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Originally Posted by Locke
FIFA really professionalized corruption and embezzlement.
Compared to FIFA the IOC is still using Training Wheels.
FIFA did everything to a much higher degree and they didnt even have the BS of 'amateur sport' or ancient Greco-Roman games to hang their hats on. They just made up a tournament and a trophy and made it hard to get.
Although thats not entirely relevant to this discussion.
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I dunno, seems like they both did a great job ####ing over Brazil.
One man’s China is another man’s Qatar.
They’re uniquely parasitic in that unlike most pro sports teams that bilk you for a stadium, they leave after a month.
At least the Big 4 Leagues stick around for decades.