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Hard to think of a modern institution as corrupt as fifa. That may not bother too many people because it’s not their government, but I just think it stinks
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maccard • today at 7:44 PM
> Hard to think of a modern institution as corrupt as fifa
IOC is about the only organisation that comes close to it I think.
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mrandish • today at 9:20 PM
> Hard to think of a modern institution as corrupt as fifa.
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gorbachev • today at 9:43 PM
The Olympic Committee comes pretty close, maybe even ahead of FIFA.
FIFA has been monstrously corrupt since at least as far back as the 1970s (Havelange).
I backslid this year, but did completely boycott watching in 2018 and 2022. Russia is a pariah state and should never have been allowed to host, and Qatar was manifestly unsuitable.
The only difference this year is that the bribery and political favors were out in the open.