Some questions about it, if FIFA and UEFA are keeping sport and politics appart, then why all Russian football teems are banned from every competition? What does it mean? sport and politics are to be kept appart but just not too much? Or is that the rules apply just when they see fit? Or than the Qatary human rights violations are less important than Russian ones?
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First of all, I must say that I am anti-war and anti-occupation for whatever reason... but I agree with you on this point. In the past years, FIFA and UEFA have shown with their own practices that politics should be kept away from sports.
FIFA and UEFA have given warnings and bans to some countries on issues such as federation elections and league status where politics interfered. While doing this, they also argued that politics should stay away from sports. I also think politics should stay away from sports and no club should lose its rights because of war.
Especially FIFA should not go in parallel with the American and European view. It should be impartial and at an equal distance to all national teams!
Well, I must say I agree with you 100% in this comment, but just to continue the topic. When you see that the organization not follow its own rules consistently, then definitely it is something going on, cuz anything happens just because, there is a reason behind and it should be looked into. On the other hand, althoung the sports free of politics, discrimation, open access and all that look very well on screen and paper, the absolute truth is that money and politics can't be separated. And if there is something we can all agree on, is that football moves a lot of money. So if there is a communicational and political mainstreem FIFA and UEFA will alingn themselves with it just to protect profit (this is to say the least). So my point is that, in spite to the public declarations and the fact that it is morally correct, to think that football authorities are keeping sport and politics appart it's rather naive. And not just football, but it is best if I stop here. Nice to chat with you.
You should watch the new Netflix documentary series "FIFA Uncovered". Extremely disturbing but probably also eye-opening for some... FIFA has been a criminal organization for decades.
thaks for the tip. ;-)