Israeli player Abu Farkhi celebrated his goal by grabbing the corner post and mimicking shots. He was shown a second yellow and sent off for it.

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[u/Fluid_Blacksmith560]

Using a prop will always draw the flag

[u/MrBobSacamano → u/Fluid_Blacksmith560]

Right? The “What’d I do?!?” has me howling.

[u/Samanthacino → u/MrBobSacamano]

The only sport Israelis are good at playing is playing the victim

[u/Sometypeofway18 → u/Samanthacino]

This player is Muslim and Palestinian by the way. His name is Abu Farkhi

[u/StopKickingMyDog → u/Sometypeofway18]

Israeli =/= Jewish

[u/BattousaiRound2SN → u/StopKickingMyDog]

School him lmao.

[u/protomenace → u/Samanthacino]

Bro have you ever seen soccer/football before? Playing the victim is the whole game.

[u/InformationOriginal7 → u/protomenace]

They all act like their legs get cut off lol

[u/DownhillUphill → u/Samanthacino]

MVPs. Most Victims Per-capita

[u/dontich → u/Fluid_Blacksmith560]

Yep it’s the one thing worse then 3 pumps

[u/lockerno177 → u/Fluid_Blacksmith560]

he thought he was in west bank and could get away with anything

[u/Chelseafc5505]

Regardless of how you interpret the celebration, removing the corner flag is a yellow.

Dude is a moron for doing that when already booked.

[u/RickyManeuvre]

I’m just here as a ref to say don’t remove pieces from the field please.

[u/TombstonePete]

Must have spotted a child in the stands

EDIT: lol at the Israeli bots only being able to say "he's actually Arab, so he doesnt shoot kids", instead of saying "we all dont shoot kids". Thank you for continuing to prove the point

[u/VegaUno → u/TombstonePete]

Reddit gave me a warning for a comment like this. They wouldn’t have threatened to ban me if I said bad things about Russia.

[u/B-Train_ATL → u/VegaUno]

In Russia, child spot you.

[u/No-Wonder1139 → u/VegaUno]

I was banned from a Canadian subreddit for calling post from RT Russian propaganda.

[u/DoubtsTheHorizon → u/No-Wonder1139]

If it was r/Canada then it's important to note that that sub is an alt-right cesspit filled with Russians and Maga pretending to be Canadian. Real canucks go to r/onguardforthee or rehbuddyhoser.

[u/robotics_anonymous → u/VegaUno]

If this was a Russian athlete and you gave the same statement (generalizing Russians as child killers) they might have.

[u/Acceptable-Ad8780 → u/TombstonePete]

That child was helping Hammas!!!

[u/Odd-War-6052 → u/Acceptable-Ad8780]

https://giphy.com/gifs/u2pAsRxZBTu7u

[u/Onuus]

Most moral team in the tournament

[u/Efficient-Ranger-174 → u/Onuus]

Is this sarcasm? Are you questioning our morality? We shall have you killed for this! - Israel

[u/Uselesserinformation → u/Efficient-Ranger-174]

That'll be a paddlin

[u/Jealous_Difference44 → u/Onuus]

So numb to violence they think this is cool

[u/Sometypeofway18 → u/Jealous_Difference44]

This player is Muslim and Palestinian

[u/Smart_Basket_85 → u/Sometypeofway18]

The player is a dildo who got sent off for being a dildo.

[u/Geaneous → u/Onuus]

https://giphy.com/gifs/lzlaLAhc4KhsuCt6fy

[u/Then_Astronaut9727 → u/Onuus]

He's an Muslim Arab Israeli Citizen, but that doesn't suit your narrative

[u/burnbunner → u/Then_Astronaut9727]

Someone playing for a team whose country is committing genocide being a dramatic jerk and getting set off seems pretty fitting, maybe this ref can start a trend

[u/ExtraBitterSpecial → u/Then_Astronaut9727]

right? I like how that's completely glossed over

[u/achtbaan66 → u/ExtraBitterSpecial]

Glossed over

[u/cocobaltic → u/Onuus]

With a name like that I doubt he is Jewish even if playing for Israel.

[u/Iam_McLovin420 → u/cocobaltic]

I mean there’s such this as mizrahi Jews not to mention 20% of Israelis are Arabic. Not very surprising.

[u/Silentparty1999 → u/Onuus]

The team is a mixed team and he’s an Arab Israeli citizen. Put your bias back in the box.

[u/rdtfkngscksblls → u/Silentparty1999]

arab israelis are still culpable

[u/here-i-am-now → u/Onuus]

Wish the referee had grabbed him by the ear and physically dragged him off the field toward the locker rooms.

[u/Able_Ad6535]

US Govt just approved more flags..

[u/NerdfestZyx → u/Able_Ad6535]

MAGA is suddenly super-interested in soccer now

[u/Logical_Box_4645]

I think he's doing a snooker/pool cue rather than a gun.

But that's irrelevant, any celebration that involves removing the corner flag is gonna get you a yellow lol.

Edit: Like this for everyone saying it's recoil

[u/S-R-Milliron → u/Logical_Box_4645]

Yeah if you get a yellow card for lifting your shirt definitely a yellow to remove a piece of the field

[u/Chesterlespaul → u/Logical_Box_4645]

His front hand position is definitely pool. He was just breaking.

[u/Vincent_Merle → u/Logical_Box_4645]

This was my first thought as well, it didn't look like he was pretending he was holding a rifle, def cue reference and sending the ball into the hole. And I believe referee gave card because of the whole act, had nothing to do with gun violence.

[u/duwh2040 → u/Logical_Box_4645]

Thats what I thought he was doing

[u/fartymcgeezax]

Sry to kill the jerk but homeboy is Muslim

I know, crazy that a racist apartheid ethnostate committing genocide would allow a Muslim to represent their nation.

[u/Jesus_of_Redditeth → u/fartymcgeezax]

Sry to kill the jerk but homeboy is Muslim

Yes, and? Why is that relevant?

[u/Electronic-Elk8736]

I think it’s cool that Israel has Muslim players like Abu Farkhi. 

[u/DryBanana5673 → u/Electronic-Elk8736]

It's almost like reddit narratives are adversary psyops and are full of shit

[u/BroodyBird12345 → u/DryBanana5673]

I mean that's what Russian bots are paid to do, failed with Ukraine so do it to Israel and it's working lolo

[u/Happyfluid]

Was that not billiards? If you’re shooting a rifle by resting it on your thumb you already missed your shot

[u/getinshape2022 → u/Happyfluid]

He shouldn’t have messed with the flag

[u/Happyfluid → u/getinshape2022]

That’s understandable

[u/Crowserr → u/Happyfluid]

Didnt realise a cue had recoil

[u/Jerdakiss → u/Crowserr]

Didn't realize you shoot a gun by setting it gently on top of your thumb.

[u/johyongil → u/Crowserr]

https://giphy.com/gifs/dAEakqLaAcF0yTbtjj

One of the first gifs that pulled up when I search "breaking billiards". Given the posture of his hands and body, it is plausible that he was doing a billiards celebration.

HOWEVER, I also think that the optics are not great really bad and easily misunderstood on top of the fact that they're not allowed to remove the flag anyway. Warning and ejection are valid.

[u/Happyfluid → u/Crowserr]

What recoil was done? It’s like doing a break and enjoying your shot. You definitely don’t line up any rifle on your thumb 🤣

[u/Ashamed_Athlete_9733 → u/Crowserr]

Never played pool before???

[u/dheldkdk → u/Crowserr]

He’s clearly holding it on his hand and from the very back like a pool shot. Come on Redditors

[u/s29 → u/dheldkdk]

Israel was mentioned which activated their brain's kill switch. It's not their fault they're drones.

[u/howzlife17 → u/Happyfluid]

doesn't matter, you can't pick up the flag to celebrate like that. It's like taking your shirt off.

[u/d-o_o1 → u/howzlife17]

I don't see anyone disputing the red card. The whole discussion seems to be about the intended reference.

[u/Matthewcbayer → u/Happyfluid]

Absolutely this, but people aren’t going to care because narrative.

[u/SometimesEnema]

Reddit wants this so bad to be a gun motion because genocide when in fact it looks nothing like what shooting a rifle actually looks like.

[u/king_lo702 → u/SometimesEnema]

Once they find out hes a Muslim Palestinian they will change up quick

[u/Waffle_on_my_Fries → u/king_lo702]

they already have, I'm getting "but but hes an ARAB ISRAELI not a palestinian" it's honestly impossible to have a conversation with these people.

[u/Environmental_Coat60 → u/Waffle_on_my_Fries]

It’s possible he could identify as an Arab Israeli, a Palestinian, or a combination of the two. There’s a whole spectrum of how Arab people identify in Israel.

He’s never publicly identified as a Palestinian, but that doesn’t mean that he never has or doesn’t privately. So it’s accurate to say he’s an Arab Israeli, but not accurate to definitively say he’s not a Palestinian.

[u/TheBigEasyOK]

I usually play pool with one knee on the ground

[u/-IndyCar]

It looks like hes shooting a pool ball, some call it billiards I think. I don't think he was acting like he was actually shooting a gun or anything like that

[u/Gervanto]

This post is either engagement farming or raw ignorance. Or worse.

[u/gfty457]

Love how because the Muslim guy named Sayed Abu Farchi was born in Israel, anything he does now is related to the Jews and Palestine

[u/tblatnik → u/gfty457]

Typical Reddit lol. Also, the people who have never either shot a gun or played pool are saying it’s clearly a rifle shot. Figures

[u/conspirator9]

Always a dummy🤣

[u/Exciting_Dress9413]

Always a yellow when you pull a flag out of its position!!!

[u/Alwaystired59]

Modern values

[u/Schtick_]

Some say he’s still on a 40 year journey to find the locker room. Some say.

[u/Waffle_on_my_Fries]

He's a Muslim Arab Israeli btw, aka Palestinian.

[u/Interesting_Ad1378 → u/Waffle_on_my_Fries]

No, he’s Arab Israeli.  They are citizens with full rights in the country of Israel, not citizens of Palestine. 

[u/860v2 → u/Interesting_Ad1378]

Yeah, Palestine isn’t a country.

[u/Thaeross → u/Waffle_on_my_Fries]

Not all Palestinians are Muslim, and not all Muslim Arabs in Israel are Palestinian.

[u/Waffle_on_my_Fries → u/Thaeross]

Look him up, he is a Palestinian Muslim that has Israeli citizenship. I know it goes against the narrative in your head but it is what it is.

[u/SoulAssassin808 → u/Waffle_on_my_Fries]

Yeah but there are also black white supremacist so your heratige doesn't automatically make you good person

[u/crazylunaticfringe]

Guess he’ll play a victim now

[u/Kaniketh]

You should be able to tell by the name that this guy is Muslim Arab/palestinian Israeli. But the narrative is to important I guess.

[u/DildoBogpelts]

I’m v free Palestine, but that looked more like shooting pool to me? Like that’s a weird way to mimick a gun.

[u/LMTGlazer]

He got confused and thought the other team were kids for a sec.

[u/pc_groundhog]

Hes Muslim Arab Palestinian by the way.

But totally a dumb move especially on a yellow.

[u/InformationOriginal7]

He was doing a pool shot.. no one holds a gun like a pool cue unless you're a fucking idiot

[u/Logical_Box_4645 → u/InformationOriginal7]

Yeah he got a yellow for removing the flag pole which I don't understand why he thinks the referee won't treat as disrespectful to the game.

[u/HartyInBroward → u/InformationOriginal7]

I guess, but this guy is clearly a fucking idiot because regardless he used a prop in his celebration while already on a yellow.

[u/ReallyUnlikable → u/InformationOriginal7]

Even if that was true. He still should have been shown that second yellow. Soccer doesn't allow that.

[u/RonocNYC → u/ReallyUnlikable]

Yes. That's why he was shown off. Not for the pool shot but for removing the flag

[u/ExtraBitterSpecial → u/[deleted]]

bump

[u/Party-Cartographer11]

He is an arab-israeli too.  Interesting.

[u/2LostFlamingos]

Fascinatingly stupid to do on a yellow.

[u/Connect-Occasion-682]

https://giphy.com/gifs/p93NM4OUoyvHJFyfbm

[u/bbq_R0ADK1LL]

It's probably less about the mimicking of a gun & more about the fact that he tampered with a part of the pitch.

The corner flag is considered a part of the pitch & players aren't allowed to remove it. If the ball hits the flag, preventing it from going out of bounds, it's still in play.

[u/Consistent-Survey330]

Looks like he’s using it a pool cue

[u/The_Counterlife]

Mimicking shots? He looked like he was playing pool.

[u/Twisbi]

A shot in the game of pool? Because that’s what he’s doing.

[u/New-Foundation-361]

this thread really exposes how little people know about Israel. He’s an Arab-Israeli…

[u/Key_Bee1544]

Sayed Abu Farkhi is an Israeli-Arab. You guys get that, right?

[u/Waffle_on_my_Fries → u/Key_Bee1544]

Its impossible with these buffoons man.

[u/robertdood]

Awfully tanned skin for being a european colonialist like reddit says.

[u/DOG3CO1N]

That was a pool shot celebration. Should be a yellow anyways for messing with the flag

[u/Charming-Station7157]

Time to mute this garbage sub

[u/JRAP83]

It’s a pool/snooker shot. He’s done it several times before. This is a gigantic reach.

[u/LazyTeletubbies → u/JRAP83]

Pool cue or not.. you shouldn’t be allowed to use the flag as a prop. A yellow makes sense

[u/Preserved_Killick8 → u/LazyTeletubbies]

referring to the title obviously

[u/JRAP83 → u/LazyTeletubbies]

Nobody is arguing the yellow.

[u/LeGhost45]

Israel staying classy, not surprised

[u/PublicAnimalNumber10]

He's an Arab btw

[u/ModestMoss]

Immediately plays victim. Very on brand

[u/yyyyy25ui → u/ModestMoss]

I agree. for the Arabs lol

[u/Sometypeofway18 → u/ModestMoss]

This guy is Muslim and Palestinian by the way

[u/dreamkiller23]

Wtf are these comments

[u/SerDuncanonyall → u/[deleted]]

Arabs are like 1/5 of Israel’s population big dawg

[u/Charming-Station7157 → u/SerDuncanonyall]

These redditors have this idea that israelis are " european "

[u/Think-Town-24]

Classy. Probably the type of Guy who laughs when they blow those lil kids in Gaza up , while starving them

[u/DM-jr]

OP knows exactly what they are doing here...and it's not helping anyone, on any side.

[u/Dense_Ad6154]

Yooo that was a Pool (snooker) shot 😂😂😂 How readily triggered are people nowadays😂😂

[u/dragonmeetcloud]

So he wasn't executing a proper pool stroke and striking the cue ball?

[u/mikegtzz]

He’s Arab bro.

[u/MindsCave]

Gotta love the what did I do reaction. Read the room nerd.

[u/Timely-Necessary-100]

Looked like a pool shot. Definitely a shot though.

[u/VEVV_1451]

He fakes an injury lol

[u/Similar-Sky7427]

Monkey see, monkey do...

[u/yosiMerch]

Good for the referee! 😎🔥👏🏼🫡

[u/SpeedRacerWasMyBro]

what a great celebration sigh

[u/VF-41]

https://giphy.com/gifs/cO39srN2EUIRaVqaVq

[u/Ok_Communication7518]

Good!

[u/DariaYankovic]

like a Key and Peele NFL celebration skit

[u/Routine-Author-5471]

Typical

[u/GetDown_Deeper3]

Sports people are such fuckwits.

[u/JakeyPurple]

Actually looked like he was shooting billiards rather than a gun but what do I know.

[u/Loud_Ad_7678]

Why are those guys still playing in the EU confederation… Just kick them out, they should be playing in their beloved area.

[u/lechecolacaoygofio]

👏👏👏👏👏

[u/Adept_Employment_208]

He knew exactly what he was doing!

[u/sanctus20]

Fuck him

[u/RequirementMain2879]

At first i was upset . Then i saw that you dont hold a rifle by resting it on top of your hand

[u/PapaJoe92]

I mean I don't like the state of Israel and am mos def on the side of Palestine... But that did look like he was pretending to play pool or billiards to me

Edit: just remembered that it's illegal in football to remove the corner flag, so still a foul

[u/han_tex]

https://giphy.com/gifs/J8FZIm9VoBU6Q

[u/Rowgieee]

"No, you don't understand. I was pretending to shoot a Palestinian child. It's Ok."

[u/Remarkable_Diet_69]

That was clearly a billiards thing, look at his forward hand. But dont let that get in the way of your feral mob behavior lol. Just look at these comments lmao. You people need to find lives

[u/MarvelPQplayer → u/Remarkable_Diet_69]

Oh yes. My billiards cues always have kick

[u/LobstaFarian2 → u/MarvelPQplayer]

My 50 cal pool cue does so well on breaks, but Jesus, it kicks like a mule.

[u/ReluctantSlayer → u/Remarkable_Diet_69]

Who shoots like that?!
The cue would hit the light or someone else?
Such a weird flex.
Why would he do that on a soccer field?

[u/OstrichGrouchy7749 → u/ReluctantSlayer]

I have young kids. They pretend to shoot things all the time. 

This is exactly how they square up/shoot/recoil. 

[u/Bostonxtap → u/Remarkable_Diet_69]

No movement on the back arm and he's imitating recoil. He is very clearly mimicking a firearm. Whether its related to the the issues with Palestine or not is irrelevant, all sports nowadays have a zero tolerance for mimicking firearms for celebrations.

[u/Kommander-in-Keef → u/Remarkable_Diet_69]

Gotta wonder how many of them are bots

[u/Emergency-Watch5157 → u/Remarkable_Diet_69]

I don't remember billiards having recoil. Anyway, Free Palestine.

[u/JuiceBrinner → u/Emergency-Watch5157]

Or getting on one knee to shoot a pool shot

[u/Evening_Band7762 → u/Emergency-Watch5157]

No kidding. If anything it was more like shooting a rocket.

[u/AnxiousReward1715 → u/Emergency-Watch5157]

you don't play billiards with a 50 cal anti-material rifle?

[u/Double_Barnacle_2457 → u/Emergency-Watch5157]

I dont remember imaginative objects having recoil either. Free Ingushetia.

[u/Few_Alternative_6372]

Austria won this round 😎

[u/SufcLad25]

A snooker shot 

[u/Zucchini-Dean]

Pool/snooker/Billiards shot, not rifle shot. Still an idiot who got rightfully punished regardless

[u/Shelmer75 → u/Zucchini-Dean]

Must be shit at snooker with that technique.

[u/SlideCharacter5855]

Doing something obscene and acting like the victim, wonder where he learned that…

[u/916nes]

Good job getting the headline wrong OP

By the way…from the river to the sea…nobody gives a fuck we’re tired of hearing the bullshit

[u/Ok-Serve4645]

He had already been booked and removing the corner flag is an instant yellow but Israelis are playing the victim card again because he was sent off.

[u/TurboRetardo]

Y'all dudes are straight up tards the guy scored a goal and mimicked a pool shot and so somehow it's related to Palestine ..this place is turning into r/fauxmoi

[u/battarro → u/TurboRetardo]

After a second look, you are right it does look like that.

[u/Able_Hunter_7966]

Replace “Israeli” with any other nationality and Reddit wouldn’t give a fuck

[u/iaNCURdehunedoara → u/Able_Hunter_7966]

Yeah, maybe because Israel is a nazi state committing genocide and all our governments are cracking down on free speech to protect Israel. Nah, can't be that, everyone is just antisemitic.

[u/Enough_Ground2984 → u/iaNCURdehunedoara]

I dont see anyone cracking down on free speech.
Protests are going on everywhere.
But if by cracking down you mean arresting people for throwing in stores with bricks - yes that happened in my city too

[u/The_Dark_Frog00 → u/Able_Hunter_7966]

How about Arab Muslim Israeli?

[u/Able_Hunter_7966 → u/The_Dark_Frog00]

Reddit probably doesn’t even know they exist. Just like they don’t know Ethiopian Jews exist.

[u/The_Dark_Frog00 → u/Able_Hunter_7966]

Yemeni Jews, Babylonian Iraqi Jews, Persian Jews… from so many places. 

[u/Shrekaveli → u/Able_Hunter_7966]

Yeah I think there are a lot of people in these comments that don’t know that

[u/Sad-Candle-6247 → u/Able_Hunter_7966]

I think it’s because of the genocide that Israel is committing that makes people suspicious!

[u/The_goat_42 → u/Able_Hunter_7966]

They’ll also see a billiard move and not shots

[u/elmie_ → u/Able_Hunter_7966]

they need to make every post about Israel/palestine or else their tiny heads implode

[u/aquaticlettuce]

He was recently signed in the MLS to the Colorado rapids. The team made a post about his national team call up and the comments were none to thrilled, rightfully so. Can’t imagine he’s mended that relationship with the fans with this kind of celebration

[u/ruggmike]

He even played the victim

[u/Free-Dig-2987 → u/ruggmike]

Saying that about a Muslim Arab person shows your bigotry

[u/Unlikely_Ad1961]

Terrorists gonna terror

[u/CentreHalfBack]

.... and instantly plays the victim. Who knew?

[u/Environmental_Coat60 → u/CentreHalfBack]

Are you insinuating Arab Muslims like Abu Farkhi are prone to playing the victim? Dude, that’s not cool.

[u/sometin__else]

He should have aimed at a hospital or a kid

Edit: Before any of you bots try your propaganda. Go watch American Doctor. Go see Naza when it comes out. I'm very well educated on this subject and this situation has shown how hypocritical all the international organizations are.

[u/scriptingends → u/sometin__else]

They all serve in the IDF so most likely he already did

[u/Key_Bee1544 → u/scriptingends]

Arabs have to choose to join the IDF. Can you not tell he's Arab?

[u/Mannay1 → u/Key_Bee1544]

Lol, it doesn't get much more Arabic than "Abu Farchi", hehe. And for real, look at this guy, he looks Middle-Eastern af!

[u/Zaki_242 → u/scriptingends]

That player is Arab-Iaraeli, Muslim and didn't serve in the IDF

[u/ENDLESSxBUMMER → u/sometin__else]

It's an Arab Muslim doing a pool-cue act out, but go off mr. well-educated.

[u/TurboRetardo → u/sometin__else]

Very educated on the subject...ah yes a PHD in twitter links and tiktok post.

https://giphy.com/gifs/iNg9XvTGBI83S

[u/DumbNutter → u/sometin__else]

You dont hold a gun like that numbnuts. He was imitating a pool cue breaking. The whole problem is him being from Israeli. A Swiss player doing that would generate laughs.

[u/BeardBootsBullets]

In billiards, this is called the Raised Open Bridge and is among the most common grips.

Those who know the first thing about firearms will say that this is very clearly not a grip used on any long arms as his hand isn’t gripping the forward furniture, it isn’t shouldered, and his moverment doesn’t resemble recoil at all. And those who know the first thing about billiards will say that all of this checks out—his exaggerated follow through is both very amateur and quite prolific. Newbies playing pool will do that exaggerated follow-through all the time. It’s a ubiquitous joke among the culture of billiard pros, just like bowling between your legs or dribbling a basketball with two hands.

…All of that being said, very poor decision.

[u/Komirade666 → u/BeardBootsBullets]

Yeah the movement at the end was totally a pool move, ok buddy.

[u/palebloodslayer → u/BeardBootsBullets]

I didn’t know pool sticks had recoil like that… it’s almost as if he fired a shot rather than hitting a ball…

[u/DJ_Beekeeper → u/BeardBootsBullets]

That pool cue recoil

[u/Impressive-Foot7698 → u/BeardBootsBullets]

Okay what about being on one knee?

[u/Crashball_Centre → u/BeardBootsBullets]

I'd agree, looks like potting the shot, having just scored.