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Don’t let that be the finish line.

Chin up. Try finishing Halo 3 or something now, life must go on. You can do it!

    Proper limp wristed keep FIFA and the sponsors reply. Shameful

    The opportunity to make a stand about the World Cup in Qatar was in boycotting it rather than getting ones knickers in a twist over an armband. Just play the fucking game of football.

      England should just go all in. When the teams walk out; Kane is in a wheelchair, Grealish and Shaw are skipping and holding hands, Foden has a red wig on and freckles and Harry Maguire is doing his best Harry Maguire. And Southgate with a boombox on his shoulders blasting out YMCA.

      alistair If you’ve not noticed Al, several assurances which were made to get Qatar the WC are being reneged upon by Qatar and now Fifa. Changing the deal at the last moment is a cunt’s trick so you can’t blame the players for deciding to go as long as they could do their little protests and being fucked off because now they can’t.

      Also, for the umpteenth time, Qatar are diplomatic allies of the UK. The team cannot boycott the WC without causing an international incident.

          Wally Qatar wouldn’t give a fuck if a England didn’t turn up

              If the England squad expend as much energy on the pitch as they do talking about non-football related issues, they might stand half a chance.

              Football as institution isn’t very LGBTQ friendly is it? Sure you can wear an armband with a rainbow on it, but I’d wager that 90% of the players who are gay, are too scared to come out anyway.

              RichM Bullshit. You’re aware as the WC is going on, Qatar are negotiating gas prices and deals for the next 30 years with European countries (including the UK).

              How’s that going to look in negotiations - oh, our national team told you to fuck off and made you look daft in front of the world because of your horrific human rights records - but by the way, can we have 30 years of gas on the cheap please?

              My point was England would be going - even if several high profile players / Southgate had pulled out - they’d have just been replaced with anyone else. The global corporate finance machine demands it.

              FWIW, the ones who have went - why should they pull out - they are there to play footy in an opportunity they may never get again - TBF, I think it was pretty sound of them to want to sling an armband on and pay the fine in the first place. Still, they should have a bit more courage - Kane to take the yellow in the first game against a team we should be thrashing, make the whole thing look pantomime for a game and then drop it.

                  Wally maybe Kane should wear a rainbow armband the next time Spurs play your lot

                      alistair WAHEY!

                      Sure, highlighting LGBTQ+ support is important. No denying the Saudis have an awful human rights record.

                        Why can’t we all just get along?

                        Wally money talks, gas deals would happen regardless of England playing football in Qatar or not. We will be home in a couple of weeks anyway