| Is football a place for political statements? 16:33 - Dec 27 with 6114 views | blueboyd |
Morsy and his Gaza/Palestine comments in his interview, is there a place for this in football? Should footballers regardless of their beliefs just zip it about issues like this?
After all, some of his beliefs due to his faith are pretty rank in the modern world. |  | | |  |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 16:39 - Dec 27 with 3799 views | blueboyd |
downvotes already?! it was an honest question. jeez... | | | |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 16:40 - Dec 27 with 3789 views | Mullet |
When politicians stop mouthing off about football and everything else then I think it's fair likewise.
As fans we should shut up about everything a footballer does as we aren't footballers either.
Your last sentence is pretty hypocritical given he's never expressed anything hateful publicly due to his faith has he? What exactly has he said which is "pretty rank" and due to his beliefs? |  |
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| Is football a place for political statements? on 16:44 - Dec 27 with 3750 views | blueboyd |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 16:40 - Dec 27 by Mullet |
When politicians stop mouthing off about football and everything else then I think it's fair likewise.
As fans we should shut up about everything a footballer does as we aren't footballers either.
Your last sentence is pretty hypocritical given he's never expressed anything hateful publicly due to his faith has he? What exactly has he said which is "pretty rank" and due to his beliefs? |
you are very angry, jesus man....
I simply asked should he make comments about palestine/gaza when interviewed about a football match.
I also never said he had said anything hateful publicly due to his faith, but you surely don't need me to spell out some of the beliefs other religions have about sections of society in this country?!
don't worry, I am not trying to hurt your king I am just asking what people think about political statements in after match interviews. | | | |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 16:51 - Dec 27 with 3659 views | benrhyddingblue |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 16:44 - Dec 27 by blueboyd |
you are very angry, jesus man....
I simply asked should he make comments about palestine/gaza when interviewed about a football match.
I also never said he had said anything hateful publicly due to his faith, but you surely don't need me to spell out some of the beliefs other religions have about sections of society in this country?!
don't worry, I am not trying to hurt your king I am just asking what people think about political statements in after match interviews. |
Yes, please spell it out. No idea what on earth you are talking about. | | | |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 16:57 - Dec 27 with 3597 views | Garv |
Might have missed something but I don't think there was actually any politics in what he said. |  |
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| Is football a place for political statements? on 16:59 - Dec 27 with 3559 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 16:39 - Dec 27 by blueboyd |
downvotes already?! it was an honest question. jeez... |
You’re new around here aren’t you! |  | | |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:00 - Dec 27 with 3554 views | pointofblue |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 16:44 - Dec 27 by blueboyd |
you are very angry, jesus man....
I simply asked should he make comments about palestine/gaza when interviewed about a football match.
I also never said he had said anything hateful publicly due to his faith, but you surely don't need me to spell out some of the beliefs other religions have about sections of society in this country?!
don't worry, I am not trying to hurt your king I am just asking what people think about political statements in after match interviews. |
“I also never said he had said anything hateful publicly due to his faith, but you surely don't need me to spell out some of the beliefs other religions have about sections of society in this country?!”
All religions have extreme ideologies due to the time they were created. The majority embrace the healthy message they express and ignore the extremities which have no place in today’s society. There is no indication that Morsy himself believes in the extremes.
As for your first point - if other celebrities can express personal views on political events, I’m not sure why footballers should be dissuaded from doing so. Mind you, Usman Khawaja, the Australian cricketer, was told he couldn’t display messages far less political on his footwear by the ICC.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/dec/13/usman-khawaja-wear-shoes-human-rig | |
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| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:03 - Dec 27 with 3518 views | BlueBadger |
What's Morsy actually said that's upset you so much, Chuckles?
/edit, now I have the full context, I'd like to the OP that they 'give over, you massive fanny'. [Post edited 27 Dec 2023 17:19]
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| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:08 - Dec 27 with 3445 views | Buhrer |
Morsy drops "I'm lucky kicking a football" political shocker!
I liked him even more. |  | | |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:09 - Dec 27 with 3432 views | JammyDodgerrr |
Don't have to have any particular sort of belief to recognise that getting paid to play football is a privilege compared to living in a war torn country. [Post edited 27 Dec 2023 17:09]
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| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:09 - Dec 27 with 3433 views | Wacko |
Every aspect of society involves politics. The notion that politics can be turned on or off at people's discretion is ridiculous | |
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| To be fair, he did retweet.... on 17:09 - Dec 27 with 3411 views | Bloots |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 16:40 - Dec 27 by Mullet |
When politicians stop mouthing off about football and everything else then I think it's fair likewise.
As fans we should shut up about everything a footballer does as we aren't footballers either.
Your last sentence is pretty hypocritical given he's never expressed anything hateful publicly due to his faith has he? What exactly has he said which is "pretty rank" and due to his beliefs? |
...a number of comments originally made by Israel (ironic!) Folau, the rugby player, that said he wouldn't support same-sex marriage and that homosexuality is a sin.
I think he deleted them once they were noticed though.
I think it's pretty pointless to hide the fact that he undoubtedly holds beliefs that would be called out if they were held by anyone else.
Just saying. |  |
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| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:10 - Dec 27 with 3393 views | homer_123 |
Yup, cancel his contract with immediate effect. |  |
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| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:14 - Dec 27 with 3344 views | benrhyddingblue |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:09 - Dec 27 by Wacko |
Every aspect of society involves politics. The notion that politics can be turned on or off at people's discretion is ridiculous |
Well said. If only more people realised this fact | | | |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:14 - Dec 27 with 3337 views | Bramidan |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:03 - Dec 27 by BlueBadger |
What's Morsy actually said that's upset you so much, Chuckles?
/edit, now I have the full context, I'd like to the OP that they 'give over, you massive fanny'. [Post edited 27 Dec 2023 17:19]
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Didn’t he just say he was in a privileged position being a footballer, enjoying his life and getting well paid. He expressed his gratitude for his life and his fellow professionals as opposed to the people in the Middle East struggling in their life.
What’s political about that?
I was impressed that he recognised the difference between hiss, privileged, life as opposed to those not so fortunate. | | | |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:18 - Dec 27 with 3275 views | BlueBadger |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:14 - Dec 27 by Bramidan |
Didn’t he just say he was in a privileged position being a footballer, enjoying his life and getting well paid. He expressed his gratitude for his life and his fellow professionals as opposed to the people in the Middle East struggling in their life.
What’s political about that?
I was impressed that he recognised the difference between hiss, privileged, life as opposed to those not so fortunate. |
Christ alive, what's OP going to do if he says something genuinely controversial? | |
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| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:19 - Dec 27 with 3271 views | NthQldITFC |
It was a humanitarian statement not a political statement. |  |
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| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:20 - Dec 27 with 3256 views | BlueBadger |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 16:39 - Dec 27 by blueboyd |
downvotes already?! it was an honest question. jeez... |
Some people prefer to downvote, others will tell you to stop being a massive fanny.
Have you tried not being a massive fanny? | |
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| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:21 - Dec 27 with 3254 views | BlueBadger |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:19 - Dec 27 by NthQldITFC |
It was a humanitarian statement not a political statement. |
To be fair, for a lot of people(in government particularly) 'hey let's try to be nicer to people' IS a political statement, given they base their whole political outlook on delighting in being c**ts. | |
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| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:23 - Dec 27 with 3237 views | Leaky |
Perhaps it'd not all the players fault. It could be down to who ever is doing the interview, if he chooses to bring politics into a sports interview |  | | |
| Is football a place for political statements? on 17:26 - Dec 27 with 3197 views | DJR |
The laws of the game contain the following but this is clearly limited.
"Equipment must not have any political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images. Players must not reveal undergarments that show political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturer's logo. For any offence the player and/or the team will be sanctioned by the competition organiser, national football association or by FIFA."
It might be that a club's rules, or broadcast rules, may limit the extent to which a player might make actual political statements in words. But in Morsy's case, he will have spoken before anyone stopped him, and what's to differentiate what he said from, say, the campaign that Marcus Rashford ran, which was political in many ways in the sense that it was a direct challenge to Government policy? Or even stance that certain teams took during the World Cup in Qatar?
More generally, I imagine there may also ECHR implications in trying to limit player involvement in politics, especially given the fact that they are not paid out of taxation or the licence fee. And it must not be forgotten that people like Billy Shankly never hid their socialist beliefs. As it is, I understand the equipment limitation is primarily aimed at not upsetting countries, sponsors and the like during actual games. [Post edited 27 Dec 2023 17:38]
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| Is football a place for political statements? on 18:14 - Dec 27 with 2967 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Do you ask people in the stands during November is they think football is the right place to display a poppy?
Idiot. [Post edited 27 Dec 2023 18:16]
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| To be fair, he did retweet.... on 18:15 - Dec 27 with 2957 views | Mullet |
| To be fair, he did retweet.... on 17:09 - Dec 27 by Bloots |
...a number of comments originally made by Israel (ironic!) Folau, the rugby player, that said he wouldn't support same-sex marriage and that homosexuality is a sin.
I think he deleted them once they were noticed though.
I think it's pretty pointless to hide the fact that he undoubtedly holds beliefs that would be called out if they were held by anyone else.
Just saying. |
I appreciate it and had the OP included that it makes much more sense rather than the way he's gone about it. If Morsy has made hateful comments publicly that can't be supported.
I've not seen Morsy's deleted tweets covered anywhere either FWIW. However, based on what he said last night alone, I thought he was fine to say it and it was fairly low tariff stuff. | |
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| To be fair, he did retweet.... on 18:21 - Dec 27 with 2908 views | yorkshireblue |
| To be fair, he did retweet.... on 17:09 - Dec 27 by Bloots |
...a number of comments originally made by Israel (ironic!) Folau, the rugby player, that said he wouldn't support same-sex marriage and that homosexuality is a sin.
I think he deleted them once they were noticed though.
I think it's pretty pointless to hide the fact that he undoubtedly holds beliefs that would be called out if they were held by anyone else.
Just saying. |
I do find it odd that the heavily tattooed Folau seems to choose which part of the bible he believes in.
Leviticus 19:28, “You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, or incise any marks on yourselves.”
Almost as if he’s using ‘beliefs’ as an excuse for his own bigotry. |  | | |
| What he said last night was always.... on 18:25 - Dec 27 with 2876 views | Bloots |
| To be fair, he did retweet.... on 18:15 - Dec 27 by Mullet |
I appreciate it and had the OP included that it makes much more sense rather than the way he's gone about it. If Morsy has made hateful comments publicly that can't be supported.
I've not seen Morsy's deleted tweets covered anywhere either FWIW. However, based on what he said last night alone, I thought he was fine to say it and it was fairly low tariff stuff. |
...going to happen, he's been an advocate of Palestine for a long time.
I don't see any issue with it personally, as long as he's expressing support to a cause, rather than negativity to another. Which is an approach many would do well to adopt.
His tweets/retweets were mentioned on here previously, a number of people saw them, including me. They were clearly an endorsement of Folou's views on homosexuality, and that coupled with his refusal to wear the rainbow armband, in my view take him over the line of merely not commenting on the issue.
The fact they were deleted speaks volumes.
It got very little traction on here when it was discussed previously, I assume because it was our "Captain". [Post edited 27 Dec 2023 18:32]
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