My people, e don turn your head o! Those lawmakers wey no wan let US rest don gather their voices, dey call for Fifa to think about kicking United States comot from World Cup!
Wetins bring all dis wahala? Na after US soldiers carry Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, come under serious gists for Caracas, alongside the warning wey Trump don dey shout here and there. As e be now, US dey prepare for World Cup and Olympics wey dey come, and dis don raise big questions about their foreign policy for sports.
Dem MPs wey dey shout na from Labour, Lib Dems, Green Party and Plaid Cymru. Dem dey tell Fifa say, ‘No be only big countries suppose dey enjoy big competitions, if dem dey break international laws, make dem gree carry dem out!’ Dem dey vex about US intervention for Venezuela, saying e dey like invasion wey no suppose happen!
US White House never talk anything about dis matter yet, but dem don already claim say dem capture Maduro because him dey into drug trafficking and terrorism. Trump even talk say US go dey in control of Venezuelan oil! But Maduro don dey shout say him be prisoner of war. Na real drama wey dey unfold!
Meanwhile, Fifa no wan comment on top dis matter. But wetin dem go fit do? Dem dey host many matches for 2026 World Cup, no be small wahala! And plenty people don dey suspect say Fifa don dey mix sports with politics now, no be today wey dem dey do am.
Every time like dis, we sabi say Fifa fit enter problem if dem start to dey draw lines. Remember di Russia wahala wey dem allow play match even as dem dey fight Ukraine! So how e go be if US try any military move against Greenland or na someone else wey dey play? Wetin go happen to competitions dem when di noise plenty pass ball? Na serious matters wey dey get everybody’s attention!
Some experts dey talk say if US go continue to dey show muscle for dem international matters, na so Olympic and Fifa go dey face heavier scrutiny. People dey question if fans from vex nations like Colombia or Cuba go fit join di tournament if dem see wahala wey US dey cause.
And abeg, people no fit forget how plenty potential fans dey fear for US travel restrictions. Dem dey hear stories about ICE agents and how dem go use di opportunity for World Cup to target immigrants. E don dey raise serious eyebrows and some fans don already cancel dem travel plans because dem no wan face wahala.
Na true say Fifa and IOC dey try to keep peace, but if more drama happen, e fit scatter everywhere. The way e be now, all eyes dey on top US and di impact e go get as World Cup dey draw near. Make we see as e go play out on dis global stage!
As it stand, let’s dey watch make we see how di political weather fit influence our beloved sport. Fifa and dem top organizations fit just dey one corner dey pray make no wahala show face, but, we sabi how wahala dey run for obodo Naija na like dis e go take happen!
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