Vladimir Coufal and his wife Hana had tear-stained faces as they tried to digest the news they had not seen coming.
Six months on from his release by West Ham United, and Coufal has not quite recovered from the events of May 8. It had been a routine morning — until he was hastily summoned to then-head coach Graham Potter’s office after training.
“That’s when Potter told me the club wouldn’t be extending my contract. I asked him why, and he said it was a club decision. Was it the manager who didn’t want me? The board? I have no idea. It was very disappointing. Our conversation lasted about 30 seconds.
“Five years at the club… for 30 seconds.”
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KNEECAP STATEMENT:
Since our statements at Coachella — exposing the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people — we have faced a coordinated smear campaign.
For over a year, we have used our shows to call out the British and Irish governments' complicity in war crimes.
The recent attacks against us, largely emanating from the US, are based on deliberate distortions and falsehoods. We are taking action against several of these malicious efforts.
Let us be absolutely clear.
The reason Kneecap is being targeted is simple — we are telling the truth, and our audience is growing.
Those attacking us want to silence criticism of a mass slaughter. They weaponize false accusations of antisemitism to distract, confuse, and provide cover for genocide.
We do not give a f*ck what religion anyone practices. We know there are massive numbers of Jewish people outraged by this genocide just as we are. What we care about is that governments of the countries we perform in are enabling some of the most horrific crimes of our lifetimes — and we will not stay silent.
No media spin will change this.
Our only concern is the Palestinian people — the 20,000 murdered children and counting.
The young people at our gigs see through the lies.
They stand on the side of humanity and justice.
And that gives us great hope.
Kneecap ❤️
I can’t believe I won’t see that beaming smile again.
I’m so happy that Sol was part of my life and we had such brilliant memories together.
I’m heartbroken for Chloe and the family and all my thoughts are with them.
Sol was a ray of sunshine and I’ll miss him so much. 💔
As the world watched the Euros Israel did this….
They BOMBED KIDS playing football in a refugee camp at a school in Gaza.
Murdering children as they played a game.
FUCK ISRAEL