A Falklands war veteran has said that Everton’s player Ramiro Funes Mori is “entitled to his opinion“ after a controversial tweet went viral. The Argentine defender posted, Las Malvinas son argentinas which translates as “the Falkland Islands are Argentine” on the anniversary of Argentina’s invasion of the Falklands, April 2nd. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesPoor lad probably indoctrinated from an early age.
Apr 04th, 2018 - 09:49 am - Link - Report abuse +3Falklands- Never Belonged to Argentina (1 pg):
https://www.academia.edu/31111843/Falklands_Never_Belonged_to_Argentina
We have had many Argentine rugby union players here in England recently - indeed, the very talented Marcelo Bosch has played for Saracens for several years and is one of their outstanding players. I cannot recall ever hearing that an Argentine rugby player here in the UK has ever publicly made a remark of this nature. The same goes for the Argentine golfers who come here to play.
Apr 04th, 2018 - 03:27 pm - Link - Report abuse +4As Mr Denmark said he's entitled to his opinion. One of the most supported Western values is freedom of speech.
Apr 05th, 2018 - 02:17 am - Link - Report abuse +6I, however, would argue that such a Twit is not helping in a situation where I see the two nations are slowly reconciling.
Good for Ramiro Funes Mori.
Apr 05th, 2018 - 04:24 am - Link - Report abuse -2Good for Edward Denmark.
Men of integrity.
Follow to my above comment.
Apr 05th, 2018 - 12:07 pm - Link - Report abuse +4Over the years I have attended events in London organised by the Anglo-Argentine Society and the St George's Old Boys(London Chapter) and never have I heard a mention of the Argentine claim to the sovereignty of the Falklands archipelago.
It seems to be cause not worth discussing in discerning circles.
Ramires is a footballer, we all know they are short of grey matter.
Apr 05th, 2018 - 12:43 pm - Link - Report abuse -1golfcronie
Apr 05th, 2018 - 02:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Thanks for putting into words exactly what I was trying to infer! Although there is an exception - Ray Wilkins, who sadly died yesterday.
”AFalklands war veteran has said that Everton’s player Ramiro Funes Mori is “entitled to his opinion“
Apr 07th, 2018 - 03:42 pm - Link - Report abuse +1So are other Falkland war veterans who support Everton, and their comments to Mori on twitter aren't very complementary.
England will return the Malvinas within 25 years.
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