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#WorldCup

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Devorppa

I note that the #soccer #worldcup and the 2028 #Olympics are scheduled to be held in the #USA

I wonder how long it will take for athletes across the non-USA world to start saying … ‘if they don’t move it then I’ll pass on this one’.

It won’t be #FIFA or the #IOC that make the first move. I suspect they will be dragged kicking and screaming by athletes - especially the highly paid and high profile athletes who have their own profile that they can use to get their views known.

And, of course, public opinion will be shaped by those athletes, not the peak organisations …

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brad m

#football #soccer
“International sporting events, spectacles of recreation designed to distract people from their day-to-day lives, are cultural and political branding opportunities for their hosts. For authoritarians, they have long been used as a tool to distract from or launder stains of #humanrights violations and #corruption – a practice called #sportswashing”

Authoritarian-friendly #Fifa fest shows why next year’s #WorldCup must be boycotted theguardian.com/football/2025/

The Guardian · Authoritarian-friendly Fifa fest shows why next year’s World Cup must be boycottedBy Guardian staff reporter
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Yehuda TurtleIsland.social

[Boycott #FIFA #WorldCup - Do not travel to the US, it is not safe.]

Authoritarian-friendly Fifa fest shows why next year’s World Cup must be boycotted

Fifa, notorious for turning a blind eye to authoritarians, made no attempt to hold this administration accountable. #Felon47 anti-immigrant policies were known to Infantino when he hailed their “great friendship”, even adopting Trump’s pet phrase to “make the world great again”.

#ICE #Fascist #Nazis
theguardian.com/football/2025/

#Felon47, from left, holds the Fifa Club World Cup official ball as the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, and homeland security secretary, #PuppyKiller, look on.
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Bongolian

Heba Gowayed & Nicholas Occhiuto: Authoritarian-friendly #Fifa fest shows why next year’s World Cup must be boycotted. The Club World Cup is being staged across the #US as citizens from 12 countries are banned and masked agents demand people’s papers based on the color of their skin

#authoritarianism #worldcup #boycott
theguardian.com/football/2025/

The Guardian · Authoritarian-friendly Fifa fest shows why next year’s World Cup must be boycottedBy Guardian staff reporter
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brad m

#WorldCup #soccer
“#Saudi ties with the #ClubWorldCup strengthened further last week, when PIF became an official partner of an event #Fifa president #GianniInfantino claims will make #football truly global”
“without #Saudi's investment, the #ClubWorldCup could not be organised in the US... it's only through financial help of $1bn from #SaudiArabia that the #DAZN coverage of this competition was possible.
"#SaudiArabia has taken control of international #football” 💰 ⚽️ bbc.com/sport/football/article

Saudi Arabia fans wave as Gianni Infantino makes a speech
BBC SportFifa Club World Cup: How Saudi Arabia is underpinning the tournamentA detailed look at the figures behind the Fifa Club World Cup, and how investment from Saudi Arabia appears to be underpinning the tournament.
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