Paul - Why no post on the series of very interesting

[TheDread]

Any way you cut it FIFA is a gangster organization that needs to be reformed. The only way that can happen is if the heavyweights make it happen. If Spain, France, Germany, Italy, England, USA, and Brasil left FIFA would be dead.

[Paul Marin]

Any way you cut it FIFA is a gangster organization that needs to be reformed. The only way that can happen is if the heavyweights make it happen. If Spain, France, Germany, Italy, England, USA, and Brasil left FIFA would be dead.

Totally agree (tell that to Gamma). But unfortunately, they don't have the backbone to leave. They can however, threaten to leave...that alone may work, but the exco at FIFA are a very arrogant bunch...and they don't care about the game, only their own pockets; as the saying goes, "power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely". Very sad.

[Gamma]

they don't have the backbone to leave that's it there isn't it? unnuh can moan all unnuh want, it will not be "reformed" from outside and those are just the facts.

FIFA is a law unto itself, corrupt and everything else...but only FIFA can change FIFA.

[Paul Marin]

they don't have the backbone to leave that's it there isn't it? unnuh can moan all unnuh want, it will not be "reformed" from outside and those are just the facts.

FIFA is a law unto itself, corrupt and everything else...but only FIFA can change FIFA.

True - no backbone. But I do believe that external pressure will be the answer as there is no way "FIFA can change FIFA". They have no one there presently strong enough to challenge the status quo. If change is to happen short term, it will have to be external, not necessarily though from a breakaway movement.