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what the hell! Now my hope was that I could skip the Luis Rubiales topic and write something interesting. Like a competition in England where everyone runs down the hill looking for cheese.
But that will not be the case now.
So I apologize if this turns out to be another newsletter about another rant. But it’s not my fault, I’m late here.
As you know, Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Federation, chose to kiss Jennifer Hermoso on the mouth – against her will – after the World Cup gold. And to top it all off, he grabbed his crotch, an incredibly vulgar masculine demeanor, when he took the stage with Queen Letizia and her underage daughter, among others.
In addition, he must have embraced the aforementioned Leticia in an inappropriate manner.
I think the correct term for this is “living thieves”. Because that’s exactly what real thieves do: be thieves.
As of Sunday, it’s been two weeks since all this happened, and he’s still officially out of his post, despite previously brushing it off:
• Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez
• Spain’s entire national team
• The Spanish Football Federation, ie its employer
• The European Football Association
• FIFA, the world association of football
• I am, which doesn’t make much difference in context
• The Queen of Spain and her minor daughter (let’s say anyway, I think here)
• Sarina Wegman, England captain
• The United Nations (?!) that condemned him
• and more
The only person he does not hate is his mother, who sat in a church somewhere in Spain and went on a hunger strike. This is correct. It’s all incredibly strange.
It is nothing more than to wonder how one can obtain such an incredibly secure type of employment. What does he have in the rest of the world that makes him completely untouchable? Who has to be angry to get fired?
Julio Iglesias.
And, you know, I have a lot of questions here, but I also have a certain sense of optimism in all of this.
Because although it is unfortunate that this event has managed to take all focus away from the world champions, I feel it is a sign of good health that this nonsense has not gone unnoticed.
Daredevils like Rubiales should watch their shoulders in the future – or, preferably, become better people.
Then the gods know there are more bald men in world football who should probably tap their moral compass and see if it really works, but I think we’ll have a chance to go back to that again.
three short
✓ One of the week The apparently funny news was that Sarah Grahn managed to stand between the posts on the Lulea men’s team. She was called into the squad when two of the team’s starting goalkeepers were absent – and was supposed to be second goalkeeper.
However, at the end of the second half, coach Thomas “Bolan” Berglund nodded to her and said “You’re going in with five players left, get ready,” Grahn stepped in and finished it off again in total.
✓ Very last The good news is that 92,003 (the third significant) went to Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, USA, to watch a volleyball match between the University of Nebraska and Omaha. It is a record attendance for women’s sports.
The Floppy Volleyball Club’s attendance record is 1,200.
source: Marcus Levby from Sportbladet.
✓ I don’t know If you knew that, but England striker Harry Kane wasn’t long in line to join Bayern Munich after 19 years at Tottenham.
Now I’m guessing, but surely it would be a pain if one of England’s biggest stars of the last decade stayed in Germany? or? And to add salt to the wound, Harry Kane has now also been photographed wearing the leather pants. That picture you can look hereif you want.
Inbox for this week:
The concept is simple: You ask a question and I answer.
Anna: Favorite breakfast?
Answer: I am a simple guy with simple guy values. A good roll and coffee and the day can start. Assuming I’m in a hotel, the roll would look like this: butter, cheese, salami, cucumber, red pepper, and brie.
Pierrette: Why do athletes wear three crowns on their clothes? Are they affiliated with the state apparatus?
Answer: The Three Crowns is the symbol of Sweden, which is probably why the Swedish Athletics Federation chose it for its uniform. Just like the national hockey team.
Peter: Give me your five best cheeses.
- I’ve had a very good cheddar whiskey at Vin & Delimässan, so it ranks first.
- There’s no getting around it, Parmesan is a great cheese.
- a priest? Therefore, it is an incredibly stable cheese that never disappoints.
- Brie. Maybe a bit exaggerated? But it still happens here.
- Blue cheese. It can be very good – but sometimes it’s just too much.
Joel: Why are there no successful crowd citizens?
Answer: The premise of the question is completely wrong, as there is a whole company of successful mobsters. Olof Mellberg, Linda Bengtzing, Christer Ulfpage, Madeleine Janogy, the Hagström sisters, Joanna Franden, and almost entirely Galenskaparna & After Shave hail from Scaraborg – just to name a few.
What are you wondering? Send more or less any question to [email protected]
Every Friday at 4pm, Andreas Johnson gives you what you need to keep up with the sports talk with a light-hearted guide to the action-packed world of sport.
To subscribe to the newsletter, you need a digital account, which is free and gives you many advantages. Follow the instructions and sign up for the newsletter here.
Read also: UEFA rule regarding Luis Rubiales: What he did was inappropriate
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