Gianni Infantino in 2017, talking about the bidding process for 2026 with particular reference to the travel bans the US had in place then:
“Teams who qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup. That is obvious.
“We are now in the process of defining the bid requirements. In the world there are many countries who have bans, travel bans, visa requirements and so on and so forth. It’s obvious when it comes to FIFA competitions, any team, including the supporters and officials of that team, who qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup.
“The requirements will be clear. And then each country can make up their decision, whether they want to bid or not based on the requirements.”
@thegingerwig one of the first things banned under FFP was sales of new shares to raise revenue, that’s what funded Ferguson’s 1990’s spending sprees and ironically eventually lead to the Glazer takeover.
When stupid becomes the new intelligent. I’m afraid that’s where we are now in the UK when it comes to Trump mini me Farage, or ‘5 mill Nige’ as I like to call him. The man of the people.
It seems it’s time for the right to introduce the longstanding MAGA theory of ‘Keep ‘em dumb an’ poor’.
Immigration has almost halved in the last year, and in the first quarter of 2026, the UK was the fastest growing GDP in the G7. However, the truth is no longer a factor in this right wing fantasy world where Reform incompetence has taken over local government.
Welcome to American politics alive and well in the UK, what could possibly go wrong?
My thanks to Emlyn Pearce for the clip
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Coup de filet à #Kindu !
Un grand réseau de trafic d'espèces protégées démantelé par le service de sécurité.
6 peaux de léopard, 2 pangolins vivants, 600 kg d'écailles et 42 kg ivoires saisis.
Plusieurs suspects arrêtés. Une preuve de la pression constante sur notre biodiversité. 🐆🐘
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Comme quoi, même à l’Assemblée, la sincérité prend parfois le micro !
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