The City of Vancouver correctly refused to give good-for-nothing FIFA Supremo Carmine Infantino Level IV security, something only afforded the POTUS or the Pope. Even Canadian PM Mark Carney is only entitled to Level III security.

"Football brings people together."

You said it, Snoofy.

All that palaver about hosting a welcoming and terrific international tournament was just blither-blather.

The old Mafia adage rings true: "Nothing weighs less than a promise," as Team Iran and the world is finding out,