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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · Nov 14

Bentrovatə anche qui! 🥂

Se non ci conosciamo già, vi basta sapere questo: Pallonate in Faccia è un progetto di calcio e politica, storia e diritti civili.

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 4h

Meanwhile, at the next meeting of the Irish Football Association (FAI), on Novembre 8, a vote will be put on whether to support Israel's request to be excluded from UEFA: three clubs, Bohemians, Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers, have already expressed their support.

www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...

FAI set for Israel vote, FIFA say UEFA must decide

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) are set to vote on Israel's participation in international football at the upcoming AGM.

www.rte.ie

Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 4h

The Icelandic coach said also last Saturday that if he had to play against Israel in the World Cup qualifiers, he would not back down: "Of course we would play. I wouldn’t have a problem with that".

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www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...

Hallgrímsson says Fifa and Uefa should ban Israel from club and international competitions

Republic of Ireland manager sees ‘no difference’ between banning Russia and Israel

www.irishtimes.com

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 4h

🇮🇪 "I don’t see a difference between Fifa and Uefa banning Russia and not Israel," said Ireland coach Heimir Hallgrímsson, calling what is happening in #Palestine "an absolute tragedy".

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 20h

Already last weekend, the Freak Boys and Forever Ultras groups of Bologna fans had displayed a banner against the Israeli massacres in Gaza.

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 3d

"Stop genocide"

Bologna fans showed this banner in support of #Palestine today, during their Serie A match against Pisa.

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 20h

The Centro Bologna Club, which represents approximately 6,000 fans of Bologna FC 1909, has invited fans to boycott the Europa League away match against Maccabi Tel Aviv on January 29 in Serbia, in protest of the genocide in #Palestine.

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 1d

Neville is a well-known Labour supporter. He was previously criticized by then-Prime Minister Sunak for not limiting his coverage to sports, but also addressing political issues.

www.dailymail.co.uk/video/video/...

Rishi Sunak: Gary Neville's comments on striking nurses and workers not right | Daily Mail Online

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has responded to pundit and former footballer Gary Neville, after he criticised the Government's approach to striking nurses and workers.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 1d

"We have all been turned on each other. This division has been mainly created by angry, middle-aged white men who know exactly what they're doing," Neville said, likely referring to the rise of the far-right Reform UK party.

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www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

Gary Neville slams ‘angry, middle-aged white men’ after removing union flag

The former Manchester United captain says the flag was being ‘used in a negative fashion’ by ‘angry, middle-aged white men’

www.independent.co.uk

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 1d

🇬🇧 "Brexit has had a devastating impact on this country. The messages is getting extremely dangerous. All these idiots out there spreading hate speech in any form... we must stop promoting them."

Gary Neville, former Manchester United defender.

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 1d

On Tuesday, 14 October, the afternoon before the match, a demonstration will take place in the centre of Udine for #Palestine and against the match with Israel.

Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 1d

"We can't say the atmosphere is calm. There will be 5,000 people inside the stadium and 10,000 outside," said the Italy coach at today's press conference.

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www.virgilio.it/notizie/ital...

Italia - Israele, la confessione del ct Gattuso prima della partita a Udine: "Non si respira una bella aria"

Il ct della Nazionale italiana di calcio Gennaro Gattuso si dice preoccupato per il clima attorno alla partita Italia-Israele che vale la partecipazione al mondiale

www.virgilio.it

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 1d

"It's a fact that there won't be many people in Udine. I understand it and the concern. It hurts my heart to see what's happening, but we have to play this match; otherwise, we'll lose 3-0 by default."

Gennaro Gattuso on #ItalyIsrael on October 14th.

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 2d

Sadly, on the official club shop this jersey isn't yet available (but maybe soon it will be).
clubshop.macron.com/bologna/marz...

MARZABOTTO 2000 ASD | Macron Sports Hub

Trova il tuo club e acquista kit, merchandising e accessori. Una nuova frontiera nella vendita di abbigliamento tecnico sportivo. Un luogo unico dove club e atleti possono trovare la risposta a tutte ...

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 2d

Between September 29 and October 5, 1944, Nazi occupation troops massacred 770 people, including the elderly, women, and children. However, if we include those killed in nearby towns (Monzuno and Grizzana Morandi), the figure exceeds 1,600.

www.martirimarzabotto.it/eccidio-di-m...

L' Eccidio di Marzabotto: storia e testimonianze - Martirimarzabotto.org

L'Eccidio di Marzabotto, compiuta nell'autunno del 1944 ad opera delle SS naziste ha causato 760 vittime. Il più vile sterminio di popolo.

www.martirimarzabotto.it

Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 2d

"No War"
"Stop Racism"
"Respect"

This is the new jersey of ASD Marzabotto, an Italian amateur club from the town of the same name in the Bolognese Apennines, the site of one of the most brutal Nazi massacres during World War II.

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 2d

This comes in parallel with the huge rise in the polls of Reform UK, the far-right and racist party led by Nigel Farage: it is currently considered the favourite for the 2029 British elections.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Reform on brink of outright majority at next election, major new poll says

Disastrous polling for Labour comes amid growing questions over Keir Starmer’s leadership of the party

www.independent.co.uk

Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 2d

But even in Northern Ireland, regions with which Celtic fans have strong connections, several racist incidents have occurred and there has recently been a rise in hatred towards immigrants.

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www.bbc.com/news/article...

Race hate crime at record level in Northern Ireland

In the 12 months to the end of June, there were 1,329 crimes with a race motivation.

www.bbc.com

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 2d

Over the past two months, at least 20 racist and far-right-related incidents have been recorded in Scotland, signaling growing ethnic tensions in the region.

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 2d

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Celtic's Green Brigade distributed a leaflet advocating for immigrants and refugees during Sunday's match against Motherwell, condemning the growing #racism in the UK.

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 2d

Alhaji Momodo Njie, known as Biri Biri, was a Gambian right winger who played for Sevilla between 1973 and 1978, scoring over 30 goals. Today, he is remembered by Andalusian fans as a club legend and an anti-racism symbol.

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 2d

🇪🇸 A great choreography against #racism was performed yesterday by Sevilla fans during the match against Barcelona. The image is of Biri Biri, the first black footballer in the club's history.

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 3d

🇮🇹 Modena fans yesterday before the Italian 2nd division match against Entella.

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The Eskapulats of the Club Esportiu Europa, in Catalunya.

"Against the genocide in Palestine. For the freedom of the peoples."

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 3d

🇺🇾 Other fan groups around the world took a stand for Palestine this weekend: here is the Bolso Antifascista group of the Nacional de Montevideo.

"The tricolor people reject the genocide in Palestine"

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 3d

🇹🇷 A great choreography for #Palestine was displayed yesterday by fans of Sivasspor, in the Turkish second division.

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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 3d

In the stands, there were also fans wearing keffiyehs and holding fake bloody babies in their arms, to highlight the innocent deaths caused by Israeli attacks on Gaza over the past two years.