FIFA being tone deaf dickheads yet again

[Stack]

They just seem to be getting worse. The absolute tone deafness of making the Saudi National Tourism board a major sponsor of the upcoming Womens World Cup.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer...hip-of-women-s-world-cup-20230131-p5cgox.html

 

[UnrelatedPsuedo]

Rock Bottom just found out it has a basement

 

[Stack]

Rock Bottom just found out it has a basement

FIFA will be hunting furiously for shovels so the can keep digging for whatever stupidity they have planned.

 

[Wibble]

Very bizarre choice of sponsor.

 

[Stack]

The other ton deaf part but not as significant as the womens rights issues is the fact they have chosen one countries tourism board as a sponsor while the WWC is held in 2 other countries.....

 

[tenpoless]

Money gives you power. Thats the truth.

 

[The Boy]

Very lucrative (nothing else matters) choice of sponsor.

Fixed that for you

 

[Dargonk]

Stupid decision by FIFA, when you consider the countries view on women. No chance they should have been considered as a sponsor for the women's world cup.

Even putting aside the human/women's right issues associated, its a dumb idea for FIFA to use another country as a sponsor for a world cup that isn't held there. They should be advertising the country that is actually hosting it, not some country on the other side of the world that has nothing to do with the tournament.

 

[arthurka]

Weil colour me shocked.

 

[edcunited1878]

FIFA just FIFAing.

The barrier to enter was Newcastle. Then it was rumors about a United investment or potential takeover, but they still need to build out their sportwashing portfolio like Qatar.

More to come from SA and FIFA

 

[AlexUTD]

They just seem to be getting worse. The absolute tone deafness of making the Saudi National Tourism board a major sponsor of the upcoming Womens World Cup.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer...hip-of-women-s-world-cup-20230131-p5cgox.html

This is so ironic on so many levels.

 

[Oranges038]

FIFA just FIFAing.

The barrier to enter was Newcastle. Then it was rumors about a United investment or potential takeover, but they still need to build out their sportwashing portfolio like Qatar.

More to come from SA and FIFA

Women's world cup Saudi Arabia 2031.

It's coming.

 

[SuperiorXI]

But we can influence them to change their ways... or something?

 

[moses]

Jesus.

 

[crossy1686]

Very bizarre choice of sponsor.

Biggest bid. They'd advertise ISIS if they offered the most cash.

 

[mctrials23]

They just got away with a WC in Qatar. I don't think they are overly scared of football fans backlash.

 

[GreenFieldsGoldenBarley]

New rules incoming saying that women footballers need to wear hijab.

 

[calodo2003]

Unreal.

 

[damoley]

They just got away with a WC in Qatar. I don't think they are overly scared of football fans backlash.

They did this after they released the tickets for sale, pretty major dick move. Can’t imagine our govt or the Aussies are overly impressed, also probably nothing they can actually do

 

[Adam-Utd]

FIFA are crooks, we know that. Whoever pays the most and offers them the biggest bribes win - we've seen that with Qatar.

It's almost common knowledge they're going to give the Saudi's the 2030 world cup.

 

[BerryBerryShrew]

You'd be hard pressed to find anyone more corrupt than Sepp Blatter but when FIFA did, they announced him as Blatter's successor.

 

[The Firestarter]

You'd be hard pressed to find anyone more corrupt than Sepp Blatter but when FIFA did, they announced him as Blatter's successor.

With the cartoon villain look coming in as extra.

 

[Von Mistelroum]

Wait a minute, you're telling me that Saudi Arabia isn't the "progressive, glorious Kingdom" that WWE has been telling me it is for all these years?

 

[Zehner]

That would be as bad of a fit as an ethic commission in the FIFA.

 

[I’m loving my life]

FFS They just want money and that is it.

The IOC and FIFA are in the position where they can never be challenged.

They are above the law. Could another body ever take control of the sport?

 

[Withnail]

I was telling my brother about this and he goes you'd nearly think they were just doing the worst thing they could think of.

 

[awop]

Women's world cup Saudi Arabia 2031.

It's coming.

I wouldn't want to be a TV director for that tournament

 

[maniak]

It's their culture and we have to respect it.

 

[JJ12]

Why would the Saudi’s want that when you consider their views on women? Progress in their sport washing no doubt.

 

[FrankFoot]

Infantino doing Infantino things.

Let's wait for him to say that nobody can complain about Saudi misogynya cause we all descend from cavemen, and cavemen used to beat their women all the time.

 

[FrankFoot]

You'd be hard pressed to find anyone more corrupt than Sepp Blatter but when FIFA did, they announced him as Blatter's successor.

Infantino is worse, at least Blatter wasn't using whatabout arguments to cover his greediness/corruption.

 

[Arlo]

They've also announced that "Gimme The Loot" is the official song for the tournament

 

[2 man midfield]

Can’t we just overthrow fifa? It’s obvious they’re run by corrupt twats.

 

[RedDevil@84]

Can’t we just overthrow fifa? It’s obvious they’re run by corrupt twats.

And replace them with another bunch of individuals??

Didn't somebody say power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely

 

[Melbourne Red]

In similar news, Afghanistan are now preparing a bid to host the Women's U/20s World Cup in 2024. You couldn't make this up.

But I could.

 

[Get In Scholesy]

I saw the link contain “smh” and quickly realized it to be more cryptic than I thought it was.

 

[Get In Scholesy]

Infantino doing Infantino things.

Let's wait for him to say that nobody can complain about Saudi misogynya cause we all descend from cavemen, and cavemen used to beat their women all the time.

“This sponsorship deal only moves to pay homage to Australia’s great history as a nation built by convicts and other criminals.” - Infantino speaking at a Freckles Awareness event, probably

 

[SirReginald]

The very worst thing about Infantino is that he knows his job is safe, unless he gets arrested for corruption. All this side hustling in broad daylight.. these guys are going to vote to keep him in.

 

[Pascal Quiff]

Look, if anyone can relate to the Saudi women, its Gianni! Remember the 'freckles and ginger hair' speech? I sure do, it moved me to tears!

 

[RoyH1]

Good for the sensible Australian authorities not to give in to this egomaniacs demands for a police escort while in Oz. No wonder that he prefers authoritarian countries.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...cort-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-rejected