The ironic part about every compliment we’ve gotten about the World Cup is what the guests are falling in love with is Diversity. It’s the thing that actually makes this place worth staying in and why we can’t allow it to be destroyed.
I saw a comment saying the U.S. is the only country in the World Cup without universal healthcare. And I was like nahhh no way that's accurate.
20 seconds on the world wide web later, THE UNITES STATES IS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD CUP WITHOUT UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE.
The Americans there proudly singing the National Anthem are likely more libs and left wingers than conservatives or hard-core MAGAs since conservative Americans usually don't watch soccer. The idea that patriotism is a right wing ideology is bullshit.
The last time the Japanese were exposed to this level of American culture they made baseball their national sport and now we have Shohei.
One can only assume that in 50 years some of the best bull riders and bbq pit masters in the world will be Japanese.
Suleiman Obeid, former Palestine national team player and known as the “Pelé of Palestine,” was killed while trying to obtain food for his five children.
One of Palestine’s most prominent football stars did not die on a football pitch or during a match; he was killed while searching for a meal to feed his children.