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| 1. Author: GG Riva Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 12:00 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice I hope anyone going over for the WC has bullet proof documents.  Not your average Sunday League player. Reply |
| 2. Author: jake89 Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 13:54 Land of the free... Reply |
| 3. Author: Jeffery Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 14:07 Thanks GG. That`s quite an incredible read. If the talk of bonuses for detaining people are true then the ICE officers will really be looking forward to the world cup! If FIFA were truly representing their members then they`d be challenging this now. Reply |
| 4. Author: PARrot Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 18:33 Jeffery, Sat 21 Feb 14:07 I don`t know about officers getting bonuses for kidnapping victims but the private detention gulag owners are cashing in big style. I wonder how big a cut Trumpski is getting. Reply |
| 5. Author: PARrot Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 21:57 The Divided States of Trumperica. You couldn`t drag me there. Reply |
| 6. Author: 87Par Date: Sun 22nd Feb 2026. 05:03 God bless America Reply |
| 7. Author: NMCmassive Date: Sun 22nd Feb 2026. 09:47 A country actively trying to deal with illegal immigration… oh the horror! COYP Reply |
| 8. Author: wee eck Date: Sun 22nd Feb 2026. 10:02 She wasn`t an illegal immigrant though, was she? Reply |
| 9. Author: NMCmassive Date: Sun 22nd Feb 2026. 14:45 wee eck, Sun 22 Feb 10:02 How do you know? COYP Reply |
| 10. Author: wee eck Date: Sun 22nd Feb 2026. 14:50 I read the article. Reply |
| 11. Author: NMCmassive Date: Sun 22nd Feb 2026. 22:20 The guardian prints a retraction/correction column 6 days a week. On average there are around 1,600 retractions and corrections every year. How reliable is the article? COYP Reply |
| 12. Author: wee eck Date: Sun 22nd Feb 2026. 22:28 Fake news, eh? Give it a rest. Reply |
| 13. Author: Socks Date: Sun 22nd Feb 2026. 22:43 The Guardian retractions column generally covers pretty trivial details. I`d consider it a positive that they publish any errors found, however trivial, and most of what`s there would never be mentioned by other news outlets making similar errors. To use the fact that this column exists to make it appear that their reporting is unreliable is a nonsense. To illustrate, the list from Friday ( https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/20/corrections-and-clarificationsis: The Co-op quiche we mentioned in a taste test (The filter, 14 February, Feast, p19) is not made with “caged-hen eggs” as we said. it is made with free-range eggs. The quiche’s rating has been upgraded to four stars, from our published three. An article about Warhammer said the game’s models were made up of “hundreds of pieces”. while the largest may have more than a hundred pieces, many models are made from only a handful (New model army, 19 January, p21). The University of Exeter’s student newspaper is Exeposé, rather than Exposé (Reform’s threat to Bangor Uni is a grim sign of things to come, 13 February, Journal, p1). Reply |
| 14. Author: PARrot Date: Sun 22nd Feb 2026. 23:51 NMCmassive, Sun 22 Feb 09:47 Wow. If that is what you see happening then we can pretty much disregard your opinion on anything. Reply |
| 15. Author: veteraneastender Date: Mon 23rd Feb 2026. 13:28 "The guardian prints a retraction/correction column 6 days a week. On average there are around 1,600 retractions and corrections every year. How reliable is the article?" I doubt the Guardian would publish an article such as this illegal arrest without substantive proof. Reply |
| 16. Author: wee eck Date: Mon 23rd Feb 2026. 13:55 Imagine how worse it would be for UK visitors if we didn`t benefit from the `Special Relationship`. Reply |
| 17. Author: BouncyPar Date: Mon 23rd Feb 2026. 14:03 I hope I`m wrong with this, but I genuinely believe something big will happen during the WC. A player from perhaps Iran, Haiti, Columbia etc will be detained by ICE and deported/held in a detention centre due to a visa mixup. Previously, at any other tournament, any discrepancy over visas would be handled quietly between the organisers and diplomats present. Now tho, there`s the real possibility of watching Iran v Egypt, and the game being interrupted by ICE agents storming the penalty box and detaining the goalie live on tv. Like I say, I hope I`m wrong, but even the fact that there`s the slightest of possibilities it could happen is frightening Reply |
| 18. Author: Bamba-Daft Date: Mon 23rd Feb 2026. 16:44 BouncyPar, Mon 23 Feb 14:03 What chance have you got when folk come out with utter p*sh like that. Reply |
| 19. Author: GG Riva Date: Mon 23rd Feb 2026. 16:56 NMCmassive, Sun 22 Feb 09:47 Stick to the football forum, NMC - you`re far less likely to be called out for slavering absolutely wild and unsubstantiated rubbish. Not your average Sunday League player. Reply |
| 20. Author: BouncyPar Date: Mon 23rd Feb 2026. 17:43 Bamba-Daft, Mon 23 Feb 16:44 Given what we`ve witnessed in the last 18 months, please explain how it`s utter p!sh, and not at least a slight concern to some? Post Edited (Mon 23 Feb 17:46) Reply |
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