[Football] Infantino of FIFA accuses West of hypocracy.doesn't really get irony.

[carlzeiss]

Sounds like the dude has been binge drinking the Bud

 

[Hugo Rune]

As a thought experiment, how much effort would be involved in setting up a new governing body for football? Calling it the World Football Association and all national and clubs competitions choose to swap.

Stick the Premier League in and it would be very powerful indeed. I’m sure the MSL would sign up too.

Time for Fifexit!

 

[5Ways Gull]

Infantino - “…today I feel gay”

Tamim bin Hamad Al Than - “Oooh, oops, actually John, if I could just stop you there”

He felt a migrant worker according to those quotes. Bet that wasn't consensual.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

With FIFA introducing its own armbands at the eleventh hour, it will be interesting to see if Kane still wears his one as planned, and what FIFA do about it if he does. Maybe we will see the England team stage a walkout if he is told to remove it.

 

[GT49er]

Christ almighty, what an absolute arsehole. Garbage and whataboutery.


.....and to think that when he was appointed I thought he was one of the good guys.

 

[super-seagulls]

I think it’s good that Bryan Swanson announced his homosexuality during that press conference, but the difference for him is that he doesn’t need to mix with the general population while there. He will be completely protected by FIFA.

 

[GT49er]

With FIFA introducing its own armbands at the eleventh hour, it will be interesting to see if Kane still wears his one as planned, and what FIFA do about it if he does. Maybe we will see the England team stage a walkout if he is told to remove it.

If only! - but of course it won't happen.

 

[super-seagulls]

I still hope that every team just sit down on the whistle and refuse to play. That would send a the strongest message of all. Obviously Qatar wouldn’t, but it would be amazing if everyone else did.
f*** Qatar 2022

 

[beorhthelm]

With FIFA introducing its own armbands at the eleventh hour, it will be interesting to see if Kane still wears his one as planned, and what FIFA do about it if he does. Maybe we will see the England team stage a walkout if he is told to remove it.

we know full well he will wear the official one and we'll do naff all. i'm only surprised its this late they've thought of a way to avoid these micro protests. its too late to start walk outs and things, FA should have done something by not going. right now the stream of bad news is doing plenty to undo any benefits Qatar thought they'd get, to get worse once the shit football in the heat starts.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Stick the Premier League in and it would be very powerful indeed. I’m sure the MSL would sign up too.

Time for Fifexit!

FIFA/UEFA are petrified of the clubs doing this.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

we know full well he will wear the official one and we'll do naff all. i'm only surprised its this late they've thought of a way to avoid these micro protests. its too late to start walk outs and things, FA should have done something by not going. right now the stream of bad news is doing plenty to undo any benefits Qatar thought they'd get, to get worse once the shit football in the heat starts.

Anything they say or do (armbands/knee etc) is nothing but virtue signalling.

If they really meant what they are saying, they wouldnt have gone.

 

[ManOfSussex]

An email went round work yesterday, which I deleted without replying to, sent by someone organising a world cup prediction competition. £10 entry, winner takes all - 5 people out of 50+ expressed interest apparently.

 

[A1X]

FIFA/UEFA are petrified of the clubs doing this.

I’ve thought more than once that the reason the ESL failed was because it was too small a club. If they could convince the professional leagues as a whole across the major nations then UEFA wouldn’t have a prayer.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I work in a school and usually it's buzzing as much for staff and pupils. This time more a whimper. We are showing the England game in classrooms and on large screens on Monday for those that want to watch. I was only saying yesterday to a load of staff that we need to keep our resentment at the tournament out of our attitude to it with the kids. It's not their fault nor would they understand all the politics involved (I work in Primary). But the whole thing sucks, whether we are sometimes unseeing of our own failures or not as @Springal quoted. It was underhand and disgusting that the Qataris lied so much in order to be given the tournament and paid so many $$$. That's disregarding their medieval societal views, which are a whole other area for disatisfaction.

Yes, I hadn't really thought of that.

I also work in a Primary School, and usually for a World Cup we have topic learning based around the teams taking part, with each class 'adopting' two or three countries to produce projects about. Each class has had a World Cup Wallchart up, and the kids have always been excited about filling it in after each game. There has always been a real buzz in the school, amongst the children, their parents and the school staff.

This time, from what I have noticed, it hasn't been discussed at all. I haven't heard any children talking about it, and haven't talked about it with other members of staff.

I would normally be really upset about missing England's first game, being at 1pm on Monday when I will be teaching. This time I couldn't care less.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I’ve thought more than once that the reason the ESL failed was because it was too small a club. If they could convince the professional leagues as a whole across the major nations then UEFA wouldn’t have a prayer.

Throw enough money at it and it will happen, the ESL also partially got what the wanted via the CL

 

[vegster]

He's committed Infantinocide.

 

[KZNSeagull]

You don't need armbands to make a protest. Wear appropriate t shirts underneath your playing shirts and remove your playing shirts during the national anthems. What are FIFA going to do?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

We are showing the England game in classrooms and on large screens on Monday

Harsh, very harsh. What’s wrong with writing lines or picking up litter?

 

[beorhthelm]

You don't need armbands to make a protest. Wear appropriate t shirts underneath your playing shirts and remove your playing shirts during the national anthems. What are FIFA going to do?

get a yellow card.

 

[KZNSeagull]

get a yellow card.

Before the game to the whole team?