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<blockquote data-quote="RoosTah" data-source="post: 658458" data-attributes="member: 12207"><p>I'm sorry, but what? Are you really making that statement with a straight face, or do you honestly just have absolutely no clue as to the insane brutality, poverty and misery being inflicted on people in the name of soccer TODAY? Not, throughout history, right f###ing now!</p><p></p><p>Mate, you can talk about the history of Rugby if you like, but no sport is even in the same ballpark with soccer when it comes to the injustices that the actions of FIFA are bringing upon the innocent right now. </p><p></p><p>We've just seen the conclusion of world cup that has seen a government drain cash from its health, education and infrastructure budgets to effectively host a big party all in the name of "the beautiful game". Stadiums have been built all over the country in places where <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jun/17/brazil-world-cup-people-amazon-fifa-manaus" target="_blank">they'll never be filled again</a> and which represent some of the most criminal misuses of state funds in the country's history. Or have you not seen the news of the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/10598049/World-Cup-riots-in-Brazil-trigger-riots-and-arrests.html" target="_blank">riots that have been taking place all over the country</a> thanks to acts done in the name of your perfect game?</p><p></p><p>And if that wasn't bad enough, the corrupt oligarchy that is FIFA has awarded the next world cup to a country of - surprise surprise - corrupt oligarchs in Qatar. A country with no soccer history, but plenty of cash and plenty immigrants with little to no rights. </p><p></p><p>Hosting a world cup with no history of the sport and with average temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius doesn't seem like fair or rational decision making to most people, and so an inquest is now underway, one which has already indicated the process was heavily corrupted through bribery. It would be funny given how ridiculous it all is, but then of course news also came out that well over 100 workers died making the stadia for this event last year, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/sep/26/qatar-world-cup-migrant-workers-dead" target="_blank">and over 4000 more are projected to die</a> if the current trend continues. </p><p></p><p>So please Simon, have a look around at that cathedral you're preaching to us all from, because where I'm sitting it looks like there's plenty of red on those walls and in your ledger. Honestly, how you crap on about soccer's working class credentials and talk about class without even a hint of irony with all the **** going on just boggles the mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoosTah, post: 658458, member: 12207"] I'm sorry, but what? Are you really making that statement with a straight face, or do you honestly just have absolutely no clue as to the insane brutality, poverty and misery being inflicted on people in the name of soccer TODAY? Not, throughout history, right f###ing now! Mate, you can talk about the history of Rugby if you like, but no sport is even in the same ballpark with soccer when it comes to the injustices that the actions of FIFA are bringing upon the innocent right now. We've just seen the conclusion of world cup that has seen a government drain cash from its health, education and infrastructure budgets to effectively host a big party all in the name of "the beautiful game". Stadiums have been built all over the country in places where [URL="http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jun/17/brazil-world-cup-people-amazon-fifa-manaus"]they'll never be filled again[/URL] and which represent some of the most criminal misuses of state funds in the country's history. Or have you not seen the news of the [URL="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/10598049/World-Cup-riots-in-Brazil-trigger-riots-and-arrests.html"]riots that have been taking place all over the country[/URL] thanks to acts done in the name of your perfect game? And if that wasn't bad enough, the corrupt oligarchy that is FIFA has awarded the next world cup to a country of - surprise surprise - corrupt oligarchs in Qatar. A country with no soccer history, but plenty of cash and plenty immigrants with little to no rights. Hosting a world cup with no history of the sport and with average temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius doesn't seem like fair or rational decision making to most people, and so an inquest is now underway, one which has already indicated the process was heavily corrupted through bribery. It would be funny given how ridiculous it all is, but then of course news also came out that well over 100 workers died making the stadia for this event last year, [URL="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/sep/26/qatar-world-cup-migrant-workers-dead"]and over 4000 more are projected to die[/URL] if the current trend continues. So please Simon, have a look around at that cathedral you're preaching to us all from, because where I'm sitting it looks like there's plenty of red on those walls and in your ledger. Honestly, how you crap on about soccer's working class credentials and talk about class without even a hint of irony with all the **** going on just boggles the mind. [/QUOTE]
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