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> unprecedented amounts of corruption... Yes I hear about that a lot. Yuk But I also hear that FIFA puts a lot of resources into developing the game in Africa

by worik 3mo ago

> unprecedented amounts of corruption... Yes I hear about that a lot. Yuk But I also hear that FIFA puts a lot of resources into developing the game in African countries. I am asking: Is that true in your experience?

skywhopper 3mo ago
Who told you that? FIFA?
wood_spirit 3mo ago
Both can be - and seem to be - true.
ifwinterco 3mo ago
And strangely a very high percentage of those resources get converted into mansions and yachts
- ethbr1 3mo ago
  Nobody specified what game.
Fnoord 2mo ago
Look, it is pretty bullshit if you ask me. So it used to be that there were pre-tournament games, to qualify. A lot of countries... they wouldn't qualify. They'd play an ample amount of pre-tournament games though. Now, you seen more countries qualify, and you see countries who used to not qualify, dropping ASAP (in the deathmatch 16th matches, right after poule). So what did we get out of that? A few matches during the tournament, and they were quite frankly meaningless. These countries which made it to deathmatch 1/16th gained nothing. It is a scam, a trick. They think they gained fame, but they really have not, since the barrier to get to the deathmatch has been lowered. Furthermore, if you follow a corrupt scheme, you can ensure a country like Argentina is going to have the least chance to end up with strong opponents. No, mr. Infantino. We need less corruption in FIFA, not more. * We don't want a drink break to watch commercials.. * ..or a 30 min break with a bunch of actors (who sing with autotune) when your own rules say it may only be a 15 min break. * We don't want red cards commutated or revoked. * We don't want star players not getting yellow or red card, when other players are getting one for the same foul. * We don't want a yellow card being reversed, then given to an opponent, based on 'identity mismatch'. * We don't want to see racism or political statements. * We don't want to see rugby, we want to see football. * We want to see fair-play, with a meaningful VAR which can be called by the captain or coach of each team twice (getting back their call if agreed on). You don't need a for-profit in your chain to fix the above. You need a non-profit with a non-corrupt chair, and you've proven you're not fit. Red card for you, mr. Infantino. You're out, arrivederci.
- opinologo 2mo ago
  >>* We want to see fair-play, with a meaningful VAR which can be called by the captain or coach of each team twice (getting back their call if agreed on). I am not sure what your problem with Argentina is, but with a meaningful VAR, Cucurella would have been sent off and Enzo Fernandez would have stayed on the pitch. I am sick of the anti-Argentina racist campaign. Just follow the amount of yellow and red cards they were given in their last three games in the WC.
  - dpark 2mo ago
    Fernandez deserved each of his yellow cards. Especially the second for that reckless and dangerous tackle. Cucurella did not violate the rule. He touched his mouth for an instant. The rule is not “if you ever touch your mouth you get ejected”, which is why VAR didn’t do anything and neither did the ref on the field. I generally have nothing against Argentina but they were wildly outplayed in the last game, they were disrespectful, and Messi’s appeal to the ref to try to get Cucurella ejected was shameful.
  - vasco 2mo ago
    Funny racism that doesn't like Argentina but loved Cape Verde.
  - hdgvhicv 2mo ago
    Argentina’s post match antics should be enough to ban them for 5 years
  - Thlom 2mo ago
    It's not illegal to cover your mouth. It's only illegal in "heated exchanges".
  - queenkjuul 2mo ago
    Sore-ass losers picking fights after the game because they couldn't score in 120 minutes? Crybabies. Ban Argentina from FIFA for years after that debacle.
- dpark 2mo ago

by worik 3mo ago

skywhopper 3mo ago

Who told you that? FIFA?

wood_spirit 3mo ago

Both can be - and seem to be - true.

ifwinterco 3mo ago

And strangely a very high percentage of those resources get converted into mansions and yachts

ethbr1 3mo ago
Nobody specified what game.

Fnoord 2mo ago

Look, it is pretty bullshit if you ask me. So it used to be that there were pre-tournament games, to qualify. A lot of countries... they wouldn't qualify. They'd play an ample amount of pre-tournament games though. Now, you seen more countries qualify, and you see countries who used to not qualify, dropping ASAP (in the deathmatch 16th matches, right after poule). So what did we get out of that? A few matches during the tournament, and they were quite frankly meaningless. These countries which made it to deathmatch 1/16th gained nothing. It is a scam, a trick. They think they gained fame, but they really have not, since the barrier to get to the deathmatch has been lowered. Furthermore, if you follow a corrupt scheme, you can ensure a country like Argentina is going to have the least chance to end up with strong opponents. No, mr. Infantino. We need less corruption in FIFA, not more. * We don't want a drink break to watch commercials.. * ..or a 30 min break with a bunch of actors (who sing with autotune) when your own rules say it may only be a 15 min break. * We don't want red cards commutated or revoked. * We don't want star players not getting yellow or red card, when other players are getting one for the same foul. * We don't want a yellow card being reversed, then given to an opponent, based on 'identity mismatch'. * We don't want to see racism or political statements. * We don't want to see rugby, we want to see football. * We want to see fair-play, with a meaningful VAR which can be called by the captain or coach of each team twice (getting back their call if agreed on). You don't need a for-profit in your chain to fix the above. You need a non-profit with a non-corrupt chair, and you've proven you're not fit. Red card for you, mr. Infantino. You're out, arrivederci.

opinologo 2mo ago
>>* We want to see fair-play, with a meaningful VAR which can be called by the captain or coach of each team twice (getting back their call if agreed on). I am not sure what your problem with Argentina is, but with a meaningful VAR, Cucurella would have been sent off and Enzo Fernandez would have stayed on the pitch. I am sick of the anti-Argentina racist campaign. Just follow the amount of yellow and red cards they were given in their last three games in the WC.
- dpark 2mo ago
  Fernandez deserved each of his yellow cards. Especially the second for that reckless and dangerous tackle. Cucurella did not violate the rule. He touched his mouth for an instant. The rule is not “if you ever touch your mouth you get ejected”, which is why VAR didn’t do anything and neither did the ref on the field. I generally have nothing against Argentina but they were wildly outplayed in the last game, they were disrespectful, and Messi’s appeal to the ref to try to get Cucurella ejected was shameful.
- vasco 2mo ago
  Funny racism that doesn't like Argentina but loved Cape Verde.
- hdgvhicv 2mo ago
  Argentina’s post match antics should be enough to ban them for 5 years
- Thlom 2mo ago
  It's not illegal to cover your mouth. It's only illegal in "heated exchanges".
- queenkjuul 2mo ago
  Sore-ass losers picking fights after the game because they couldn't score in 120 minutes? Crybabies. Ban Argentina from FIFA for years after that debacle.
dpark 2mo ago