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All social media accounts should have to be created with a national insurance number or proof of identity

 

Agreed.

 

Excellent response from Bron regarding Zlatan's recent comments.

"I have 300+ kids at my school who need a voice and I'm their voice...I'm the wrong guy to go at, I do my homework." @KingJames weighs in on the recent comments made by soccer superstar @Ibra_official that people should "do what they're good at" and "stay out of politics". pic.twitter.com/Scfp6HhnP2

— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) February 27, 2021

If he wants to stay in his lane and not get involved, that's his choice. But it certainly doesn't apply to everyone else...

 

“I do my homework”

*makes ignorant comment about Hong Kong

 

So when will the EPL have a moment of silence and kneel at the start of the match for all the slave workers who died building all the World Cup stuff in Qatar?

 

Zlatan's attack on LeBron James echoes the hypocrisy of the American right | Etan Thomas | Sport | The Guardian
Baron Davis's response to Zlatan was pretty hilarious as well...

Zlatan stay yo ass out of LA. Galaxy suck anyway. And you dumb as hell. Take that stolen Zoohan look and give it back to Sandler.

Now let the King Speak!!!! @KingJames https://t.co/7ZKyvFyMtG

— Baron Davis (@BaronDavis) February 27, 2021

Bron may put his foot in his mouth at times (who doesn't really?). But bottom line, when it's all said and done, it simply can't be argued that Bron cares about helping and improving his community. That will always impress me more than an egomaniac who constantly loves to refer himself in the 3rd person...

 

I think Lebron should speak to the public about his views but also, how he condemned morey for speaking out about China was pathetic

 

******** Zlatan.

 

England pretty much exclusively hosting the Euros this summer will be a very likely outcome given the present situation. Simply very unlikely that the original plan to have the tournament being scattered all over Europe will still hold at this juncture...

"We will continue to undertake feasibility work to assess the viability of a bid before FIFA formally open the process in 2022."

Is football finally coming home? 🤞

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 2, 2021

 

Dead to me. Wishing really evil things on him right now.

 

Lol. Why are you so invested in this?

 

You're a smart dude. You don't see the racial implications? Like sre we forgetting the world we live in?

Remember Laura Ingraham saying shut up ams dribble?


I don't know what Lebron said about China, that doesnt mean he can't speak on racial issues, BLM and the like (which has been Lebrons primary political focus the last 2 years)

 

He doubled down and said that racism and politics are not the same thing. Spoken like true white privileged man.

He claims politics divide us. WE ARE ALREADY DIVIDED.

 

I guess I just assume most people have the same opinion of Zlatan that I do. I'm sure Swedes are racist towards immigrants, but I also could see Zlatan making those comments simply for his own vanity (the racist claims against Swedish media a few years ago).

With the Chinese thing I was just poking fun at how he always says "I do my homework" or "I'm educated about topics", but then says some pretty stupid shit from time to time. I'm actually super impressed with Lebron's social efforts. I think he's a shining example of philanthropy & putting your money where your mouth is.

 

Jamaica making moves.

JFF President Michael Ricketts confirmed all of these players (except Max Aarons) listed + Michail Antonio have or are in the process of acquiring passports for Jamaica MNT

via @SportsMax_Carib 🇯🇲 #jff pic.twitter.com/MzIaZDPzO0

— chris bowerbank (@chrisbowerbank) March 3, 2021

 

Thought as much but didn't want to comment. Figure you were in a better position to do so.

 

This was my first response, but I'm not so sure. This all sounds a bit too good to be true so I'm taking it with a grain of salt. I'm not going to bet on seeing all of these guys in Jamaica kits this year.

But you know the old saying: where there is smoke, there is fire. And the head of the JFF going on record confirming these players are not merely being spoken to (which is easy to claim, and was claimed with guys like Kalvin Phillips and Maitland-Niles and Mason Greenwood before - totally meaningless), but have actually started the process for a passport application...that is A LOT of smoke.

I doubt we see Aarons specifically. I also think that we will not see ALL of Toney, Hayden, Demarai Gray, Redmond, and Holgate.

But will we see, maybe, 2 or 3 of those names? That suddenly seems likely. And it would make some sense - Redmond, particularly, is way off the England track and going on 28. Holgate is good, and could wait, but is going to be 25 this year and seems well down the list at CB for England. Hayden is closer I think than Holgate given England's lack of depth at DM, but still a ways off. Demarai Gray is well off the radar and may also now have his new Leverkusen teammate Leon Bailey in his ear.

The case for Toney is weaker (why wouldn't he wait and see if he can't have an Ollie Watkins-type rise next season in the EPL?), but still...anything is possible.

And the rest of the guys (Roofe, Andre Gray, Liam Moore, plus Michail Antonio) are already known to be committed and ready to go - even by themselves, with no other names to be added, they are significant additions.

 

Interesting little nugget, given who Muhammad Ali was, what he stood for and what he sacrificed for those beliefs...

Zlatan’s idol was Muhammad Ali for “what he did inside and outside the ring.” But LeBron should just shut up and dribble right??? 🤡🤡🤡🤡 https://t.co/v0fLRnBNhN pic.twitter.com/Rq8LEI7KHO

— Shani (@Shan_ThaDon) February 26, 2021

 

Late reply to this.

Im 100% sure most people [especially white people] have the same opinion that Zlatan do. Im sure white people are tired of hearing us "cry" about racism, police brutality and racial injustice.

Thats the problem. Even if empathy will not solve anything, its is infinitely better than the condescending, ignorant remarks like shut up and dribble, stick to sports etc.

 

I said same opinion OF zlatan not as zlatan. I thought it was pretty clear that he’s crazy and at the very least a narcissist. The question was a soft ball and he went into left field to reply what he did.

 

Lebron has every right to talk about blm and the blatant racist undercurrent in society

But he loses points for calling out morey for saying how awful Chinese treatment of the uigher Muslim people is

it’s hypocritical to back one oppressed people and not another, because it affects your bottom line.