r/sportsgossips • u/Life_Net5004 • 15h ago

Video There were elite snipers positioned around the stadium during the Spain vs. Argentina game šŸ˜³

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u/craycrayppl 15h ago

They got off as many shots as Argentina did in that game.

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u/CataVlad21 15h ago

Bruh! Wow! Lol šŸ¤£

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u/maimeddivinity 13h ago

The real World Cup final was Argentina versus the Snipers.

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u/Ok_Scale_2445 8h ago

Messi is already tracking you down for the ol' Argentinian gut punch

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u/Cool_Client324 11h ago

Too soon bro

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u/addiktion 10h ago

Haha only Spain could cause the goat to become a zero hit wonder.

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u/NotFalirn 15h ago

How do you know theyā€™re elite? Maybe theyā€™re just regular.

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u/majorgriffin 15h ago

Could have been ok or maybe even subpar.

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u/moth_specialist 15h ago

Tbh Iā€™d prefer subpar.Ā 

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u/IamDirtyHippie 12h ago

They give those one m240s

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u/Frosty_Detective_882 15h ago

Given the low danger nature of the event, they are probably standard snipers

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u/teetaps 15h ago

So no headshots got it

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u/RIChowderIsBest 7h ago

You wonā€™t see any 360 no scope from these guys.

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u/Xenc 8h ago

Happy standard cake day! šŸ°

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u/Superj569 12h ago

I don't know about you.. but I like a C+ sniper. Means they're good enough to get the job done, but also can be reckless.

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u/salsanacho 15h ago

The "mediocre at best" snipers.

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u/teetaps 15h ago

Kinda like ā€œwhen you get a gift card for a lot of money but itā€™s a store you only sometimes useā€ of snipersā€¦ or maybe the store brand

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u/itsmymedicine 10h ago

The FiVe BELĀ°W of snipers

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u/Penlight_Nunchucks 15h ago

The certainly didn't hit anyone

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u/SR_BHR 14h ago

They shot as often as Argentina did

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u/FastHandsStaines 15h ago

Well played

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u/weoutherebrah 15h ago

Mid snipersĀ 

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u/InvestIntrest 15h ago

You don't see the elite ones

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u/b0gard 15h ago

Theyā€™re working Sunday, only elite snipers are allowed to make Double time

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u/Daniels_Words 15h ago

Mediocre snipers, nephews, son-in-laws, favors paid..

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u/Typical_Row_3489 14h ago

Many people are saying

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u/Guilty_Caramel_1567 14h ago

The look like novice snipers to me

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u/A11theWarhammers 13h ago

They are. They are not even in ready position and scanning.

Reactive "snipers". More of a detterent than effective.

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u/No_Bad_4872yy 13h ago

Ask them if they saved Tom Hanks near Somalia although i dont know if extremely, extremely well trained is the same as elite. Have to ask Gortney.

Vice-Admiral William Gortney said "extremely, extremely well-trained" Navy SEAL snipers were able to make the shot from the stern of the nearby USS Bainbridge at night in rolling waters.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/single-shots-killed-somalian-pirates-top-official-1.777918

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u/YourCummyBear 15h ago

Because the president was there.

Most major sporting events have local swat team snipers.

This had Trump in front of the largest television viewing audience ever. I bet there was a mixture of local swat and elite operators.

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u/aepiasu 14h ago

The national leaders of three different nations.

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u/thatlad 9h ago

This administration is well known for hiring the most elite people, only the best.

(it was probably Ted Nugent and Kid Rock up there with a six pack and some benzos)

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u/Redsoxdragon 12h ago

I'm pretty regular and no one's offered me a job šŸ˜ž

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u/prefusernametaken 12h ago

They were snipermaxxing.

Also, why? They will always be too late, especially when not locked and loaded behind their guns.

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u/Critical_Classic_921 12h ago

Yeah they registered zero kills during the game so not that elite.

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u/UhhhMelvinDoo 12h ago

ā€œNice try Mr. Bond, but I have extremely average snipers surrounding youā€

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u/AncientAnt9225 11h ago

they have the skin , but today everyone can just purchase it

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u/Existing-Employee-36 10h ago

Atleast a bit above average

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u/strickers69 9h ago

I know I donā€™t see any special skin or floating pet. Look like level 1s to me.

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u/Final-Nebula-7049 9h ago

They can shoot someone from a distance and hit them in the face not ear

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u/nixle 8h ago

Just a weekend-sniper, works in finance during the week. Little hobby sniper gig.

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u/karlnite 7h ago

Surely you they all have to have their first mission. When do they retire, the guy 10 days out canā€™t be as focused.

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u/AlternativePea6203 7h ago

Not one shot on target the whole game though.

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u/ChampionWilling4556 5h ago

Definitely elite. Drones and AI took their jobs in the frontlines so this all the work they can get.

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u/S1R_LEM0N 2h ago

Thatā€™s me in the black

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u/Icy-Plan145 15h ago

This is common at large sporting events. Especially ones with lots of celebrities/dignitaries etc

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u/ProtestantMormon 15h ago

Honestly its a miracle there hasnt been a major terror attack at a sporting event in the US. Security at the world cup game i went to was a complete joke

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u/Every_Television_980 15h ago

Stadium security is mostly just to scare regular people away from bringing in weapons so when drunk people argue they donā€™t have guns and knives in them. I worked one in college and the detectors we used didnā€™t even work, it was just a show for people to think they wont get in with a weapon.

We could have 0 security and terror attacks probably wouldnt change much at all.

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u/Zech08 9h ago

I doubt most people even really think how security works and wouldn't work toward your benefit/safety in the one off chance that something happens. Pray there are enough important people and not too much fuss to make the lack of security lose their composure as well.

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u/Ok_Listen_8211 15h ago

Which stadium? I think some have faster security checks b/c unfortunately they just check for firearms so itā€™s more expedited w/o the magnet wand thing

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u/Good_Posture 12h ago

I think it's the security you don't see that is doing the real work.

Anybody that needed to be watched or was on a list was probably well accounted for.

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u/MoneyManx10 15h ago

Well the current FBI is a bumbling goon squad but normally the security measures at big events are really tight. They canā€™t afford the news of something bad happening in front of the world (outside of the usual stuff).

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u/BrosefDudeson 13h ago

Or maybe there just aint that many people out there looking to commit a terrorism

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u/imTrubble 13h ago

Sofi stafium was no joke. Police were everywhere. I felt safe

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u/BloodImmediate2819 9h ago

Israel didnā€™t have anything to gain from it

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u/Sad_Bolt 8h ago

Stadium security is a doubled sided sword, what you see at the security checks and walking patrols is just to scare the average people into not trying anything. The other side of stadium security, the side that actually protects people, is the surveillance teams like the snipers here, drone operators and the thousands the cameras watching everything. That is how they keep things from happening before they happen.

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u/Apprehensive_Use3641 7h ago

Probably was a bit tighter at a match that had at least three heads of state at it.

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u/SpaceYetu531 6h ago

Not really. The media convinced everyone terrorist attacks were more likely than they ever actually were in order for governments to strip us of our liberties.

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u/shatlouf 6h ago

I think its for the stupid guy they call president

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u/Booby_Collector 13h ago

Especially when it's a large sporting event in the US that the president is attending

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u/Abundanceofyolk 9h ago

Anywhere the president goes.

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u/tradegreek 6h ago

Or just where the president is walking around without close protection

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u/G00chstain 5h ago

There were multiple countries presidents in attendance as well. They were also on the field for trophy ceremony

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u/G00chstain 5h ago

There were multiple countries presidents in attendance as well. They were also on the field for trophy ceremony

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u/Fresh_Ostrich4034 15h ago

at the biggest sporting event in the world...NO WAYYYYY

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u/General-Elk-9482 15h ago

Stop acting like this is the first time and an only USA thing. Most major events across the world has snipers

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u/Charcole1 15h ago

Yeah I was gonna say they got em here too

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u/North_Plane_1219 15h ago

Hell, they have them at parades and shit.

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u/DreadfullyDistinct16 15h ago

Read parades as Perades lmao.

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u/SamOnTheeLam 15h ago

Absolutely. These honestly feel like bot posts, or people who never get out of their house. They are at most large sporting events, and if the president is there, doubly so. FFS they were at the Boy Scout National Jamboree that Bush made a speech at back in like 2005.

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u/jtrage 15h ago

And itā€™s been going on for years. Even before bots.

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u/uncutpizza 15h ago

After the Munich Olympics, all International sports have lots of security. Plus the President was there so gonna have even more

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u/axkidd82 15h ago

Why don't they take out the bad guys tho?

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u/canadiantaken 15h ago

I think they hired em

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u/itsnickg 15h ago

Thereā€™s been snipers at every game. Went to the Switzerland vs BIH game at sofi and they were everywhere.

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u/410_clientGone 12h ago

this is just president security

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u/Ghosts_of_the_maze 15h ago

Would you prefer bad snipers?

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u/bryce_lynch27 15h ago

There are a lot of people who probably shouldnā€™t answer that given the context of who was present for the post game celebration

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u/Megaloman-_- 15h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/m0srLvNZG4UeM2x9ry

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u/XDaelin1 12h ago

Itā€™s been like three days whereā€™s all the pixels gone

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u/loganbootjak 15h ago

They're at Michigan Football games, it's normal.

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u/Dr-McLuvin 15h ago

Ohio State has more.

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u/loganbootjak 4h ago

that's cool.

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u/trippytweedle 15h ago

The elite ones were the ones that you didnā€™t see.

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u/SuddenKoala45 14h ago

Yes, that happens at all the US presidential attendance events.

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u/Narrow_Put_5862 15h ago

They should have taken out VAR

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u/m00t_vdb 11h ago

They did.

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u/[deleted] 15h ago

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u/dawn_pratt 15h ago

"Elite snipers"...who don't bother manning the guns. Sure, brother

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u/ShwerzXV 15h ago

Theyā€™re not elite, more than likely theyā€™re a dime a dozen.

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u/JohnCenaJunior 15h ago

Elite Sniper 7 confirmed

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u/Texashookemhorns 15h ago

Does anyone else notice the presidential helicopter?

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u/FrequentTopic446 14h ago

Naw those are the middle tier snipers

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u/Lost-Replacement-454 14h ago

Pretty normal they are at nfl games also. You can see marine one (the presidents chopper in background of video).

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u/PostureKing180 14h ago

I mean how do we know they're elite? they could be super shitty snipers

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u/Zech08 9h ago

They arent because you can see them.

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u/Metatron_Psy 10h ago

There are snipers at every big cup final in any country.

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u/Both-Contribution318 7h ago

Reddit is so fucking liberal

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u/Spaghettiisgoddog 13h ago

All of that to protect Miss Piggy

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u/Lt_Cochese 15h ago

That's been going on for years. For freedom. I guess. Whatever.

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u/ragingmoderate1776 15h ago

Growing up in DC we always had this. But it sounds like this is pretty universal.

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u/dieseljester 15h ago

What do you expect? There were three heads of state there.

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u/jakovichontwitch 15h ago

Bro saw 2017 Ron Hainsey in the crowd

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u/El_Coloso 15h ago

That's just Ja

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u/Dr-McLuvin 15h ago

Same as my local college football game lol.

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u/GrandRoyal_01 15h ago

ā€œOh, this sucks. Come on, snipers, where are you!"Ā 

Bart - while watching a boring Super Bowl halftime show šŸ˜‚

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u/AppointmentWeary4834 15h ago

Lol the elite ones that protect diaper boy trump? Too notch for sure

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u/Suspicious-Peace9233 15h ago

It makes sense considering the president was in attendance

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u/24rawvibes 15h ago

Not elite. And anywhere there is a large organized gathering. They are watching

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u/Bapa_of_3 15h ago

We know!!!!!!!!!!!

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u/codswallop1226 15h ago

Okay. There are snipers everywhere during most major events all over the world. Get out of your bubble

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u/snacks4ever 15h ago

Ignorant

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u/socalryan 15h ago

Itā€™s the Secret service

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u/redacted_robot 14h ago

Obvious Service

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u/Acesfullodeuces 15h ago

I wonder if all the spectators realized they were in crosshairs at some point during the game.

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u/DaughterAmerRev 15h ago

How sad is it that the snipers had as many shots on goal as the Argentinians

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u/PHARA0Hbender 14h ago

Not like this happens at pretty much every major sporting event around the worldā€¦ oh wait.

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u/mcpryon 14h ago

I wonder how much they paid for their seats

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u/BullBear7 14h ago

Ngl if I was one of those snipers, I'd just watch the game. Even terrorists take a day off to watch the WC

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u/EasyMaximum2374 14h ago

I remember Walter White s elite snipper

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u/Inside_Ease3366 14h ago

The president was thereā€¦

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u/_B_G_ 13h ago

Yea? Sniper teams were at all games

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u/BackgroundEye6678 13h ago

ā€œEliteā€ just like his team of pool technicians that fixed the reflecting pool. lol perfect for him

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u/Becknaen5 13h ago

How do you think the players fall all the time without pysichal contact from other players on the pitch?

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u/OrganizationTop3755 13h ago

Theyā€™re there for many events with mass amounts of peopleĀ 

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u/Mcbundies 12h ago

Good I was at the finish line of Boston marathon bombing coulda used some snipers then never enough in large group settings wit all these looney toons running around

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u/SignatureDefiant432 12h ago

That's the VAR team šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚

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u/Swimming_Drama_8046 12h ago

Everyone missing the joke here is cracking me up.

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u/Logical-Permission65 12h ago

Elite! They seem to be chilling and watching the game rather than behind those rifles. Perhaps thatā€™s the definition of ā€˜eliteā€™

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u/Popetus_Maximus 12h ago

They were aiming at the referees, making sure they did not get any yellow cards to Argentina.

The ones given happened when the snipers were taking a break to pee

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u/Old_Pineapple_6029 12h ago

I dont see a silver border around their portait

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u/Polyporum 12h ago

That would explain all the players rolling around in pain even though nobody touched them

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u/Fynaticx 12h ago

I mean I get itā€™s funny because itā€™s typical of the US and its government. However itā€™s better to have the security than to have a major problem and wish you had more security so it didnā€™t happen.

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u/Dogsarelitty 12h ago

This is standard security at large sporting events in the US.

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u/JollyJamma 12h ago

There was a huge orange target that they missed

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u/BankerOnBitcoin 12h ago

Elite? We all saw the quality of the Secret Service Snipers during the attempted "assassination" on Trump.

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u/Cold_26665 12h ago

any jackal snipers there?

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u/Radiant_Club5672 12h ago

Why are you shocked ā€œšŸ˜³ ā€œ?
Do you expect an event that has 90k ppl there, with trump, infantino, world-class celebrities and politicians of countries, to have no security measures?

Come on.

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u/HistoricalAnnual9981 11h ago

just to name a few: POTUS, the president of mexico, the prime minister of Canada, the king of Spain were thereā€¦ i bet thereā€˜s maaany more security measures weā€˜re not even aware of

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u/bluecheese2040 12h ago

Obviously you had multiple heads of state and royalty there

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u/Timely_Fee4348 11h ago

If they were elite there would have been new elections already :)

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u/No_orange_212 11h ago

Also at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding. What's with the snipers at a wedding and now sports events????,

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u/TwoDogs48 11h ago

Did you honestly expect otherwise?

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u/Cautious_Pop_8944 11h ago

This is very common, and not just for sports events.

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u/Dicethrower 11h ago

It's a widely known feature in the US. It's not even because Trump was there, they have those there many times during big sporting events. You never know in the US if someone will start yet another mass shooting. Statistically it happens more than once a day, so might as well happen in a stadium. You'll want to keep it in the low double digits casualties instead of triple/quadruple. That's smart thinking of them. Anything but do something about that ridiculous gun culture.

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u/Macaroon00 11h ago

Con razon Messi no queria moverse en el campo jajaja

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u/pdj-custom 11h ago

Welcome to every sporting event ever. You just come out from under a rock?

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u/Sexdrumsandrock 9h ago

Not outside of America lol

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u/pdj-custom 2h ago

Canā€™t shoot someone with a knife lil bro.

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u/Argantuna_hater 10h ago

Is that DepaulĀ 

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u/Tiktokbadsupport 10h ago

they missed their target tho

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u/theappleisdepressed 10h ago

Theyā€™re also at every professional sports event in the US.

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u/Nearby_Quit 9h ago

The hitmen on the floor were doing already too well their job (Paredes in particular)

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u/saljskanetilldanmark 9h ago

Also funny how they thought it was necessary to have a banned constantly reminding everyone that it was THE FINAL.

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u/PurpleMeasurement919 9h ago

If theyre elite then tell me why Trump got out there alive?

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u/Mrexcitment 9h ago

Wort wort wort.

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u/Flesh_right 9h ago

Too bad there were no elite snipers on the Argentinian team that day

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u/SwissTrading 8h ago

You didnā€™t notice Trump was behind bulletproof glass ? At this second you know there are other security measures around

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u/rezhorsespaceman 8h ago

Elite snipers in lawn chairs watching game.

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u/HonestNeighborhood67 8h ago

Gonna guess this is standard protocol when a heā€™s of state is at any large event. You had theee heads of state in a giant arena, with one of them being a very easy target at one point.

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u/slickd866 8h ago

They are at every Florida gators games. Standard protocol in America.

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u/drewbeedeu 8h ago

Welcome to America

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u/Suitable_Cap3913 8h ago

Elite. Like the rest of America's military. That couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag. šŸ¤£. Terrifying

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u/Rev-Surv 8h ago

Hello, everyone knew about that except you!!!!!!!

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u/AHumbleSaltFarmer 8h ago

Is this the "sniper" people refer to as a joke when they see people flop and say a sniper took them out?

https://giphy.com/gifs/Me1Ie76kzeePS8ROUy

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u/mynamesstillnotjason 8h ago

How do you know they were elite? Snipers? Yes. Elite? Insufficient data.

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u/LobsterKneecap 7h ago

Well yeah. The president was there.

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u/xrv01 7h ago

yea I dont believe theyā€™d do anything lol they let people storm the capitol. security systems in general are not as legitimate as you think. itā€™s mostly illusion.

youā€™d be shocked about how poor airport security actually is

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u/snusmini 7h ago

ā€™murica

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u/Plane_Maybe8836 7h ago

And Argentine still lost ;)

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u/wrhnj 6h ago

I remember spotting 2 sniper teams at the old Yankees stadium back in the late 90s. Apparently there was a terrorist threat in the city that weekend. Plus there were a lot of jealous Mets fans in the stadium.

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u/numbersev 6h ago

and Trump and his boyfriend Infantino were behind bullet-proof glass. This happens at all major sporting events btw.

sniper at superbowl

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u/Narrow-Initial-5854 5h ago

What happens if one of them has to take a shit?

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u/Zealousideal_Low_321 5h ago

Donald Trump was there in the stadium, what else do you expect?

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u/needaburnerbaby 5h ago

They are at literally every major sporting event in the world including the grey cup in cananda. This isnā€™t shocking

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u/burnaftergreeting 4h ago

Glad they werenā€™t sub par snipers. That would be a shame

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u/Wardo87 4h ago

How do we know theyā€™re elite? They didnā€™t shoot anybody

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u/Round-Bandicoot8766 3h ago

Well, yeah. POTUS was there and current POTUS is a PRICK(US).

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u/Visible-Meeting-8977 2h ago

You don't know if they're elite. They could be regular snipers.

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u/PersonalityShot6039 1h ago

For trump im guessing ya know to protect him not the other way lol