Some thoughts as the World Cup kicks off today.
If you’re watching, I hope you enjoy the football.
If you’re boycotting, I completely understand why.
None of this is simple. That’s exactly the point.
🚨 ¡BIENVENIDOS, SUDÁFRICA! 🇿🇦
Los Bafana Bafana llega a la CDMX para enfrentar a México en la inauguración del Mundial 🤩
Mariachi, aficionados y hasta la prensa coreana estuvieron en la bienvenida
#AquiPasa
This is utter bullshit. When Indonesia refused to grant the Israeli under 17 team visa’s for the 2023 U-20 World Cup, FIFA stripped Indonesia’s hosting rights and moved it to Argentina. So @FIFAcom can stop with the lies.
When it was Qatar 2022 BBC, Sky News and ITV News were doing segments for 40 days and 40 nights about human rights abuse and campaigning for alcohol to be allowed during the World Cup. But USA is refusing to allow a referee and Iran’s team in and they’ve gone quiet. Cowards
Trump is a poes and Fifa are cowards for not allowing an African Ref to Refree at the Fifa World Cup 2026. Where are all the dickheads who had big mouths. Before the Qatar world cup
#2026fifaworldcup#Fifaworldcup
Not a single peep from the likes of the BBC or CNN, the same outlets that were reporting on the Iranian women’s football team three times a day.
Western media doesn’t care about women’s freedom in Iran, Palestine or Lebanon unless it can be weaponised to serve their narrative.
No comments from FIFA or any other football body…
Two members of the Palestinian women's national football team, Rand Halawani and Natalie Abu Dayeh, were abducted and detained by Israeli authorities.
Israel has arrested two Palestinian women’s national team players, Natalie Abu Dayyeh & Rand Al Halawini. The Palestine FA described it as part of the systematic targeting of their athletes.
Will the same media who were concerned about Iran’s women footballers say anything now?