UEFA have finally taken a stand

'Why must they be balanced with messages about freeing the hostages? 20,000 children have been killed. There’s about 20 or so hostages.'

Every life matters. No one is irrelevant despite what the op has said.

Again anti war messages are good, we can all agree with that but they must relate to all victims and this silly 'ah well if you think a 'stop killing children' banner is aimed at the IDF then ha you've revealed who the villains are!' Is desperate and not true as we all know. However, that is clearly what the football player thinks so qatar funded uefa have only parroted his beliefs.

Why must they be balanced with messages about freeing the hostages? 20,000 children have been killed. There’s about 20 or so hostages.

Netanyahu himself doesn’t care about the hostages. Families are begging him to end the war and get them released but domination across the Middle East and expanding Israel’s territories are more important to him.

Why is an Israeli life more important than a Palestinian life? What about the hostages that Israel keeps in prisioned without ever seeing the light of day? Without even being actually convicted of anything? What about those people?

Glad you're finding it entertaining.

For the trillionth time stop war massages are fine and lovely but they must be balanced so those hostages that you have said are irrelevant should also have been mentioned by the uefa primed by that <checks notes> 'face of the premiership' Mr Saleh.

I don't think people realise how much shit like this turns people off the pro Israel cause. When people see them bitching and whining because of a banner that reads 'stop killing children' it just makes people think what is wrong with you?

In no other conflict would a banner like this cause controversy because it isn't a controversial thing to say. The very thought that people feel for Palestinian children seems to drive some people wild and that is what makes people realise that this isn't about Hamas, it isn't about people fearing for Israels safety, it's about hate.

Absolutely.

They may as well have said ‘killing babies’, but Hamas already stole that line on 7/10/23, of course.

The wording was as deliberately selected, as the match. Lead with "killing children" - designed to have maximum impact. They aren't fooling everyone. Reading some of those tweets, was interesting.

You said that 'farewell' was bland. I included the rest of the quote which isn't bland.

Alleged causes of death aren't usually included in tributes from organisations. Usually a brief statement suffices. But nope, 'the face of premier football' saleh decided not and we then got the 2 banners, but no mention of the hostages which is very unacceptable no matter how irrelevant you think they are.

Well, to use your words, UEFA "doesn't have to speak out" and expand on their farewell tweet.

'Bland'?

“Farewell to Suleiman al-Obaid, the 'Palestinian Pele'. A talent who gave hope to countless children, even in the darkest of time"

More than just farewell? Granted they didn't list the cause of death but that is normal.

And yet there is never any criticism of how the various Arab states treat the Palestinians.

Funny that.

Does uefa usually provide cause of death, location and background to tragic deaths? I thought that was a coroner's role?

Shame he can't speak out to call for his fellow Egyptians to open their border. When I said that before, I was told why should he?!

He's of absolutely no significance to me. For one thing, I can't stand the club he plays for and another - he is not God. I think you will find that was Pele.

'He doesn’t have to speak out'

What? You've just said it's a good thing he speaks out? - 'The fact he’s speaking out for Palestine is an added bonus'. Which is it?

The question is why did he selectively speak out? We know you think the hostages are irrelevant and maybe he does too but most people don't.

I look at it that way because saleh has told them what to say? It isn't rocket science as you've just said his Premier league face has spoken out for gaza so think we can work out where it came from.

'Face of Premier league' . Be nice if he spoke out for the hostages too, you know using his Premier league face?