A soccer player in traditional robes prepares to kick a ball marked with a prohibition symbol toward a goal defended by another robed figure lying across the net. The scene references restrictions during the 2022 World Cup hosted by Qatar, where religious and cultural rules limited certain expressions of the sport.
The image from November 2022 depicts several primates clustered around a large soccer ball in a desert setting with rocky cliffs. This coincides with the start of the World Cup hosted by Qatar, an event marked by debates over labor conditions and governance. The composition places the ball centrally with figures positioned below and to the sides.
The image depicts two soccer players during the 2022 Qatar World Cup kicking a ball above a strip of skulls and bones. The scene highlights the human cost of stadium construction amid ongoing tournament controversies.
The cartoon depicts a soccer player about to kick the official 2022 World Cup ball inside a stadium. The playing surface consists entirely of stacked hundred-dollar bills instead of grass. A second player in matching red uniform appears distressed and runs away from the action. The image was published on November 21, 2022, coinciding with the tournament opening in Qatar.
On September 16, 2022, a political cartoon by Dave Whamond illustrates Sen. Lindsey Graham's recent proposal for a nationwide 15-week abortion ban as an own goal in soccer. The image shows Graham in uniform running away from a goal where the ball labeled Abortion Ban has entered the net. Other figures labeled BIP appear tangled inside. The cartoon responds to Graham's surprise legislation that stunned fellow Republicans and provided Democrats an issue for the midterms. McConnell and others had avoided the topic to focus on other messages.
The image shows Senator Lindsey Graham in a football uniform running with a ball marked national abortion ban while other Republican players including Mitch McConnell pull him in the opposite direction. Blue jersey players watch from the background. A sign at the bottom reads wrong way Lindsey. The scene references Graham September 2022 proposal for a national abortion ban after the Supreme Court Dobbs decision and the negative reaction from Senate Republican leadership during the midterm election cycle.
The cartoon depicts a graduate wearing a mortarboard and gown, holding a diploma, with a chain connecting the ankle to a large ball labeled DEBT, using tags student loans, education, college, graduation, debt, ball and chain.
