Singing the blues at World Cup 26

Whatever you think of football, love it or hate it, the World Cup is singing the blues this time around.

Pubs and sports cafes around the globe are crammed with fans 24/7 for the premier football competition hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States (where they call it soccer.)

FIFA president Gianni Infantino, on a salary and bonuses of about  US$ 5 million annually, has made concessions to the Americans on their visa and immigration bans usually enforced by ICE against African, Third World countries in general and Iran in particular.

1.Left. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been reigned in lately, but they are not spared being lampooned. 

2. The South African procession leader trips up in the opening ceremony. Looks like the carpet  did it.

3. An AI projection of a New Age football official.

4. Private Eye magazine’s spoof: ‘Who’s going to win? Trump; “Me. I’ve already won , everyone says so.”

Private Eye: ‘The cup is gold, tacky and a symbol of corruption’.

Trump: “What’s not to like?”

The strapline on the bottom of the cover adds that the eventual “Group of Death” stage between popular and successful teams will now include Iran, Cuba, Venezuela and Greenland.

5. Fans at a street cafe in Cairo.

Gianni Infantino estimates that this World Cup will net $14 billion in spin off revenues over the next four years until the next one, assuming there is one.

Sit back and enjoy it if you can.