Group stage is the best stage. The tournament is young, summer is young. You’re inundated with an endless marathon of games. All the teams, including yours, are in so anything can happen. Once you get to the quarters you’re reminded that it will all be over soon and you’ll die
People are upset about the World Cup because instead of bringing the world together it’s another reminder of how unjust the world is.
It’s not a conspiracy. A Somali referee was denied entry to the U.S., that’s a fact. The U.S. tried to swap Iran for Italy, and then mistreated the team, that’s a fact. The U.S. president made a call to reverse a red card for an American player, that’s a fact…
From discrimination and over-priced tickets, to commercial breaks and VAR issues, many people who have watched and enjoyed the World Cup since childhood are more than disappointed. The whole tournament was tainted from the beginning, starting with a fake peace prize to gratify the host country.
hossam hassan was born in 1966, he witnessed the israeli occupation of egypt when he was growing up. they’re taunting a nation with the colonisers who committed massacres against their people. this is a hate crime but it won’t be treated as such.
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan took another opportunity at Egypt’s pre-match press conference to double down on his solidarity with Palestine saying “anyone not in solidarity with Palestine doesn’t deserve to live or be human”
I just watched England fucking DIE ON THE FIELD on the ROAD at the TOP OF A MOUNTAIN for their country only to see this team play like SCARED CHILDREN at HOME with a BRIBE ADVANTAGE
The Balogun thing has been a real insight into U.S society.
U.S liberals are good with fascists and corruption — so long as long as said fascist is doing “something for us”.