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A final for all time, sacrificed on the altar of the modern game

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FIFA suspends Palestinian football chief Jibril Rajoub for ‘inciting violence’
Turning truth on its head, FIFA gives year-long suspension after Mr Rajoub allegedly called on “football fans to target the Argentinian Football Association and burn jerseys of Lionel Messi.”

Palestinian FA chief Jibril Rajoub
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The beautiful game: a history of whitewashing international crimes
By HUSSEIN SAMIH*
(June 8) – In the summer of 1978, at the height of Argentina’s brutal right-wing dictatorship, the 11th FIFA World Cup took place amidst an outcry over granting legitimacy to a state that is now known to have been responsible for the disappearances of around 30,000 people. Continue reading
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Israel demands FIFA ban Argentina from World Cup over ‘religious discrimination’
A poster of Palestinian FA chief Jibril Rajoub with Argentina’s soccer player Messi is seen during Rajoub’s news conference, in Ramallah, West Bank | Reuters
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Argentina cancels Israel ‘friendly’ match
By ALI ABUNIMAH*
Palestinians are celebrating the news that Argentina – and its star Lionel Messi – will not be playing the “friendly” football match that had been set for Jerusalem next weekend. Continue reading
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A terrific World Cup
THE Brazil World Cup 2014 is over. After 63 matches and 31 days of competition, the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup ended with Germany’s 1-0 victory over Argentina on Sunday July 13. It was a great final match of the tournament. Overall, we were very happy with how competitive and close a game it was.

Germany won the World Cup for the fourth time in Brazil, 2014.
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