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 8/ Another Euro 2020 jersey that caused considerable controversy was the North Macedonia 🇲🇰 kit. The kit showed the term “Football Federation of Macedonia” which according to Greece 🇬🇷, was in contravention with the terms of the Prespa Agreement of 2018 which brought about normalised relations between the two countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_naming_dispute https://greekreporter.com/2021/06/12/greece-objects-to-north-macedonia-kit-in-uefa-euro-2020/ 5 comments
10/ More recently the infamous "Dinamo Zagreb vs. Red Star Belgrade" match in Zagreb in 1990 is often cited as the spark that lit the fire that lead to the breakup of Yugoslavia. 11/ To wrap up this thread, we recommend reading this article on the Geopolitics of the World Cup. Many of the themes raised are equally relevant today, and they’re absolutely fascinating. https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/11/20/fifa-world-cup-2022-qatar-soccer-tournament-geopolitics/ @opencage Sadly neither Ireland nor Northern Ireland have qualified for this tournament - you could do a whole thread on the geopolitics of Irish football! https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/rtes-documentary-football-republic-of-ireland-669855 |
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9/ Sometimes the conflicts go the other way - from on the field to off.
Famously, in 1969 long-simmering tensions between El Salvador 🇸🇻 and Honduras 🇭🇳 boiled over at a World Cup qualifier, which lead to rioting, and then to the start of a full military conflict.
It is estimated about 3,000 people died in what became known as the "Football War"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_War
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