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[–] 109 points 5 months ago (20 children)

Fuck FIFA and their boot licking, corrupt bullshit. Somehow I think they've managed to be more corrupt than any of the US based sporting organizations.

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  • [–] 44 points 5 months ago (17 children)

    FIFA is up there as one of the most corrupt organizations out there. There's not a US sporting org that even comes close.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Cheerleading might come close.

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    Its also very dangerous and they've avoided being labeled a "sport" to avoid certain regulations. According to this article it accounts for over 50% of catastrophic injuries in female athletes - https://www.sportsmed.org/membership/sports-medicine-update/winter-2025/flips-falls-and-fractures-the-reality-of-cheerleading-injuries

    It may have gotten better in recent years, it's been a while since I read up on the subject.

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  • [+] -6 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    LOL. Liberty Media, Indy 500...

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  • [–] 18 points 5 months ago (8 children)

    No one outside of USA has heard of either. FIFA is a global organisation.

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  • [+] -14 points 5 months ago (7 children)

    No one outside the USA has heard of Formula 1? Ok.

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    Indy 500 has nothing to do with Formula 1. Different cars, different rules, different drivers, etc.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Liberty Media owns Formula One Management (FOM), the company responsible for the production of F1 as a piece of media, while the International Automobile Federation (FIA) is responsible for the rule formula itself, the stewards, marshalls, race director, etc.

    So when the person said, “no one outside of the US has heard of either” they were wrong. Liberty Media certainly isn’t as well-known a name as Formula 1, but it owns Formula 1.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

    And Formula one is massively corrupt. F1 races are also hotbeds of human trafficking.

    There may be some races, but ladies, that's not why your husband is there.

    IndyCar is run by a few billionaires who all support MAGA, and your government spends hundreds of millions of your taxpayer dollars supporting teams.

    Roger Penske getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom for no reason.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    There may be some races, but ladies, that’s not why your husband is there.

    Maybe if your husband is a millionaire. The formula fans I personally know, regardless of gender, like fast cars not trafficked humans.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    F1 races are also hotbeds of human trafficking.

    According to some Russian propaganda conspiracy forum?

    There may be some races, but ladies, that's not why your husband is there.

    Sure, nobody who goes to a race goes to see cars drive quickly...

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I'm not familiar with the corruption of Indy 500 and I hadn't heard of Liberty Media until reading this comment chain. Is Liberty Media a US based org or does F1 just have some events in the US?

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