@Xereboro@NealGardner_ Or what about the 4 million that went to a shell company after last World cup? Or the political announcements that FIFA have let slide? It isnt the political alignment, its the disgust at FIFA that Argentina have since been aligned with.
Football is all moments. Spain have had theirs (and a dominant semi win, ofc) Argentina have had theirs in abundance now too. Sometimes you think the luck has to run out, but then when its consistent, youve gotta wonder if its luck at all.
I would like to take this opportunity to republish this investigation, which NEEDS to be picked up internationally in order to bring about change
Banned for 20 years by FIFA for child abuse, Jonathan Bukabakwa (known as Messi) continues to coach teenagers without any issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩
This is proof of the ineffectiveness of FIFA’s so-called safeguarding system and the failure of its ‘investigations’ into paedophilia in Congolese football, which have resulted in the conviction of just ONE coach (the least significant one, who has already been imprisoned multiple times for paedophilia), whilst leaving the system in place
Thank you all for sharing this, as FIFA has (once again) failed the victims and whistleblowers who nevertheless testified before its Ethics Committee (and they cannot claim otherwise, as I put them in contact with the committee because FIFA was UNABLE to carry out even the slightest investigation)
Keep the faith
@Samingo_real@le_polisson@JamesSurowiecki Because if you don't "let it carry on", then, as games go on, the red card loses its punishing value. And red cards do typically get reviewed and appealed at club level, but because the World Cup is so quick, its harder to do so in a reasonable manner.
@le_polisson@JamesSurowiecki Americans dont seem to mind the opaqueness of a tribunal, whereas with referee's, there is a clear point of accountability. We can see the opaqueness of FIFA with the decision of Florian Balogun. I don't want to see an increase in these kinds of decisions.
That is how the game is played. Its becried every week "its really unfortunate, but what can you do". This is the game. Make a better decision next time. Or get luckier, I don't know.
RE; Balogun - One of the major concepts that US fans seem to be missing here is the level of danger and risk associated with, and considered reasonable, in football. We can take basketball, firstly as an example from American sport.
He didn't mean it, but it happened regardless. This is the clear framework of football. It helps maintain a high quality of football, and a high level of safety. Thats the intention. Intention is the last consideration for red cards, and is typically only used as an intensifier.