Catalonia in the World Cup 2022 qualifiers? Today was the day I was planning to start looking forward to the final week of Russia 2018 qualifiers (bar the playoffs in November). But I had to mark the incredible events in Catalonia. As one online commentator pointed out, in response to a video of Spanish police kicking, throwing and dragging people out of polling stations: it is unbelievable that this can happen in the 21st century in a democratic country.
I have no opinion about whether Catlonia should become independent or not, or whether there should even have been a referendum. I will not jump on any emotional bandwagon without having sufficient political knowledge of the situation, beyond what I have read in books and online. But no matter what the best option for Spain and Catalonia might be, I can easily distinguish the difference between right and wrong, a correct approach or reaction and inappropriate one. And today was definitely a most inexcusably terrible reaction to the right that the people of Catalonia felt they had to exercise.
With apologies, on a less serious note, I am waiting for the first person to say how good Barcelona are and they would surely be favourites to win the 2022 World Cup.
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