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Re:FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Face Extra... by flexie on Wednesday May 27, 2015 @03:19AM (#9609834)
It's a bit ironic that it takes what is almost a non-soccer country to fix soccer. But US corporations (Coca-Cola, McDonalds etc.) are major sponsors of FIFA so the US has a legitimate interest in prosecuting FIFA officials.
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Re:FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Face Extra... by pjc50 on Wednesday May 27, 2015 @05:08AM (#9610157)
I think only a non-football country could fix football. They've not been sufficiently bought.
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Re:FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Face Extra... by mfringel on Wednesday May 27, 2015 @08:38AM (#9610889)
In addition (as mentioned above), FIFA sanctions don't mean all that much to the US, so the US has a lot less to lose by prosecuting this, both financially and in the court of public opinion.
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Re:FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Face Extra... by ptaipale on Wednesday May 27, 2015 @06:28AM (#9610411)
Football (soccer) is relatively minor sport in the U.S. but it is still a major country in this sport as well: during the FIFA ranking history, it averages on position 19. That is very good, and higher than the ranking of several past World Cup or continental competition winners.
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