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> The players are comfortable enough to say no Not if saying no risks ending your career. You don't become a pro football player and play in the world cup just

by ahtihn 4y ago

> The players are comfortable enough to say no Not if saying no risks ending your career. You don't become a pro football player and play in the world cup just for thr money.

coldtea 4y ago
Well, it's not just comfortable money you wont miss that one can sacrifice...
jleyank 4y ago
There’s other ways to be bought than money. Very few athletes have risked their careers to take a stand or do the right thing. Their sincerity is really undercut by never taking a risk. Unless they’re just part of the bread and circuses… “Xxx is bad, unless it hurts me” isn’t a defensible moral position. Better they drop the sermonizing if it’s just feel good.
- ramesh31 4y ago
  >Very few athletes have risked their careers to take a stand or do the right thing. Their sincerity is really undercut by never taking a risk. This is a job for them. And most come from poor backgrounds with families to support. How many of us would stand up right now and call out our employers in public for doing evil things? Not many. We've got mortgages to pay and kids to feed. Ultimately they just want to get paid and go home, like anyone else.
DocTomoe 4y ago
"Just doing my job" hasn't been a valid excuse for accepting crimes against humanity ever since 1945. Sometimes doing the right thing comes with a cost, and sometimes, that cost is non-negotiable.
alex3305 4y ago
If you are a footballer in Europe or South America, the World Cup doesn't have to be the biggest tournament. There are big names in football which haven't played in a World Cup at all [1]. If you want to earn the big bucks, you will have to play at a big club in Europe and play Champions League. There's where the money is. 1. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1116241-ranking-the-top-20-players-who-never-played-in-a-world-cup https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1116241-ranking-the-top-...
- sofixa 4y ago
  It's not about the money, but the prestige. Champions League is plenty prestigious, but the World Cup/Euros/Copa America provide an extra stage, a national one at that. Iceland, Croatia, Denmark are recent national teams that went much farther than expected, to much national acclaim ( the whole country celebrating their success). For many players that makes them national heros, and brings them pride and prestige. And there were a lot of players on those teams who were not superstars winning the Champions League regularly.
GekkePrutser 4y ago
They shouldn't even have to. No player should be forced to go to a country that thinks they should die just because of who they love.

by ahtihn 4y ago

> The players are comfortable enough to say no Not if saying no risks ending your career. You don't become a pro football player and play in the world cup just for thr money.

coldtea 4y ago

Well, it's not just comfortable money you wont miss that one can sacrifice...

jleyank 4y ago

There’s other ways to be bought than money. Very few athletes have risked their careers to take a stand or do the right thing. Their sincerity is really undercut by never taking a risk. Unless they’re just part of the bread and circuses… “Xxx is bad, unless it hurts me” isn’t a defensible moral position. Better they drop the sermonizing if it’s just feel good.

ramesh31 4y ago
>Very few athletes have risked their careers to take a stand or do the right thing. Their sincerity is really undercut by never taking a risk. This is a job for them. And most come from poor backgrounds with families to support. How many of us would stand up right now and call out our employers in public for doing evil things? Not many. We've got mortgages to pay and kids to feed. Ultimately they just want to get paid and go home, like anyone else.

DocTomoe 4y ago

"Just doing my job" hasn't been a valid excuse for accepting crimes against humanity ever since 1945. Sometimes doing the right thing comes with a cost, and sometimes, that cost is non-negotiable.

alex3305 4y ago

If you are a footballer in Europe or South America, the World Cup doesn't have to be the biggest tournament. There are big names in football which haven't played in a World Cup at all [1]. If you want to earn the big bucks, you will have to play at a big club in Europe and play Champions League. There's where the money is. 1. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1116241-ranking-the-top-20-players-who-never-played-in-a-world-cup https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1116241-ranking-the-top-...

sofixa 4y ago
It's not about the money, but the prestige. Champions League is plenty prestigious, but the World Cup/Euros/Copa America provide an extra stage, a national one at that. Iceland, Croatia, Denmark are recent national teams that went much farther than expected, to much national acclaim ( the whole country celebrating their success). For many players that makes them national heros, and brings them pride and prestige. And there were a lot of players on those teams who were not superstars winning the Champions League regularly.

GekkePrutser 4y ago

They shouldn't even have to. No player should be forced to go to a country that thinks they should die just because of who they love.