FIFA investigation: No transfer ban

[Ajm1985]

We're his consuming passion -
"... Roan’s talent for placing sporting issues such as these into a wider political context.
’Sport has been revolutionised by the huge amount of money that’s come into it. It’s part of the modern business world, but hasn’t caught up governance-wise. When you see Putin using the Winter Olympics and now the FIFA World Cup to project his image onto the world, and the situation in Qatar, Abu Dhabi and China, you see sport as another arm of power. These places are using sport as a way of projecting their authority, not only on their own people, but globally too. So money in sport is becoming important to governments as well as just people.’
https://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/a-life-in-sports-reporting-the-bbc-s-dan-roan/

"he asks the questions our audience are interested in, they are not his own views..." - well, well well.

Roan there ignoring that both the 1934 World Cup (Mussolini) and 1936 Olympics ( Hitler) being used as means of showing the power of fascism on the world through sport. Recency bias is so painfully evident. Although he's got a clear agenda, he is one of the few to criticise the Russian World Cup, rather than just have a jolly like some of the other journos.

 

[vmsuhail]

Wow. Great news to start the day.

 

[Phil1]

No transfer ban, Poor de-la-ney
Paid Money back, to guarantee
It’s not black or white if rich or broke
We’ve fucked the media in one stroke
God bless UAE God bless UAE
Viva UAE
Long live UAE
C’est magnifique UAE
Magnifique UAE

To the tune of only fools and horses. Needs work but I’ve been on a 12 hour bender so hopefully when I get up tomorrow afternoon somebody’s improved it.. haha!

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

Get in.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Disrespectful motherfucker.

Show some decorum, man.

 

[bballchinaski]

good.

 

[oakiecokie]

We should still appeal the verdict and punishment.
It's a Trojan horse.
The slimy bastards will be back on one pretence or another and they'll cite this as a previous misdemeanor in order to impose a ban.

Thats up to our club to keep its noses clean.Don`t blame FIFA for this shit,we were to blame.
Now UEFA on the other hand ...

 

[johnnytapia]

I can think of one argument why UEFA might rule first:

If UEFA find City guilty then they can whiten their image, and do nothing if CAS later rule in our favour.

If CAS rule in our favour first, then UEFA can't even clean their image and be seen to have tried their best.

CAS will only rule after Uefa's decision, not before.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I am padr81.

You might be a cunnt sir, but you are not that particular cunnt

 

[Keeper!]

Great news and will have big implications on our future transfer strategy.

The next summer window should be exciting and expensive!