Philosopher of regret, sport, sometimes both.
(Tweets represent only my own opinion)
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Jake Wojtowicz
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We need to stop calling them hydration breaks. They're quarters. When FIFA mandates breaks regardless of weather conditions so that broadcasters can show commercials, we already have a name for that and there's no reason to let them keep using a euphemism for cover
I work very hard and I would like to try pizza
Here's my review of Boykoff's "Red Card". It's an excellent book and I highly recommend it. Also, it is short and incisive, so you still have time to read it before the World Cup kicks off!
FIFA and the World Cup is
sportswashing Trump’s America idrottsforum.org/wojjak_boyko...
Current Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) at the San Francisco Bay Area stadium is 28°C.
At this level, FIFA does not take any action, but FIFPRO and experts are in agreement that this match should be delayed.
Source: American Industrial Hygiene Association.
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
#QATSUI
I think Boykoff also makes a bit of a case for watching the tournament. This isn't his main focus, but he clearly sees football as *ours*. To boycott is, I think, to cede too much of this, and instead we need to find creative ways to protest, or at least resist sportwashing.
Found out my 2-year-old nephew supports corruption in FIFA
