World Cup

[sheesh]

FIFA's COO Kevin Lamour tells @AP he feels "deceived" by Gianni Infantino.

"What has been announced in recent days and what has been happening behind the scenes in recent months defies belief and imagination.

"To put it very clearly and directly: the project that has sparked so much controversy and debate is not a Fifa project. It is even less a project of Fifa’s administration. It is the project of one person.

"The Fifa vice-presidents, the members of the Fifa Council, the confederations, the federations, the players, the leagues, the clubs, and the fans were not the only ones who were ignored. Fifa’s own administration was also deceived.

“This lie by omission over many months and this unilateral exercise of power are not trivial. They are indicative of a lack of trust, a lack of transparency, a lack of discernment, a lack of good governance. And a serious lack of respect.

"Not only must this project not go ahead - for obvious reasons that need not even be listed here - but the time has now come for football political leaders to ask themselves the right questions and make the right decisions.

“Regarding this project and what comes next, everyone must take responsibility, because it is becoming increasingly difficult for Fifa’s administration to work under these conditions and fulfil its mission.

"Our mission - the mission of the hundreds of passionate, dedicated and exemplary Fifa employees - is to serve football. Not to serve the personal interests of a person who, unfortunately, believes he embodies Fifa when he is supposed to be at its service.

"A president must bring people together, unite them and inspire them. Today, we are experiencing the opposite. I have no authority to speak on behalf of my colleagues, and perhaps I am mistaken. But my feeling is that we all want to be proud to work for Fifa, and today, unfortunately, it seems that is no longer the case for many of us. That saddens me.

"My colleagues - some of whom have dedicated their lives to football - deserve better than contempt and intimidation.

"The ball is now in the court of those who have the power to change things.

"I know I have a duty of loyalty to my employer. But I also, and above all, have a duty of loyalty to certain values and to the upbringing I have received, and a duty to support my colleagues. And if that means I lose my job, then so be it. I will understand and respect that decision. At least I'll sleep well tonight."

[Fuck the Glazers]

It's not corrupt if it's normal.

What's been normalised in the last couple of decades is having some sort of portfolio (if you can afford one) and using business jargon to make it sound like they're helping us out.

They're not slum landlords, they're property developers investing in our future.
They're not glorified gamblers working for banks, they're investment managers unlocking potential in the market.
They're not hoovering up public and community assets like vultures, they're regenerating and rebranding distressed assets.
They're not using their wealth and influence to rob sports from the people, they're investing in the future of the sport.

These cunts and their media mouthpieces make them into heroes on a mission to improve all of our lives, but they're just leeches and vultures. A cancer that needs treating.

Well said

[sheesh]

Infantino has scrapped his plans:

https://x.com/i/status/2083333748255232144

[Fuck the Glazers]

Infantino has scrapped his plans:

https://x.com/i/status/2083333748255232144

Good, but bad cos it means he's still gonna run FIFA.

[sheesh]

Infantino has scrapped his plans:

https://x.com/i/status/2083333748255232144

Good, but bad cos it means he's still gonna run FIFA.

Yeah he's got too much support. There also doesn't seem to be an obvious alternative. The PSG president doesn't fancy the job apparently.

[Jason]

This is seriously cringey, and embarrassing for a nation to act lile this.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 9n8q8w7ndo

Oh yes, national football day, not the date we won the wc in Qatar, or Mexico, but the day we beat england, in a sf, only to lose the final in disgrace 5 days later.

[Fuck the Glazers]

This is seriously cringey, and embarrassing for a nation to act lile this.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 9n8q8w7ndo

Oh yes, national football day, not the date we won the wc in Qatar, or Mexico, but the day we beat england, in a sf, only to lose the final in disgrace 5 days later.

It's top banter though. It's political goading cos they want the Falkland islands, and that's cos that fascist bellend Javier Milei is struggling politically so is trying to drum up support but tbf Argentinians probably aren't buying it.