FIFA opens office in Trump Tower, deepening ties with US president

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/08/fifa-trump-tower-office-new-york-city-world-cup

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ToastedRavioli@midwest.social · 72 pts · 1y (1 reply)

FIFA knows a thing or two about shmoozing a corrupt government official

unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 41 pts · 1y

And slavery and racism and hating queer people.

NatakuNox@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 1y

The most corrupt government partners with most currupt governing sports association. Name a better duo?

pdxfed@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I was on the fence about attending a world cup (it would be my first) when the sleaze has been trying to say it's "his" for the last year. Since FIFA has been corrupt forever it probably means I won't be able to enjoy it as much because I'll be considering what I'd be endorsing. It's disappointing, I've wanted to go to one since I was a kid but considering there will probably be ICE raids in the concourse or psychopaths trying to drive trucks into the crowd to kill the [insert group] I'll have to forgo it.

I'm surprised I have heard anything about boycott here--therr was a ton of push for that during Qatar build up around human rights, and nothing for this? I'd hope the US gets boycotted by whole nations ala East German/Russian Olympics.

Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y

Because the protests for Qatar amounted to nothing. FIFA has hosted the WC in multiple countries under dictatorship. I stopped watching anything remotely fifa related due to the rampant corruption everyone ignores

recursivepickle@piefed.dk · 7 pts · 1y

Oh ffs...

AskThinkingTim@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Football is already the world game. The second it takes over the US the sport may be at its peak competitiveness.

Saleh@feddit.org · 14 pts · 1y

If you think the "game" of FIFA is football, i'll have to disappoint you.