial losses.
@Ham_zee111@pitchside_app Hard to say. You could be right because the levels of big teams like Chelsea, United, and Spurs dropped. Even Arsenal was bad for Pep's first few years. Or maybe he pushed good teams to be better and bad teams ended up losing more and more which may have widened the gap.
Last 10 years have been less competitive in the Premier League compared to the 10 before Pep Guardiola's arrival. With the average CBR trend climbing and competitive gaps widening over the years, the league has become less competitive with points tally going as high as 100. Pep Guardiola's arrival changed the league with dominance, albeit made less competitive. Let's see what the future holds.
End of an era.
#PremierLeague #PepGuardiola #ManchesterCity
Today marks the 78th anniversary of the Nakba (catastrophe), during which more than 750,000 Palestinians were expelled and over 400 villages were destroyed to establish the State of Israel.
Quienes consideran que ondear la bandera de un Estado es “incitar al odio”, o han perdido el juicio o han sido cegados por su propia ignominia.
Lamine solo ha expresado la solidaridad por Palestina que sentimos millones de españoles. Otro motivo más para estar orgullosos de él.
Arsenal reach the UEFA Champions League final for the first time since the heartbreak in 2005+ season.
A 20-year wait is over.
Paris 2006 → Budapest 2026
@Arsenal#ChampionsLeague#UEFA#Arsenal#PITCHSIDE
With the race for European places heating up in the Premier League, two English heavyweights go head to head this Sunday. 3rd place Manchester United host 4th place Liverpool. But recently, facing Liverpool while being higher on the table has not been friendly for United. Flashbacks.
@manutd@liverpoolfc
#PremierLeague #ManchesterUnited #Liverpool #PITCHSIDE
With Premier League back in action, we go into the home stretch with the title race still on. All about composure from here on out.
#PremierLeague#PL#Arsenal#ManchesterCity
With Premier League back in action, we go into the home stretch with the title race still on. All about composure from here on out.
#PremierLeague#PL#Arsenal#ManchesterCity