"Activist's link-up with Bohemians is on brand for a club that has taken a sanctimonious monopoly on issues like Gaza Football teams are usually judged by their performances on the pitch, or the headline-grabbing signings that please their fans. Bohemian FC, the venerable Dublin club founded in 1892, created a stir of another sort today by hosting a 21st-century Joan of Arc at a Solidarity with Palestine event at Dalymount Park in Phibsborough."
"Bohemian FC, the venerable Dublin club founded in 1892, created a stir of another sort today by hosting a 21st-century Joan of Arc at a Solidarity with Palestine event at Dalymount Park in Phibsborough."
Football teams are usually judged by their performances on the pitch or by headline-grabbing signings that please supporters. Bohemian FC is a venerable Dublin club founded in 1892. The club hosted a Solidarity with Palestine event at Dalymount Park in Phibsborough. The event featured a prominent activist described as a 21st-century Joan of Arc. The link-up generated a public stir around the club's political positioning. The club has taken a sanctimonious monopoly on issues like Gaza. Hosting the activist reinforced perceptions that the club asserts moral positions beyond purely sporting matters.
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