You can excuse FIFA, if you want, for oddly scheduling Egypt vs. Iran during Pride weekend in Seattle. But not for its moral laundering.

You can excuse FIFA, if you want, for oddly scheduling Egypt vs. Iran during Pride weekend in Seattle. But not for its moral laundering.

  • CombatWombat@feddit.onlineOPEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I am deeply proud of my city for how we have hosted this tournament:

    The branding created the occasion. The people made it matter, all of them, despite their complicated lives. Seattle wanted to host something special. It stayed true to its intentions. It didn’t pretend to be neutral, not about human decency. And then it got out of the way so that messy magic could happen.