FIFA, "I'm worried that this contract might be ethical."
Ethics Committee, "If you look over here, that's a conflict of interest, oh and this here is clearly a bribe. Oh and this part is anti-competitive practice, everything looks in order, you're good to go!"
FIFA, "Great! But do you think we are paying the children too much to make our merch?"
The professional sports world is rotten to the core. Basketball not counting travelling, baseball and steroids (looking at you, Bonds), football and diving since almost forever. But I must say this case, even if I don't follow sports, is outrageous. So because a president of a country had a temper tantrum they decided to revoque the referee's decision? Utterly ridiculous
And, in that role, they're probably actually quite busy. It must be very burdensome to continually come up with excuses and ways to justify FIFA's behavior.
19 Comments
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world · 98 pts · 33d
This man looks like he was engineered in a lab to be the villain of an iCarly special.
Ariselas@piefed.ca · 63 pts · 33d
FIFA, "I'm worried that this contract might be ethical."
Ethics Committee, "If you look over here, that's a conflict of interest, oh and this here is clearly a bribe. Oh and this part is anti-competitive practice, everything looks in order, you're good to go!"
FIFA, "Great! But do you think we are paying the children too much to make our merch?"
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 17 pts · 33d
Ethics Committee: "What? You're paying them? Ugh. We need to have a talk."
teslekova@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 33d
Well, we paid FOR them. It's called depreciation. And there's maintenance fees.
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 33d
They're being paid in experience!
pedrobear@altgag.net · 33 pts · 33d
The professional sports world is rotten to the core. Basketball not counting travelling, baseball and steroids (looking at you, Bonds), football and diving since almost forever. But I must say this case, even if I don't follow sports, is outrageous. So because a president of a country had a temper tantrum they decided to revoque the referee's decision? Utterly ridiculous
perishthethought@piefed.social · 6 pts · 33d
Wait. I must be out of the loop. Who did what?
pedrobear@altgag.net · 19 pts · 33d
Trump called Infantino complaining about a card for a USA player and FIFA obliged, of course...
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 17 pts · 33d
Then the US lost 4x1 lmao
Eh_I@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 33d
I like saying, "If you ever feel useless, just remember that somebody is installing turn signals at the BMW factory."
minorkeys@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 33d
Oh it has a use, to deflect ethical concerns about its operation. It's a wing of the PR department.
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 9 pts · 33d
And, in that role, they're probably actually quite busy. It must be very burdensome to continually come up with excuses and ways to justify FIFA's behavior.
minorkeys@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 33d
The bigger the swamp, the more mud there is.
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 33d
Fuck Iround Find Aut
fleebleneeble@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 33d
*aus
radiofreebc@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 33d
Hard to believe these were the good old days.
DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 33d
To keep the crimes quiet and hidden.
Erna_muse@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 33d
He should try to look less like a penis.
Etterra@discuss.online · 1 pts · 33d
Ethcish