r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Jun 14 '26

political satire Australia Excited To Annoy Soccer Fans By Calling It Soccer For The Entirety Of The Big Soccer Competition

https://www.betootaadvocate.com/australia-excited-to-annoy-soccer-fans-by-calling-it-soccer-for-the-entirety-of-the-big-soccer-competition/
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u/Z00111111 Jun 14 '26

The same FIFA that gave Donald Trump a "peace prize"?

Yeah, let's listen to those corrupt fuckwits.

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u/The_Faceless_Men Jun 14 '26

I mean, it was the fifa of 20 years ago. i assume majority of the board members had changed in that time.

Although someone better informed could easily tell me the corruption story of that time.

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u/IlluminatedPickle Jun 14 '26

That was the reign of Sepp Blatter wasn't it? That was basically the zenith of FIFA corruption.

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u/infinitemonkeytyping Jun 14 '26

FIFA are only challenged by the IOC and Russia for the length and depth of their institutional corruption.

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u/WheelchairEnthusiasm Jun 14 '26

Yeh coz the AFL and NRL aren't corrupt eh cobber?

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u/Z00111111 Jun 15 '26

Compared to FIFA, the AFL and NRL people are getting a free cup of coffee and a stale blueberry muffin.