The World Cup should celebrate fair play, not glitter-wash wars. Yet in less than 100 days, Trump could step onto the global stage of football's biggest tournament to distract from his aggressions. But we have a plan: if teams refuse to play in the US, it will be a major spanner in Trump's PR machine. Sign and share to spark mass withdrawals before the US World Cup. Football has always been about more than a game. It is about fair play, respect. The idea that people from every country can come together in the same field. In just 100 days, the US will host the biggest sports tournament on Earth. And for Trump it's the perfect red carpet moment, to polish his image, distract from his bombs and home politics that harm migrants, divide communities and weaken democracy. But we have a plan: if big national teams make it clear they won't participate in this kind of glitter machine, it will spoil Trump's dream of glory. Add your name now to help spark the pressure on the teams to step back - and send a powerful message that football should never be used to distract from aggression.
| | | The World Cup should celebrate fair play, not glitter-wash wars. Yet in less than 100 days, Trump could step onto the global stage of football's biggest tournament to distract from his aggressions. But we have a plan: if teams refuse to play in the US, it will be a major spanner in Trump's PR machine. Sign and share to spark mass withdrawals before the US World Cup. | | | | | Dear Terezinha, | | Football has always been about more than a game. It is about fair play, respect. The idea that people from every country can come together in the same field.
In just 100 days, the US will host the biggest sports tournament on Earth. And for Trump it's the perfect red carpet moment, to polish his image, distract from his bombs and home politics that harm migrants, divide communities and weaken democracy.
But we have a plan: if big national teams make it clear they won't participate in this kind of glitter machine, it will spoil Trump's dream of glory.
Add your name now to help spark the pressure on the teams to step back - and send a powerful message that football should never be used to distract from aggression. | | | | | Trump doesn't own the Cup, it belongs to people, to the fans, to the players, and the values it represents.
Sport has the power to inspire millions across borders, religions and cultures. And that is exactly why we see our leaders often wrap themself into its glory.
But football should never be used as a camouflage for policies that harm people's dignity and rights.
When Russia invaded Ukraine, it took FIFA just four days to suspend them from the international competition. Yet Trump is still hosting it.
Together, we can ensure the world's biggest tournament reflects the values that make football loved across the planet. | | | | There's people-power in football. Not only did we mobilise over 1 million people to try to get Israel suspended from the World Cup, last month we managed to get UEFA, Europe's football governing body, to save a kids football pitch in the West Bank from Israel's bulldozers.
Imagine if, through the power of people, we were able to convince national teams to stand up in solidarity with Trump's victims all over the world. We're daring to dream it - with your help, we can do it again.
In hope and solidarity,
Harriet, Julian and the rest of the Avaaz team | | | | | | |
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