Thug Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I want to start by saying that on no level do I support, justify or condone the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. War is an awful thing, and there should be no place in this world for those who cause the suffering of other humans. BUT the double standards displayed by FIFA are beyond disgusting. When Celtic fans waved palestine flags, they fined the club. When players show messages of solidarity with the Palestinians, they are fined. FIFA stated that there is no room for politics in football. The difference between Palestine and Ukraine? Both are countries that have been invaded by a more powerful neighbour. Except one country has white skinned people, and the other.. doesn’t. KICKITOUT?? What a joke. NOROOMFORRACISM?? What a joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I am pretty sure it was UEFA not FIFA that fined Celtic for waving Palestine flags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Zatman said: I am pretty sure it was UEFA not FIFA that fined Celtic for waving Palestine flags Oh yeah. FIFA fined Scotland for having a Palestinian flag and booing the Israeli national anthem. Scotland have never been fined for booing the English anthem. If in the future the Scots boo the Russian anthem, or take a Ukrainian flag to a game when they play Russia - I guarantee you there will be no fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Saw this last night, I think it's going to be good and who knows what might come of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 If they've been uniting the globe through football, why do I think all other fanbases are full of words removed? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 the thing with them is as we sit here now and they've had their investigation and they've kicked all those people out and they've made all these changes... does anyone really think they're any better? and its not just FIFA, its UEFA, its the FA, even if they do absolutely nothing illegal they're still printing money and they're still getting greedier and greedier at the expense of football and the fans i hope that documentary at least touches on the Brazil world cup watch scandal just so that people get an idea as to what is deemed acceptable behaviour within FIFA and what Qatar will still be all about (FIFA officials were each given a £16k watch by a Brazilian company, it broke the rules because the cap on gifts is £10k) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 3 hours ago, villa4europe said: (FIFA officials were each given a £16k watch by a Brazilian company, it broke the rules because the cap on gifts is £10k) £10k cap! £50 cap at our place for gifts given to us by clients! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Xela said: £10k cap! £50 cap at our place for gifts given to us by clients! That's my long held suspicion over Qatar, the English FA delegates might not be getting brown paper envelopes stuffed with cash but the money thrown at them over the month and use of company credit cards to have the time of their lives is going to be embarrassing but FIFA don't class that as corruption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Gianni Infantino will be the only candidate in the upcoming FIFA election that will be held next year in Rwanda. So look forward to more idiotic ideas meant to "make football better" and to Saudi Arabia being handed the 2030 or 2034 WC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zatman Posted November 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2022 Infantino is actually worse than Blatter 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Just watched Kick Back on a well known streaming platform, wow. I knew Fifa were dodgy, but wow. Well.done Andrew Jennings and your colleagues for working so hard. Infantino is the new Blatter by the looks of it Football is doomed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, Talldarkandransome said: Just watched Kick Back on a well known streaming platform, wow. I knew Fifa were dodgy, but wow. Well.done Andrew Jennings and your colleagues for working so hard. Infantino is the new Blatter by the looks of it Football is doomed It just **** sticks doesent it? How do these people get in these positions? The whole fifa needs to be replaced with a proper body from a the fifa sleaze. Wont happen but it should. The whole system is a mess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 On 17/11/2022 at 19:53, sne said: Gianni Infantino will be the only candidate in the upcoming FIFA election that will be held next year in Rwanda. So look forward to more idiotic ideas meant to "make football better" and to Saudi Arabia being handed the 2030 or 2034 WC. I have no words to describe how infuriating this is. It’s insane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 20, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 20, 2022 5 hours ago, El Zen said: I have no words to describe how infuriating this is. It’s insane. It's a prime example of any corrupt, dysfunctional organisation when an election is held with no alternative candidate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AJ Posted November 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2022 Who is going to run against him? If a candidate rocked up with the intention of cleaning up FIFA, restoring their integrity and ending the corruption, they would be about as welcome as a Mexican reporter at a MAGA rally. If there was going to be another candidate, it would be one offering more corruption with a new improved flavour. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 5 hours ago, AJ said: Who is going to run against him? If a candidate rocked up with the intention of cleaning up FIFA, restoring their integrity and ending the corruption, they would be about as welcome as a Mexican reporter at a MAGA rally. If there was going to be another candidate, it would be one offering more corruption with a new improved flavour. Yes, quite obviously. Which is precisely what is so insanely infuriating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 FIFA wanting the teams to play with a armband saying "protect the children" while at the same time inviting the Gabonese FA president who's under investigation for covering tons of cases of pedophilia and sexual abuse against children in Gabonese football. Stay classy FIFA. Quote Gabonese FA president charged in connection with investigation into alleged sexual abuse It is understood that Mounguengui could face up to three years in prison if found guilty of charges that relate to not reporting alleged sexual abuse by a number coaches to the authorities. There is no suggestion Mounguengui has been accused of sexual abuse himself. Fegafoot has been leading the investigation into allegations of widespread sexual abuse in Gabonese football since allegations were first made last December. Last month the international players’ union, Fifpro, expressed “deep concerns” over Fegafoot’s suitability to handle the case after hearing testimonies that it said detailed “a series of high-profile and serial abusers, who are deeply embedded in Gabonese footballing structures”. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/apr/28/gabonese-fa-president-charged-in-connection-with-investigation-into-alleged-sexual-abuse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Hey FIFA, do you have any of them bad ideas Quote FIFA could introduce group-stage penalty shootouts at 2026 World Cup Bonus points for penalty shootout victories With only three teams in a group, another train of thought is that there are likely to be tighter matches and, as a result, tighter groups. In order to separate teams that finish on the same number of points, penalty shootouts could take place at the end of drawn games, with the winning side awarded a bonus point. “Shootouts could indeed be an option for tournaments with groups of three in which you play against two opponents. It can get pretty tight. If one team for instance draws one match 0-0 and wins the other 1-0, there’s a high risk that all three teams are level on points and goals in the end,” said Marco van Basten, FIFA’s former chief officer for technical development, speaking to Bild back in 2017. One fear with three-team groups is that the two teams involved in the final group match could know exactly what result is required for both to progress and conspire to ‘fix’ the outcome of the game. A 1-0 win for West Germany against Austria allowed both teams to qualify from their group at the expense of Algeria in the 1982 World Cup, while a 2-2 draw between Denmark and Sweden was the exact result that was needed for the two teams to knock Italy out of the European Championships in 2004. The introduction of a penalty shootout and bonus points would considerably reduce the risk of such conspiracy, although The Athletic claim that the shootouts could even take place at the start of matches to further limit the possibility of any wrongdoing https://en.as.com/soccer/fifa-could-introduce-group-stage-penalty-shootouts-at-2026-world-cup-n/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Surely not having 3 team groups is a much better idea? Absolute morons, the lot of them 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Are FIFA on a mission to destroy football?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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