When James Dolan finally croaks, nobody will miss him. Nobody’s life has been positively impacted by that man.
His entire life was handed to him on a silver platter, and yet he still has the gall to bitch and moan and whine and complain.
He is cancer in human form. A manchild.
The World Cup has *always* been a vehicle for sportswashing.
South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014, and Russia 2018 were all varying degrees of bad.
No exaggeration, Qatar 2022 and USA 2026 is ‘34 Italy/‘36 Nazi Germany Olympics levels of bad.
Fuck FIFA, fuck Trump, fuck you!
To expand on Ian’s point about American fans:
It’s not enough to be embarrassed, we also have to be angry, and demonstrate our anger
We need class consciousness among the 99%. We are plagued by the same problems. Our tolerance for this bullshit cannot continue to be this high.
Soccer would not exist without immigrants. Immigrants play and coach the game, work in the stadiums, fill the stands, and make celebrations like the World Cup possible. Six of the players on the US Men's National Team are immigrants.
We will not allow ICE or anyone else to sow fear in our communities — especially at this moment. As the world comes to our city, we will stand proudly with our immigrant neighbors and reject these attacks for what they are: an attempt to divide us.
Stephen A. Smith: Trump has no business showing up in New York City. It is selfish. It is narcissistic. It is ridiculous that he is coming to this game. You have any idea what the congestion is gonna be like here? You don't do that in New York City. You got watch parties out here. You already priced the fans out because of the exorbitant amount of ticket prices. You got plenty of places to go.
Mayor Mamdani criticizes Trump admin for handling of the World Cup, travel restrictions & visa denials for teams & others.
“The World Cup is supposed to be a celebration of the world as a whole… this is anathema to what this tournament is supposed to be about.”
This the quintessential story of how sports reflects the state of the world. Thousands of fans have waited for Game 3 their whole lives and now they’re priced out of entering the game and can’t even celebrate outside because one billionaire gets to attend the game for free.
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.