Today’s Football 2021/22 Season

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Canada men’s team refuses to train amid World Cup compensation disagreement

Canada’s preparations for this year’s World Cup were plunged into further turmoil as players went on a de facto strike ahead of Sunday’s hastily re-arranged friendly with Panama

www.theguardian.com

Canada doing their best Cameroon impression

Shame that after doing so well to qualify they've now got this to deal with

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

One thing that's underestimated is the difficulty of away matches in CONCACAF. Half the European sides would show up in Panama City and refuse to play because the pitch is such a disgrace. UEFA's closest thing is Eastern Europe but most of those matches have no crowds because they can't stop being bad racists.

You think I'm joking but I'd rather the US have Wales qualifying with a meh Czech team, two sets of scrubs and Belgium. Then playoffs against Austria and Ukraine at home? Not that much more difficult for me.

Are you blaming the pitch for losing to Panama? Thats how it looks

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

I don't agree with booing either. I think it's wrong but at the same time, I have an issue with people who seem to equate the BLM movement and the whole kneeling thing to racism movement. The situation is much more complicated than what it appears.

I also find this whole kneeling this very half-arsed attempt by the British to try to virtue-signal. If England truly believe there is a racism issue, why can't they kneel during the English anthem instead of kneeling before kickoff? The USWNT knelt during the anthem for a whole year, and it takes incredible balls to do it. Megan Rapinoe knelt during the anthem before the whole George Floyd incident even took place.

How can people kneel to God if he isn't real? Well that's your faith but you can't make that decision for everybody. Everybody has their relationship with their faith in different ways.

WTAF are you on about??

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

It represents the Black Lives Matter movement imported from the United States, which is a political movement, not an "anti-racism" movement. UEFA already have their own anti-racism movement and it's called "say no to racism".

Also not to mention, kneeling should be something reserved for God only, which directly goes against the values of some players.

Where does it say this? Literally no where. Have you ever tied your shoe lace? Proposed? Been knighted? (Velcro, absolutely not and probably not)

 

[stony]

It represents the Black Lives Matter movement imported from the United States, which is a political movement, not an "anti-racism" movement. UEFA already have their own anti-racism movement and it's called "say no to racism".

Also not to mention, kneeling should be something reserved for God only, which directly goes against the values of some players.

Which one ? You have to be careful not to upset the wrong deity. I'm positive the imaginary sky fairy who protects the Queen is ok with her subjects kneeling from time to time. Otherwise he'd be smiting people left right and centre every time she knights someone.

 

[spectateur]

England playing Germany in Munich.
Already they're worried about thousands of ingerlanders turning up without tickets à la Wembley and the S deF.
What a reputation, Southgate v worried about its effect on his team.

 

[emir]

Where does it say this? Literally no where. Have you ever tied your shoe lace? Proposed? Been knighted? (Velcro, absolutely not and probably not)

You should look up who Jonathan Isaac is. He is a NBA player and he didn't kneel last year because kneeling contradicted with his relationship with God. Some people value taking the knee a lot and only reserve it for special moments such as devotion to God.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

You should look up who Jonathan Isaac is. He is a NBA player and he didn't kneel last year because kneeling contradicted with his relationship with God. Some people value taking the knee a lot and only reserve it for special moments such as devotion to God.

SO??? One mans bizarre faith in a mystical entity does not mean real people cannot kneel for real struggles.
Religious people do not own kneeling

 

[emir]

Which one ? You have to be careful not to upset the wrong deity. I'm positive the imaginary sky fairy who protects the Queen is ok with her subjects kneeling from time to time. Otherwise he'd be smiting people left right and centre every time she knights someone.

When was the last time you sang the national anthem?

 

[TheBigIguana]

Are you blaming the pitch for losing to Panama? Thats how it looks

No mate, I'm saying that while CONCACAF may only have one group it is every bit as challenging or more challenging than UEFA groups

 

[stony]

When was the last time you sang the national anthem?

What has that got to do with it?

 

[JLW]

You should look up who Jonathan Isaac is. He is a NBA player and he didn't kneel last year because kneeling contradicted with his relationship with God. Some people value taking the knee a lot and only reserve it for special moments such as devotion to God.

Lad? Whats wrong with you?

 

[emir]

What has that got to do with it?

You are saying about the "imaginary sky fairy" protecting the Queen yet I'm 100% sure that you belt out "god save the Queen" at every given opportunity. Isn't that hypocrisy? Or do your beliefs not hold much substance?

 

[Kurt.]

You are saying about the "imaginary sky fairy" protecting the Queen yet I'm 100% sure that you belt out "god save the Queen" at every given opportunity. Isn't that hypocrisy? Or do your beliefs not hold much substance?

There is no such thing as god mate

 

[emir]

There is no such thing as god mate

But you sing your anthem at every given opportunity, I'm sure right?