▲ 702 ▼ ‘Cancel your tickets’: Calls grow to boycott US-hosted FIFA World Cup over Trump admin (www.rawstory.com) submitted 10 months ago by streetfestival@lemmy.ca to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 65 points 10 months ago (9 children) I dunno, seems like FIFA and Trump are two peas in a pod. permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 25 points 10 months ago (1 child) Oh yeah. Corporate and international sports? Of course they are. Boycott all professional sports. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago Way ahead of you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago (4 children) If FIFA weren't so incredibly corrupt, by now they'd at least be talking about moving some of the US matches to Mexico and Canada. They have to know that there's a good chance some of the athletes or coaches will be denied entry, or allowed in then thrown in a concentration camp. This just happened with Ethiopian Runners, who were denied entry. Only 4 of the 18 were allowed in. Meanwhile Eritrea can't send anybody because Trump put a travel ban on their country. There are plenty of other suitable stadia in Canada and especially Mexico that could accommodate the games, and those countries aren't going to be denying entry to any athletes or coaches. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 child) See, this would be my issue as a football fan. How do we know the games won't simply be rigged by "whoops we denied the visas to everyone we think we can't beat". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago I mean, it's the USA, the list of teams that qualified for the world cup that they can definitely beat might be shorter. permalink fedilink source parent [–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) If FIFA weren’t so incredibly corrupt... But as we both know, they are. Probably the most corrupt sporting organization on the planet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago There are probably boxing or MMA organizations that are more corrupt. But FIFA easily beats them in scale and the amount of money sloshing around. Incidentally, for all the shitty things that the US has done, and all the contempt Americans tend to show towards football / soccer, the one thing you have to admire is that they were the ones to try to actually take on FIFA corruption a while back. They didn't have much long-term impact, but no other country has done anything, so it was still impressive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 11 points 10 months ago It'll be packed with relatively cheap seats for rich Saudis. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago if anyone is corrupt it would be the fifa president, and the IOA too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 25 points 10 months ago (1 child) Oh yeah. Corporate and international sports? Of course they are. Boycott all professional sports. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago Way ahead of you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago (4 children) If FIFA weren't so incredibly corrupt, by now they'd at least be talking about moving some of the US matches to Mexico and Canada. They have to know that there's a good chance some of the athletes or coaches will be denied entry, or allowed in then thrown in a concentration camp. This just happened with Ethiopian Runners, who were denied entry. Only 4 of the 18 were allowed in. Meanwhile Eritrea can't send anybody because Trump put a travel ban on their country. There are plenty of other suitable stadia in Canada and especially Mexico that could accommodate the games, and those countries aren't going to be denying entry to any athletes or coaches. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 child) See, this would be my issue as a football fan. How do we know the games won't simply be rigged by "whoops we denied the visas to everyone we think we can't beat". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago I mean, it's the USA, the list of teams that qualified for the world cup that they can definitely beat might be shorter. permalink fedilink source parent [–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) If FIFA weren’t so incredibly corrupt... But as we both know, they are. Probably the most corrupt sporting organization on the planet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago There are probably boxing or MMA organizations that are more corrupt. But FIFA easily beats them in scale and the amount of money sloshing around. Incidentally, for all the shitty things that the US has done, and all the contempt Americans tend to show towards football / soccer, the one thing you have to admire is that they were the ones to try to actually take on FIFA corruption a while back. They didn't have much long-term impact, but no other country has done anything, so it was still impressive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 child) See, this would be my issue as a football fan. How do we know the games won't simply be rigged by "whoops we denied the visas to everyone we think we can't beat". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago I mean, it's the USA, the list of teams that qualified for the world cup that they can definitely beat might be shorter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago I mean, it's the USA, the list of teams that qualified for the world cup that they can definitely beat might be shorter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) If FIFA weren’t so incredibly corrupt... But as we both know, they are. Probably the most corrupt sporting organization on the planet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago There are probably boxing or MMA organizations that are more corrupt. But FIFA easily beats them in scale and the amount of money sloshing around. Incidentally, for all the shitty things that the US has done, and all the contempt Americans tend to show towards football / soccer, the one thing you have to admire is that they were the ones to try to actually take on FIFA corruption a while back. They didn't have much long-term impact, but no other country has done anything, so it was still impressive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago There are probably boxing or MMA organizations that are more corrupt. But FIFA easily beats them in scale and the amount of money sloshing around. Incidentally, for all the shitty things that the US has done, and all the contempt Americans tend to show towards football / soccer, the one thing you have to admire is that they were the ones to try to actually take on FIFA corruption a while back. They didn't have much long-term impact, but no other country has done anything, so it was still impressive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 11 points 10 months ago It'll be packed with relatively cheap seats for rich Saudis. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago if anyone is corrupt it would be the fifa president, and the IOA too. permalink fedilink source parent