Thinking about it, is the Israeli league even actively playing matches at the moment? I’m a little surprised they have teams this far into European competitions, especially Europa league.
Either way I agree, it’s ridiculously hypocritical for FIFA and UEFA to ban Russia and turn a blind eye to Ukrainian and Israeli teams.
Well this is much better summary than the headline on the locked post in r/Soccer. Was not going to bother wading into the post or comments.
Glad they got their asses kicked. Also very glad the team on the field got beat 5-0 as an extra cherry on top.
Yeah as you mentioned earlier I’m afraid this is going to move rapidly up the escalation ladder.
It’s why I was curious what Iran could potentially do to mitigate its AA installations being destroyed. Even if it’s not as good as the Russian or Chinese AA setup, some deterrence is better than nothing when the western doctrine is all about air superiority.
Interesting, thanks for the write up. Does sound like Iran will be stuck in a bind then. Damned if you do damned if you don’t. Hopefully Iran has a better plan this time for this scenario would not be good if their AA gets taken out.
The fact that 40 of these missiles have been deployed is very concerning and could indicate Israeli intentions to carry out a wider scale Suppression/Destruction of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD/DEAD) operation. This is a capability that Israel has already demonstrated against Iran, that Iran failed to stop last time round.
Appreciate the lengthy write up. I do wonder what the solution to massed SEAD would look like for Iran. Do they just turn their radar off and try and time it so the SEAD missile looses its lock? I really have no idea what other countermeasures there would be.
Lokomotiv celebrates home wins with a locomotive's steam whistle!
Love this so much. I know the NHL teams all have unique goal sirens and stuff, this is way cooler
Watched it earlier today, and loved every second of it. Especially after learning he beat his former teammate, who was a defector.
That's pretty wild, definitely a very random combination.
Reminds me of how apparently Flavor Flav sponsored the US Women's Water Polo team because he heard they we had minimal funding and were working multiple jobs plus trying to keep up with their training or something like that.
Its kinda sad to think about, but also I guess very American. Hoping some benevolent rich person blesses you and your sport with money so you can hopefully keep doing that sport to win a medal.
Edit: Yeah it was the water polo team, also realized I'm being serious on a meme post... ABC News Link
So I've been watching the Copa America as well as the Euros this year. The Bolivia coup attempt got me thinking, how do we think the Bolivian National team will react in their game today against Uruguay? I know they have quite a few domestic players.
Good to know I had a feeling this had to be the case. It's always the first thing I notice, since it's so obvious.
Well that’s extra upsetting. I assumed there’s no way the Israeli league would be playing.