disagree. (edit; about the men involved not behaving appropriately)
a couple of idiots, but the groundswell of opinion and behavoir was excellent
what was so good is that the level is at such a high standard you didnt even get the usual suspects banging on about ‘good for the progress’, ‘this will help lift the standards’, all that kind of patronising garbage.
comentators actually had the freedom to disect the games at face value. without having to skirt the issue of comparative quality.
my daughter is 13 and this was a moment in time, from going to games in Melbourne to getting a ticket for the round of 16 and heading up to sydney for the Australia v Denmark game.
it was a thoroughly positive, enjoyable and best of all, non patronising experience.
that there were a few ludites like the spanish bloke and so on still bumbling there way through whats appropriate and not was just a faint buzz in the background not worthy of airspace.
to put it in perspective, i told my daughter about it and she litterally just shook her head, and then kept talking about football.
which just goes to emphasise my point…didnt even register here amongst all the positivity. many of it from Male commentators…i think wrighty started following Vine, Paddy Mills wore a Vine Tshirt, the general public discussing the game, the papers reviewing the game, online content discussing the tactics and possibilities.
the disrespect and abject behavior didnt even register (a positive) and most male dominated media was respectful and positive.
out of (no) interest, what did the idiot Infantino say now (he is a cock isnt he?)
As I said above. Said women have to pick their battle and choose the right things to complain about. It received a lot of blow back and is why why Bronze refused to shake his hand on the podium.
When a team that showed quality like Jamaica has to crowdfund just to get to the WC, when, despite top players complaining, the Spanish coach keeps his job, when Infantino spouts his shite, when there isn’t enough importance being placed on research into why so many top female players are all getting ACL injuries…can’t take your foot off the pedal. There’s a long way to go.
Fifa suspends Rubiales over World Cup kiss - statement in full
Here is Fifa’s statement in full, after suspending Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales. We have bolded important parts of the statement ourselves.
The chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, Jorge Ivan Palacio (Colombia), in use of the powers granted by article 51 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC),has decided today to provisionally suspend Mr. Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities at national and international level.
This suspension, which will be effective as of today, is for an initial period of90 days, pending the disciplinary proceedings opened against Mr. Luis Rubiales on Thursday, August 24.
Likewise, the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee and in order to preserve, among other factors, the fundamental rights of the national soccer team player Ms. Jennifer Hermoso and the good order of the disciplinary proceedings before this disciplinary body, has issued two additional directives (article 7 FDC) by whichhe orders Mr. Luis Rubiales to refrain, through himself or third parties, from contacting or attempting to contact the professional player of the Spanish national football team Ms. Jennifer Hermoso or her close environment.
Likewise, the RFEF and its officials or employees, directly or through third parties, are ordered to refrain from contacting the professional player of the Spanish national team Ms. Jennifer Hermoso and her close environment.
He’s crooked as fuck and has been mired in a a succession of controversies over his behavior and various grifts since taking the role. People like that tend to solidify their position by allowing that money to flow downhill to people who then become loyal to him
I think that is the likely background that isnt really being covered. This is less an issue of an old fashioned organization standing firm over patriarchal values of the 80s, but of a man who knows he needs to fight to keep the gravy train going and people who benefit from that fighting to keep him in place.
