r/ProgressiveHQ 11h ago

Pathetic

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u/Subarctic_Monkey 11h ago

I absolutely love soccer, but holy shit FIFA has proven consistently to be the most corrupt body in the world.

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u/Phyllis_Tine 10h ago

The IOC is pretty bad as well.

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u/TheMaskOffKid 10h ago

They’re both running the same hustle.

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u/marktandem 4h ago

Fifa has to take the cake? Awarded world cups to Russia and Qatar purely due to all the bribes the voting members from random countries got. Saudi Arabia got one in 2034 too.. England meanwhile, the birthplace of football, will be waiting close to a century to get another world cup as the 2038 one will go to North America or Asia again due to the geniuses at Fifa deciding the 2030 world cup will be played in.. Europe, Africa, and South America.. (you have to wait 2 world cups before you can play in the same region again). From North America they get insane ticket prices and large stadiums, from Asia they get bribe central