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By Hazel Gandhi Viral posts falsely claim that Argentina is going to print new currency notes with footballer Lionel Messi's face on them. BOOM found that the claim is false and spoke to a spokesperson of the country's central bank, the Banco Central De La República Argentina (BCRA), who said there was no such plan to print currency notes in honour of Messi, in the works. The claim is being shared with mock up photos of a 1000 Argentine peso note with Messi's face on one side and a photo of the Argentina national football team lifting the FIFA World Cup trophy on the other. Lionel Messi led Ar...
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By The Conversation Pardis Mahdavi , The University of Montana Shortly before Lionel Messi took to the stage to lift up the World Cup trophy, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani put a black cloak, called a "bisht," over the Argentinian soccer star's shoulders. Images of Messi wrapped in black fabric, which might have been construed as obscuring his national jersey, caused confusion around the world. Many fans questioned why the Argentinian soccer star was shrouded in an Arabian cape, with some suggesting that it "ruined an iconic moment." What is the bisht? And what is its significance...
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By The Conversation Simon Chadwick , SKEMA Business School and Paul Widdop , University of Manchester After four weeks, 64 games and more than a decade of controversy, Argentina has won the Fifa men's World Cup in Qatar. And as Lionel Messi and his teammates celebrate victory over France, another competition has also reached its conclusion – the battle for "soft power". Soft power is a foreign policy tool. It's about shaping global perceptions and attitudes using things like music, fashion and sport. The Fifa World Cup is perhaps the ultimate soft power platform, with 32 countries on show to b...
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By Hazel Gandhi Several news outlets including NDTV, Hindustan Times, and the Free Press Journal published stories falsely claiming that a viral video shows Lionel Messi hugging his mother after Argentina's win at the FIFA World Cup finals. BOOM found that the woman in the video is not Messi's mother, Celia María Cuccittini, but the Argentina team's official cook - Antonia Farías. The video is also being shared onn Facebook with a caption claiming, "Messi hugs his mother❣️" Click here to view. Click here to view. Click here to view. Several Indian outlets including NDTV, Hindustan Times, and N...
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By Hazel Gandhi The video of a football match purported to be from FIFA 2022 is going viral online with claims that the match was paused for sometime when the azaan (Islamic call to prayer) started playing. BOOM found that the claim is false, and the actual incident took place more than four years ago in 2018. The FIFA 2022 World Cup commenced on 21 November. Recently, a clip has been going viral online that claims a match in the tournament was paused out of respect as soon as Azaan, a call of prayer for Muslims, started playing. The video is captioned on Facebook as, "Masha Allah fifa worldcu...
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By Hazel Gandhi A viral clip purporting to show Saudi Arabia defender Ali Al-Bulayhi tried to coax Argentina striker Lionel Messi to convert to Islam, is fake as the audio of the clip has been tampered with. BOOM found that the audio has been overlaid on to the clip from another video. Saudi Arabia earned a spot in football folklore by registering a shock2-1 win against Argentina in the FIFA World Cup on November 22, 2022. The ongoing world cup in Qatar might just be Lionel Messi's last world cup, a trophy that has so far eluded the footballer whom fans have dubbed GOAT (greatest of all time) ...
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By The Conversation Alamy Sophie King-Hill , University of Birmingham The 2022 men's World Cup host nation Qatar is known for its human rights abuses relating to women, migrant workers and those from the LGBTQ+ community. Same sex relationships in Qatar are illegal and punishable by up to seven years in prison. As Qatar is hosting one of the most popular global sporting events, these human rights abuses are now under scrutiny on the world stage. The latest issue arose as the England and Wales captains were set to defy Fifa by wearing "OneLove" armbands during the tournament. The rainbow armban...
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By Sourit Sanyal FIFA in a shocking decision announced that the sale of beer will be prohibited at the upcoming World Cup. The decision was taken keeping in mind the rules of the host nation Qatar, where public consumption of alcohol is banned. The move has irked the fans, as sale of beer was earlier allowed in select areas. But the alcoholic beverage is available in the country (including stadiums) but comes with certain rules and price. This includes the corporate area in the stadiums. Individuals in corporate hospitality are exempted from the beer prohibition across the stadium, therefore w...
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By Sourit Sanyal The first reaction that comes to mind after hearing the term FIFA is football. 'FIFA Uncovered,' Netflix's latest limited documentary series, drops a series of bombshells, shedding light on the functioning of football's apex global body, or as The Guardian's David Conn referred to it in the documentary, the "UN of football." From the controversy on the selection of Qatar for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 to presidential elections and rampant corruption, the documentary also presents the origins of FIFA. It reveals the events of the past and how the contemporary global footb...
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By Priyank Rana The much-awaited FIFA World Cup 2022 is only two days away with the opening ceremony scheduled to be held on Sunday at 7:30 pm IST. The opening ceremony has a star-studded lineup that includes BTS's Jung Kook and Canadian-origin Indian actor Nora Fatehi. Millions are expected to tune in for the matches that will be held over the course of a month culminating with the final match scheduled to be held on December 18. While fans will see big names like Lionel Messi (Argentina), Christiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Neymar (Brazil) and Frenkie de Jong (Holland) among several others bringi...
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