Cheers. Got reminded of it before as well.
I actually watched it, just forgot that it begun in Israel.
Argentina cancel friendly in Jerusalem
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I actually watched it, just forgot that it begun in Israel.
Gee thanks for pointing that out...cool cool cool
Good on the Argentinian players not wanting to be pawns in political manipulation.
I still want them to lose at the WC but respect where it is deserved
I still want them to lose at the WC but respect where it is deserved
Good. No one should play in Israel. Should be treated the same way South Africa were treated during Apartheid.
Yes. And now there’s article after article on Haaretz about this “fiasco”. They are panicking that this could snowball into a wider sports boycott a la Apartheid South Africa. Regev doesn’t come off well
Apparently she has compared this to the Munich massacre. She needs to resign or be fired.
Shame they didn't an don't respect the human rights of the Falkland Islands. Hypocrites.
look who brought politics first into this
"When the fixture was first announced, a possible venue was the Israeli city of Haifa, but an official involved in promoting the match told CNN the Israeli government made clear it wanted the game to take place in Jerusalem."
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/06/football/israel-argentina-soccer-match-intl/index.html
"When the fixture was first announced, a possible venue was the Israeli city of Haifa, but an official involved in promoting the match told CNN the Israeli government made clear it wanted the game to take place in Jerusalem."
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/06/football/israel-argentina-soccer-match-intl/index.html
Supporting Argentina now.
http://www.espn.in/football/argenti...tapia-apologises-for-canceled-israel-friendly
For those who were so happy to congratulate the Argentinian team for taking this" political" stand.
Surely you must be Nikunj Saboo?
It sounds like the Israelis tried to politicise football. But Argentina pulled the rug out from under them.
Good on Argentina for keeping politics out of sports.
Good on Argentina for keeping politics out of sports.
That's no Oscars for Argentina this year, I hear they're political.
I live in Israel...
Word here is Argentina pulled out due to threats, particularly against Messi.
It doesn't make sense that they'd arrange a friendly then suddenly decide to back out because of the political situation that hasn't changed in 50 odd years
Word here is Argentina pulled out due to threats, particularly against Messi.
It doesn't make sense that they'd arrange a friendly then suddenly decide to back out because of the political situation that hasn't changed in 50 odd years
Las Malvinas son Argentinas.
Skeptical me says this is what they'd say regardless of what their intentions behind the cancellation are. Really hard to believe the security angle. Its Israel ffs.
But why did their conscious took so long to wake? Should've taken this decision when the friendly was transferred.
Fair point. Think we'll get the answers if we look into the chronology of when this was scheduled, when it was relocated and when the recent Israeli aggression began and upscaled. We don't know if and how much the Argentine FA was pressurised by their government. Probably be interesting to check what's their governmental stand on Israel in general.
There's a letter going on twitter that the Palestinian FA sent the Argentinian FA on 29th May regarding this but they received no reply.
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Don't want to go on about the politics as it's above my pay grade so to speak and brings much pain to the world.
My general point on playing somewhere in europe was just giving the example of Brazil playing Croatia at Anfield for example and plenty more games if you look at other international break when teams like Australia and Nigeria play at London grounds.
Strong lobby from descendants of this guy...or him!
I despise war and violence. I know this is just a friendly but given recent events I think it is truly respectful for a nation that is tiny in numbers. Argentina may be a massively corrupt country but it should not stop them doing the right thing. I think USA UK were wrong for going to war to Iraq and all these places, but it don't stop them doimg good things in the world, no matter how small. In relativity of life, football is such a tiny thing and if it means so much to the people, then good on argentina for giving them a glimmer of hope and something to feel proud of.
Now he is, 24 hours ago they were willing to murder him, his family, his friends, you, me.
Think they were ready to burn pictures of him.
He's apologising like a snivelling coward. As if it's the crime of the century to cancel a football game.
For what it's worth, Argentina abstained from voting at the UN assembly. When Trump declared Jerusalem as the capital.
Shame about no Messi there. Imagine, King of Kings in Jerusalem.
All of them right?
Always the victim.You couldn’t make it up. At last, the arrival of the Messi...ah. Now they will probably have to wait for another 3000 years.
Look at this muppet.
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Miri Regev was 7 when Munich happened. I remember how horrified we were when those poor athletes were slaughtered. The world was stunned by an act of wanton, savage murder. To compare the cancellation of a football match to that is ludicrous. She needs to get a sense of proportion.
The Israeli's are full of shit like that. Most westerners are too scared to call them out on it, in case they're labelled anti semitic.
Probably because Israel's PR took a huge hit recently when they killed Razan Al Najjar, the female medic, on the border.
And there, in an instant, Argentina's decision was justified. Hard to digest that there's so many sad cnuts like these whose sole purpose in life is to perpetuate hatred and suffering.
Argentina just gained alot more support around the world for the world cup after this.
I'm not sure how the world can so easily turn a blind eye to the atrocities happening in Palestine and act like nothing has happened. I understand you have to tred thin ground because any anti-zionism is always almost turned in anti-Semitism and once your labelled, your labelled.
I'm sure in the future the world will look at what has been happening in places like Gaza and think why did the world stay silent.
Anyway I don't want to upset anyone, especially my United family, just my two cents.
I'm not sure how the world can so easily turn a blind eye to the atrocities happening in Palestine and act like nothing has happened. I understand you have to tred thin ground because any anti-zionism is always almost turned in anti-Semitism and once your labelled, your labelled.
I'm sure in the future the world will look at what has been happening in places like Gaza and think why did the world stay silent.
Anyway I don't want to upset anyone, especially my United family, just my two cents.
This thread is now far more about politics, than football. Probably best to move it to the CE forum. At least then the people that want to extol the virtues of the baby killing, apartheid dictatorship, can do so, around more political minded people.
My fecking god, what absurdity this is...
Sounds like there's an even amount of blame to be shared on both sides of this and the Argies were quite right to back out if any of their players were receiving threats. The question is why they ever agreed to it in the first place and why the Israelis are freaking out about it with the daft comments about 1972.