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Chelsea won FIFA Club World Cup 2025 (media.piefed.social)

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Unexpected result, fair play to Chelsea

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

So, Chelsea won but Trump took home the trophy?

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 6 points 3 days ago

An absolute upset. Chelsea always looked the more dominant team and so rightfully won. Well done Chelsea!

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Didn't watch it as I have a hard time supporting America right now, but this was a bit of an upset. Chelsea will be scary next year eh?

[–] ECB@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

I tried watching, but I turned on the stream just pre-game as they had that boxing announcer guy trying to hype up the crowd (while butchering the names of the teams and clearly having no idea what he is saying) and I just found it so cringe I turned it off.

[–] remington@beehaw.org -4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I have a hard time supporting America right now

Please explain your logic? The MAGA cult is much smaller than people realize. Their shit gets amplified through social media platforms. The vast majority of US citizens are sane.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not the person you replied to, but the leader of a country is a symbol for the country.

It’s very hard to support a country that is constantly attacking you in a global stage. Trump et al is demolishing foreign relations right now and destabilizing the US in general. Things may very well never be the same

[+] remington@beehaw.org -6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Things may very well never be the same

They will be when he is out of the picture which will be soon.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That is not true at all.

People were willing to accept a return to business as usual after President Trump’s first term. His reelection is not only a signal that the US cannot be relied upon to elect competent leaders, but that checks and balances cannot be relied upon to prevent the damage. There is no stability in governance.

The leader of the executive can destroy commitments and policies of not just the prior administration, but policies of longstanding precedent.

With the Supreme Court backing of the ability to unilaterally fire government workers, the government will no longer be a stable place to work. It will be harder to recruit experts in the future.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago

I understand all of this and my previous comment was far too vague. I guess I thought you'd infer what I meant but I can see now that was a long shot.

What I was trying to get across is that there has been a tug-o-war between oligarchy and democracy for almost two decades in the USA. So, when Trump either dies (he has a 33% chance of doing so while in office) or leaves office the pull toward democracy will ensue.

A lot of back and forth happening right now in our 'flawed democracy'.

I have hope in the overwhelming will of the people. All is, certainly, not lost.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 2 days ago

Don't feel the need to add much. His second election demonstrated that anyone fooling themselves into thinking 2016 was somehow a fluke was way off the mark. And in many ways that's what's most frustrating about it. The problem isn't that Trump being president makes no sense, the problem is that it makes so much sense.

[–] tankplanker@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Trump has been a very visible part of this tournament, he was even there for the match yesterday and celebrated with the players. Infantino is a huge Trump supporter.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I was NOT expecting this outcome. The rest of the Premier League better take notice of how good Chelsea looked today.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 2 points 2 days ago

It's genuinely looking like the missing piece of their puzzle was a decent striker. But I don't know if that's enough to push them into contention.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 0 points 2 days ago

Love spoilers.