Nike cuts ties with Iran’s World Cup team, citing U.S. sanctions
▻https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/nike-cuts-ties-iran-s-world-cup-team-citing-u-n881481
However, the Iranian team wore the brand’s shoes during the 2014 World Cup. At that time, Iran was under heavy sanctions imposed by the Obama administration before the nuclear deal was signed in 2015.
The Final Report
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Today the #2014 #World_Cup in #Brazil ends. It was a fun ride, and I don’t think that anyone will disagree that this has been an unforgettable month of international #SPORT, politics, and drama both on and off the field. The #VIDEO below is my attempt at showing another side of #Rio de Janeiro and a few […]
#World_Cup: The company that made the Lebanese state kneel
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20213
Lebanese shopping for flags during the 2014 World Cup in #Lebanon on June 6, 2014. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) Lebanese shopping for flags during the 2014 World Cup in #Lebanon on June 6, 2014. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)
The recent deal with the company #Sama, allowing the Lebanese to watch World Cup games for free, is not unique. It is similar to the many monopolies protected and supported by the state, which only intervened this time to save the company from losing money, even if it meant sacrificing #Télé_Liban and squandering public money.
Mouhamad Wehbe
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#Qatar promises #Lebanon rights to broadcast #World_Cup
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/qatar-promises-lebanon-rights-broadcast-world-cup
Qatar has promised to give Lebanon’s state-owned Tele Liban the right to broadcast the 2014 World Cup matches, Lebanon’s interior minister announced after meeting Qatar’s prime minister Wednesday. Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser al-Thani promised Lebanon’s interior minister Nouhad Machnouk to help push for this resolution “so that all the Lebanese interested in watching the games are able to do so,” the minister said. The month-long games are scheduled to begin Thursday in Brazil and last till July 13. (Al-Akhbar)
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#World_Cup raises foreign flags, Lebanese questions
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20072
http://english.al-akhbar.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/4cols/leading_images/tahtah-%2818%29.jpg Multitude of flags hang in support of their respective #Football teams in anticipation of the 2014 World Cup in #Lebanon on June 4,2014. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) Multitude of flags hang in support of their respective football teams in anticipation of the 2014 World Cup in Lebanon on June 4,2014. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)
Every four years, the World Cup throws Lebanon into a frenzy. Giant flags are hung across buildings and streets, cafes rent the newest, biggest screens to broadcast the games, and some fans fire rounds in the air after their favorite team wins a match. But amidst the celebratory atmosphere, the tournament raises questions of national identity - as foreign flags, predominantly European ones, flood the streets - (...)
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Brazilian Police Evict Indigenous Squatters from 2014 Stadium Site
▻http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/04/brazilian-police-evict-indigenous-squatters-from-2014-stadium-site/100491
As Brazil prepares to host the 2014 World Cup, massive construction and reconstruction is taking place, and residents living near stadium sites have faced a series of evictions and relocations. In Rio de Janeiro, a group of indigenous people have been squatting in abandoned structure near the famous Maracana Stadium since about 2006.
