Ah, we still haven't managed to distinguish between the organisation and the protest - it must be over a year ago that was first explained.

Fair point really. The dignified move all things considered would be to not even show up for it. Both their human rights record and the dodgy nature of them being awarded the right to host it in the first place both point to that.

Can’t see any kneeling in Qatar without it drawing attention to Asians working 7 days a week for to build a whole load of useless stadiums. While players are earning £300k a week.
The most obscene imbalance is Qatar ambassador of football, David Beckham who receiving £150 million for his services.
Although even that is a pin prick compared to Blatter and the local Chieftans.
We are in a crazy world whose inbalances following the covid fiasco are now totally unsustainable. Yet the gap between rich and poor continues at alarming levels.

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The whole take a knee stuff here achieves very little, and with so much wealth in the Premier League imagine what good could instead be done if players worked together in local deprived communities and showed the results of that. That said it certainly does tell you something about many countries in the middle east and africa where in comparison you'd rarely see a sliver of consideration or concern for other racial groups etc and the kind of behaviour (such as that above) that informs why that is.

That also tells you something about those here who seem to prefer the approach of these nations approaches to our own.

As for Beckham, yes I do find that to be rather shameless. He's more brand than person nowadays. Barely says a word, just image. Not as though we're missing much .

I've long held the belief that Beckham has many answers to some of the important questions that still exist within big science, physics and quantum dynamics - he just struggles to articulate them. Apparently if you organise his tattoos in a specific order, it provides a narrative to demonstrate the origins to not only our planet but the universe and other universes.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

or illumination

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!