Should we stop breathing just because Netanyahu breathes?  

The end of the World Cup reignited a question that extends far beyond football itself: should supporting a national team or player become a test of political loyalty?

Between boycotting Argentina, branding Messi a Zionist in Lebanon, and politicising the stands, politics seems to be infiltrating even the spaces meant to offer people an escape and a moment of joy. Are we truly boycotting Israel, or are we allowing it to determine what we love and whom we support?