FIFA’s double standards
africasacountry.com
While FIFA swiftly banned Russia from competition, it continues to delay action on Israel—revealing the politics behind football’s so-called neutrality.
  • LordOfLocksley@lemmy.worldEnglish
    92·
    14 hours ago

    FIFA isn’t the only one guilty of this. Eurovision also have the same double standard. Russia banned from competing straight away, meanwhile Israel weren’t banned last year, despite much complaining.

    Then again, Eurovision’s main sponsor is an Israeli company.

    • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      11·
      12 hours ago

      Russia wasn’t banned, they pulled out.

      It doesn’t change the fact what last year the Israeli delegation did was reprehensible, they should have been disqualified just based on that.

    • nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      It does have standards and they aren’t even double standards.

      Make money for those involved in running FIFA seems to be the single standard that they are going for.

      If this involves following the double standards that allows governments to condemn Russia but support Israel then they’re ok with that.

  • Floopquist@lemmy.orgEnglish
    121·
    19 hours ago

    I assume that is part of “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you”… It’s always about the money.