I guess they were hoping that their competition would be more focused on their pro-LGBT rainbow-striped shoes than on winning the game. This is what happens when you allow fringe politics, from transgender rights to climate change hysteria, to influence everything you do. I guess that might also have been the case with Argentina’s 2-1 defeat by Saudi Arabia (another anti-LGBT Muslim country) in their Group C match which was the biggest upset in World Cup history.
Hartmut says
There was an internal clash within the team because a few woke players sided with some bent-over officials demanding a ‘strong statement’ in favor of LGBT. Some players in discord with this were reported to have departed the team meeting in fury over such abusive attempt.
Sadly they were ignored and the woke officials got their way. In retrospective some players admitted that such quarrel affected team spirit desperately needed.
BareNakedIslam says
Sorry to hear that. Sporting events were better when they were politics-free. The Left ruins everything good in the world.
Az gal says
The entire Western world has gone wuss. Not just Germany.
Daniel Erbstoesser says
Nothing stays free even football must hold her ass to the woke we are more nazis, yep nazis then they do the same and to hide yourself behing a few letters like inter is easy and works then the national socialist has put the inter in front and calls himself the international socialist but they stay the same. I myself dont care who screws who and with what but this we have to let the gays play gay everywere is getting on my nerves and whatever happened to other countries other laws. Germany allway tries to be the best in moral but believe me germany is rotten inside then in order to teach the world moral and so it does the opposite for its own people but thats socialism all for all except the payer. A socialist comes to a rich man and says share your wealth, when the rich gives the half of what he has, the socialist gives his share out and the rich saves his. After the socialist has given out all he has he goes to the rich again and says share your wealth and the whole games starts again, fazit the money of others allways runs out and that is why it didnt work but this time promise… i for myself hope that the german team gets their asses kicked right and im german but this must stop.
Rob R says
You know er, sports teams have lost matches unexpectedly before the decriminalization of homosexuality… and after… just mentioning it.
If I wanted to live in a world where the only thing that matters is a soccer result, I can just walk down the street instead of logging onto here.
(I find rainbow flags annoying, but I find so-called “anti-Islam” people siding with Qataris far, far worse.)
BareNakedIslam says
I oppose any and all kind of politicalization of sporting events, especially Black Lives Matter, Free Free Palestine, etc. People should support their team, their country, their favorite player, but that’s about all. Leave the biased politics to the fake news media.
Rob R says
By taking the event to such a backward shithole country, which uses slave labour, it was inevitable that there would be protests. It’s the organisers fault.
Specifically it’s the fault of disgusting tasteless fat rich old men, who made all this possible by choosing Qatar. The one in particular to blame is named Sepp Blatter in case you didn’t know.
Soccerball is a cancer on our country, and the continent of Europe, and what’s more its very boring (unlike when I was a kid, it was exciting then)
BareNakedIslam says
This is the second time someone mentioned his name, Sepp Blatter. Is he British?
Rob R says
He’s Swiss. He’s 86, was overweight and needed a heart transplant, needless to say I keep saying the kind of prayers about him that you probably wouldnt like.
BareNakedIslam says
OK.
Daniel Erbstoesser says
I think that he is german then the name is german but he could be swiss im not sure but it dont matter he is a criminal just like the rest.
BareNakedIslam says
Yes, it doesn’t matter where he’s from.
Dan says
Nornally I love the world cup but this one is just pathetic.
The England squad take the knee in stadiums built by slave labour! I believe up to 6500 migrant workers have died during construction.
The Qataris have even brought in fake fans from Pakistan 🤣 I’ve seen so many videos of the same Pakistanis in different national shirts, English, Argentinian,German,Spanish banging paki drums. I’ll post a link of the English fans there. (Only one per comment) But YT is full of videos of the same people In different shirts depending on who’s playing.
https://youtube.com/shorts/LoJdNHaahNg?feature=share
I’m done with it from now on. I just can’t stomach the bullshit anymore.
BareNakedIslam says
I wonder how many officials the Qataris had to pay off to get the World Cup in the first place?
Dan says
A lot, Millions. A man called Sepp Blatter was at the helm when Qatar was granted permission to hold the event. He was and is as corrupt as they come. Although he was acquitted of any wrongdoing in a swiss court. This ‘deal’ stunk.
BareNakedIslam says
Sepp Blatter, now there’s an interesting name. Where is he from?
Dan says
Swedish it think.
Ghulam says
I’m more of a CRICKET person.
England won a great match vs Pakistan with a few wickets in hand. I cheered for both the team though. Pakistan’s bowling was at their best. Still England pulled out a great win.
Football is for idiots. Chasing the ball like a bunch of crazy Neanderthals.
The Qataris were stupid for hosting a World Cup. Noone’s watching.