Other Games - 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup Edition (+ warm-up matches): Villa-watch

[Gareth]

Fuck off FIFA!

If you don’t, all European nations should make up their own group with select other countries. The Premier is bad enough. This is corruption for all to see.

You may have answered your own point there….PL / UEFA / FIFA are all as bent as one another

Anything can be fixed for the right bung in the right place

[PeterWithesShin]

FIFA are far more corrupt than the PL or Uefa.

[Stu]

Times reporting that the white house called FIFA about the red card situation haha. Lovely stuff.

[Sexual Ealing]

That basically ends any pretence of integrity FIFA ever had. There's genuinely no point.

[adrenachrome]

Times reporting that the white house called FIFA about the red card situation haha. Lovely stuff.

Jaysus wept.

Well, they gave him the peace prize, so I guess all bets are off unless they involve lucrative opportunities for his family and coterie to further fatten their coffers.

[villadelph]

That basically ends any pretence of integrity FIFA ever had. There's genuinely no point.

America are a true footballing nation now, just getting in on the corruption.

[lovejoy]

That basically ends any pretence of integrity FIFA ever had. There's genuinely no point.

Up to that point you were on two minds over their integrity? Really.

[andyh]

Balogun is a U.S. citizen by accident of “Birthright Citizenship.” He was born in New York City as his parents were visiting from the U.K.  Right up through last week, Trump was trying to REVOKE birthright citizenship from all people who have it. Meaning, if Trump had his way, Balogun would not be able to play for the USA. So how much more hypocritical can it get?

[Sexual Ealing]

That basically ends any pretence of integrity FIFA ever had. There's genuinely no point.

Up to that point you were on two minds over their integrity? Really.

Learn to read.

[Stu]

Blatter was able to maintain power because he kept loads of African FA’s onside. Does Sloth have a similar sort of political backing within FIFA?

[cdbearsfan]

Yep. He will win reelection easily.

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

(rows and rows of vomit emojis...)

[Toronto Villa]

Rhetorical question. Would FIFA have done this if the player was from a nation Trump describes as a shithole country? And what if it was one of the top Belgian players who was reinstated?

[PeterWithesShin]

Bollocks to POTUS, now it's SOTUS.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Blatter was able to maintain power because he kept loads of African FA’s onside. Does Sloth have a similar sort of political backing within FIFA?

You can go right back and maybe further than Sir Stanley Rous.