Even with a long delay European Parliamentwho, with yesterday’s resolution, calls FIFA take the initiative and help compensate the families of dead migrant workers, as well as workers affected by human rights violations during the preparation for Soccer World Cupwhile emphasizing that FIFA has seriously harmed the image and integrity of world football. The resolution describes FIFA’s corruption as “runaway, systemic and deeply ingrained” while denouncing reports of violations of the rights of the LGBTI+ community in Qatar and calling for the country to decriminalize same-sex relationships while MEPs wore the “One Love” armband. “.

The only winner in this whole story seems to be the company that makes the specific bracelets, as all the 10,000 it produced have “gone”.

A picture of German players covering their mouths with their hands in protest of FIFA’s ban on wearing “One Love” armbands managed to overshadow even the shocking loss to Japan. “Silence of men,” wrote a newspaper in Hamburg, applauding the actions of the players, while the World Federation is likely to turn a blind eye.

The second most powerful image was yesterday’s Brel Embolo. Born in Cameroon, he scored with it in a Switzerland jersey. The 25-year-old remained true to his pre-match words and did not celebrate his first goal at the World Cup with a show of hands, and was noticeably emotional at the end of the game.

Ebolo grew up in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde. When his parents divorced, he left with his mother for France and then for Basel. He received his Swiss passport in 2014 and in March 2015 his team played against the United States.

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