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Comment by madradavid

4 hours ago

CONCACAF join UEFA and reject FIFA's World Cup sell-off plan. https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49488584/uefa-boycott... . By the end of this Gianni Infantino will only be left with the Africans .I am African and these Federations will do anything to keep him around because of the unprecedented amounts of corruption...

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sizzzzlerz  1 hour ago

However, all all-Africa World Cup won't find too many takers.

  • pirates  31 minutes ago

    AFCON is already a thing and while it is decently popular it’s no where near the world cup or the euros. Part of that is that it takes place during the domestic club competitions though.

    • nephihaha  19 minutes ago

      African teams are definitely up and coming. South Africa was surprisingly poor in the tournament but there were some decent performances by African teams, notably Morocco. Cape Verde also punched (or kicked?) way above their weight.

conradfr  4 hours ago

While the football business is horrible it's nice that this may fail like the Super League.

Now if only that could put a dent in Infantino reelection...

  • runarberg  3 hours ago

    I am not sure a replacement for Infantino is enough. It seems like FIFA has a culture of corruption and Infantino is merely the latest manifestation of said culture. Some serious reform and restructuring seem needed.

    • jamesblonde  3 hours ago

      Fifa is a reflection of the world. All members (nations) get a vote. Most countries are corrupt. Thank go there is still a bastion of democracy/fairness left in Uefa.

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    • mcmcmc  32 minutes ago

      Here’s a solution: bar FIFA from selling viewing rights to their competitions and allow any station or channel to stream for free. That would grow the global game.

      Take away the money and FIFA doesn’t have much to bargain with. They need to remember they are a purely administrative organization.

    • zimpenfish  2 hours ago

      > It seems like FIFA has a culture of corruption

      I think any large multi-national organisation that deals with handing out events that generate vast sums of money inevitably succumbs to the rot.

      See also: the IOC.

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  • bluedevil2k  1 hour ago

    The Super League was a wonderful idea! Imagine watching the best teams in Europe playing each other multiple nights a week for months on end! Instead you’d rather watch 1 or 2 teams spend 10x more than anyone else and dominate the league every season. How is that fun or exciting? Would you rather watch a Bayern v Bremen match or a Bayern v Chelsea match? Or PSG, is it fun watching them not even bother playing their best guys in games against Lyon?

    It makes no sense to me that people favored the (much) worse product because “tradition”.

worik  3 hours ago

> unprecedented amounts of corruption...

Yes I hear about that a lot. Yuk

But I also hear that FIFA puts a lot of resources into developing the game in African countries.

I am asking: Is that true in your experience?