FIFA/UEFA/CONMEBOL/CAF/CONCACAF/AFC news thread

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FIFA licences fourth goal-line technology system - ESPN FC

 

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BBC Sport - Sepp Blatter says Euro 2020 will lack heart and soul

 

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BBC Sport - Michel Platini: Goal-line technology too costly for Champions League

Can FIFA override UEFA decisions? You would have thought Platini would have given up by now on this ridiculous stance

 

[Bevab]

It wouldn't be costly if those random Hungarian and Romanian teams aren't allowed to get to the group stages.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

Apparently, England could be playing their next game in an empty Wembley because some fans were chanting racist things about Ferdinand in the San Marino game. Anyone hear anything racist? All I heard was 'Ferdinand is a ------, is a ------'. That's not racist. Some countries get away with actual racism for years, yet the very second England are judged to do it, they throw the book at us.

Sometimes I really hate Fifa and Uefa...

Oh, and Platini? You're a Grade A moron - goal line tech should be used in the CL, EPL and anywhere else there's competitive football! Just goes to show eh? Great player, but does anyone really remember him for that now?

 

[Auwais]

It wouldn't be costly if those random Hungarian and Romanian teams aren't allowed to get to the group stages.

What's that supposed to mean?

 

[Bevab]

My hate for teams that don't offer much competition I guess, although I shouldn't have put Romania there.

 

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BBC Sport - GoalControl to provide goal-line system at World Cup in Brazil

 

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Blatter urges Asia to seek more World Cup places

- I'd brush this off as just him hyping up the the Asian audience. But given that Asia apparently gives FIFA half of its annual revenue, this could become serious.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

Seems Fifa are still going on about the 'racist' England chants at San Marino. What racist chants, Fifa? They were insulting yes (like 80% of football chants) but not racist. Just drop it and stop looking even more stupid than usual.

 

[Bevab]

Half of the football fans no longer take Fifa seriously nowadays..

 

[MasterBlaster76]

Half of the football fans no longer take Fifa seriously nowadays..

That's because they're a joke, but it won't stop them throwing the book at England.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

And apparently now they've decided they're not going to proceed because there's no 'conclusive evidence'. No crap, Sherlock! There was no evidence of any sort because there were no racist chants! I watched the game from beginning to end and the only chants I heard against Ferdinand were insulting ones, but not racist. Insulting football chants come with the territory these days.

 

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Ye it was all a quite unedifying saga by FIFA. They basically were always attempting to make a case against England based on here say.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

Blatter urges Asia to seek more World Cup places

- I'd brush this off as just him hyping up the the Asian audience. But given that Asia apparently gives FIFA half of its annual revenue, this could become serious.

It wouldn't be costly if those random Hungarian and Romanian teams aren't allowed to get to the group stages.

this is the way asia will come to dominate the game.

tbh, those money figures blatter quote don't sound right but if football wants to get into the position of relying on asia for money then it better stop marginalising most of europe.