It’s less than a week til the World Cup starts. Normally I’m dripping with schoolboyish glee in anticipation but the World Cup this year is in Russia; a state deeply corrupt, racist, homophobic and is supporting multiple dodgy regimes around the world.
But it is the World Cup.
Do I want to watch something that’ll help boost Putin’s ego?
It’s the World Cup.
As a lefty type do I sit there with gritted teeth?
It’s the World Cup.
So I’m going to bite my tongue, grit my teeth and watch the events of Russia’s World Cup because there’s few countries who can claim complete innocence, and yes, I’m a weak hypocrite.
But it is the World Cup.
