Thank you to the FIFA administration for suddenly this morning delivering what was owed to our players and coaching staff, for the Jordan National team’s accession to the final of the FIFA Arab Cup in Qatar last December.
This was funding that should have been received 8 months ago.
While this is a good development for our players, it does not change the serious concerns we in the football world have regarding the FIFA leadership, nor does it change what our FAs have been subjected to in the past.
It is symptomatic of those exact difficulties that we all face, and that are usually linked to the FIFA presidential elections. And it does not change my clear position concerning the leadership of FIFA: my FA and I will not endorse president Infantino, nor will we vote for him.
There is no shortage of issues regarding FIFA. Let me start by clarifying what some of these are from an FA perspective, in particular that of Jordan going into a World Cup for the first time.
We are a small country with a minimal budget for our FA and had to deal with enormous hurdles. First, getting our fans into the USA: not all were granted VISAS, even though they had tickets -which we also know were sold at exorbitant prices. Secondly, we are being taxed by the US govt through FIFA for our participation. Money that should go to players and staff. This was not the case for those who played and set up camp in Canada and Mexico. But we happened to be in the USA so now we face these huge costs in taxes for having participated.
Thirdly we have been waiting for reward money for our players since December for the Arab cup in Qatar, which is a FIFA event. The money our team should receive for having reached the final has not been delivered yet, while at the same time FIFA brags about how many billions they have in reserve.
It is clear the problem really is with leadership. For months, FIFA has been refusing to help us on any of these or other matters- until it was verbally communicated to me during the World Cup that if I endorsed Infantino it would go a long way to helping our FA out.
We pride ourselves in Jordan in upholding ethical values. We did not endorse him before and certainly will not now. But the whole situation amounts to blackmail and we refuse to give in to that.
No idea why would you consider a Spaletti a top coach after winning a title in a mediocre league. Spaletti has always been a tier 2 coach and will always be. A title with Napoli won't change that.
Former Bosnian footballer Hasan Salihamidzic:
"Italy is going through a difficult time.
For me, the barometer of football is Juventus.
When Juve isn't at its best, the national team follows."
❌Italy out of the World Cup for the third consecutive time
يا فضيحتاه.. 😅
باستوني يضيع إيطاليا..
والأزرق للمرة الثالثة خاااارج المونديال..
يا عيب العيب..
قالك 5 لاعبين من "ذلك النادي".. ��
مبروك للاتحاد الايطالي وكل القائمين على الكرة الإيطالية..
تستاهلوا هذا الذل..
حديث اكثر في البث بعد قليل 👇
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#ايطاليا
Out: Di Gregorio, Kostic, Openda, Zhegrova, Vlahovic, David, Milik, Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Kelly, Luiz, González, Rugani, Joao Mario.
No idea who to replace them with, but those need to be offloaded, permenantly.
#Juventus
Juventus’ 25/26 outlook is bleak. With 2 weeks left in the mercato, the squad remains weak in defence, midfield, and attack. Add an average coach to the mix, and a 4th –7th place finish looks inevitable.
A 4th place finish actually would be a miracle
If the clowns don't renew Yildiz's contract and make him the highest paid player then this club should forget about football and start selling Falafel #Juventus
بالمناسبة، القانون في إيطاليا لا يسمح لاي فريق ان يسجل ثلاثة مدربين على لوائح رواتبه وبالتالي يفترض على يوفنتوس ان ينهي عقد تودور او موتا قبل توقيع العقد مع المدرب الجديد
كمية المدافعين الذين تنتهي عقودهم الصيف القادم مرعبة من ناحية الجودة و الخبرة .
اوباميكانو
ستونز
سنيسي
بدون نسيان لاعبين امثال بيرناردو و كيسي و نيفيز بخط الوسط .