[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I wondered why there was no opening ceremony, that is appalling given we pay for it

Listening to all the muppets today who had nothing to say when it went to South Africa or Russia

Why are they out there, come home, you don’t need to be there to comment on a game in the break

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I wondered why there was no opening ceremony, that is appalling given we pay for it

Listening to all the muppets today who had nothing to say when it went to South Africa or Russia

Why are they out there, come home, you don’t need to be there to comment on a game in the break

because gays and black people/migrants are popular for young middle class white kids in the uk

end of

tragic

[bots]

Qatar bribe their way to hosting the finals and the fans all **** off at half time. It would all have made at least a little sense if the country had thousands of football fanatics

[In the Drunk Tank]

Yeah I agree with Piers. Okay we all know about the problems with Qatar but it would be interesting to hear a bit more about other areas of the country - it's history, culture, how football has changed and grown there etc. All the sorts of thing you'd see in the opening ceremony I expect

[Merry Mockmas]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

yeah, the whole bbc squad that we pay for are having a jolly there and then lecturing us

The BBC are always like this.

Morality isn't their strong suit imo.

[bots]

The captains wont be wearing the one love arm bands

Money talks

[arista]

I agree with FIFA to hand out Yellow Cards
if England had the Political Arm Band on.


The English Team will not upset the Nation
and that is Correct.

[arista]

Once an Arm Band has a row of Colors
it becomes Political

Fact

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by arista

Once an Arm Band has a row of Colors
it becomes Political

Fact

great news that this silly stunt was abandoned when they threat of a booking was issues

[Oliver_W]

Pathetic.

The OneLove armband was already the bare minimum. It wasn't even a rainbow.

And yet they even wimped out of wearing it just to appease a backward hellhole?

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Pathetic.

The OneLove armband was already the bare minimum. It wasn't even a rainbow.

And yet they even wimped out of wearing it just to appease a backward hellhole?

no it was FiFA

nowt to do with Qatar

It was the worry that Kane would get a booking and that is more important than a virtue-signalling stunt as he could have missed a game

[arista]

[arista]

Brave Iranian Women

[arista]

[Merry Mockmas]

Qatar is not a free speech loving country.

Which tbf was warned about back in 2010, but most people ignored it unfortunately.

[bots]

what about the BBC, the channel that wants to lecture us about human rights and climate change during a football program

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by arista

I agree with FIFA to hand out Yellow Cards
if England had the Political Arm Band on.


The English Team will not upset the Nation
and that is Correct.

I'd go further. I'd ban them from the tournament.

I'm also sick of footballers taking the knee to gay and black people.

I support gay people and black people.

BUT, taking the knee is insulting. So patronising.

It's as if there's saying 'we're white and straight and superior but we really do think YOU people should be treated better.'

[Nicky91]

next european championships to be held in Turkiye pls


more controversy, more fun

[arista]

BBC Text :
Meanwhile, World Cup host Qatar is reconsidering its
investments in London after the capital's transport
authority banned the Gulf state's advertisements,
according to the FT Weekend.]

[Merry Mockmas]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Qatar bribe their way to hosting the finals and the fans all **** off at half time. It would all have made at least a little sense if the country had thousands of football fanatics

Or if the team could compete at a decent level.

[Merry Mockmas]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

what about the BBC, the channel that wants to lecture us about human rights and climate change during a football program

Sadly it's not just the BBC or Football.

Nearly everything on TV/Streaming world is in your face with their Politics at the moment, and bizarrely the producers fight their audience in some cases where being overly political hasn't gone down well.