Football Thread 2018 | November | Swiss Shocklate Beats Belgian

By Freewheelin Go To PostSpursitis hit you this late, eh?

By Feorax Go To PostJust seen the PSG-Napoli result. Looks like we really got away with one.

By Scum Go To PostForget what I just posted, FF. I just don’t understand this sport anymore.

By Hitch Go To PostWould've preferred a PSG win

By batong Go To PostRealised however that we lose in the CL when I catch watch the games.

in other news, I have tickets to Spurs - Inter on the 28th..

By Scum Go To Post

By Feorax Go To PostHooked on the US election stuff.

Would give me a little bit of faith back in humanity if America can course correct this horrendous timeline we’ve found ourselves in.

By Feorax Go To PostHooked on the US election stuff.

Would give me a little bit of faith back in humanity if America can course correct this horrendous timeline we’ve found ourselves in.

By Baconsaurus Go To PostWhen are we expecting to see some results?

By LFMartins86 Go To PostWe are many hours away, probably 8h for some final results.

By Perfect Blue Go To PostGive me a title

By FortuneFaded Go To PostRed Star At Night, Serbian's Delight

By Perfect Blue Go To PostCheers boo

In addition to being crown prince in Abu Dhabi, MbZ commands the armed forces of United Arab Emirates.

In the war in Yemen, UAE troops are fighting against Houthi militias and the Muslim Brotherhood and in 2017, the Associated Press published a detailed story about secret prisons run by UAE where torture is commonplace. UAE has denied the accusations.

"Under MbZ's rule, the UAE has become a brutal, torturing police state at home and a perpetrator of war crimes abroad" says Nicholas McGeehan, a native of Scotland who worked for Human Rights Watch for years and has been a consistent critic of the Manchester City owners. "The situation in the UAE is appalling." He says there isn't a single human rights activist in the country any more. "I remember asking colleagues at Human Rights Watch if there is any other country with that situation, with nobody in the country who you could talk to," McGeehan says. "And they said: North Korea and Turkmenistan." Those who dare to say anything negative about the ruling family are arrested.

In early 2014, team executives were discussing a potential deal with the Dubai-based construction company Arabtec. At the time, the firm was led by Hasan Ismaik, the controversial owner of the football team 1860 München, Munich's second team. Manchester ordered the compilation of a risk report for the possible deal. It noted that the Guardian, only a short time before, had written about the dire conditions in Abu Dhabi for migrant workers.

"Arabtec is implicated in this story," the risk analysis noted. Furthermore, Arabtec workers had gone on strike in May 2013, "which resulted in violence and deportations." And in 2009, the BBC had revealed how poorly Arabtec treated its employees. Indeed, the treatment of laborers from abroad has become a constant problem for the newly rich desert states. Abu Dhabi relies heavily on workers from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, who have built vast numbers of skyscrapers in the desert sands in the last 40 years.

The conclusion of the risk report was clear: "The partnership with Arabtec does have significant potential to damage the perception and standing of the Club and its owners." Such a deal, the report noted, could result in problems with fans, negative responses from other sponsors or criticism from human rights activists.

Vicky Kloss, a spokeswoman for City, sent an email to team executives warning them to avoid a sponsorship deal with Arabtec. "I think it's the biggest single risk to (our) reputation we have faced since 2008," she wrote. "The gap between what we (MCFC/City) do and what they (Arabtec) do is unbridgeable." She also reminded executives of Nicholas McGeehan of Human Rights watch. A deal with Arabtec, she wrote, "would be like winning the jackpot for him."

City leadership, however, overrode such concerns and decided to take Arabtec's money: 7 million pounds per year. But team executives only signed a regional advertising contract with the construction firm. The connection between Manchester City and Arabtec would only be publicized in Arab states, Russia and Turkey – countries in which democratic values and human rights are not necessarily at the top of the priority list.

By Flutter Go To Postfucking hellll

https://twitter.com/sistoney67/status/1060166248254844929

By Flutter Go To Postfucking hellll

https://twitter.com/sistoney67/status/1060166248254844929

By domino Go To Postgoddamn why do they have such a hard-on for us.

By Meier Go To PostLol @ people acting like their clubs don’t have regional sponsors, many of which are possibly dodgy. There is a cognitive dissonance required to overlook City’s UAE ties — that much is obvious. They’ve done good for people in the UK and done a lot of bad for people in their own and surrounding countries. Frankly so have the US. Are we supposed to just stop supporting the team? Of course not.

Utd’s chairman donated to Trump’s campaign. How many Utd fans have stopped liking them because the Glazer’s helped contribute to the downfall of American society and therefore the world?

And lol @ thinking every club doesn’t spike news stories all the time. The fact that was part of the reporting as if it was some sort of groundbreaking revelation is incredible.