World Cup

[Sid]

I haven't watched the World Cup tournament in Quatar because of the situation of the workers there.
Although I'm a football fan, I will not watch the games played in the USA either because... well you all know why.

 

[Free]

Life in this timeline sucks.

The Associated Press (@apnews.com)

Iran was expected to take part in the World Cup that will be held across North America, but the country's sports and youth minister told state television that his country’s soccer team players are not safe in the U.S., according to a video of the interview posted. https://bit.ly/3OZilQ5

bsky.app

 

[Noodles]

Honestly, more countries should do the same. If you are from another country, its not safe here.

 

[Free]

And now the jersey design is taking a hit.

Nike’s high-tech 2026 World Cup jerseys have a shoulder problem

When Nike rolled out its collection of World Cup kits in late March, fans and pundits alike largely approved. The US men’s national team got arguably their most distinctive pair of shirts in decades, while other federations – France, England, Canada and Uruguay among them – earned strong reviews.

Over the last international break, when players took the field in the kits for the first time, many fans couldn’t help but become fixated on one singular detail of the new shirts: a somewhat unsightly bulge along the shoulder seam.

Unsightly bulges...

Anywho, guess what was said to be involved in the design of these jerseys. Take a guess*.


* The dreaded A.I...

 

[Veritable Quandry]

That's clearly intended as a sword breaker to protect the neck from edged weapons.

 

[Free]

FIFA rules allow for swordplay? I did not know that.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

There's no faking a throat wound. So probably not.