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UEFA have finally taken a stand

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LifeOfAShowGirl · 13/08/2025 20:15

https://x.com/uefa/status/1955706670824235327?s=46

A mild, late, spineless stand. But a stand. It makes me wonder how much longer this can go on before governments realise people are fed up of this.

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Clavinova · 16/08/2025 23:31

justanotherpassword
Saddam Hussein broke TWO and war was triggered by America and Britain

Not that I agreed with the Iraq War but Tony Blair stated that Saddam Hussein had broken 18 UN Security Council Resolutions in the preceding years.

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LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 23:26

Clavinova · 16/08/2025 23:19

Not everything is a conspiracy

I didn't suggest it was. Do you understand the meaning of 'unfortunate coincidence'?

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Yet you keep pressing the issue? I also don’t see why you need to bring the Jewish link at Tottenham into it? Criticism of Israel is not antisemitism and plenty of Jews oppose what Israel is doing

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Clavinova · 16/08/2025 23:19

LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 23:15

Not everything is a conspiracy. It was the first game of the season for uefa. They were called out by the biggest name in the premier league. They needed to take a stand. They did so.

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Not everything is a conspiracy

I didn't suggest it was. Do you understand the meaning of 'unfortunate coincidence'?

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LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 23:15

Clavinova · 16/08/2025 23:13

Even if you say the teams were an unfortunate coincidence - you have one team with historical links to the Jewish community in London, with a Jewish heritage owner and the other team owned by a Qatari government operated investment fund.

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Not everything is a conspiracy. It was the first game of the season for uefa. They were called out by the biggest name in the premier league. They needed to take a stand. They did so.

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Clavinova · 16/08/2025 23:13

LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 22:53

It was nothing to do with who was playing.

UEFA were called out for their absolutely piss poor messaging on the death of the player. They chose their next match (as the next international break isn’t until September, and the club competitions haven’t truly started yet), to use to attempt to rescue some shred of dignity. It was not targeted to Tottenham.

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Even if you say the teams were an unfortunate coincidence - you have one team with historical links to the Jewish community in London, with a Jewish heritage owner and the other team owned by a Qatari government operated investment fund.

justanotherpassword · 16/08/2025 22:59

Clavinova · 16/08/2025 22:51

Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of it doubly being an inappropriate match to choose from a political point of view.

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It was the first big game of the new season. Would seem odd to have don’t it at any other game.

Given that it was two European teams seems like the perfect time to say stop killing children and civilians. I saw it as a stand for wars everywhere not just the Middle East.

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LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 22:53

Clavinova · 16/08/2025 22:51

Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of it doubly being an inappropriate match to choose from a political point of view.

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It was nothing to do with who was playing.

UEFA were called out for their absolutely piss poor messaging on the death of the player. They chose their next match (as the next international break isn’t until September, and the club competitions haven’t truly started yet), to use to attempt to rescue some shred of dignity. It was not targeted to Tottenham.

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Clavinova · 16/08/2025 22:51

LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 22:22

It was all actually a very big conspiracy so that PSG won the meaningless trophy

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Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of it doubly being an inappropriate match to choose from a political point of view.

justanotherpassword · 16/08/2025 22:41

LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 22:32

Maybe they should introduce it for a bit of peace on here for a while!

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True. I miss that board.

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LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 22:32

justanotherpassword · 16/08/2025 22:29

Think it would be! Even the Style & Beauty board gets heated when someone asks for expensive handbag recommendations.

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Maybe they should introduce it for a bit of peace on here for a while!

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justanotherpassword · 16/08/2025 22:29

LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 22:12

Would it possibly be the most harmonious board in MN history?🤔

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Think it would be! Even the Style & Beauty board gets heated when someone asks for expensive handbag recommendations.

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LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 22:22

Clavinova · 16/08/2025 22:21

Dangermoo
Qatar control UEFA

Qatar also own Paris Saint-Germain - the other team in the match against Tottenham;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_FC_ownership_and_finances

It was all actually a very big conspiracy so that PSG won the meaningless trophy

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Clavinova · 16/08/2025 22:21

Dangermoo
Qatar control UEFA

Qatar also own Paris Saint-Germain - the other team in the match against Tottenham;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_FC_ownership_and_finances

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LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 22:13

Weltall · 16/08/2025 22:11

There's a few regular posters on this board which seem to be fans. As well as the websites and social media accounts they post.

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Thankfully I’ve not come across any of those!

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LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 22:12

justanotherpassword · 16/08/2025 21:58

Very odd. We’d all just be agreeing with each about what an evil person Putin is.

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Would it possibly be the most harmonious board in MN history?🤔

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Weltall · 16/08/2025 22:11

LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 21:36

I genuinely think that outside of one ultra far right American sub Reddit I’ve never seen a positive word about him. Very bizarre thing to come on and say!

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There's a few regular posters on this board which seem to be fans. As well as the websites and social media accounts they post.

justanotherpassword · 16/08/2025 21:58

LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 21:36

I genuinely think that outside of one ultra far right American sub Reddit I’ve never seen a positive word about him. Very bizarre thing to come on and say!

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Very odd. We’d all just be agreeing with each about what an evil person Putin is.

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LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 21:36

Martymcfly24 · 16/08/2025 21:34

Agree. It's a very different conflict.

I can't see Putin with widespread support on Mumsnet.

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I genuinely think that outside of one ultra far right American sub Reddit I’ve never seen a positive word about him. Very bizarre thing to come on and say!

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Martymcfly24 · 16/08/2025 21:34

LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 21:31

I really don’t know what this poster is trying to get at. Russia and Ukraine is not a divisive issue for about 97% of the western world. It’s only a few MAGA loonies who side with Russia.

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Agree. It's a very different conflict.

I can't see Putin with widespread support on Mumsnet.

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LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 21:31

Martymcfly24 · 16/08/2025 21:30

Why do you think peopl are not outraged? Putin is generally despised. My country took in 107,000 Ukrainian refugees and have supported them in many ways .

Maybe there is no outrage because there is only one side to this and everyone in Western Europe is on the same side so it would be a bit of an echo chamber.

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I really don’t know what this poster is trying to get at. Russia and Ukraine is not a divisive issue for about 97% of the western world. It’s only a few MAGA loonies who side with Russia.

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Martymcfly24 · 16/08/2025 21:30

MyNameIsX · 16/08/2025 21:27

No - your outrage.

Dont bother answering - you’ve already spoken.

Utterly shameful.

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Why do you think peopl are not outraged? Putin is generally despised. My country took in 107,000 Ukrainian refugees and have supported them in many ways .

Maybe there is no outrage because there is only one side to this and everyone in Western Europe is on the same side so it would be a bit of an echo chamber.

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LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 21:30

MyNameIsX · 16/08/2025 21:27

No - your outrage.

Dont bother answering - you’ve already spoken.

Utterly shameful.

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I don’t quite know what you’re trying to get at here. This is a thread about UEFA, on a board about the Middle East.

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MyNameIsX · 16/08/2025 21:27

LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 21:26

UEFA have famously banned Russia and ran MANY campaigns about supporting Ukraine. They still were when I went to an England match last year.

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No - your outrage.

Dont bother answering - you’ve already spoken.

Utterly shameful.

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LifeOfAShowGirl · 16/08/2025 21:26

MyNameIsX · 16/08/2025 21:24

In March, 2022, just after Russia started its offensive against Ukraine - I was particularly moved by the story of a little girl called Polina, who sadly lost her life, along with most of her family during a Russian attack. Almost 14,000 Ukrainian civilians have died since February 2022.

https://www.itv.com/news/2022-03-28/ukrainian-girl-recovers-from-critical-wounds-after-troops-kill-her-entire-family

WHERE IS YOUR OUTRAGE FOR THEM? WHERE IS YOUR ANGER WITH PUTIN?

UEFA have famously banned Russia and ran MANY campaigns about supporting Ukraine. They still were when I went to an England match last year.

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MyNameIsX · 16/08/2025 21:24

In March, 2022, just after Russia started its offensive against Ukraine - I was particularly moved by the story of a little girl called Polina, who sadly lost her life, along with most of her family during a Russian attack. Almost 14,000 Ukrainian civilians have died since February 2022.

https://www.itv.com/news/2022-03-28/ukrainian-girl-recovers-from-critical-wounds-after-troops-kill-her-entire-family

WHERE IS YOUR OUTRAGE FOR THEM? WHERE IS YOUR ANGER WITH PUTIN?

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