Leekbrookgull
Well-known member
Hopefully England will fail to qualify. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47136103
The Middle East is more like the Middle Ages.
Then there was the story that came out this week of the British national from Wolverhampton who travelled to the UAE, and went to the Qatar vs Iraq in the Asia Cup wearing a Qatar national football shirt. He was arrested, detained and beaten, because "showing sympathy for Qatar on social media or by any other means of communication is punishable by a large fine and imprisonment" (I'd assume the Qatar football team is given special dispensation"
Anyone contemplating actually going to a World Cup in that backward region wants their rocks felt.
But then there was a fair few stories of the problems which would arise in Russia and they never materialised. They will relax everything for a month or two whilst the world watches ...... then go back to the dark ages
Apart from Israel of course.
I wonder what Corbyn's view on all this is. Sadly, as with his view on many things, we shall never know.
Apart from Israel of course.
I wonder what Corbyn's view on all this is. Sadly, as with his view on many things, we shall never know.
How on earth did you manage to go off on that tangent on a thread about the world cup in Qatar.
That is an outrageous accusation. Police took him to hospital where a doctor who examined him, concluded that his injuries were inconsistent with his account of events and appeared to be self-inflicted.Then there was the story that came out this week of the British national from Wolverhampton who travelled to the UAE, and went to the Qatar vs Iraq in the Asia Cup wearing a Qatar national football shirt. He was arrested, detained and beaten