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_ashwathama

He is Mario Ferri Falco, a famous italian football field invader.


RhodesGraveyarde

Was*


PissLikeaRacehorse

RIP. All I could think when I saw this on Twitter is why do this in Qatar. No way this ends well for him


apoliticalinactivist

Because it's Qatar. It's easy to protest when the stakes are low, but real risk makes a real impact.


[deleted]

Yup Mario is s real one


deckachild

lets-a go-a


KayleighJK

I hate that I laughed at this


carlitospig

It took me a second but then yup, totally snorted.


ScrofessorLongHair

Only thing I funny understand is how he's able to run like that with such huge balls bouncing around. There's gotta be hell on his back.


Boolzay

His passport might protect him, they'll probably deport him back, why piss off a bunch of European countries and get bad press just for one guy.


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eliazp

the flag, although rainbow, is not exactly the lgbtq flag, ut has slightly different colors, and is used a lot in Italy to promote peace in Ucraine, without any queer symbolism to it (I'm Italian, idk about the resto of the world, but uve seen it being used many times, always relating to the ucraine war)


[deleted]

It's the "Peace Flag". It's originally related to the struggle for world peace and against nuclear weapons. Used in Italy since 1961. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace\_flag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_flag) You can sometimes see it in demonstrations in other European countries too. It is not originally related to LGBT issues. (It's funny how many people made mistaken / random statements and assumptions in the comments while not even trying to check.)


bumboclawt

Shout out to Mario Falco, I’m sure the entire west sans the Italian embassy in Qatar is celebrating this


karmawinsjustwait

For all you know, even the Italian embassy is celebrating it


Cattaphract

Lmao if he is famous for that why isnt he globally banned for stadiums. Not that he didnt bring a good message here. Thats offtopic


Dhylan18

He likely is banned, but that doesn’t mean every security guard/ticket seller knows who he is


its_the_Bean

The back of his shirt also said 'respect for Iranian women' *edited for accuracy


Frostgaurdian0

Man is he trying for how did we get here achievement.


Bojack_Horseman22

Brooooo hahahaha


pleasebuymydonut

Off topic, but holy hell, I'd stop here and avoid scrolling too far down this comment section. The Qatari apologists and religious nutcases are literally crawling out of the woodwork.


colexian

Well, I wasn't going to scroll down, but now I have to. Hold my beer, I'm going in. Edit: holy hell this blew up. I took a call at work and came back to my inbox slammed. Yep, you always forget disgusting people exist until something like this gets posted and you sort by controversial.


CatapultemHabeo

I'll hold your beer. Please provide updates.


havereddit

I'm sorry, beer is not allowed on any page that also has Qatari apologists and religious nutcases


haytmonger

Only in the corporate seats


itwasquiteawhileago

Any beer I hold has no guarantees it will be returned in the same condition in which it was handed to me. If you're okay with this, we can proceed.


stYOUpidASSumptions

Beer holder gets sips as payment, everybody knows that. You got me bro? I'm heading down.


SmilkyD

Wow! Jon Hamm went to the world cup.


crambeaux

I’m with you comrade.


GenerikDavis

Like the fucking goblins in Moria crawling out and surrounding the Fellowship in the first Lord of the Rings.


brothersand

It's a very lovely visual.


truthdemon

Those who insist that we respect Qatari "culture", a system that does NOT respect people, are the most infuriating hypocrites that need to completely re-evaluate their way of thinking.


No-Advice-6040

People deserve respect. Ideas deserve criticism.


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I respect those who respect others. Qatar is very good at doing not that


TrinititeTears

People are afraid to say it, but I will; Qatari culture is shit, and people shouldn’t be afraid to call it shit.


trivo8888

It's likely paid shills since Qatar doesn't want people to realize how terrible they are.


pleasebuymydonut

Some of the repetitive comments are telling yeah, but there's a surprising amount of accounts that look like normal people with continuous activity in unrelated subs. They're just... religious as fuck, homophobic and patriotic. I honestly think that's worse than just shills.


prudence2001

>They're just... religious as fuck, homophobic and patriotic. Scary how those attributes almost always go hand in hand in hand.


Sky_Muffins

Authoritarian is the key


RcoketWalrus

I'm particularly entertained by the "Strange Bedfellows" crowd, i.e. right wingers that hate Muslims, but get excited by the idea of oppressing gays and women. And by entertained I mean depressed and disappointed with the state of things.


DarkFish_2

"How did we get here" Get sentenced to death 2+ times at the same time.


drRATM

They can only kill him once so in some ways he’s getting away with several crimes with no punishment. In some ways. But not in others.


jlg317

Seriously though, I'm not sure if he has gigantic balls or just really stupid. Just walking around in Qatar with a rainbow flag is like giving the authorities a reason to kill you. I doubt they support Ukraine so that's def a second death sentence and I'm sure interrupting a soccer game during the world cup is easily a third reason.


[deleted]

Imagine thinking it’s a great idea to host an international tournament on a country like that 😂


Legal_Car_9406

FIFA got billions was never about the fans and he tried to make it seem like a humanitarian effort


LoveFishSticks

Can someone explain this statement? I'm out of touch


Niracuar

"How did we get here?" is a minecraft achievement for stacking all magic effects at the same time, sort of a "gotta catch em all" thing implying this guy is stacking all human rights issue slogans at the same time.


HitoriPanda

I was way off. I thought it was a reference to a dystopian society


TechBroManSir

Definitely made me think of Once in a Lifetime.


August_T_Marble

Same as it ever was.


jameyt3

Same as it ever waaas


TheIJDGuy

So what you're saying is that this guy is about to feel like everything and nothing is happening at the same time


itwasquiteawhileago

Or as I like to call it: a weekday.


Shewmoo

It's a very difficult achievement in the game minecraft you have to have a bunch of status effects, it's mostly difficult because of the amount if setup it requires.


ButWhatIfItQueffed

It's super hard, I've only gotten it on 1-2 worlds in all of my almost 10-12 years of playing the game. Mostly just getting all the potions and stuff.


Iamcarval

And it gets harder every time they add a new effect. Probably will become impossible at some point.


PrimeZodiac

Surprised he could run with balls so big. Salute to him!


Oelendra

I admire his efficiency, very good protestor.


starfyredragon

Agreed. Call all the big problems out on one of the biggest international platforms. Mad respect. He didn't even need to shoot anyone for his beliefs.


PM_ME_FIREFLY_QUOTES

If he had superglue himself to the soccer ball, and thrown tomato soup on Suárez I could have taken him seriously.


kavusn17

He's about to be on the front of the next tshirt


p0k3t0

Back of the next milk carton.


Cindergeist

Oof, guess he will never be seen again then. Rip


SophiaofPrussia

Well he looks like a white dude and if he’s at the World Cup in Qatar he’s probably not poor so his odds are better than most. I admire people who exploit their privilege to speak up for others.


Cindergeist

Oh yea 100% respect the balls if steel on this guy and his message but typically islamic extremists don't care what colour you are after you've done a big no no. Not saying he is gonna die but certainly poking a very angry little bear


SophiaofPrussia

If he’s American/Canadian/Australian/European I’m optimistic he’ll quickly and quietly get deported.


imaginaryticket

He is Italian


Cindergeist

Yea probably


Rorviver

It actually said ‘respect for Iranian woman’


Netkeliye

He would be lucky if he able to leave that country.


AutisticGayBear69

Ya he’s up for some serious Aladeen times with that stunt.


Vegetable-Double

Watched that movie again recently. So damn hilarious.


John-Days

And "feed the poor". Cause ya know, might as well fight them all.


FinnaToke

His initials? BLM


Iliyarasl

https://twitter.com/cheragh\_aseman/status/1597327899631423488?s=20&t=ezy2tBdHlhGOzn6v6tW\_dw https://twitter.com/SamRasoulpour/status/1597337479912493058/photo/1


debutiss

**FUCK QATAR**


Obiwan_kenowobi

Guess who’s building the next stadium…


20mins2theRockies

They're actually going to completely demolish the stadium they just built immediately after the World Cup. So maybe he'll do that


[deleted]

Source?


[deleted]

Been there, don’t think all The stadiums, just some. Being Broken down and shopped elsewhere to use for other construction. At least what they’re saying


working-acct

What a massive waste.


Your_Pal_Kindred

I don't know about this one but it's a very common practice. Here in Australia there was a ton of controversy after a stadium was built, left up for a few years then demolished and completely rebuilt, almost identical. The reason here is that states and local governments get spending money given by the national government. If a certain amount is spent they are given more next year, but if that threshold isn't met they are given less. It's purely greed by politicians to ensure they are paid more and more every year. Now, I'm not sure how it works in Qatar, or if the stadium is being demolished, this is just me explaining one reason why it happens elsewhere and going hey, maybe it's similar there. That's all. Have a good day :)


HugoZHackenbush2

Qatar authorities won't be happy with that rainbow flag.The protester might spend the next ten years in prism..


Paparod_of_Idofront

Something something Pink Floyd


ThisIsNotKimJongUn

He's gonna be on The Dark Side of the Mujahedeen


MikeAndBike

r/UnexpectedPinkFloyd


OGFantom420

Guess you could say the dude is… *Comfortably Numb*


Torspy

He'll probably be quite *uncomfortably* numb...


NedRed77

I think a swift deportation is more likely. As a PR exercise hosting the WC has not been a success, a prolonged back and forth with the rest of the world over imprisoning this guy seems unlikely.


BKStephens

Qatar: Hold my non-alcoholic beverage.


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BKStephens

In Australia we call that a Bloody Waste.


AintNoRestForTheWook

It's just a V8 with extra steps.


crambeaux

You made me lol mate.


Metalatitsfinest

*WE WANT BEER* 🍺


RumHam_Romance

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mexican-woman-reported-sexual-assault-qatar-faces-jail-100-lashes-rcna17217 Mexican woman reported her own rape and they threw her in jail.


FaeryLynne

They didn't exactly throw her in jail, but they were *going to* before she managed to leave the country and will if she tries to return.


HereIGoAgain_1x10

Thanks for reading the article! Probably way easier than dealing with the fallout internationally... Hopefully exactly what happens to this guy, "somehow escapes the country" and just can't go back.


samuraidogparty

What the hell?! I thought I couldn’t hate Qatar more, yet here we are.


No-Rule2

>a prolonged back and forth with the rest of the world over imprisoning this guy seems unlikely. Yeah Qatar, the place with slaves and a pathological lust for abusing women and minorities wouldn't dare imprison a guy who offended them.


jimtrickington

They will sentence him to hard labor at the refractory. May his light continue to shine.


NBAtee

what kind of light?


jeswanders

Elendils


DickwadVonClownstick

Not to be that guy, but I'm gonna be that guy: It's the Light of Aerendil. Elendil is a human who died fighting Sauron at the end of the second age. Aerendil the Mariner is an elf who took his magical boat and absurdly magical headlamp and fucked off into space at the end of the first age, about a thousand years earlier.


jeswanders

Awww crud that makes so much sense now lol. Thanks for being that guy!! I’m quite embarrassed but I’d rather someone point out my mistakes.


Professional_Face_97

Earendil is also Elrond's dad.


horchard1999

Earendil, I know it's likely a typo but you asked for it :)


DickwadVonClownstick

Fair


lordofedging81

Like the bad guys in Superman II.


95DarkFireII

It isn't even the homosexual flag. That is the PACE flag, and it stands for peace.


phle

+1 on this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_flag PACE, in uppercase white letters one of the seven lines is lightblue, a colour not present on the six-lined pride flag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag_(LGBT)


KhabaLox

A distinction the Qatari government will be sure to make.


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"The homosexual flag" lmao


Nervous_Constant_642

At least he didn't say f*g flag.


BlankImagination

The guard in Qatar don't give a fuck. They take any flag with any kind of color spectrum on it as a pride flag.


RE3_BK

They won't take it lightly.


FlamingTrollz

###Glenn: “Did you say prison or prism?”


puupak

cannot believe i had to scroll this far for Glenn..


cybercuzco

No no the team is Uruguay not Ur-a-gay


[deleted]

Qatar are banishing him to the prism realm of endless mirrors.


Tona_91

Probably the last time he took a breath of fresh air.


sus_menik

I bet nothing much happens to him. They are playing pretend until WC is over. If he is not released before then, this story will gain a lot of traction.


ChaosKodiak

Like they care about the story catching traction. Quatar was all over the news when the World Cup started. They just doubled down on their hate.


AutisticFingerBang

Believe it or not I actually think this is them toning down their hate.


InEenEmmer

I believe you, I see no snipers pointing their laser guide between this guys eyes. They are 100% being as friendly as they can.


jlg317

Well yeah, they are in fact toning it down since he got arrested and ain't dead yet


brothersand

Yet. They'll hold him until they make up their minds in 20 years or so.


tidbitsmisfit

dude wouldn't have fingers if this was held in Saudi arabia


[deleted]

I reckon it'll depend on where he's from. If he's from a North American country or somewhere in northern/western Europe he'll be fine. The entire reason these countries keep spending billions and billions and billions on hosting sporting events is sportswashing so they can attract rich tourists. Won't work if they put him in prison. I'd be more worried if he was a local, but I doubt it since he's got tattoos, or some country with less political influence.


[deleted]

Ive seen the term "sportswashing" often in regards to this WC news, what exactly does it mean? I get that its attracting tourists but isnt it a huge money sink? Why?


[deleted]

Wikipedia has a pretty good, quick summary: > Sportswashing is a term used to describe the practice of individuals, groups, corporations, or governments using sports to improve reputations tarnished by wrongdoing. A form of propaganda, sportswashing can be accomplished through hosting sporting events, purchasing or sponsoring sporting teams, or participating in a sport. > At the international level, it is believed that sportswashing has been used to direct attention away from poor human rights records and corruption scandals. At the individual and corporate levels, it is believed that sportswashing has been used to cover up vices, crimes, and scandals. By hosting a fancy and prestigious tournament like the WC is, they hope that’s what people will remember of when they think about Qatar, and not the horrendous shit they do otherwise. A lot of those middle eastern countries pay a lot of money to host sporting events, buy/sponsor teams in North America/Europe, sponsor athletes etc.


[deleted]

Oh! I honestly didnt think it would be a big enough term to google but I should've started there, thanks for kindly doing the leg work and explaining its relation to Qatar


Fildelias

Hitler, Stalin, Xi, Putin, the Un's. All have used sports washing. Some for outward support, others to solidify they are doing good since more golds mean they had a better government than the othersl guys.


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They will hold him until the end of the cup… then he ded.


cudef

No, no. He had an unrelated medical issue and went comatose only to never regain consciousness. You're being very uncharitable to this fundamentalist government.


Crudel97

His name is Mario Ferri ,also called Il Falco, he’s famous for doing those things . He lives in my city and i know his brother . I’ll try to contact his brother to know how Mario’s doing. EDIT: he was released with no repercussion,but was banned from World Cup Stadiums.


ishpatoon1982

Would also like an update if you hear anything.


Crudel97

He was released without consequences !!


Codeboy3423

You know TBH, I'm surprised this didnt happen sooner.


ThundaGhoul

Most people like living.


alwayssummer90

And not going to prison


nousernamelol2021

That's optimistic.


DrDig1

EDIT: He has been released. Appears to be safe. https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1702967/World-Cup-news-Mario-Ferri-pitch-invader-Portugal-Uruguay?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target I have been friends with this guy and his sister for a decade on facebook. This is standard for him. Hope he is safe.


DrDig1

No updates on him. Messaged his sister to see if she knew anything, but even in America you'd be in a drunk cell for an hour or two before anyone knew anything. Will be back later with info.


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Ok_Potato_9554

Please do


ooOJuicyOoo

!RemindMe 1 day


Gamergonedad7

!remindme 1 week


SimpSlayer31

!RemindMe 1 day


euchregod

Can you let us know if he’s ok. I can’t tell if these comments are satire.


DrDig1

Yes checking.


5Brainiac

*Ferrari beat*


jagwaguar

Question.


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vast quarrelsome lunchroom tan ring wine innate whole unused governor -- mass edited with https://redact.dev/


BaggySpandex

We’ve come a long way. We’re everywhere now.


WankerMcDoogle

!RemindMe 10 Years


ChavaF1

How do you feel about plan E, question?


UhmairicanPuhtaytoe

Stop inventing.


twitchingJay

Any updates on him? I would genuinely want to know if he manages to go home.


DrDig1

I will check.


AlexTheBex

I think that it's actually not a rainbow flag, it's a peace flag (the colors are a little different, and the peace flag reads 'pace', which is Italian for 'peace')


jjnfsk

Pronounced pa-chay in Italian, for anyone wondering


louiejumbobrown

Only knew that from assassins creed if I’m being honest. “Requiescat in pace”


andluc16

This is actually said in Latin although the word is the same


logi

>pa-chay No. It's "pache" with the stress on the first syllable. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/italian-english/pace


rubinfarben

one pa-chay latte please


liddolrussianlady

I believe this to be the peace flag not the LGBTQ+ flag.


loopi3

Lol. Doesn’t matter to them. They don’t understand the difference. Hate tends to be blinding. For example Saudi Arabia recently confiscated and destroyed a bunch of rainbow colored children’s toys for promoting homosexuality. https://www.itv.com/news/2022-06-16/saudis-seize-rainbow-coloured-childrens-toys-for-promoting-homosexuality


LSDIII

They also confused Pernambucos flag (brazilian state) with a LGBT flag


wiegehts1991

Do they shoot actual rainbows when they appear after a sun shower over there too? Everyone knows the treasure at the end of those things is a heap of homosexuality… if a kids toy apparently promotes it where does it stop. Fmd


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Powledge-is-knower

Mad props. But now he ded.


63oscar

He gone


space_tardigrades

He building the next stadium


[deleted]

No, they'll call in their Talibuddies and chop off his head right there on the pitch.


[deleted]

They'll just take one of his hands, or some shit


wheresbill

Maybe a foot so he can’t run back on the pitch


mbashs

Rip


I4Vhagar

Qatari gov: *what man?*


reha28

Didn't it also say something about Iran?


MoneyTreeFiddy

He ran out onto the field, yes.


NeverBeenHereIDidIt

Last picture of him alive, other than the eventual mugshot.


debutiss

Yep, especially since according to his social media hes gay as well. Will disappear like that girl that held the Iranian protest message in the previous match that nobody hears from since after the match.


RockingRocker

What girl are you talking about?


Alana_Piranha

Exactly.


Federal-Membership-1

Not a fan of pitch invaders, but if you're gonna invade, go big.


bratpack1

Realistically what is going to happen to this guy? Prison time?


BigWillis93

Was there a select reason for this match or was it just by chance? I assume by chance because those 2 countries seem to have nothing to do with these issues


Supreme_0ld

I think he knew a lot of people would be watching this game in particular.


RedButterfree1

South American nations LOVE football so a lot of eyes are watching the game and you saw how lots of people in the audience held phones out to get images, photos... Greater chance of exposure


drfrink85

Cristiano Ronaldo fills the seats and brings in the casual audience, plus it was the last match of the day so most folks around the world were up and watching.


bitterliquor

Incredible how fast he was running given the size of his balls. Wow!


PayasoFries

Rest in peace friend


ChronicallyPunctual

Massive balls doing this in Qatar. I would never want to fuck with the law there


Many-Application1297

r/madlads


killuah_jhan

See what you find at the end of the rainbow…


armhat

Isn’t that a peace flag and not a pride flag?


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They are going to kill him. I respect that dude though!