With the US administration banning people from countries participating in the next #WorldCup and threatening to strip hosting rights from cities, #FIFA needs to be challenged on whether it will defend its own rules โ or fold to authoritarian pressure. #HumanRights ๐งต
Host nations sign binding agreements guaranteeing non-discriminatory entry for players, officials, media, and fans. Travel bans based on nationality or religion violate both FIFA statutes and hosting contracts. 2) #Equality #SportsLaw
Legally, FIFA can remove matches, reassign venues, or even strip hosting rights. This isnโt radical โ itโs enforcement of their own rules. 3) #Accountability #SportsGovernance
But letโs be honest: FIFA has a long history of avoiding confrontation with powerful states, especially when commercial interests are at stake. Principle rarely wins over profit unless forced. 4) #Corruption #MoneyInSport
If FIFA had the backbone, Mexico and Canada could absorb US-hosted matches. Both are official co-hosts, with World Cupโready stadiums, transport networks, and hosting experience. 5) #Canada #Mexico #Football
Mexico has hosted two World Cups. Canada has modern stadiums and infrastructure in Toronto and Vancouver. Logistically difficult? Yes. Impossible? Absolutely not. 6) #Infrastructure #Hosting
This isnโt just about football โ itโs about whether international sport will allow authoritarian policies to dictate who gets to participate in global events. 7) #Democracy #SportAndPolitics
If FIFA wonโt defend access, equality, and the integrity of competition, then what exactly are its rules for? Silence here isnโt neutrality โ itโs complicity. ๐ #Integrity #HumanRights #WorldCup
FIFA? The organisation that was complicit in human rights abuses and the deaths of dozens of migrant workers during the construction of facilities for the Qatar world cup.
The same organisation that is infamously rife with corruption and bribery.
They're clearly getting their kickbacks. That's all they care about.
I'll be surprised if they do anything further than a vaguely worded and whitewashed statement.
Ken M Sweeney
in reply to Ken M Sweeney • • •Ken M Sweeney
in reply to Ken M Sweeney • • •#Accountability #SportsGovernance
Ken M Sweeney
in reply to Ken M Sweeney • • •Ken M Sweeney
in reply to Ken M Sweeney • • •#Canada #Mexico #Football
Ken M Sweeney
in reply to Ken M Sweeney • • •#Infrastructure #Hosting
Ken M Sweeney
in reply to Ken M Sweeney • • •Ken M Sweeney
in reply to Ken M Sweeney • • •#Integrity #HumanRights #WorldCup
David P
in reply to Ken M Sweeney • • •You're kidding right?
FIFA? The organisation that was complicit in human rights abuses and the deaths of dozens of migrant workers during the construction of facilities for the Qatar world cup.
The same organisation that is infamously rife with corruption and bribery.
They're clearly getting their kickbacks. That's all they care about.
I'll be surprised if they do anything further than a vaguely worded and whitewashed statement.
#FIFA #Corruption