Fuck FIFA. I get it (though my understanding is that an in game penalty is unusual if not unheard of for a uniform violation like this). Still, would like to see what kind of WC this would become if FIFA would up disqualifying the Captains of 8 or so European teams.
As a Soccer neophyte: Would it technically have been possible to make like the worst player the Captain and let them take the Yellow Card? On Mon, 21 Nov 2022 at 12:44 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > FIFA put the kibosh on the armbands: > https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/21/world-cup-one-love-armbands-yellow-cards/ > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 2:27 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is helpful. I have watched the first two matches, and currently in >> the 12th minute of the Wales-US match, and have been waiting for some >> mention of the human rights issues. So far, nothing. They do show shots of >> Beckham, but without the obvious context. >> >> Also, I see the Euros decided not to go with the Rainbow armbands? >> >> I was not attending to the fact this was Fox (probably would have guessed >> ESPN), though yes, now that I think of it I do see the Fox bug in upper >> left. >> >> On Mon, 21 Nov 2022 at 10:19 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> When asked at a press conference whether they would report on the >>> horrible track record regarding human rights of Qatar as part of their FIFA >>> World Cup coverage, Fox Sports said something like "the fans want to see >>> the World Cup" (NBCU's Telemundo, which has the Spanish language rights to >>> the tournament, says they and NBC News in English will report on the home >>> of the event). Considering that government-owned Qatar Airways is a major >>> sponsor of the coverage and has made it possible for Fox to have live >>> announcers at every venue for every match (while, as in the past, TEL's >>> Andres Cantor will make his trademark "GOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL!" call from >>> studios at Universal City), it is no surprise that they made the >>> remark--and there was nothing on foxsports.com about the decision to >>> not sell alcohol at venues (while that was on TEL's website): >>> >>> https://wapo.st/3EPSeDt >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/bdd9463f-4f99-4f3d-b225-bc4cf5b4cfean%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/bdd9463f-4f99-4f3d-b225-bc4cf5b4cfean%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BSFoFxh4pe3vaeMrxa-OPuHUz6Ey1m7%3DCCEhgEM%3DD_uA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BSFoFxh4pe3vaeMrxa-OPuHUz6Ey1m7%3DCCEhgEM%3DD_uA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Bey6S%3DLGx0k7WXakjpRHNvX-B9R9aA5t%2BfnC%2BZRq4wdwg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Bey6S%3DLGx0k7WXakjpRHNvX-B9R9aA5t%2BfnC%2BZRq4wdwg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BPNqrJuBD4TycAjAa%3DHmfOnmtAKr4YtHmaqNw-JTxMaQ%40mail.gmail.com.
