If the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have the Midas Touch, Prince William has the exact opposite of a Midas Touch. Everything he touches turns to bullsh-t. William is the president of the Football Association, meaning he only cares about the English team. He got a lot of well-deserved sh-t for failing to wish the Welsh team good luck ahead of the World Cup, and he also got a lot of sh-t for being too lazy to travel to Qatar to watch the English team. England made it to the quarterfinals… where they lost to France. It became just another reminder that pretty much the entire world roots against England, no matter who they’re playing. At least this loss didn’t come with a wave of racist abuse against the Black players – the loss was placed at Harry Kane’s feet, so of course William had to tweet about it:
Gareth, Harry and the whole @England squad and staff, gutted for all of you. You put so much into this tournament and we are all so proud of you. Heads held high and on to the next one! W.
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) December 10, 2022
Hahaha, loser. William got what he deserved, a big L. While I feel bad for the players – it’s not their fault that Peg is desperate to connect with them – I laughed my ass off at all of the memes and jokes going around.
World cup Prince Harry
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Not coming home
— Mohanad Elshieky (@MohanadElshieky) December 10, 2022
it's not coming home 🤭 #ENGFRA pic.twitter.com/tKRq3lUomZ
— liz (@taowille) December 10, 2022
The British media releasing they can't blame black players for the penalty 🗞⚽️ #worldcup #england #ENGFRA
Tour tickets: ✨https://t.co/6W8mjlIvPB✨ pic.twitter.com/x7KMKov9x4
— Munya Chawawa (@munyachawawa) December 11, 2022
England deserve nothing good for what they continue to do to her so #ENGFRA pic.twitter.com/I1T4SouaDZ
— Myra (@SussexPrincess) December 10, 2022
I guess Harry’s not the only one not coming home #ENGFRA pic.twitter.com/krL3H7e0Ma
— Hannah (@queen_meghan14) December 10, 2022
It's never coming home pic.twitter.com/qMlhWyRy84
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) December 11, 2022
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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- BURTON UPON TRENT, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 14: Prince William, Prince of Wales presents an England shirt to Harry Kane of England at St George’s Park on November 14, 2022 in Burton upon Trent, England. *** Local Caption ***,Image: 737683980, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Eddie Keogh – The FA / Avalon
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- BURTON UPON TRENT, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 14: Prince William, Prince of Wales presents an England shirt to Raheem Sterling at St George’s Park on November 14, 2022 in Burton upon Trent, England. *** Local Caption ***,Image: 737684042, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Eddie Keogh – The FA / Avalon
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- BURTON UPON TRENT, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 14: Prince William, Prince of Wales presents an England shirt to Bukayo Saka at St George’s Park on November 14, 2022 in Burton upon Trent, England. *** Local Caption ***,Image: 737684068, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Eddie Keogh – The FA / Avalon
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- BURTON UPON TRENT, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 14: Players of England pose for a photograph with Prince William, Prince of Wales at St George’s Park on November 14, 2022 in Burton upon Trent, England. *** Local Caption ***,Image: 737684099, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Eddie Keogh – The FA / Avalon
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- BURTON UPON TRENT, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 14: Prince William, Prince of Wales talks to players of England at St George’s Park on November 14, 2022 in Burton upon Trent, England. *** Local Caption ***,Image: 737684123, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Eddie Keogh – The FA / Avalon
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- BURTON UPON TRENT, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 14: Prince William, Prince of Wales talks to Jack Grealish of England at St George’s Park on November 14, 2022 in Burton upon Trent, England. *** Local Caption ***,Image: 737684147, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Eddie Keogh – The FA / Avalon
I loathe William, but it complete fairness, you would have given him shit if he *had* gone to Qatar, and it would have been deserved for all the reasons everyone who has gone have been criticized, but moreso because it would have coincided with him pretending to be an environmentalist.
Also I’m sure he would have gone if England made it to the final regardless.
💯. He probably did kinda want to go but someone managed to convince him it would be too much of a bother. Or maybe Williams own laziness finally worked in his favor.
How bad would it have looked for him to be there around the time that story about his dad accepting more bags of Quatari cash broke?? Will has made a few weird low key trips to the Middle East himself. Whether by sheer luck or what, he dodged a bullet here.
I also loathe William, but here he is 100% right not to go to Qatar, and if I’m being fair he deserves a ton of credit. Given that corruption (FIFA), essentially slave labor (building stadiums and infrastructure), thousands of deaths and even more injuries, changing the football (soccer) schedule from summer to winter and still needing open-air air conditioning units for the grass, abuse of women’s, lgbtq+’s and journalists’ rights, white-washing of Russian oil and gas… he did the right thing by staying away.
a TON of credit?? For being under-involved in the world cup?? But he’s ALWAYS under-involved, at least every time England loses, he’s under-involved. not just because it’s in Qatar.
If England won, he’d be on the first private plane over there.
The world is not exactly cheering for France either.
I hope either Croatia or Marocco take it all, what an upset that would be.
Ughhhhh…I love the pettiness! It is so refreshing to my soul.
*Elmo fire gif*
Well at least he’s spared from having to decide whether to go to Qatar or not.
Take a stance against human rights violations or an all-expenses paid trip to an oil-rich country where he would no doubt get lots of freebies. Tough choice for Whiny Willie 🤣🤣
As a Scot with Irish ancestry, it’s always nice when England get beat at football. The arrogance of their fans, tv presenters and newspaper reporters is nauseating so it’s good when they get their comeuppance.
No. Too far.
Omg if anyone can relate this to Meghan Markle 😂 I needed this laugh. I’m gonna go watch their show now!
Munya never misses! I live in England and whew, my partner was already giddy at the thought that England will play in the finals and I had to remind him and his sister to take it one game at a time. Then, whomp whomp. Oh well. I feel a bit bad for not even caring about the men’s team anymore but any win bulliam will grab the glory. No thanks.
Not rooting for France either though so to me whatever results there would be fine.
Definitely rooting for Morocco or Croatia to take it! My rule is to always root for the most historically oppressed, so no West Europe thank you
There was also a tweet in French. Translation: This one is for you, Meghan!
This smear campaign may or may not be working in Britain, but it’s hurting England’s reputation everywhere.
Im my country no one cares for the royal family or M&H.
And who will now take off France in name of all the colonies they explored?
This piece is rather juvenile in its writing and nature. Why not focus on the bigger picture and leave the petty stuff to the tabloids.
yeah the only good thing about that loss was that it wasn’t a black player that bottled it
That TicTok is hilarious. “Can’t spell blame without BAME.”
I am absolutely delighted that England lost. If they had advanced it would have provided Wills a great distraction away from H&M’s truth bombs on the way. He’d have no problem taking a plane to Qatar and look all the picture of wealth and privilege.