CROSS WORDS
Retailing at £124.99 for adults and £119.99 for children (with “stadium” replica versions available for £84.99 and £64.99), there’s a lot to be bothered about when it comes to the New England football jersey. Unfortunately, instead of protesting the exorbitant sums of money paid to fans for this overpriced polyester, which was knocked up for pittance by some low-paid factory workers in Thailand, it’s the only embarrassment that Football Daily has since spotted. The garment’s launch focused solely on the sportswear company’s “playful update” on the small St George’s Cross that appears on the back of the collar, redesigned to “unite and inspire”.
The update in question is a redesign of the flag in different colors, specifically replacing the traditionally red horizontal cross with three different colors. The design has been dismissed as “woke” by various public figures who seem oddly reluctant to explain how they arrived at this conclusion, but Football Daily is prepared to go out on a limb and speculate it might have something to do with reality. One of the three disturbing colors is pink. We may be wrong, but in keeping with the topic of today’s article, there is a theory that we are happy to climb the flagpole.
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While people are certainly right to be upset about an American company’s decision to play fast and loose with the colors of another country’s flag, it’s hard to sympathize with many of them, given how much they’ve broken that standard. with their intolerance and xenophobia. Ashfield’s perennially angry MP Lee Anderson, a keen student of vexillology who has nailed his colors to three different political posts since entering politics less than a decade ago, was predictably unhappy with the latest Nike design.
A boring, rude, attention-seeking boor, a 57-year-old hire who refused to watch “my beloved England team” at the last European Championship because Gareth Southgate and his players decided to make an anti-racism gesture before their match. a-gob created a predictable lather on his New England shirt without going so far as to explain exactly what it was about this little rectangle of fabric that he found so objectionable. “This virtue-signalling, naive, pearl-clutching, nonsense must stop,” he thundered. “If I drink any more of this, I’ll be on the next plane to Rwanda.” As there are currently no direct flights available despite Conservative Lee’s controversial departure last week, Football Daily will be happy to recommend a flight from London Heathrow to Kigali (via Brussels) at 6.30am tomorrow morning, and will even recommend Lee’s £’ He will even offer to increase the flour. 758 one way fare.
While it’s not often that we find ourselves tipping our hats to a major multinational corporation for using factories that mistreat their workers, this time we have to hand it to Nike, which has pulled off the impressive feat of upsetting all the right people. As well as Anderson, fellow UK News presenters Joey Barton, Nigel Farage and countless X users whose bios include their beloved flag (always accompanied by the phrase “proud dad”) also took exception to Nike’s tinkering. Calling on the head of the person responsible for giving his seal of approval at the FA.
“I can’t believe this was approved without being signed off by at least the commercial director and chief executive of the organisation,” former FA Club England chief executive Adrian Bevington said in a radio interview this morning. Unfortunately, no one thought to mention that, around the clock in 2011, the Peter Saville-designed England shirt featuring multiple St George’s Crosses in different colors was not only approved and signed, but was offered for sale without even the slightest fuss. .
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“No matter what the circumstances, wearing your country’s colors is something to treasure. I felt a flash of pride when I returned home and showed my elderly father, who has Alzheimer’s, a photo of me playing in Scotland… then I saw his face beam with happiness when I told him we had managed to beat England! – Colin Leslie reaches the international final with Scotland’s over-50s team.
FREE HARRY
Waltham Forest’s legendary Harry Kane statue has finally come to light, thanks to the Big Issue, who took photos of the statue sitting in storage. The statue of England’s record goalscorer was unveiled in 2020 but has been hidden away like a sad giant while the London borough searches for a suitable location. Part of the problem may be that, unlike the real Kane, this life-size bronze likeness is pinned to a bench. “The location of the statue is really important to us,” said Kane’s spokesman. “Once we get it right, we’ll be happy to go.” Given his impressive start at Bayern Munich, perhaps they should consider sending him to the Allianz Arena.
FOOTBALL DAILY LETTERS
I wondered what happened to John Gregory, whose managerial career now seems to be over; so how fitting to see him win a book titled Too Good to Be Forgotten for yesterday’s letter of the day” – Richard Hirst.
Re: football themed recipe books [yesterday’s Letters]: I’d happily go to Sheffield to pick up Chris Wilder’s 1,001 Sandwich Ideas” – Simon Riley.
Football has nothing to fear from a regulator. I am sure that any oversight and enforcement will be as stringent as those faced by the water industry. Oops…oh, shit” – Mark McFadden.
Have Chelsea fans misunderstood toxicity as a synonym for mediocrity? – Noble Francis.
Wednesday’s Wales-Finland preview overlooked how this fixture could have devastating consequences for Leeds’ promotion bid, involving five players and putting the mastery at risk. “There’s nothing in Glen Kamara’s performance this season that suggests he’ll be a leg-cutting maniac, but if he has to tackle Daniel James can he please do it gently?” – Daniel Farke Darren Leathley.
Send a letter to the.boss@theguardian.com. Today’s winner of our letter of the day is… Richard Hirst, who received a copy of Too Good to be Forgotten, published by Pitch Publishing. Visit bookstores here.