Nationaist/racist world cup fandom

[Griff]

Originally Posted by wolf

My schedule makes it nigh impossible to follow any of the games, but we have a doctor from Ghana here who is quite excited about the cup. Any comments on the Israeli flag controversy?

It was a smart way to solidify his fan base! No apology should have been given. It was fine for the spokesman to say that Ghana is neutral, but for him to imply that the player was somehow wrong in waving the flag is in itself politicizing an act that was not intended to be political.