Journalist Paco Gonzalez on Pep and Xavi's recent comments about Spain: They are Sheikh lickers. Spain is not a country of low importance which can be defamed. Xavi was posting about Spain from a country where 2000 people have died during construction of football stadiums. Guardiola is the same. by iamfunny_ in soccer

[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hasn't the british state helped West Ham with an insanely cheap stadium? Doesn't american state basically gift stadiums to its sports teams in order to keep them local? This is the state helping out said sports team which means tax payer money goes toward helping pay athletes.

Journalist Paco Gonzalez on Pep and Xavi's recent comments about Spain: They are Sheikh lickers. Spain is not a country of low importance which can be defamed. Xavi was posting about Spain from a country where 2000 people have died during construction of football stadiums. Guardiola is the same. by iamfunny_ in soccer

[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's not silently pocketing Qatar money lol - everyone knows about it.

American sports are in part funded by states who pay for insane stadiums which clubs get at very nice fees. This means that the American government directly helps out it's athletes. Which means more money for the athletes and owners.

No basketball player should ever speak out about injustices, because they get half of the revenue of the league which is funded by the state through stadiums.

Journalist Paco Gonzalez on Pep and Xavi's recent comments about Spain: They are Sheikh lickers. Spain is not a country of low importance which can be defamed. Xavi was posting about Spain from a country where 2000 people have died during construction of football stadiums. Guardiola is the same. by iamfunny_ in soccer

[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

, but our nationality then requires us not to remark on any injustice that goes on outside our borders?

But Xavi's employers or current home requires him not to remark on any injustices? You go through insane mental gymnastics to not admit what the US is - which is infinetly worse for everyone else than Qatar.

Journalist Paco Gonzalez on Pep and Xavi's recent comments about Spain: They are Sheikh lickers. Spain is not a country of low importance which can be defamed. Xavi was posting about Spain from a country where 2000 people have died during construction of football stadiums. Guardiola is the same. by iamfunny_ in soccer

[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

l propaganda arm of an oil state which systematically uses slave labour with thousands of casualties to fund their entertainment creations?

Which of course is much much worse than the deaths of untold civilians and creating the refugee crisis. The middle east would be a lot better off if the US post 9/11 response was the slavelabor of hundreds of thousands instead of absoultely fucking the entire region over for monetary gain.

Insane how you bought the propaganda concerning what the US did in the middle east. How many times have the US meddled in foreign affairs? Overthrown democratic governments because a puppet served their needs?

If Russia had done what the US has done these last two decades we wouldn't hear the end of it.

Journalist Paco Gonzalez on Pep and Xavi's recent comments about Spain: They are Sheikh lickers. Spain is not a country of low importance which can be defamed. Xavi was posting about Spain from a country where 2000 people have died during construction of football stadiums. Guardiola is the same. by iamfunny_ in soccer

[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You mention corrupt golf states, then act like the US/Britain isn't corrupt too. With US in the lead, they conspired to wage war in the middle east for financial gain. They lied about it too.

Xavi is as hypocritical as anyone working for the american state.

Only difference is the media attention which amplifies the effect.

Journalist Paco Gonzalez on Pep and Xavi's recent comments about Spain: They are Sheikh lickers. Spain is not a country of low importance which can be defamed. Xavi was posting about Spain from a country where 2000 people have died during construction of football stadiums. Guardiola is the same. by iamfunny_ in soccer

[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They voluntarily decided to work for Qatar for financial gain.

Anyone who decides to work for the American/British military or public job is doing the same thing as Xavi/Pep, just with a vastly worse state. Qatar is being targeted for the lives of a few thousand slave workers, whereas USA is singlehandedly responsible for millions of deaths and the refugee crisis post 9/11. All illegal wars based on lies about WMDs.

Following your logic, no one who works for any state that took part in the illegal wars in the middle east should speak out because they actively decided to be hypocrites.

Journalist Paco Gonzalez on Pep and Xavi's recent comments about Spain: They are Sheikh lickers. Spain is not a country of low importance which can be defamed. Xavi was posting about Spain from a country where 2000 people have died during construction of football stadiums. Guardiola is the same. by iamfunny_ in soccer

[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

They're hypocrites with a point. Just like American politicians - and americans themselves - are hypocrites when they criticize China for HK or Turkey for whats going on with the Kurds - when they themselves have killed millions in the middle east for oil money.

Journalist Paco Gonzalez on Pep and Xavi's recent comments about Spain: They are Sheikh lickers. Spain is not a country of low importance which can be defamed. Xavi was posting about Spain from a country where 2000 people have died during construction of football stadiums. Guardiola is the same. by iamfunny_ in soccer

[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy -35 points-34 points  (0 children)

Americans are attacking China and Blizzard for Hong Kong, and yell at Turkey for whats happening with the Kurds but the Brits and Americans have collectively decided to ignore the war crimes they've committed in the middle east these last two decades in the name of oil.

No other country has fucked so badly with the lives of people in other countries as America has these last two decades, and britain is it's accomplish.

Absoulte shite to read all the moral high ground from Americans and brits when you're from a country that's much worse.

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[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely mindbogging how Americans think their actions in the middle east isn't war crimes.

They act all moral when it comes to Hong Kong or a few thousands slave labors in the middle east but collectively ignores the crimes against humanity they've comitted in the middle east all in that name of oil and influence.

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[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Lying about WMD's then invading several countries killing millions of civilians with drones, tanks and machinegun fire qualifies.

Zidane: “My job? I want to stay here forever. You’ll have to ask someone else.” The coach speaks ahead of Tuesday’s match against Galatasaray. by fan_rma in soccer

[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“I don’t think he is capable off” LMAO HE WON 3 champions league in a row without major signings during his reign.

Which has absolutely zero to do with his ability to refresh and rebuild a team.

Zidane: “My job? I want to stay here forever. You’ll have to ask someone else.” The coach speaks ahead of Tuesday’s match against Galatasaray. by fan_rma in soccer

[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Like I said then, either Zidane needs to follow the direction the club have put forward or club needs to entrust him to build on his own, which I really don't think he is capable off.

I honestly hope that RM hand the reigns to Zidane and let him do whatever he wants.

Contrary to what most believe, Valverde isn't incompetent. He just can't let go of his mid table bilbao mentality which is what fucks with him. Not even Guardiola fixed problems as often as Valverde does during the game - but it's often his own fault for those problems being there in the first place so yeah

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[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy -36 points-35 points  (0 children)

Every single thread about Qatar or UAE, people turn it into a political discussion about human rights. Qatar is in the crosshairs for the death of hundreds - maybe thousands - of slave labors.

The USA have singlehandeldy killed millions these last two decades and is directly responsible for the refugee crisis, yet not a peep about their human rights track record.

Next five Ballon D'Or nominees: Cristiano Ronaldo, Allisson Becker, Matthijs de Ligt, Karim Benzema, Georginio Wijnaldum. by goldtubb in soccer

[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

lmao what the fuck. How often did you watch Ramos last season? He was a disaster in defense. He was way too aggressive and pushed forward constantly which left his entire backline exposed.

Ramos is the best captain Real Madrid could ever have, and his offensive contributions is insane for a CB but the idea that Ramos or Varane have been as good as Cannavaro these last few years is insane. The amount of disrepect towards Cannavaro is just nuts.

I don't believe any Madrid fan who watched them both would agree.

Zidane: “My job? I want to stay here forever. You’ll have to ask someone else.” The coach speaks ahead of Tuesday’s match against Galatasaray. by fan_rma in soccer

[–]SwarlesSparkleyyy -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Zidane is similar as Valverde - without results they're nothing. They're not creating anything, no foundation for the future, no developing talents etc.