Bali Gov. on a roll

AuroraB

Gov. Wayan Koster set off a chain reaction by sending a letter to Indonesia’s sports ministry requesting Israel be banned from competing in the province. Instead of banning Israel; FIFA opted to strip Indonesia of U-20 soccer finals. Oops! A major own goal for Bali and Indonesia. Indonesia U-20 team are no longer eligible to participate as well. Israel to participate in World Beach Games Bali later this year. <URL url="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/30/football/fifa-removes-indonesia-hosts-u20-world-cup-intl-hnk-spt/index.html"><s>[url unfurl="true"]</s>https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/30/football/fifa-removes-indonesia-hosts-u20-world-cup-intl-hnk-spt/index.html<e>[/url]</e></URL> Israeli sport team is a no-no but East European gangster with money that cannot be traced to any legitimate business all kosher... Indonesian soccer fans are really angry as seen in hundreds of comments to one of many youtube videos below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ-2S9XItuQ

Balifrog

"Don't mix politics and sport" Pierre de Coubertin, creator of the Olympic Games. But nowadays people are not good at history !

Fred2

At least now we will get our stadium back, Had to drives mile to watch our home team play, as the stadium is been prepared for the world cup.

spicyayam

To ban or not to ban. Place your bets: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2023/04/03/bali-awaits-jokowis-go-ahead-for-israeli-participation-in-beach-games.html

AuroraB

To ban or not to ban. Place your bets: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2023/04/03/bali-awaits-jokowis-go-ahead-for-israeli-participation-in-beach-games.html

Quote "Deputy Bali governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati said President Jokowi would have the final authority in deciding whether Israeli players could join the tournament". I bet the vice gov. will not be popular for putting the president on the spot. This I learned from many years in Asia business; never make the boss look bad.

Markit

AuroraB wrote Quote "[I]Deputy Bali governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati said President Jokowi would have the final authority in deciding whether Israeli players could join the tournament[/I]". I bet the vice gov. will not be popular for putting the president on the spot. This I learned from many years in Asia business; never make the boss look bad.

How could anyone with the name Cok Ace make anyone look bad?