Canada’s rejection of Infantino’s motorcade shows that host states can still subject FIFA’s demands to domestic standards. If people cite FIFA’s host guarantees to say the US should bend immigration practice for FIFA, they cannot pretend those guarantees only cover cases like visas for referees.
Why is a body with no moral authority expected to do the bidding for a failing state?
The European Union has moved forward with an overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and build detention centers abroad. Critics compared the regulation to the immigration str...
Been saying this FIFA is a puppy masquerading as a lion.
Some time ago I posted on X that we are headed to the era of AI generated fans. i.e, images and videos of AI generated fans to give the illusion of attendance in stadiums. It’s happening in images of political campaigns in Africa.
Reckon that the Trump admin is anti global institutions and will use any chance to show they have power over them. For WHO and some UN organisations, they have withdrawn funding. The World Cup is being used to dramatize USA’s sovereignty. ‘Sovereign is he who determines the exception’
At the time my prediction was that it will be state aligned actors or football federations in Africa who will do it but I think FIFA may 💯 attempt it. Time is all we got!
Most of the football associations in Africa are arms of the states. It’s why, nations in truly political and economic precarious situations are still able to participate in FIFA/CAF tournaments because football is an arena where state legitimacy can be performed. The downside to this is that
Where is the Somali government in all of this? Why is FIFA expected to do its bidding?
You know what does my head in? That this FIFA will come to Africa and bully the very same nations it refuses to vouch for. And African leaders, because they have run down every sector of the economy, will allow it. For cheap legitimacy
