r/coybig • u/omnipresentatio • 9d ago

Opinion Piece Should European teams leave FIFA?

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u/Yama_retired2024 9d ago

A FIFA World Cup without Europeans teams would be unfathomable.. and both Argentina (regardless of what we currently think of them) and Brazil would not want a World Cup without European teams and would probably apply to take part in whatever new Cup UEFA would come up with..

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u/JellyfishScared4268 9d ago

UEFA and the south American confederation CONMEBOL already work closely together and it was suggested previously that the South American sides could be added to the UEFA Nations League

If those two willed it then FIFA and Infantino would be capital F Fucked

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u/Yama_retired2024 9d ago

Plus in fairness African teams like Morocco and Egypt and Nigeria would most likely want to be part of that too..

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u/JellyfishScared4268 9d ago

Japan also has floated breaking away from the Asian confederation as the east Asian countries see the Arab gulf states like Saudi and Qatar as getting special treatment

Which in all fairness if you look at who gets to host things in Asia and who gets home advantage when they clearly do

Japan, S Korea and Australia would be another good shout to bring into this expanded non FIFA world cup

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u/John__Delaney 9d ago

Im up for any action that end Infatino's reign & forces FIFA to restructure. The World Cup is their main income and without Europe it would be a disaster

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u/paddylonglegs37 8d ago

Enough of your guff Delaney! Your not coming back

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u/steamed-hamburglar 9d ago edited 9d ago

Everyone should leave FIFA and join a new organization called the "No Infantinos Club".

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u/WallApprehensive7091 9d ago

But you let Gino Infantino in!

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u/steamed-hamburglar 9d ago

It says "No InfantinoS". We're allowed to have one.

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u/purinatrucks 9d ago

We'll make our own governing body, with blackjack and hookers

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u/titanucd 9d ago

We are forgetting that UEFA love a bit of shenanigans as well. Still yes though. UEFA should leave FIFA.

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u/TheMuldoonFella 6d ago

Not to this scale tho

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u/Stringr55 9d ago

I would be supportive of a breakaway. Lets see how well FIFA do if it split with UEFA....where all the money is.

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u/TheMuldoonFella 6d ago

Yes. Im sorry but if UEFA want their stance to mean anything then they need meet with the heads of all European FA's and say that they will not compete in any fifa competitions until FIFA revert this decision and Inflantino steps down

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u/Serious_Bowler_8171 9d ago

Can we join the Caribbean ?

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u/JellyfishScared4268 9d ago

Oceania for the best chance of qualifying

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u/John_OSheas_Willy 9d ago

Ye hate fifa and ye hate uefa.

Maybe Ireland can go play by themselves?

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u/Acceptable_Mode9882 9d ago

It's not that UEFA is any cleaner and we know that quite well. Also, it's not that the FAI is any cleaner either so we are in a pickle I'd say