FIFA’s broadcast cameras appeared to avoid showing this moment, likely due to rules around political gestures and protests.
But today, Lumumba covered his mouth and mimed a gun to his head in a powerful protest against the silence surrounding the conflict in eastern DR Congo.
One of the world’s most active crises has displaced thousands, and he used the World Cup stage to make sure people could not look away.
This is what true influence looks like. 🇨🇩👏
@Nathanswfc2004 Says reality check as if you all lift the trophy every other tournament. Keep singing it’s coming home because it’ll be just as likely as Pulisic and the US winning
@ThiongWilf98278@JuneVanBloem Really planned out. All that being said, there were more than a couple people talking about the US getting grouped. It just changed after their 4-1 win
@xAlexTHFC These first two days are off but it really gets going Saturday. Just gotta stick through. Feels like they’re trying to give each host nation their “moment”
In one book alone, McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom destroys anything that Foote cooked up in his three volume work. On top of that, anyone who promotes Lost Cause and praises Nathan Bedford Forrest should never be respected
Money is never a problem until UK spends it and then it’s an overspend. You can tell UK ruined so many of these guy’s childhoods and they can’t let it go
Big Milan Momcilovic fan.
He’s not worth $6.5M
He may not even be worth $4M but a team was going to pay him especially in this market.
Kentucky was desperate. Let’s see how this ROI plays out. Not saying it won’t be a good fit but the money is absurd.