A member of Germany’s football federation executive committee says a World Cup boycott should be considered because of the recent actions of US President Trump.

@newsguyusa And F1 while you're at it.

»Der Klubchef von St. Pauli und DFB-Vizepräsident Oke Göttlich sieht die Zeit reif für eine Debatte um einen #WM-Boykott.«

https://www.t-online.de/sport/fussball/wm/id_101097780/dfb-vize-goettlich-will-ueber-wm-boykott-reden.html

»Es ist zwar fraglich, dass die Haltung des Präsidenten des FC St. Pauli der Mehrheitsmeinung beim #DFB entspricht. Doch sie befeuert die Debatte um einen möglichen #Boykott, die knapp ein halbes Jahr vor dem Turnierstart merklich Fahrt aufnimmt.«

https://www.sport1.de/news/fussball/wm/2026/01/wm-2026-wegen-trump-deutschland-diskutiert-plotzlich-uber-boykott

#Fußball #usa #trump #maga

@newsguyusa I second that. Every small personal and organisational step to declare and show that 'this is not acceptable and we are not playing along' will help, globally, even if it feels like a huge (or risky) sacrifice for the people deciding to take it.

@newsguyusa Totally! But I already hear people shouting "but sports shouldn't be political"...

@newsguyusa Absolutely! It is not safe for you to travel here! Masked armed thugs with apparent complete immunity are roaming the streets gassing, beating and killing people. They’ve kidnapped children as young as 2 and flown them thousands of miles away from their parents. Do you think they’ll fine a rats fuck about your tourist visa, or are you likely to end up in a puddle of your own urine, freezing, bruised and starving with no contact to your embassy?

Do. Not. Travel. To. The. United. States. We are a failing nation about to go to war with itself. Stay out of the line of fire until the day comes that troops have to roll.

But come here for recreation? That’s insane. Don’t do that.

@newsguyusa I made that decision when FIFA gave the tyrant a made up peace medal. Sickening appeasement.

@newsguyusa and that would be the only chance the USA could have of winning the cup

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same here:
https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/antiamerikanismus-deutschlands-ungebrochene-zuneigung-zu-den-usa-kolumne-a-79cbca16-c111-4d91-8416-a8f64fde817d

@newsguyusa last year there was news about a fan of a Spanish football club being arrested for having a gang sign tattooed. It was the logo of his favorite club.

Let’s see what fans will have to endure this year. This World Cup will boycott itself.

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such an action would only punish the innocent bystanders.
It's like preaching to the choir. A boycott needs focus and the proper audience, without those it's meaningless.

@955_36 @newsguyusa any and all USA sports, baseball, the stupid and disgusting waste of time that is the fake war theater of football. Sports don't matter right now. Nothing but ending the occupation of Turtle Island.

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FC St Pauli - great exception in Germany's Soccer clubs - always 'stabil' against fascism.

@newsguyusa We need to be bared from the Olympics too.