The 82 WC was awarded to Franco's Spain, also explicitly fascist. The 78 World Cup in Argentina was hosted by a right-wing military govt who used stadiums for pol prisoner detainment, including during preliminary visits by FIFA officials. There's a long history of FIFA collaborating with autocrats

The 1934 World Cup was in Italy and Mussolini explicitly used it to promote fascism, so that's the playbook.

Call an ambulance but not for me-ass race

Whitecaps tops with the games in hand though

Cazorla deserves better

Well the Suarez handball would now just be awarded as a goal, which is correct.

Are you going to be in the Guardian regularly? Seems like a great publication for you!

The number of times I've been furious at an egregious call against the Caps like jeez calm down, the stakes are so low, this isn't going to change your season. It'll even out, check back in 15 years.

@mlsist.bsky.social glaxon

Great argument for ranked ballot, or really any other system that doesn't elect someone with one-third of the votes...

They seized his house! And he keeps doing it! Pretty big fine

Santi Cazorla and Real Oviedo pull off the most romantic of returns to La Liga Twenty-four long years after their relegation, then tumbling lower into ‘the mud’, the club whose fans would not let them die witnessed their return to Spain’s top table

Lol it's true that Sid Lowe is a "British sportswriter" and Santi Cazorla is a "Real Oveido alumni playing in the EPL" but it diminishes their stature a bit.

His return and getting them promoted is really heartwarming.

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Why is half the stadium tarped off...?

You should've said GOOD luck!

Wait which thing?

Gauld training on the pitch this week for the first time since his injury fwiw
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Ahem the N has never been a sticker, it is a magnet

I know this is common elsewhere like Montreal but this does not exist in the City of Vancouver (besides temporary ones a few days in advance)

Cult R Vancouver indeed

Has it not gone awry anywhere?

Is he the first player of South Asian descent to score in MLS? I think he is as far as I can tell?

Statement from Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Following the team’s return from Mexico, a significant number of Whitecaps FC players and staff reported gastrointestinal symptoms. As a precautionary measure, and in consultation with the club’s medi...

Their actual statement referred to why they cancelled practice (direction of local health authority). The Caps are very much not using it as an excuse.
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No Anglo-Italian Cup, no Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Do they think we're stupid?

that 17yo movie is very relevant so can't blame him for not knowing any comedy where someone acts irrational besides that

thanks to your child

We did in Vancouver too!

"60 man"!!! Basically anyone they can think of

Yea, because Mayor Sim has ruined our globally revered food truck reputation