Why I Hate Fifa

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I have never really been a big fan of Fifa. I felt they failed in the handling of the France Ireland fiasco, and I've done some homework and find that they've always been a little shady. To give them credit, recently they've done a good job at being ambassadors to the world, trying to use the game of soccer to unite people. The World Cup is a phenomenal event. In 06, Ivory Coast declared a cease fire and stopped their civil war so the country could watch and support it's football team. They brought Africa it's first World Cup and South Africa did an amazing job and made the continent proud.

But what I don't like about Fifa is their anti-American attitude. Most international committees have it, and Fifa is no different. No American refs were chosen for the the 2010 World Cup. We saw how bad the officiating was, especially when USA was screwed out of a win because of it against Slovenia. By the way, the ref that blew the Theiry Henry handball was selected for the World Cup. Kinda bogus if you ask me, especially since the American refs are becoming some of the most respected in the world, believe it or not.

And how about the fact that Fifa threatened to throw out there bid for the World Cup because of Arizona's immigration law, requiring immigrants to carry with them their paperwork showing their now American citizens... or something like that? Fifa is so quick to throw America under the bus, and yet they give the World Cup bid to Qatar.

Let's go over some laws that exist in this tiny, black gold-ran country...
Homosexually is illegal in Qatar.
Drinking alcohol in public is illegal in Qatar.
Public intimacy is illegal in Qatar.

Oh and they are first in carbon emissions per capita. Seems like a great place...

They are Muslim, I have no problem with people's religious beliefs and what have you, but let me just say this... The culture breeds hate. It's no secret what goes on in the Muslim culture. Honor killings, Christian killings, suicide bombings, constant war... we all know what goes on in that area.

Granted, Qatar is pretty stable all things considered, but If Fifa wants to throw a hissy fit over what Arizona is doing, then why haven't they said anything about Qatar's discriminatory laws?

Fifa is a bunch of corrupt, hypocritical, scumbags. Bottom line.