⚡️Egyptian football legend Mohamed Aboutrika:
Whoever wants to whitewash their image hosts the World Cup.
A country that is participating in a genocide in Gaza right now wants to whitewash its image through the World Cup.
A country that waged a war against another country is now whitewashing its image through the World Cup.
A country that kidnapped a president of another country is now hosting a World Cup.
Then they tell us, “We are democracy” and bla bla bla
Shakira declining to perform at Qatar cuz of "human rights" but didn't think twice about performing in the US
are your own people not humans to miss cultural appropriation?
“I like Group L and I think Ghana will disturb England and Croatia for some points”
—Zlatan Ibrahimovic picks Group L as his favorite and backing Ghana to top.
The kind of PR this referee has gotten is crazy.
In the subsequent FIFA competitions, he'll be given some tier-1 games to take charge of, because FIFA will also want to compensate him.
The good part is that he is also a solid referee.
Video shows Mohammad Abu Giab, a 15-year-old fisherman from Gaza, diving into the sea he loved. He was later shot dead by Israeli forces off Deir el-Balah.
Gaza's Fishermen's Syndicate says at least 238 fishermen have been killed by Israel since October 2023.
Big up Ian Wright, Gary Neville, and Roy Keane for calling out what the US is doing to the World Cup. They didn’t shy away and condemned it all, including the decision to ban Omar Artan.
Officials have always had freedom of movement, and FIFA guaranteed it.