TweetThe Kiss of Death Luis Rubiales, Spanish Football Federation chief, is resigning after the kiss scandal. Luis Rubiales kissed star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips as he handed the Spanish team gold medals last month, provoking outrage and protests from Spanish national players and the sports community, resulting in a global reckoning and turmoil. A few minutes before the Kiss, it didn’t help to see Mr. Rubiales grabbing his crotch as a victory gesture at the exclusive section sitting with Queen Letizia of Spain and 16-year-old Princess Sofia nearby. During his press conference, Mr. Rubiales repeatedly refused to resign and got a standing ovation.
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QATAR WORLD CUP WINNERS & LOSERS
TweetLast Sunday was the end of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, four weeks of a festive soccer global party that generated lots of attention and speculations. Excessive criticism of Qatar's human rights, migrants' workers, and gay rights. The Qatar world cup, however, was a great success, well organized, and well attended. No major troubles, fan riots, or heavy police or security present. As someone tweeted, this is the first world cup where no British fan was arrested. Finally, Qatar world cup gave Arabs the platform to tell their story and narrative for change. Arab commentators and announcers, with their poetic rhetoric, tell stories and cheerlead their teams. Arab analysts,…
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DIEGO MARADONA!!
Tweet Last Wednesday, Diego Maradona died at his home on the outskirts of Buenos Aires at the young age of 60. Thundered a tweet that was less than 140 characters. The best soccer player ever lived, the artist, the poet, the dancer, Diego the golden boy, the maestro who made millions of hearts stop, his heart finally stops. Maradona, a short 5.5Ft confined a bulky body with a lower center of gravity on the soccer field was the most beautiful thing you’ll ever see. “He was touching the ball as his lover,” a sportswriter wrote; based on where he carcasses it, it will decide your fate. Maradona was the last…
