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UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions

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Re: UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions

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Post by mcmcmc »

runarberg wrote: post #270
conradfr wrote: post #218

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While the football business is horrible it's nice that this may fail like the Super League. Now if only that could put a dent in Infantino reelection...

I am not sure a replacement for Infantino is enough. It seems like FIFA has a culture of corruption and Infantino is merely the latest manifestation of said culture. Some serious reform and restructuring seem needed.

Here’s a solution: bar FIFA from selling viewing rights to their competitions and allow any station or channel to stream for free. That would grow the global game.

Take away the money and FIFA doesn’t have much to bargain with. They need to remember they are a purely administrative organization.

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Post by NetMageSCW »

alberto-m wrote: post #42
triceratops wrote: post #21

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Of all the things wrong with the World Cup, the most inconsequential ones - hydration breaks and the final half-time show - have attracted the most griping.

Changing the pauses of the game alters the momentum and, as consequence, the results. How is that “inconsequential”? There have been cases of corrupted referees before, but violating the Laws of the Game in plain sight is an unprecedented attack on the sport.

Who gets to decide what “the Laws of the Gane” are in the FIFA World Cup?

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Post by triceratops »

senderista wrote: post #331
t0mpr1c3 wrote: post #69

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FIFA has been monstrously corrupt since at least as far back as the 1970s (Havelange). I backslid this year, but did completely boycott watching in 2018 and 2022. Russia is a pariah state and should never have been allowed to host, and Qatar was manifestly unsuitable. The only difference this year is that the bribery and political favors were out in the open.

Qatar may not be a pariah state but it should be.

Why?

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Post by pirates »

sizzzzlerz wrote: post #359
madradavid wrote: post #208

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CONCACAF join UEFA and reject FIFA's World Cup sell-off plan. https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49488584/uefa-boycott... . By the end of this Gianni Infantino will only be left with the Africans .I am African and these Federations will do anything to keep him around because of the unprecedented amounts of corruption...

However, all all-Africa World Cup won't find too many takers.

AFCON is already a thing and while it is decently popular it’s no where near the world cup or the euros. Part of that is that it takes place during the domestic club competitions though.

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Post by TheRoque »

smotched wrote: post #350
xorcist wrote: post #230

Why only now? UEFA should boycott the world cup, period. It should have been enough even before the Balogun nonsense. They have the best league and the best teams, they have the know how and could easily host the UEFA World Cup. They could host a tournament without the pay-to-win arbitrary overruling of red cards and the clownish half time entertainment. Nobody would care about the FIFA World Cup. Fork it!

UEFA is not an angel, they generate far more money than FIFA from TV rights, sponsorships, and tickets. They also just don't want to ever lose that.

Isn't it a non profit too ? But you seem to imply it's going into individual's pockets ?

Re: UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions

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Post by mcmcmc »

onlypassingthru wrote: post #376
Kuyawa wrote: post #341

First off, fire Infantino on the spot, just the same way they fired Blatter for corruption. This last world cup was the worse I've ever seen since 1978, almost 50 years, and I've seen the good, the bad and the ugly. We all know billions are moved under the table, but money can never break rules and traditions, specially if they don't benefit fans and players above all Did anybody ask the players about the hydration b…

Two teams with 1/4 of the world's potential customers did not make the cut for this year's tournament, more's the pity. The tournament will likely be expanded until these two teams can qualify.

Why bother? If it’s not a popular sport there already, the viewership wouldn’t be worth the cost

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Post by triceratops »

jotajota24 wrote: post #162
triceratops wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Of all the things wrong with the World Cup, the most inconsequential ones - hydration breaks and the final half-time show - have attracted the most griping.

I don't mean to be disrespectful but this is a dumb statement. Do you think splitting each half in 2 quarters doesn't have an impact on how the game is played?

Everything has an impact on how the game is played. For example Mexico played their games at 6000 feet above sea level, giving them a big advantage. Even the ball moves differently in thinner air.

At least with hydration breaks, everyone got them and they were the same for everyone. I know sports fans don't like change. If everything else about this WC was perfect I'd say "Fine, go ahead, complain". But this is the tiniest, most meaningless thing to moan about nearly 3 weeks after the tournament is done.

Re: UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions

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Post by shevy-java »

Greed is ruining football. Granted, this happened before that already, we also saw this in olympics in general - but FIFA now pushed this onto a new level. This is trying to leech off of people now. After all, without people there would be no FIFA. They are leeching here.
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