There is no corruption in FIFA thread [READ THE OP, OP]

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jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Adulterous Hitler posted:

Reminder that FIFA are a NPO and don't pay any taxes.

They are basically a for-profit company except instead of paying out dividends to shareholders they pay out "gifts" to "friends"

# ¿ Sep 27, 2013 07:50

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# ¿ May 4, 2024 00:49

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Ninpo posted:

Yeah and not just Qatar, the entire region isn't exactly a poster child for labour friendliness. If I recall correctly the UAE human rights record is atrocious as well.

Yeah I think I read something about Egypt and a bunch of Jewish labourers in primary school, could be wrong though.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2013 18:50

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

If the start date of the 20/21 and 21/22 seasons are pushed back, the players who take part in Euro 2020 will be completely hosed by the time the World Cup takes place. Just one more logistical nightmare for them to handwave away I guess

# ¿ Oct 4, 2013 11:07

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Hold it in one stadium, 24 hours a day, winner stays on until every team has played. If it's good enough for my childhood it's good enough for FIFA

# ¿ Nov 1, 2013 01:02

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

I still like the South Korea tantrum more tbh

# ¿ Nov 1, 2013 21:05

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Countdown to Sepp taking credit...

# ¿ Nov 28, 2013 18:14

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

CareyB posted:

Dont Fifa make countries change laws on advertising and tax when there's a world cup quite frequently? One of the many reasons they love to send it off to corrupt poo poo holes.

It's funny. FIFA can force a country to rewrite laws so that Mastercard get 0.1% more visibility. But outlawing literal slavery isn't worth the effort.

# ¿ Feb 13, 2014 21:09

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Wirth1000 posted:

Trying to figure out why on earth he's just holding up a piece of paper with FIFA on it.

It was in one of Brendan's envelopes

# ¿ Mar 22, 2014 09:48

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

corpuscollossus posted:

I'm being extorted by my employer and forced to work against my will lol

Hello Cristiano

# ¿ Apr 21, 2014 22:21

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Look, if we get three, maybe four more thousand fatalities we are gonna really start taking this poo poo by the horns.

# ¿ May 14, 2014 21:58

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

vyelkin posted:

Wasn't that French football player who got trapped in Qatar for like two years white?

Nope he was North African iirc, so "not white enough"

# ¿ May 15, 2014 19:14

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Gary Lineker is a good lad just imo

# ¿ May 16, 2014 21:36

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

mods rename to Ukipflaps

# ¿ May 17, 2014 15:33

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Peanut President posted:

Care to explain what "ambush marketing" is? Is this like how in 2010 they didn't allow local vendors outside stadiums because "are brand partners"?

If some betting company paid 10 people to wear shirts with a letter on them and then stand together so it said PADDYPOWER

# ¿ May 19, 2014 19:11

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Hegay posted:

WHY WON'T SEPP BLATTER DIE FFS

I understand why people say this but he is still literally one of the least corrupt members of fifa so it's just going to get worse when does go

:rip:

football

# ¿ Jul 22, 2014 13:43

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Reminder that Blatter was actually against Qatar getting the World Cup

# ¿ Jul 22, 2014 18:11

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Teddybear posted:

The US is the only country in the world that could hold a World Cup on one month's notice.

haha wrong thread source your quotes etc etc

# ¿ Sep 10, 2014 23:12

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

The only good things about 94 was the matches were on when it was evening in the civilised world, and the kits were amazing.

# ¿ Sep 11, 2014 10:40

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Bogan Krkic posted:

Is this a wind-up?

# ¿ Sep 19, 2014 05:16

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Skinty McEdger posted:

It was released in June. As of this date it's only available in Serbia.

Not a joke.

Somehow manages to be the most disgusting Serbian Film

# ¿ Sep 27, 2014 21:14

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

tbf if they were russian computers...

# ¿ Nov 13, 2014 10:34

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Pissflaps posted:

You know, the real solution to this is for us to find another sport to watch.

I'd suggest professional wrestling, where the corrupt authority figures are part of the fun and actually get their comeuppance now and again

# ¿ Nov 13, 2014 13:10

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Makes sense.
Qatari stadiums need bodies in seats, Kim Jong Un is running low on mass graves.

# ¿ Nov 13, 2014 16:58

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Ewar Woowar posted:

I loving hate FIFA and hope every member dies in a fire.

This except not "Big" Jim Boyce

# ¿ Nov 14, 2014 09:48

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

1994 was the best World Cup

# ¿ Nov 18, 2014 01:17

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

TheBigAristotle posted:

Just swap the gender of all the virgins on Xbox live and you might be onto something

lmao

# ¿ Nov 26, 2014 12:40

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

I love Sepp Blatter. He's a genius, like a really good Bond villain. He manages to have more dirt on everyone than they have on him. He even had the foresight to not vote for Qatar because now that's one more thing that makes him look like he's less corrupt than everyone else in FIFA.

Sepp you are my hero

# ¿ Dec 24, 2014 10:38

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Lovely Queen though

# ¿ Jan 6, 2015 15:48

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

#jesuissepp

# ¿ Jan 13, 2015 12:10

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Sepp has dirt on all the Swiss judges. He's a genius. Sepp for UN president imo

# ¿ Jan 13, 2015 16:00

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Sepp can solve the Middle East crisis by just declaring himself president of both Israel and Palestine and uniting everyone in hatred of him

# ¿ Jan 13, 2015 16:02

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Pook Good Mook posted:

Only if we force them to play with Israel too.

Move Australia to UEFA in a swap deal with Israel imo

# ¿ Jan 30, 2015 14:50

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

A free and independent Cornwall would solve everything imo

# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 11:33

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Koesj posted:

also

good point

# ¿ Feb 20, 2015 00:00

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Hegay posted:

Does anyone really give a poo poo about the migrant workers conditions? It seems at best that it's just another political tool to throw in the "FIFA is bad" pot. Even if the workers got a high wage and a luxury home, I still wouldn't want Qatar to host the friggin World Cup.

I think that slavery is pretty poo poo tbh

# ¿ Mar 20, 2015 14:37

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

I'm guessing it works out at like �100k per player released

# ¿ Mar 20, 2015 17:35

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

tbp posted:

wjhat my wife uses after she broke her ankle

lmao

# ¿ Mar 25, 2015 22:50

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Blue Star Error posted:

Guardian's Said and Done has some funny FIFA stuff.

Said and Done is always really good until the bizarre "HAHA look at this stupid slut" bit at the end

# ¿ Apr 6, 2015 21:53

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

They're 100% correct. Blatter is awesome.

# ¿ Apr 17, 2015 08:20

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# ¿ May 4, 2024 00:49

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Imagine news of Qatari abuse of migrant workers made it back home to Nepal, it'd send shockwaves through the whole country

# ¿ May 5, 2015 09:04

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