Often criticized cricket to being called a
sport but is football any different? Not really.
Controversies around FIFA & allegations of 'fixing' are only getting prominently highlighted this time because the geographical world order change is knocking our doors & nations are overtly exerting their dominance, to prepare their citizens for the times to come.
Every champion in FIFA World Cup history - only 8 nations in almost a century old championship - is either a European colonizer (5 - England, France, Spain, Italy, Germany) or a post-colonial state (3 - Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay). Point being, it's a Europe-centric game where whites have traditionally had the sway.
◾ If you read previous posts you would know the geopolitical predictions of the
coming era post dedollarization - whites vs immigrants, crusades, etc.
You see the same assertions this time-
✔️ The Norwegians being hailed immensely with the
Vikings identity, their traditional
"roo" battle cry inside stadiums becoming a talking point -
https://x.com/i/status/2073897610113380543
President Trump nullifying an American player's red-card over a phone call.
👉 Egyptian coach invoking Gaza & Palestine in press conference before the match & their goal against Argentina being nullified in a most unseen retrospective effect. Egypt lost the game 3-2 from Argentina. Egypt's goal was nullified after the referee went unusually far in video review to penalise Egypt from the very beginning of the build-up to call it a foul & deny the goal. However moments before the game stoppage, Egyptian captain was fouled in the Argentine penalty box. A video review request was promptly ignored by the same referee, and Argentina scored the 3rd (decisive) goal, seizing the match. The existing champions will bring necessary viewership.
👉 While US' Balogun’s red card was dismissed under White House pressure, Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo was slammed with a harsh 5-match ban for a tackle on Canada’s Ismaël Koné, triggering severe complaints of "double standards".
🚨 Every major world event gets reflected in everyday things happening around us & a gargantuan event like FIFA is no exception.
✔️ When immigration was a talking point in Europe, France's 1998 triumph victory served as the ultimate case study. Around 9 players of the rostered 22 were either foreign born or first generation immigrants with greats like Zinedine Zidane & Thierry Henry. Zidane was named FIFA player of the year, honoured with France's highest order, & became from a premier midfielder to a global sports icon. The victory created a powerful sociocultural phenomenon known as the
"Black-Blanc-Beur" (Black, White, Arab) narrative, drawing immense parallels to the shifting demographic realities of late-20th-century Europe. Over the next two decades, countries like Germany, Belgium, and England underwent similar structural transformations.
In summary, see the current controversies, geo-political movements & countries on both sides of it, & you will see Byzantines, Ottomans, Swiss Mercenaries, Varangian Guards, Gaza, Palestine, everything that correlates & hints of what's going to unfold.
And ofcourse icing on the cake -
Vikings.