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Freddy rescued!

June 20, 2026 By in Helplessness Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

Just in the nick of time.

J Watt, American Airlines help rescue viral stranded German tourist Freddy in time for World Cup game – Viral German soccer fan Freddy’s frantic race to reach Germany’s World Cup match in Toronto appeared headed for a happy ending late Friday after he revealed he was finally airborne following a day of weather delays, canceled flights and a social media campaign to get him to Canada.

“UPDATE: We’re on the plane to Buffalo!!!” Freddy wrote on X. “American Airlines was incredibly helpful and made it possible for us to get on this flight.”

Freddy also credited former NFL star JJ Watt, who he said worked behind the scenes to help arrange the last-minute travel plans after severe weather threatened to derail his trip to Saturday’s Germany-Ivory Coast showdown.

I’d rather watch baseball anyway

January 20, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

Run with that boycott!

‘Last Resort’—German Politician Suggests World Cup Boycott Over Greenland Issue – A member of the German parliament has raised the possibility of a boycott of the 2026 World Cup.

A German politician has suggested that the German national team could boycott the 2026 World Cup, held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, “as a last resort in order to get [President Donald] Trump to see sense on the Greenland issue.”

Jürgen Hardt, who works as a spokesperson on foreign policy for the Christian Democratic Union party, made the claim on his own to BILD. He was not publicly backed by Sports Minister Christiane Schenderline, also from the CDU, who said that the German Football Federation (DFB) and FIFA, as “the responsible associations,” should field inquiries.