The One Who Points The Way

[💎 @TJayyyy_1]

“Pedri is obviously better than Jude you just don’t understand football. The way he spins, and takes 467 touches to make a backwards pass is majestic”

[Alfred @CallmeAlfredo]

In the end, it all comes down to governance. Communal labour cannot substitute for working institutions.

In 2023, the Auditor-General audited how two Assemblies, La-Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMMA) in the Greater Accra Region and Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly (ASEMA) in the Central Region, collected and carted away solid waste from their markets.

The audit found that the Assemblies’ own waste trucks were broken down for years over faults that were repairable. There was no maintenance plan. Waste went uncollected for weeks at a time.

The large waste containers at the markets were far fewer than needed. The overflow did not disappear. It piled up around the markets and washed into gutters and drains. The same drains we want to desilt after every flood.

Zoomlion was contracted to lift most of the waste. It underperformed, yet was paid in full. The Assemblies quietly used their own limited resources to cover the gap.

And the accountability loop that allowed this: Zoomlion wrote its own performance reports, the Assemblies endorsed them without checking, and payment followed from the District Assemblies Common Fund.

This is not an isolated finding. The Auditor-General’s annual reports on the Common Fund have repeatedly cited the same contractor, across different contracts, for the better part of two decades. The same issues keep appearing because nothing structural changes.

Part of the reason is how the money flows. Payment is deducted at source by the Fund administrator before the Assemblies ever see it. So the level of government that can see whether the work is done has no control over payment. And the level that controls payment does no checking.

Clean the drains this weekend. But until the trucks are fixed, the containers provided and the work verified before payment, we will meet again at the next flood.

[gam @mbafraaude]

Queridos niños que no le visteis en su prime: Os han mentido sobre el tipo de jugador que era

[🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @therealdrix1]

4 minutes of Cristiano Ronaldo carrying Portugal his entire career

[Narmi @utdnarmi]

Damn how can you convince me this is true

[Beastyy @Itz_Weastyy]

He truly is special.
https://t.co/KYS6SpK2LP

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: Egypt’s goal against Argentina should never have been ruled out, a former referee writes. "Argentina’s collective failure to defend their goal because they allowed Ziko to run past them is not part of the decision-making process." https://t.co/AlmLb8xqLH

[talkSPORT @talkSPORT]

Argentina FA reportedly caught up in alleged $300m money laundering investigation by FBI https://t.co/fHwcVQs8La

[sam 🇫🇷🇧🇪 @sambrazy]

Not enough people remember this. Infantino hand selected Inter Miami to participate in the Club World Cup. Not the MLS champions, but Inter Miami.

They’re the only team that didn’t have to qualify

[FLA Henrique @flahenriquebr]

Fizeram um compilado de 4 minutos mostrando os lances em que a Argentina foi favorecida contra o Egito.

Simplesmente um escândalo mundial. Quanta sujeira envolvida. 🤢

[John Wick @Frankfurter438]

Everything is manipulated #fifamafia
This is 100% penalty ,before the 3:2 for ARG!

@FIFAWorldCup @Fifa #ARGEGY

[Scott Geelan @Scott_Geelan]

Not just Balogun & Ronaldo… FIFA also decided Inter Miami were invited to the inaugural Club World Cup on rather tenuous grounds, seemingly purely on the basis of Messi’s economic benefits.

Not at all unsurprising that people would have similar suspicions here! A real shame.

[José I. Araoz @Gazpachen]

Patrick Ittrich, quien fue árbitro de la Bundesliga hasta la temporada pasada, cargó contra Argentina.

"Todas las decisiones polémicas se tomaron en contra de Egipto. Antes del tercer gol, hay una clara falta. No hace otra cosa que tirar de la camiseta para impedir que el jugador llegue al segundo balón. Yo hubiera cobrado penal".

[euronews @euronews]

European Parliament to ask for probe into FIFA boss Infantino https://t.co/Lwe9VphjKD

[KinG £ @xKGx__]

🚨The clearest angle yet of Mac Allister pulling Hamdi Fathi’s shirt inside the box!

And the referee still says: no penalty. ❌

[ُ @Asensii20]

I swear I thought this was a fake tweet 😭😭😭😭😭

HOW IS THIS REAL

[Wine Enthusiast @Cloud_Wine1]

Unfortunately France will need a perfect game against Morocco. FIFA appointing 5 Argentinian referees is a big statement. FIFA is trying by all means to get France out. We all saw it against Paraguay.

[نواف الاسيوي 🇸🇦 @football_li5]

شوفوا القذارة!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

جماهير الأرجنتين ترفع علم الكيان المحتل في وجه مدرب منتخب مصر حسام حسن؛ بعد أن احتفل بعلم فلسطين في اللقاء الماضي

اقسم بالله استفزاز!!!!!! 😳😳😳😳😳😳

#مصر_الأرجنتين

[ابو داحـم 🇸🇦 @Itd7x]

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