I am fully aware of that bullshit from the NHL. However, in an 82 game season, they only make a deal out of it one night.

They don't kneel, they do not disrespect the flag, they have not gone woke-woke. You do not see anything at the games or in the arena pushing this stuff except for 1 night. I don't go on that night and do not watch it on TV.

And the players pushing this stuff are halfwits suffering from way too many concussions.

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I'll support the USMNT...but, from a far, always root for the US. FIFA and all the surrounding affiliates are so corrupt, its nauseating. The amount of genuflecting people give to the round black & white ball and the self-important 'officials', it's pathetic.

The event is in Qatar...what?!? There's no hiding the shenanigans that surrounded that selection.

Imagine trying to endure a soccer match without alcohol. Pretty rough.

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World Cup abruptly bans beer with millions of Budweisers already in Qatar

DOHA, Qatar — The sale of all beer with alcohol at the eight World Cup stadiums was banned Friday, only two days before the soccer tournament is set to start.

Non-alcoholic beer will still be sold at the 64 matches in the country.

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Champagne, wine, whiskey and other alcohol is still expected to be served in the luxury hospitality areas of the stadiums. Outside of those places, beer is normally the only alcohol sold to regular ticket holders.

Ab InBev, the parent company of World Cup beer sponsor Budweiser, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

AB InBev pays tens of millions of dollars at each World Cup for exclusive rights to sell beer and has already shipped the majority of its stock from Britain to Qatar in expectation of selling its product to millions of fans. The company’s partnership with FIFA started at the 1986 tournament and they are in negotiations for renewing their deal for the next World Cup in North America.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

World Cup abruptly bans beer with millions of Budweisers already in Qatar

At least Putin let people drink anywhere in 2018 but of course it WAS Russia.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
AB InBev has already shipped the majority of its stock from Britain to Qatar in expectation of selling its product to millions of fans.

Beware of discounted Bud over here after a little while. Imagine how fast it will get skunked in Qatar's heat!

Maybe the Euro fans will turn the place into a parking lot for this. Screw Qatar.

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:
It's going to be hard for me to support the USA team since they've become woke.

Check out the new team logo:



Jim

Seeing how that logo is a giant middle finger to the Arab World, I will have to disagree with you this time and support the logo.

I understand where you're coming from and respectfully disagree. Team USA represents 100% of America. Not 51% females, 14% blacks, 10% gays or 2% transvestites. Our team colors should never be used as a political statement.

Yep, that last minute alcohol ban makes me think of that old story about the frog and the scorpion.

Budweiser and all these other alcohol vendors are the frog, and Qatar is the scorpion.

I say screw em, that’s what you get when you make deals like that.

^^ The word buzzing around was that the rainbow logo was to be used in the practice facility with the regular logo being used in the actual games.

If that's true, I'm not sure what the purpose was. Maybe they were demonstrating solidarity with Quataris in the closet?

Well, they were hosting the event to showcase Qatar....and this last-minute beer-ban kinda does.

I TOLD you that I was rooting for beer tents! Makes sense now...

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Originally posted by mr kablammo:
I am rooting for the beer tents, although the sponsor is Budweiser. Yuck.

Fuck the islamo-supremacists and dhimmitude.

I hope that a South American team wins as their play is usually fluid and skillful.

From what I've seen on some of the soccer forums the two teams predicted to be in the finals by the so-called experts are France and Brazil.

A young engineer at my company is flying right now to Iran to watch the games from home. I can’t imagine what it must be like to go home to watch soccer in the midst of the chaos in that region.

In never bonded with soccer as a sport. I had opportunities, but it never took. I'm kind of happy about that now.

The games have begun!

Opening match is Qatar vs Ecuador.

Well, here’s hoping we get enough for my favorite Soccer moments from Ozzy Man (NSFW):

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Originally posted by mr kablammo:
I TOLD you that I was rooting for beer tents! Makes sense now...

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Originally posted by mr kablammo:
I am rooting for the beer tents, although the sponsor is Budweiser. Yuck.

Fuck the islamo-supremacists and dhimmitude.

I hope that a South American team wins as their play is usually fluid and skillful.

America & Americans...Always rooting for the underdog!

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Originally posted by Pyker:
European - Germany, Americas - never bet against Brazil

Brazil is favored followed by France. My grandson is 1/2 Brazilian, and soccer came to him naturally.

What is the best way to watch the matches??

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What is the best way to watch the matches??

Intoxicated.

FS1 is showing most of the games.

Also the Mexican station.