Own Goals and MOTD’s Flirt with Fashionable Outrage
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The most popular British football television programme, Match of the Day, running since 1964 had recently been ‘Standing with Ukraine.’ The FA, the British Football Association, had been encouraging football fans in the Premier League televised matches to don Ukraine flags and display supportive banners. Each stadium has been flashing supportive statements on their giant displays and Premier League footballers have draped themselves in Ukraine flags before each match. The ritual seamlessly woven into the now regular sacramental of taking the knee. However, on last night’s show I noticed all the flags were gone. No banners in the stands, no announcements and giant displays, no flag draped footballers.
Own Goals and MOTD’s Flirt with Fashionable Outrage
Own Goals and MOTD’s Flirt with Fashionable…
Own Goals and MOTD’s Flirt with Fashionable Outrage
The most popular British football television programme, Match of the Day, running since 1964 had recently been ‘Standing with Ukraine.’ The FA, the British Football Association, had been encouraging football fans in the Premier League televised matches to don Ukraine flags and display supportive banners. Each stadium has been flashing supportive statements on their giant displays and Premier League footballers have draped themselves in Ukraine flags before each match. The ritual seamlessly woven into the now regular sacramental of taking the knee. However, on last night’s show I noticed all the flags were gone. No banners in the stands, no announcements and giant displays, no flag draped footballers.