Aspiring writer. Hater of ignorance. Love dry humour, kindness, oh and LFC ⚽️ (even though it pains me). Weather 🌪️ nerd. Trying not to let M.E define me.
@_morticiaa@LinRich182701@ShruggedAslef@TigerDonald2000@TfL@BTP So sorry, hope you’re ok. That happened to me too many years ago on central line train pulling into Hainault depot late one night. Guy was in next carriage and had it all out on display enjoying himself! I fled as there was no one else around and didn’t have mobile back then.😡🤢
Woken up nice and early to be bombarded with US versions of the Iran 'deal'.
Except it's not a deal, it's a Memorandum of Understanding with a 60-day working period towards a deal.
The US are paying $300M to Iran for reconstruction fees, alongside $40M to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And ALL sanctions on Iran to be lifted.
In essence, Trump has paid hundreds of millions of US taxpayer's money to put Iran in a far stronger position than it was 107 days ago.
And there's still not technically a deal.
Oh, and Israel are already ignoring it and bombing Lebanon.
Art of the deal?
This is the largest sporting event on the planet, despite what some Americans may believe, and the decision to prevent Africa's leading referee from participating in the World Cup sends an extraordinarily damaging message about the United States and the direction in which it is heading.
I am genuinely astonished that FIFA has not lodged a formal protest with the United States Government and sought intervention to ensure that this referee, who is held in the highest regard within the international refereeing community, is granted a visa to undertake one of the most important roles in world football. For any referee, appointment to a World Cup is among the greatest honours the sport can bestow.
A person's country of birth should never be the sole reason for preventing them from entering a country to carry out a specific professional duty at a specific international event. Particularly when the President of the United States publicly assured the world that participants would be welcomed.
If nationality alone has been the determining factor, then this is a serious stain upon both the tournament and the host nation. It raises profound questions about fairness, equality of treatment and whether political considerations are now taking precedence over sporting merit.
The World Cup is supposed to bring nations together. Decisions such as this achieve precisely the opposite.
🚨|🎙️ Ian Wright has slammed the situation unfolding ahead of the World Cup:
🗣️ “I'm really laughing… but this isn't funny. Tickets are exorbitant, travel costs are high, and visas are being rejected… Is this how a host behaves?” 👀🇺🇸
“We saw how Qatar was criticized… and now? I don't hear a thing!”
A word in your ear, Mr Trump and America.
Don’t ask to host a World Cup if you are not prepared to welcome with equality and open arms all the countries who have qualified fairly & squarely for it, and who have every right to be part of it. https://t.co/ZOuk1QsS6f
The USA have blocked the Somali Referee Omar Artan from entering the USA, the Referee who is rated the best in Africa was blocked at entry, so he got the Somalian embassy to give him a Diplomatic Passport.
But the USA still refuses to let him in.
The USA need to be disqualified