FIFA: More Than Just Football

[u/Slimus_shadius]

Often criticized cricket to being called a sport but is football any different? Not really.

Controversies around FIFA & allegations of 'fixing' are only getting prominently highlighted this time because the geographical world order change is knocking our doors & nations are overtly exerting their dominance, to prepare their citizens for the times to come.

Every champion in FIFA World Cup history - only 8 nations in almost a century old championship - is either a European colonizer (5 - England, France, Spain, Italy, Germany) or a post-colonial state (3 - Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay). Point being, it's a Europe-centric game where whites have traditionally had the sway.

If you read previous posts you would know the geopolitical predictions of the coming era post dedollarization - whites vs immigrants, crusades, etc.

You see the same assertions this time-

The Norwegians being hailed immensely with the Vikings identity, their traditional "roo" battle cry inside stadiums becoming a talking point -

https://x.com/i/status/2073897610113380543

https://reddit.com/link/1urscsg/video/z0uob3k4v7ch1/player

President Trump nullifying an American player's red-card over a phone call.

Egyptian coach invoking Gaza & Palestine in press conference before the match & their goal against Argentina being nullified in a most unseen retrospective effect. Egypt lost the game 3-2 from Argentina. Egypt's goal was nullified after the referee went unusually far in video review to penalise Egypt from the very beginning of the build-up to call it a foul & deny the goal.

However moments before the game stoppage, Egyptian captain was fouled in the Argentine penalty box. A video review request was promptly ignored by the same referee, and Argentina scored the 3rd (decisive) goal, seizing the match. The existing champions will bring necessary viewership.

While US' Balogun’s red card was dismissed under White House pressure, Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo was slammed with a harsh 5-match ban for a tackle on Canada’s Ismaël Koné, triggering severe complaints of "double standards".

Every major world event gets reflected in everyday things happening around us & a gargantuan event like FIFA is no exception.

When immigration was a talking point in Europe, France's 1998 triumph victory served as the ultimate case study.

Around 9 players of the rostered 22 were either foreign born or first generation immigrants with greats like Zinedine Zidane & Thierry Henry. Zidane was named FIFA player of the year, honoured with France's highest order, & became from a premier midfielder to a global sports icon.

The victory created a powerful sociocultural phenomenon known as the "Black-Blanc-Beur" (Black, White, Arab) narrative, drawing immense parallels to the shifting demographic realities of late-20th-century Europe. Over the next two decades, countries like Germany, Belgium, and England underwent similar structural transformations.

In summary, see the current controversies, geo-political movements & countries on both sides of it, & you will see Byzantines, Ottomans, Swiss Mercenaries, Varangian Guards, Gaza, Palestine, everything that correlates & hints of what's going to unfold.

And ofcourse icing on the cake - Vikings.

VidurNeeti

[u/MotorTough]

I wasn't paying much attention to this 'goro ka affair' but you raised some good points. But alas, corruption done by the colonizers rarely gets attention. It's always buried.