If anyone involved had even an ounce of integrity, the World Cup (and Olympics) would be relocated or cancelled. The US at present is totally inimical to the alleged values and purposes of this competition, we cannot be allowed to host an event such as this.
the theis must flow
This is completely deranged: Iran is required to play games in the US but ISN’T ALLOWED TO STAY IN THE COUNTRY OVERNIGHT.
They will instead have to fly back to Mexico.
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Nathan Kalman-Lamb
At long last, I can rest
Another reminder: if there exists *any* class of people who don't have due process rights, then *nobody* actually has due process rights because the government can always just say you're in that class.
the theis must flow
Max Kennerly
I never fully understood how people can get addicted to slot machines before this game
FIFA has to reject a depiction of the founding of Haiti’s republic because the idea of enslaved people liberating themselves and gaining political self-determination is threatening to FIFA’s paymasters in the Gulf.
OPPENHEIMER (2023)
Iran is scheduled to play New Zealand, Belgium, and Egypt in the group stages. All three of those federations should refuse to play their matches so long as the Iran team is subject to these absurd restrictions. And shame on them if they do agree to play against a team handicapped like this.
