How long have they been making the national team's kits? Surely the thing to do, given how none of what happens in Qatar has or does come as surprises, was to protest through or before the qualifiers. Personally, I think it's brazen profiteering.

Quote from: ChicagoLion on September 29, 2022, 01:34:51 PM

Quote from: PeterWithesShin on September 28, 2022, 08:39:08 PM

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63066393

More virtue signaling.

If you're going to virtue signal over anything whatsoever, a competition in a repressive, anti-gay, anti-woman state which has seen hundreds of almost slave-labourers go to their death, and which bought the competition in the first place is it.

and will achieve exactly what?

Quote from: ChicagoLion on September 29, 2022, 08:33:50 PM

Quote from: pauliewalnuts on September 29, 2022, 07:11:36 PM

Quote from: ChicagoLion on September 29, 2022, 01:34:51 PM

Quote from: PeterWithesShin on September 28, 2022, 08:39:08 PM

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63066393

More virtue signaling.

If you're going to virtue signal over anything whatsoever, a competition in a repressive, anti-gay, anti-woman state which has seen hundreds of almost slave-labourers go to their death, and which bought the competition in the first place is it.

and will achieve exactly what?

It'll be a statement of dissent.

We're talking about it now, which is exactly the effect it is supposed to have.

Assuming you're a fan of socking it to the gays and other deviants by the sound of it.

Your last remark is beneath you mate.
I will leave it there.

Now that would piss me off.

Quote from: PaulTheVillan on September 29, 2022, 07:47:44 PM

Oh.

https://twitter.com/jpercytelegraph/status/1575426574589259776?s=46&t=8Dz_4qgl9WaaWm44qf9gIw

Can see that lot getting their grubby little hands on Pochetino

Not a chance.

Not entirely sure what the objection to Denmark and Hummel is. Do you think countries should just boycott Qatar, or man up and get on with it, a bit like we do when selling arms and torture devices/important security equipment to hateful regimes? Is the only choice  boycott or button it?

Not entirely sure what the objection to Denmark and Hummel is. Do you think countries should just boycott Qatar, or man up and get on with it, a bit like we do when selling arms and torture devices/important security equipment to hateful regimes? Is the only choice  boycott or button it?

I don't expect teams to boycott, that's a big ask. I confess though, I don't really understand the Hummel action. They seem to be protesting by making it so that their logo is still on the shirt but you have to strain your eyes a bit to see it. Fair enough I suppose it has got people talking about human rights abuses in Qatar. However, Hummel sponsor clubs in places hardly synonymous with peace, love and tolerance such as Algeria, Oman and Uganda. So... it isn't the most convincing campaign IMO.