I’m not sure what’s funnier, the whining of these self-entitled business associations, the corruption exacted by FIFA, or the fact that they spent so much time fighting over who gets to shake down football fans that the fans just got up and left.
They basically just put US sports prices on football. Turns out non Americans are not willing to pay the price of a season ticket for a Champions League team to watch some smaller football nations play against each other.
Yep, it has all been well managed. May be Demented Don is happy with his Peace Prize though a project management prize for this schemozzle is unlikely.
From his perspective, this is a win. A successful world cup would force Americans, at least temporarily, to think about the world as more than just them.
I’m not sure what’s funnier, the whining of these self-entitled business associations, the corruption exacted by FIFA, or the fact that they spent so much time fighting over who gets to shake down football fans that the fans just got up and left.
They basically just put US sports prices on football. Turns out non Americans are not willing to pay the price of a season ticket for a Champions League team to watch some smaller football nations play against each other.
Yeah, they’d rather go to an oppressive country that used slave labor to build the stadium. Viture signaling at it’s best.
They are avoiding the US, try to keep up.
Yeah, they’d rather go to an oppressive country that used slave labor to build the stadium. Viture signaling at it’s best.
And football fans love to be shakem down, dangle some new shirts or an “official ball” in front and they bite. Real accomplishment by fifa
The fans left encouraged by ICE arresting and deporting anyone they can find.
And $15k visa bonds to enter the country didn’t help with traveling arrangements.
Yep, it has all been well managed. May be Demented Don is happy with his Peace Prize though a project management prize for this schemozzle is unlikely.
From his perspective, this is a win. A successful world cup would force Americans, at least temporarily, to think about the world as more than just them.
This keeps them isolated and ignorant.
The frog in the well… Votes for oligarchs.