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someone fill me in but why do the Saudis hate Ataturk? is it the secularism? it's not like the shirts had khashoggi on them
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Akbar posted:someone fill me in but why do the Saudis hate Ataturk? is it the secularism? it's not like the shirts had khashoggi on them Yeah it's effectively a big show of support for having a secular islamic state so the exact opposite of Saudi Wahhabism
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Akbar posted:someone fill me in but why do the Saudis hate Ataturk? is it the secularism? it's not like the shirts had khashoggi on them Yeah it's this. The shirts they wanted to wear also had one of his quotes "peace at home, peace in the world" on. Many of my Turkish friends on social media were extremely mad about it, I guess also given the current trajectory of their politics they're clinging on to Atatürk's ideals even more and are extra sensitive when an openly Islamic state like Saudi is deemed to be insulting their secular idol.
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Thank you all for the synopsis, I had accidentally let my subscription to Balkan Insight lapse so wasn't able to read the article
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https://twitter.com/eurofootcom/status/1746286421588037785?t=H-eYjFzcGyVwH7jvnu-yBg&s=19 Benzema has had enough too
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Back in the day they’d cut your feet off for that. Game’s gone.
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wow thank u saudi arabia for your visionary reimagining of the future of football and the best world cup ever featuring this actual promotional image of the future Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stadium which is to be a host venue for the 2034 world cup and also Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal
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quote:The futuristic venue’s unique design innovative features such as:  quote:Designed by leading global architectural firm Populous, the stadium is set to be the i feel like i've heard this "open air stadium with full air conditioning that is also sustainable" pitch somewhere before but i just cant put my finger on it  7 bajillion people will visit every year* *source: trust me bro
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Building it on the edge of a cliff means you don’t need to bother digging graves when your slave labour construction workers die
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Jan 15, 2024 22:03
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Love the old walk up to the stadium but it's up a sheer cliff face
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gonna lose so many balls kicked out that window and off the cliff
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injury time works the same way
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“In the edge of a cliff” is the perfect metaphor for the current state of the Saudi Pro League This is the most hilariously Minecraft-rear end poo poo I’ve ever seen.
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A big holographic Ronaldo telling you to buy an apartment in Neom
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vyelkin posted:wow thank u saudi arabia for your visionary reimagining of the future of football and the best world cup ever featuring this actual promotional image of the future Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stadium which is to be a host venue for the 2034 world cup and also Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal
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Imgaine four footballs on the edge of a cliff...
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Thanks Ants posted:A big holographic Ronaldo telling you to buy an apartment in Neom “prices siuuu low you’ll think you’re at the doors of paradise”
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vyelkin posted:wow thank u saudi arabia for your visionary reimagining of the future of football and the best world cup ever featuring this actual promotional image of the future Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stadium which is to be a host venue for the 2034 world cup and also Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal 
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That looks like I used cheats to noclip out of the map in a 90s PC game and then the textures started wigging out
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first stadium located on the edge of a cliff you cant write allegory this fine
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‘Many are discontented’: Aymeric Laporte lifts lid on life in Saudi football The former Manchester City defender plays for Al-Nassr Teammate Ronaldo says Pro League is better than Ligue 1 John Brewin After Jordan Henderson’s departure from the Pro League to join Ajax, a fellow Premier League emigre has spoken of the difficulty of life in Saudi Arabian football. The defender Aymeric Laporte, formerly of Manchester City and a Spain international, plays for Al-Nassr, the club of Cristiano Ronaldo. While the Portuguese, speaking at an awards event in Dubai, on Friday said the Pro League was better than France’s Ligue 1, his teammate spoke far less favourably. Laporte said it has proven difficult to adapt to his new surroundings in an interview with Spanish newspaper AS. “It is a big change compared to Europe, but in the end it is all about adaptation,” said the five-time English Premier League winner. “They have not made it easy for us. In fact, there are many players that are discontented. We are working on it every day, negotiating so to speak, and to see if it improves a little because this is something new for them too, having European players who already have a long career. Maybe they are not used to this and have to adapt to a little more seriousness. Laporte acknowledged the financial rewards on offer, and said he had no plans to leave but Henderson’s exit, and talk of dissatisfaction from Roberto Firmino and Karim Benzema, both linked with loan moves back to Europe, has thrown deep doubts in what became a gold rush for players last summer. “Many of us have also come here not only for football,” said Laporte. “Many of us are happy with that, but I am also looking for something beyond that is not the economic part and such. In terms of quality of life, I expected something different because in the end here you spend three hours a day in the car. Riyadh is a waste of traffic, of time wasted in the car.” That contravened the glowing review given to Saudi football from Ronaldo, who on Friday received three Globe Soccer awards in Dubai after scoring 54 goals in 59 games for Al-Nassr. He declared: “To be honest, I think the Saudi league is not worse than the French league, in my opinion. In Saudi, I think it is more competitive. They can say whatever they want; it is just an opinion. I have played here for one year so I know what I am talking about. But, I think right now we are better than the French league.” Laporte meanwhile signalled that a lack of professionalism has been problematic. “The ultimatum you can give them doesn’t matter to them. I mean, they’re really going about their business. You negotiate something and then they don’t accept it after you have signed it. They fight you.” Friday saw Henderson unveiled by Ajax after his ill-starred spell with Al-Ettifaq. The former Liverpool captain refused to criticise his now-former employers: “I haven’t got a bad word to say about anybody over there in the league, or the club. I’ll have friends over there that I’ll speak to forever.” https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/20/many-are-discontented-aymeric-laporte-lifts-lid-on-life-in-saudi-football
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I just want to see Ronaldo and Gerrard sticking around insisting it’s a great league, like the guy from the Simpsons taking a bite out of a lemon.
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The face of a man who's already got your money. Owned lol
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being a fan of a player instead of a team is a whole other level of plastic
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what i've learned from watching afcon is that most of the guys playing there are washed up
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jesus WEP posted:being a fan of a player instead of a team is a whole other level of plastic Imagine if Christian Ronald played basketball.
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my “not involved in sports-loving-washing” scarf keeps raising questions already answered by the scarf
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maybe if you don't want to be asked about sportswashing you should not have taken the sportswashing job
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Messi's MLS team lost 6-0 to Ronaldo's SPL team in a match where Ronaldo didn't play and Messi came on as a substitute with 7 minutes left to play, finally proving once and for all that the Saudi Pro League has established itself as a superior old man retirement league
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I have a dream to see messi and ronaldo on opposite sides of the old firm for their last year in football, how do we make this a reality
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Xpost from PSPMassRafTer posted:Finally some positive news for WWE. Saudi league is cool now
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lmao sure why not
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the sex ghost posted:Xpost from PSP Undertaker is extremely a Blue Line guy, so no, not cool. Also Messi did the same thing on Inter Miami’s trip to Hong Kong. And the upset behavior reminds me of Chinese basketball fans who are Kobe stans before being a fan of a team.
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harperdc posted:Undertaker is extremely a Blue Line guy, so no, not cool. Oh god who gives a gently caress? If we can’t find the sight of a pretend dead wrestling zombie handing over a trophy in a plastic retirement league funny and good, then life is not worth living.
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harperdc posted:Undertaker is extremely a Blue Line guy, so no, not cool. 
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