| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 19:27 - Feb 27 with 2224 views | J2BLUE |
Not idea but with a leader like him who likes the anthem and the nationalist stuff it might make a small point. |  |
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 19:29 - Feb 27 with 2193 views | WD19 |
Stupid in the way most corrupt operations are stupid. Yes. |  | | |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 19:29 - Feb 27 with 2196 views | blueasfook |
Trust FIFA to come out with BS.
So I guess the teams who refuse to play them will forfeit and Russia will be awarded the points? |  |
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 19:30 - Feb 27 with 2162 views | eireblue |
Yes, FIFA are stupid. |  | | |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 19:33 - Feb 27 with 2115 views | Swansea_Blue |
No, it’s not just you. You’re both fkn stupid 
All about the money innit. Playing Devil’s advocate, as with the Olympics, it’s not the footballers who are in the wrong, so there’s a certain logic in not penalising them. But then the ‘sanction’ becomes pretty much pointless. So yeah, FIFA aren’t reading the room very well here. |  |
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 19:37 - Feb 27 with 2069 views | Scuzzer |
Just chuck them out of all competitions.
Blinking idiotic decision. |  |
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 19:43 - Feb 27 with 2037 views | Radlett_blue |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 19:29 - Feb 27 by blueasfook |
Trust FIFA to come out with BS.
So I guess the teams who refuse to play them will forfeit and Russia will be awarded the points? |
That's when it gets more interesting, or sickening. Poland should still refuse to play them and hopefully Sweden & the Czech Republic will also refuse to play them. Let's then see if FIFA continue with their weak-kneed idiocy. |  |
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 20:05 - Feb 27 with 1946 views | BlueBadger |
Nah, there's a fair amount of corruption there, too. |  |
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 20:12 - Feb 27 with 1918 views | billlm |
It's you Ken, joking FIFA have always been an organisation that can't make decisions and eventually when they do there crazy and wrong, |  | | |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 20:15 - Feb 27 with 1903 views | bluelagos |
Think you misspelt corrupt. |  |
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 21:17 - Feb 27 with 1773 views | ElderGrizzly |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 20:05 - Feb 27 by BlueBadger |
Nah, there's a fair amount of corruption there, too. |
Indeed.
A world cup that will be played in Qatar in less than a year. Tells you all you need to know really. |  | | |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 21:31 - Feb 27 with 1732 views | backwaywhen |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 19:43 - Feb 27 by Radlett_blue |
That's when it gets more interesting, or sickening. Poland should still refuse to play them and hopefully Sweden & the Czech Republic will also refuse to play them. Let's then see if FIFA continue with their weak-kneed idiocy. |
They are all refusing to play them whatever the name will be or whatever nutural country is chosen to host game ……. No No No I believe England has also taken this stance . |  | | |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 22:42 - Feb 27 with 1591 views | Chrisd |
Would love to see all other countries take the same stance as the Poles, Czechs and Swedes regarding their refusal to play Russia or their diluted version which FIFA are proposing, their World Cup this winter will become a non event which would be hilarious.
Oh, in answer to you original question, yes, yes they are! [Post edited 28 Feb 2022 8:52]
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 22:49 - Feb 27 with 1563 views | ClareBlue |
If FIFA think there is any neutral venue that will take the match then they are even more deluded than we think they are.
The optics are important. No Team from Russia should be competing in any competition.
Not fair for the team members, but they'll live. Unlike the bombed families in Ukraine who won't.
This does matter to people in Ukraine and it is the least organisations can do.
FIFA are a truly dreadful organisation, rotten to the core and blinded by avarice with contempt for the norms that order our societies. They keep finding new ways to be even more contemptable. This just adds to the list. | | | |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 23:48 - Feb 27 with 1458 views | Kropotkin123 |
Disgraceful, disgusting and toothless organisation.
Sounds like Czechia will refuse to play "Russia". Hopefully Poland will follow. I don't believe any European nation will agree to play them. |  |
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 00:58 - Feb 28 with 1418 views | pointofblue |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 23:48 - Feb 27 by Kropotkin123 |
Disgraceful, disgusting and toothless organisation.
Sounds like Czechia will refuse to play "Russia". Hopefully Poland will follow. I don't believe any European nation will agree to play them. |
Poland have already followed - all three (potential) play off opponents have refused to play Russia, Sweden being the third. | |
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 06:36 - Feb 28 with 1323 views | solomon |
Corrupt bunch of shady individuals whose actions now need to come under much closer scrutiny. This could be a another factor that ultimately ends in a boycott of Qatar, I for one will not object to this one bit, the whole FIFA set up has and always will stink. |  | | |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 07:39 - Feb 28 with 1242 views | Sawtrich |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 06:36 - Feb 28 by solomon |
Corrupt bunch of shady individuals whose actions now need to come under much closer scrutiny. This could be a another factor that ultimately ends in a boycott of Qatar, I for one will not object to this one bit, the whole FIFA set up has and always will stink. |
Absolutely. This is pathetic from FIFA. There should be a united front from all teams saying they will boycott any competition involving Russia in any form. |  | | |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 08:05 - Feb 28 with 1213 views | Steve_M |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 19:43 - Feb 27 by Radlett_blue |
That's when it gets more interesting, or sickening. Poland should still refuse to play them and hopefully Sweden & the Czech Republic will also refuse to play them. Let's then see if FIFA continue with their weak-kneed idiocy. |
Indeed. That sets up a knock on effect.
Also, one of the things about the players having increasing power here is that players are likely to be far more aware of popular sentiment than those who run Football Associations.
As for the proposed rebranding, it's like FIFA have looked at the Olympics farce and thought it was a good idea. |  |
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 08:55 - Feb 28 with 1140 views | Chrisd |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 08:05 - Feb 28 by Steve_M |
Indeed. That sets up a knock on effect.
Also, one of the things about the players having increasing power here is that players are likely to be far more aware of popular sentiment than those who run Football Associations.
As for the proposed rebranding, it's like FIFA have looked at the Olympics farce and thought it was a good idea. |
or they're so corrupt that they've got too many Russian rubles greasing their filthy, little palms and can't afford to rock the boat?! | |
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 15:27 - Feb 28 with 989 views | Kropotkin123 |
Update
Fifa is in advanced talks over the full suspension of Russia until further notice, according to BBC sports editor Dan Roan.
The global football governing body is understood to be working closely with its European counterpart Uefa and an announcement is expected later today.
It would mean Russia would not be able to play at the women's Euro 2022 in England in the summer and Poland will get a bye in the World Cup qualifier play-off next month - a match that Poland's FA has said it will boycott.
Iceland has also said it will refuse to play against Russia in June, and the International Olympic Committee has recommended that athletes from Russia and Belarus be banned from competitions.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_so [Post edited 28 Feb 2022 15:28]
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 18:54 - Feb 28 with 811 views | Sawtrich |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 15:27 - Feb 28 by Kropotkin123 |
Update
Fifa is in advanced talks over the full suspension of Russia until further notice, according to BBC sports editor Dan Roan.
The global football governing body is understood to be working closely with its European counterpart Uefa and an announcement is expected later today.
It would mean Russia would not be able to play at the women's Euro 2022 in England in the summer and Poland will get a bye in the World Cup qualifier play-off next month - a match that Poland's FA has said it will boycott.
Iceland has also said it will refuse to play against Russia in June, and the International Olympic Committee has recommended that athletes from Russia and Belarus be banned from competitions.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_so [Post edited 28 Feb 2022 15:28]
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FIFA shamed into doing the right thing against their will. | | | |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 18:56 - Feb 28 with 804 views | Keno |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 18:54 - Feb 28 by Sawtrich |
FIFA shamed into doing the right thing against their will. |
It’s the power of TWTD again |  |
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| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 20:36 - Feb 28 with 743 views | vilanovablue |
| It is me or are FIFA just fecking stupid on 18:54 - Feb 28 by Sawtrich |
FIFA shamed into doing the right thing against their will. |
Be nice if the IOC could choose to do similar. [Post edited 28 Feb 2022 20:36]
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