Group J game recalls the 1982 World Cup, when Austria and West Germany played out a mutually beneficial result
How long do football grudges last? It has long been argued that Brazil never truly recovered from the Maracanazo, or, if they did, it took decades. The same might be said of the English football community and Diego’ Maradona’s “Hand of God”. In Algeria, the national wound was inflicted at the 1982 World Cup and has been universally referred to as “the Shame of Gijón”. Almost exactly 44 years later, a potential reckoning for that arrives when Algeria play Austria in their final group match, with a last-32 place on the line.
In the summer of 1982 Algeria was a young nation, two decades removed from 132 years of colonial rule. Unless one was versed in African independence movements or the doctrine of third-worldism, Algeria was unlikely to register in most people’s political thinking. The World Cup, held in Spain, was a rare and precious platform for the country to announce itself, and the team seized the opportunity.
Continue reading...Home secretary speeds up major part of bill governing asylum and refugees as new prime minister set to take over
Shabana Mahmood will seek to shore up support for her controversial immigration bill on the progressive left of Labour, as she sets out plans to speed up the opening of new safe and legal routes that will permit thousands of refugees to come to the UK.
The home secretary, who is the leading contender to stay in her job if Andy Burnham becomes prime minister, will next week introduce the legislation, which will also set new limits on immigration claims on human rights grounds and under modern slavery law.
Removing modern slavery protections for any foreign national who has committed a crime and received a sentence, scrapping the previous 12-month threshold.
Rejecting last-minute modern slavery claims where an objection could have been raised earlier or where there is evidence of false documentation.
Allowing immigration claims to be brought under the right to a family life only if the family member is a parent, spouse or child under 18 except in exceptional circumstances.
A new test to make clear that deporting foreign national offenders is in the public interest and should only be blocked in the most exceptional circumstances.
Applications for family reunion under the right to a family life will in future have to be brought by a UK-based sponsor, not the overseas family member.
Giving every trafficked and exploited child a dedicated independent guardian to support their safeguarding and recovery.
Continue reading...High commissioner for human rights calls for ‘those responsible for violations of the law’ to be held to account
The United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, on Friday raised the alarm internationally about deaths in US government immigration custody and called for “prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigations”.
Türk’s call came as the Trump administration faced investigations by watchdogs at its own Department of Homeland Security (DHS) into deaths and use of force against people detained in its expanding immigration detention system across the country.
Continue reading...Ukrainian will give up three world heavyweight titles
‘I’m not leaving the sport … I still have my last dance’
The world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has announced he will relinquish his title belts. The Ukrainian currently holds the WBC, WBA and IBF versions.
The unbeaten 39-year-old insists he is not retiring but says the “well-considered” decision will “open new opportunities”.
Continue reading...WASHINGTON (ANP/RTR) - Israël en Libanon zijn het bij gesprekken in Washington eens geworden over een nieuwe raamovereenkomst, meldt de Amerikaanse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Marco Rubio. Wat er precies in de overeenkomst staat, is niet duidelijk.
De landen kwamen de afgelopen dagen bijeen om te praten over een vredesplan in Washington. Libanon wilde dat Israël zich helemaal terugtrekt uit gebied dat het heeft bezet in het zuiden van Libanon, terwijl Israël zei dit alleen te willen onder voorwaarde van de ontwapening van Hezbollah. Het is niet duidelijk wat de landen daar nu over hebben besloten.
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