The issue of sportswashing and reputation laundering with CFG and the UAE has been knocking about for a while, but flared up again recently with the conviction of academic Matthew Hedges.
There are many more neutral sources than the Guardian, and this is purely an opinion piece, but I figured that it best represented a fan's perspective:
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...uman-rights-man-city-jailing-british-academic
Most of the time when I bring this up, it ends up being a "well nobody is clean" and "what can you do" sort of discussion, but hell, our season is over, and my judgment is not presently clouded by my fandom. Seems like a decent time to voice my discomfort with the arrangement and ponder upon my complicity. Anyone else?
There are many more neutral sources than the Guardian, and this is purely an opinion piece, but I figured that it best represented a fan's perspective:
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...uman-rights-man-city-jailing-british-academic
Most of the time when I bring this up, it ends up being a "well nobody is clean" and "what can you do" sort of discussion, but hell, our season is over, and my judgment is not presently clouded by my fandom. Seems like a decent time to voice my discomfort with the arrangement and ponder upon my complicity. Anyone else?