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The Goddess wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:55 am

According to Moroccan player Sofiane Boufal: "This victory belongs to all the Moroccan people, to all the Arab peoples, to all the Muslim peoples of the world"

Is this a bad thing? My knee jerk reaction is to think Arab and greater Muslim peoples have been insulted and disparaged by others and from self inflicted wounds. This for me is how sports can build bonds, understanding, and confidence.

For me, this is the purest expression of pride in sports. Note some contrived morally pretentious BS like FIFA is infamous for, where some causes are better than others.



As a football fan, I'd love another center of gravity of football excellence. Bring it on from the Arab and Muslim peoples. Play your best game! Let's compete!

And if they win, I'm having some Halal tikka kebobs!!! I'm SALIVATING AT THE THOUGHT!!!

By the way, here is what I read on Facebook.

Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech did not take a single amount of money from his bonuses with the National Team. He gave it all away in charity to those in need in Morocco . He has earned over 15Million Dalasis (300.000$) in bonuses since The start of The FIFA WC.

I also crawled this from Facebook:

Sofiane Boufal: "Sorry for forgetting to mention the ENTIRE African continent yesterday in post-match interview. Thank you for being behind us, I also dedicate the victory to you obviously. We are proud to represent all our brothers across the continent. We are together"

The Goddess wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:28 pm

AreaDaddy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:11 pm

The Goddess wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:55 am

According to Moroccan player Sofiane Boufal: "This victory belongs to all the Moroccan people, to all the Arab peoples, to all the Muslim peoples of the world"

He apologised.

.......becuase you´all forced him to. I´m just revealing the mindset of their ilk.

unfair doctor, many of the players spoke proudly of representing the motherland.

the guy sees the future.

King Futcha wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 5:02 pm
unfair doctor, many of the players spoke proudly of representing the motherland.

Indeed..

We can never know how people truely feel or identify, but we can be sure that all the squad will not necessatily feel alike. We can only judge by the words we hear and actions we see.

This was the Morrocan coach speaking before the match against Canada

Morocco's Coach, Walid Regragui when asked if they are playing for the Arab world

"I am not here to be a politician. We want to fly Africa's flag high just like Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon. We are here to represent Africa".

Interestingly he didnt mention Tunisa

AreaDaddy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 5:18 pm

King Futcha wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 5:02 pm
unfair doctor, many of the players spoke proudly of representing the motherland.

Indeed..

We can never know how people truely feel or identify, but we can be sure that all the squad will not necessatily feel alike. We can only judge by the words we hear and actions we see.

This was the Morrocan coach speaking before the match against Canada

Morocco's Coach, Walid Regragui when asked if they are playing for the Arab world

"I am not here to be a politician. We want to fly Africa's flag high just like Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon. We are here to represent Africa".

Interestingly he didnt mention Tunisa

ha, I thought the same thing when I read that.

AreaDaddy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 5:18 pm

King Futcha wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 5:02 pm
unfair doctor, many of the players spoke proudly of representing the motherland.

Indeed..

We can never know how people truely feel or identify, but we can be sure that all the squad will not necessatily feel alike. We can only judge by the words we hear and actions we see.

This was the Morrocan coach speaking before the match against Canada

Morocco's Coach, Walid Regragui when asked if they are playing for the Arab world

"I am not here to be a politician. We want to fly Africa's flag high just like Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon. We are here to represent Africa".

Interestingly he didnt mention Tunisa

To identify with failure?

"At some point in Africa, we have to be ambitious and why not win the World Cup, even if it's going to be hard," he said.

The declaration was a sign of a paradigm shift in how African nations approach the World Cup, and it is fitting that it came from Regragui, who represents a paradigm-shift in African coaching.

Not only did he cut his teeth on the continent, spending his formative years coaching domestic football in Morocco, he is also part of the inaugural Caf Pro Licence class of 2018 - the very first group of coaches who secured football's highest coaching diploma entirely on the continent.

He represents everything that is right in African football: He's young, competent, cosmopolitan, fearless and a pan-Africanist at heart.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-63885646

AreaDaddy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 5:18 pm

King Futcha wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 5:02 pm
unfair doctor, many of the players spoke proudly of representing the motherland.

Indeed..

We can never know how people truely feel or identify, but we can be sure that all the squad will not necessatily feel alike. We can only judge by the words we hear and actions we see.

This was the Morrocan coach speaking before the match against Canada

Morocco's Coach, Walid Regragui when asked if they are playing for the Arab world

"I am not here to be a politician. We want to fly Africa's flag high just like Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon. We are here to represent Africa".

Interestingly he didnt mention Tunisa

Tunisia don suffer

AreaDaddy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:11 pm

The Goddess wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:55 am

According to Moroccan player Sofiane Boufal: "This victory belongs to all the Moroccan people, to all the Arab peoples, to all the Muslim peoples of the world"

He apologised.

He was simply saying what was on his heart.
And I don’t begrudge him to identify with whoever
or however he chooses. The same decision and freedom should also be afforded to others to decide who to root for.

mate wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 4:31 pm By the way, here is what I read on Facebook.

Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech did not take a single amount of money from his bonuses with the National Team. He gave it all away in charity to those in need in Morocco . He has earned over 15Million Dalasis (300.000$) in bonuses since The start of The FIFA WC.

Verified? Once upon a time, the very same money being given away here, needed to be in the wallet before the shirt and shorts were half-a*sedly worn. Interesting.

airwolex wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 4:28 am Props to Shaka Hislop. He has been saying from day one that an Arab/Middle Eastern/Muslim team would make some noise this WC. Morocco is basically the home team, and they have a great chance against Portugal.

First of all Morocco are not "middle eastern", they are in North Africa, they are more Mediterranea. Secondly, they aren't Arab, they are Berber. For all intents and purposes they are an African team.

Coach wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:52 am

mate wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 4:31 pm By the way, here is what I read on Facebook.

Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech did not take a single amount of money from his bonuses with the National Team. He gave it all away in charity to those in need in Morocco . He has earned over 15Million Dalasis (300.000$) in bonuses since The start of The FIFA WC.

Verified? Once upon a time, the very same money being given away here, needed to be in the wallet before the shirt and shorts were half-a*sedly worn. Interesting.

It was a post with picture attracting a lot of likes. I couldn't of course verify. But a nice gesture if true.

yes

So spake the great Scipio!

Scipio Africanus wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:02 am So spake the great Scipio!

You called it. Well done sir

Scipio Africanus wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:02 am So spake the great Scipio!

Make we check your other predictions.

I bow

The YeyeMan wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 1:53 am

Scipio Africanus wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:02 am So spake the great Scipio!

Make we check your other predictions.

Which oda predictions?

Instead of you to correct my grammar you dey hia dey tok jagbajantis. That should have been “Thusly spake the great Scipio, supreme soccer pundit!”

As you were!