A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
This was mainly seen as at least doing something, rather then being shut down completely. To be fair the only team to actually make a more powerful statement was Iran, which was mainly due to everybody else doing nothing.
If this is the best that can be mustered, that’s just painful.
That’s not to say the Dutch position wasn’t even more pathetic. They wanted to wear a so-called rainbow captain’s armband which didn’t even actually depict a rainbow, but they were too afraid to do even this over potentially getting a yellow card.
Good for them & very commendable. Having said that, the situations aren’t comparable, not even close.
I can guarantee you that there will be a much stronger reaction by the German team in case of civil war breaking out in Germany. There have been many statements against the new rise of Nazis by multiple teams in Germany.
What we are looking for is a statement against human rights violations in another country, especially the host. Since the next hosts are the Fascist States of America and Saudi Arabia there will be plenty of opportunity.
This is so fucking painful. I hope they themselves didn’t believe they were actually making some ‘powerful statement’.
This was mainly seen as at least doing something, rather then being shut down completely. To be fair the only team to actually make a more powerful statement was Iran, which was mainly due to everybody else doing nothing.
If this is the best that can be mustered, that’s just painful.
That’s not to say the Dutch position wasn’t even more pathetic. They wanted to wear a so-called rainbow captain’s armband which didn’t even actually depict a rainbow, but they were too afraid to do even this over potentially getting a yellow card.
It’s still the most powerful statement by a football team that I am aware of, so there is that.
I wouldn’t mind something more powerful, like the abolishment of FIFA or straight up found an alternative organization.
Until that is happening I’m not gonna watch the World Cup, not buy merch and I’m not even going to wear the merch that I already own.
I might use my fixed vuvuzela to mess with people that are watching.
It is not even close. Drogba was a pretty powerful voice in ending the civil war in the Ivory Coast.
Good for them & very commendable. Having said that, the situations aren’t comparable, not even close.
I can guarantee you that there will be a much stronger reaction by the German team in case of civil war breaking out in Germany. There have been many statements against the new rise of Nazis by multiple teams in Germany.
What we are looking for is a statement against human rights violations in another country, especially the host. Since the next hosts are the Fascist States of America and Saudi Arabia there will be plenty of opportunity.