Dimitris Balas

@imohumoren Exactly that. Perfectly said. I rest my case.

This is how kids used to behave after they lost in street football. They took their ball home and said they weren’t playing again

@nahuelzn Hi, Nahuel. I just sent you an email to your alterfutbol.com email address, titled "Dimitris, from Greece". It was too long to post here as a comment, so I sent you a whole email as well. Check it out, you'll see why I got in touch with you. Cheers.

La gente cada vez visita menos sitios de noticias. La misma noticia aparece al toque en 200 lugares distintos, o se consume directo de google o las propias redes. Toda la lógica periodística esta subsumida al clickbait, el contenido pensado para Google y maximizar la publicidad en cada click. Abrir un portal de noticias de futbol exótico entonces, parece una idea destinada a fracasar. Pero hace tiempo le vengo dando vueltas. Lo cierto es que no me gusta el panorama actual ni del periodismo deportivo, ni de la creación de contenido. O sea, las dos áreas donde trabajo. Qué bueno! Creo que los incentivos actuales estan distorsionados y ya nadie realmente disfruta crear contenido, simplemente lo hacemos porque es nuestro medio de vida. Y esta mal, porque muchos nos metimos en esto porque teníamos una pasión. En mi caso quizás rara y de nicho, pero pasión al final. Asi que lo que decidí este año es volver a esa pasión original en lo laboral. Quiero disfrutar de hacer contenido sin preocuparme por el algoritmo, por las métricas, por todo eso. Que importa, obvio, porque esta buenisimo tener vistas, interacciones. Pero al final del día, un post viral lo tiene cualquiera. Lo interesante es hacer algo que a largo plazo te de satisfacción y te represente. Lo que yo quiero con AlterFutbol es eso. Quiero el portal de noticias que yo querría haber conocido cuando empecé a seguir el fútbol alternativo y no había nada, salvo algunos blogs por ahí. Hoy hay mucha información, pero en realidad, es al reves: hay poca pero replicada al cansancio. Aturde. Muchísimo es ruido. Me cansa a mí, que laburo de esto, no me imagino al resto. Todos hacen (hacemos) mas o menos el mismo contenido. ¿Por qué me frenaba siempre? Porque es ambicioso lo que quiero. Quiero un sitio que pueda ofrecer buen contenido, con gente que sabe del tema, que le de ganas al que le gusta el futbol exótico de entrar y leer las cosas. Y que se arme una linda comunidad, como era antes en Internet, donde compartiamos cosas por el amor de compartirlas. Aca iría donde en otros tuits te piden plata o te venden un producto. No voy a hacer eso. De hecho, todavía hay muchas cosas que no sé bien como las voy a implementar, con quién, etc. Ya me ha pasado antes hypear algo y que después me quede en la nada por lo abrumador que es. Esta vez será distinto, o al menos quiero que lo sea. Lo haré en mis tiempos, lo iré produciendo como pueda y no me pongo mas límite que el disfrutar poder hacerlo y que a ustedes les guste. Si una de esas dos condiciones no se cumple, a otra cosa y listo. Asi que, nada, eso. En las proximas semanas espero tener una primera versión de AlterFutbol ya lista. Y después, que sea lo que Dios quiera.

@MickyJnr__ Let’s say this dickhead is right. If so, it should be the REF who should've said sth to Mendy, instead of ball kids/security/Moroccan subs taking matters into their own hands. CAF, what an utter joke you've been, from day 1, with your ticket sales fiasco, to this guy’s bullshit.

Olivier Safari Kabene, the President of the CAF Referees' Committee, addressed the growing controversy regarding goalkeepers placing towels in or near their goals. It is very simple, and we have been clear with our match officials. According to the Laws of the Game, the field of play must remain clear of any foreign objects that are not part of the players' equipment. A towel is not considered player equipment. It is not a jersey, it is not a pair of shorts, and it is not gloves. We understand the practical need, but these items must be kept away from the goal area. They should be placed behind the advertising boards or with the team staff. When a goalkeeper places a towel inside the side netting or right next to the post, it can influence the game. It can distract opponents, obscure the referee's view of the goal line, or even interfere with the ball in certain situations." #AfricanFootball

@KieranMaguire Nice :-). Spent the last week in Tangier, was able to buy 3 Ittihad (biggest local club) shirts at their official store, and a Sudan shirt from AB Sport, the Tangier-based Moroccan company that dresses them in this AFCON. Unlike u, though, I don’t wear them (boo me, I know :-)).

You cannot have too many football shirts. This week’s acquisitions are Greenland away in fjord blue and Brentford x Hard Fi (but order 1 size up as they are a small fit)

@FotballVibes You make it sound like the organizers did it out of the kindness of their heart. What a joke... Free tickets SHOULD be given to vulnerable categories of people BEFORE a game starts. If you make it free AFTER kickoff, you are spitting at the face of fans who did pay.

𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗨𝗠 𝗧𝗢 30,000 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 👏🇲🇦 At the start of the Egypt vs Zimbabwe match, the Agadir stadium appeared empty, but the organizers decided to open the gates for free. In just a few minutes, the news spread throughout the city, and the crowd rushed to the stadium. An initiative by the organizers that offered thousands of families and young people the opportunity to enjoy this football celebration.

@AfconCentral25 Sorry, but that's an absolutely ridiculous statement. It's like saying if you bought a ticket you're a cow worth milking and a sucker. Free tickets is fine BEFORE kick-off, to certain categories of fans. AFTER kick-off, is like spitting on the face of the paying fans/suckers.

@MashapaKabelo1 @MezahiMaher That's what I would expect.

@Dima_Balas @MezahiMaher As much as I don't know how it was decided, I don't think the president can make such changes without the organization having to agree on it

In the wake of Dr. Motsepe's announcement that the AFCON will be played every four years starting from 2028, ask yourself: "Who does this benefit?" That's the most important question to ponder before making any hasty judgements

@AI2S94 @AfconCentral25 Good to know. The weekly pass looks like a decent deal.

@AfconCentral25 special AFCON pass for tram/bus in Rabat, different periods: daily, weekly, entire AFCON period... play.google.com/store/apps/det…

GOOD NEWS 🚨 With the YALLA CAN Card, enjoy 30% off your train tickets in 1st and 2nd class, on Al Boraq, Atlas and TNR trains.

@AfconCentral25 ONCF: “Dear Moroccan last-minute buyers, enjoy this 30% discount. Dear early planners who have already bought all your tickets, go f yourself. Also, dear foreigners who can’t even download the ONCF app due to Google Store restrictions, also go f yourself. Thank you”.

@CAF_Online You sent me an email saying my two tickets for December 23 are available on the app. They're not. They're simply not. Only my ticket for December 21 is available on the app. As for December 22, no email from you, nothing on the app. Tried to message you. Failed.

The Official Tickets App is now LIVE! 📱 Get your #TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 tickets up to 72 hours before every match. 🌍🎟️

@AfconCentral25 I was sent an email that tickets #3 and 4 for December 23 are on the app. They are not. Only ticket #1, December 21, is. Meanwhile, ticket #2, Dec 22, Casablanca, no email, nothing on the app, nothing nowhere. F###### useless amateurs from day one 'til today...

@AfconCentral25 Map not opening for me. Tried in the morning, midday, afternoon, and just now. "Sorry, map unavailable".

Seats allocation are now visible on the ticketing website, you can see where will u sit exactly. 💺

@BohuslavskaKate Summer 2024, Lviv. Had been writing for a Greek travel website for 15 years, just sharing stories. Started writing from Lviv as well. In two weeks, I gave up(...). Bottom line, H U G E respect to anyone who puts up with bottomless human stupidity online every single day. I can't.

Being a Ukrainian online is challenging. This is about the most horrific, soul-destroying experiences one can imagine. ​When a Ukrainian chooses to go online to say they are terrified, hurting, or grieving, they not only open up to strangers, but also to enemies. Social media offers no shield from those who enter our comments to tell us, with full conviction, that the child just blasted to pieces actually deserved it. ​I say this not for pity. I say this so you understand the sheer volume of bile we wade through just to get the word out, and to know that reading all of that can make even moderately normal comments feel aggressive. ​Every time a Ukrainian person online masters enough courage to open up, please show support, because enemies will show no mercy.

@AfconCentral25 Have it your way… If only six countries can host an AFCON, at the very least, rotate harmoniously, so each country hosts once every 12 years.

@Dima_Balas This afcon was supposed to be in Guinea in the first place, here that's enough motivation, yet they made 0 progress and doesn't even have 1 good football stadium, some countries are struggling to have 1 caf standards stadiums, let alone host tournaments

Should Morocco Bid for one after the world cup? We can host it in even more than 9 stadiums all of them fully covered and no running tracks

@AtlasLion2030 @AfconCentral25 By pointing out other countries that have already over-hosted, u just add Morocco to the list of the extra-privileged, further widening the gap between you 5-6 & the rest of the continent. Other countries should be motivated to go for it. If not, AFCON remains a half-closed shop.

@Dima_Balas @AfconCentral25 Gabon hosted the Afcon in 2012 and 2017 Equatorial Guinea in 2012 and 2015 Egypt in 2006 and 2019 Tunisia in 1994 and 2004

@AfconCentral25 A) History's shown earning the hosting rights 4 a big tourn, countries r finally given an extra push to upgrade their infrastructure (Greece, Olympics 2004, just 1 of countless examples). No tourn, no extra motivation, = stagnation. B) Doesn’t have to b 1 country. Look at AFCON27

@Dima_Balas The countries that can host a proper tournament in africa is less than 6

@ViscaAmd @AfconCentral25 Sorry man, I already did it for a friend and my airbnb host. Just stay in line, I assure you there are still plenty of tickets. Even when a game appears sold out, after 10-15 minutes new tickets become available.

@Dima_Balas @AfconCentral25 I'm very far in the list I can send you money and my fan id I beg you this is my last chance I don't have a match from Morocco

Only the final for now, other games are STILL AVAILABLE, if you're in the Queue don't give up yet

@yassinelbelg @ViscaAmd @AfconCentral25 Sorry mate. I already did it for a friend and my airbnb host. Do stay in line, there are tickets available for all matches. I can see it with my own eyes right now.