When I saw the extent of the injustice suffered by Iran today at the hands of FIFA, I remembered a famous quote by Diego Maradona when he was asked: Who do you expect to win the World Cup? He replied: Whoever FIFA wants will win the World Cup.
Thank You Team Iran
You guys put on a fantastic performance despite all the hardship you were put through to participate in this World Cup.
The world has fallen in love with you and we look forward to seeing you again in four years.
God bless you all, love you Team Melli 🐆
Iran scored a winning goal in each of their 3 matches, each one was overturned by VAR. The way they’ve been treated and what they’ve had to overcome is absurd, no other team was barred to stay in the host country, no other team’s country is being bombed by the host country.
In the world of injustice, this may seem small, but in the world of international sport it’s deeply unjust.
They might think their performance was disappointing, but it was far from it. They played with heart and captured the hearts of people across the world.
"¡Oh Dios mío, qué grande es el pueblo de México! ¡Qué grande es la bondad de sus corazones y qué elevadas son sus virtudes! Qué grandes son, los amo uno por uno.
Espero que este mensaje llegue a cada persona en México; a chicos y grandes, a hombres y mujeres."
FIFA's new 3rd place ranking rules are crazy.
In order for Iran to go onto the next round, one of three MUST happen:
- The new moon must be visible from the west shore of Larak Island from midnight to 3 am using the naked eye
- Three earthquakes of magnitude between 2.5 and 4.0 must occur within 90 minutes each other on the line between Bandar Abbas and Rasht
- No bats can be seen for an entire night in the city limits of Bushehr
Opta Analyst gives a 67% chance of this happening based on their latest projections
Dejo por aquí esta lista de empresas financiadoras del fascismo hoy con el ultraderechista Milei en Madrid.
- Acciona
- Ferrovial
- Naturgy
- Urbaser
- Meliá
- UNIR
- Prosegur
- Hutchison Ports BEST
- Platinum Equity
- Emergent Cold LatAM
Polish referee Marciniak couldn't see Messi's studs, but had laser vision for Iran's offside. Rules exist — but so does the choice to use them. Or not.
Nicolás Maduro is being kept in solitary confinement, locked in a 6ft by 10ft room for more than 23 hours a day
All because he wouldn't let Donald Trump steal Venezuela's oil
The silence from the international community is deafening
They don't care about US/Israeli War Crimes
This is what the African nations especially have been pointing out. Others have been able to come and showcase their culture and fans, but this country’s racism is so blatant that it’s prohibited a wider cultural exchange. It’s so against what the World Cup is as a social event.
La prensa internacional seguirá haciendo una cobertura mediocre y bobalicona mientras sigan usando a Bravo Regidor y Dresser como su fuente principal de análisis político.
En nombre mío y de todos mis compañeros de la selección iraní, quiero expresar nuestro más sincero agradecimiento y profunda gratitud a México por su cálida hospitalidad. Nos han llenado de amor, calidez y una amabilidad inolvidable. Gracias al maravilloso pueblo mexicano por su cariño y apoyo, que nos han hecho sentir como en nuestro segundo hogar. Todo nuestro respeto y aprecio para ustedes.
To paraphrase Mohammed Al-Kurd:
In one part of the world, we have mothers complaining about being threatened by some words on a tshirt.
In another part of the world, we have mothers searching through the rubble for their dead children.
Guess who receives more attention?
Rechazo los recientes ataques de violencia e intimidación contra campesinos beneficiarios de la Reforma Agraria. No son hechos aislados ni meras expresiones de intolerancia, constituyen una estrategia sistemática que se incrementa tan solo unos días después de las elecciones presidenciales.
Hago un llamado a todas las entidades competentes a realizar acciones inmediatas y efectivas para la protección de la vida de las comunidades rurales que han recibido tierras a través de los programas de este gobierno.
El miedo y el despojo no pueden regresar a los campos de Colombia.
Atentos a lo que denuncia la ministra de agricultura @MCarvajalinoV. Estarían amenazando golpeando y hasta torturando a los campesinos que se les ha entregado tierras durante este gobierno. Recuerden que esas tierras son las que se les ha quitado a los a los narcotraficantes y delincuentes de este país que hoy se sienten apoderados porque ganó Abelardo de la Espriella y están volviendo a esos lugares para sacar a las malas a nuestros campesinos. No lo podemos permitir