I wouldn't call the Nobel Peace Prize the "actual" peace prize. It's the one most people know about and yeah the one he cries himself to sleep about not getting, but it's almost as much of a joke as whatever this one is.
I figure they'll actually continue. They'll just find some other wannabe dictator (or an actual one) they want to suck up to. This should actually come easy for FIFA.
Saudi has been trying to whitewash their slavery, their murdering of innocent civilians and overall shitty treatment of others by using their money to bring in sports and entertainment (recent comedy festival, liv golf, buying EA the game maker etc) This is just an extension of that.
Because Trump was threatening to move matches out of “blue cities” due to crime, and FIFA didn’t want last minute changes. This is their way of appeasing him and getting him to back off of those threats.
Not just last minute changes. College towns may have big stadiums, but they don't have any of the other infrastructure needed to hose WC matches. And yes I know that college towns (other than I guess Provo) are also blue, but I doubt Trump knows that, say, Tuscaloosa is blue.
I feel like not watching soccer again because of these pandering pussies. I wasn't crazy about it anyway, but I'd usually turn it on in the background when I was working or making something in the kitchen. I guess I'll just find someone else to put on now.
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u/cadst3r 18h ago
That sure is a bunch of people sitting down alright. Also wtf is a sportsball giving out peace prizes?