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minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoHas FIFA banned national teams before?
minus-squareThe Octonaut@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoRussia is currently suspended from official FIFA and UEFA matches. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4gry9zp412o
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoUntil Putin greases some FIFA palms.
minus-squareThe Octonaut@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt’s been 3 and a half years. If you don’t give bad organisations credit when they do something right, why would they ever do it again?
minus-squareJoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThey ban federations on political interference regularly. Killing your other opponents’ team is optional apparently…
Has FIFA banned national teams before?
Russia is currently suspended from official FIFA and UEFA matches.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4gry9zp412o
Until Putin greases some FIFA palms.
It’s been 3 and a half years.
If you don’t give bad organisations credit when they do something right, why would they ever do it again?
They ban federations on political interference regularly.
Killing your other opponents’ team is optional apparently…