30 Jul 2026 12:43:57
Ed:001 what in your opinion should be done about that Bond Villian currently in charge of Fifa?
I never thought it possible but he makes Blatter not only look like a saint but also sensible in comparison.
{Ed001's Note - shame we can't drop him off a cliff or something similar. The only real option is for all the football associations, including UEFA etc, to quit FIFA as they won't vote him out.}
30 Jul 2026 13:37:58
Sadly, there are a number of powerful structural forces that make Infantino essentially untouchable, save for a full-scale revolt by the larger, more influential football associations. The one-vote policy means FIFA can simply bribe small countries to keep the status quo, not to mention the complexities of legal cases against transnational organizations like FIFA.
30 Jul 2026 13:47:47
Infantino is simply the grotesque front man of a larger hyper capitalist machine that's started taking over football.
They see it as an asset to bleed dry.
The game we knew is largely gone.
30 Jul 2026 14:12:30
Unfortunately Villaini Infantino is just one of the Hydra's many corrupt heads.
30 Jul 2026 14:31:21
Sorry, Richie Red, but with my deteriorating eyesight, I thought you had said, "Infantino is simply the grotesque front man of a larger hyper caterpillar." ? Although I can imagine him being the front man of a large human centipede.
30 Jul 2026 14:42:30
Infantile will always be at the very back end of any human centipede - he doesn't deserve the front
30 Jul 2026 15:56:10
I wonder if Infantino has a mini-me...
30 Jul 2026 16:02:51
Into a vat of sharks, Ed001?
{Ed001's Note - no, most sharks have little to no interest in eating humans, there is not enough fatty tissue to make it worth their effort. That is why so many people survive shark attacks. Has to be something that would actually get rid of him for good, rather than something he might survive.}
30 Jul 2026 16:09:58
FIFA is run by crooks and money launderers who have no interest in football. Their sole aim is to accumulate wealth, unopposed.
Havelange started the rot. Stanley Rous should have imposed a two World Cup limit for future presidential terms before Joao's election.
Blatter followed suit, and I cannot believe I am saying this, but Infantino appears to be worse than Blatter!
Football needs to take a stand before it gets totally ripped apart.
30 Jul 2026 16:49:56
Sharks with laser beams attached to their heads?
30 Jul 2026 17:40:39
So it's Trump's son-in-law's (Jared Kushner) brother that's set up the company to steal the rights to the World Cup.
30 Jul 2026 17:48:11
Looking at Infantino, he definitely wouldn't be of interest to sharks.
A vat of acid should do the trick, though, and no sharks would be hurt, or given indigestion, in the process.
31 Jul 2026 01:31:58
Kudos Ed001 as a massive shark fan i'm always correcting the commonly held yet incorrect belief that sharks attack humans on purpose (except tiger, white tip which both do)
{Ed001's Note - I love sharks, I was so happy at the weekend as we went the aquarium and I got to stroke one!}
31 Jul 2026 09:32:03
Wait until the sportswashers rock up and buy the rights on the proviso that the World Cup is held in Qatar / Saudi on a permanent basis.