I think the heatwave means no one wants to open their window even the tiny crack needed to carry them
I saw a car yesterday with Swiss flags on its wing mirrors. That’s all I’ve seen though.
He’s an embarrassment to Switzerland. Why is his compensation from FIFA free of Federal, Cantonal and Communal tax?
That’s what happens when shitkicking brats get taken off the backstreets of some slum, and given millions and stardom overnight.
How is it free of tax? FIFA is not a UN organization so while it might have non-profit status (haha), its officials don’t hold cartes de legitimation. Google claims Infantino still has to pay income and wealth tax and has moved his residency to Zug to keep the numbers lower.
There are a few “organisations “ that have tax exempt status through direct agreement with the federal Government. These include the IOC, ICRC, IATA, UEFA, FIFA and other sporting organisations.
Senior Executives are also often included in the tax exempt status on their earnings from that organisation. They do have to pay taxes on any other income and wealth.
I think FIFA is still set up as some “Verein”, as it was when it was formed, and is subject to the same tax laws.
The Belgium - Senegal match was crazy. Just watched the highlights. What looked as definitive was overturned in a couple minutes.
Keep politics out of sports they say.
Well, don’t bring politics into sports hahahahaha
A perfect illustration of why people say that ‘‘politics is show business for ugly people”
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England 3 Mexico 2
That was some match!
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People says it was crazy, I’ll watch a replay next week during vacations 
Trump and Infant screwing the system.
Cheat, cheat, cheat.
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I’m not enough of a fan to stay awake half the night to watch it but it sounds amazing.
Convicted felon running true to form.
Football is interesting, but politics even more!
From the UEFA fat cats in Nyon (VD):
Yesterday’s decision to suspend for a probationary period of a year the implementation of the one-match automatic suspension following the red card issued to the player Folarin Balogun crossed a red line.
Football, like any other sports, relies on rules, which are the basis for fair, honest and transparent competition. Sometimes rules are open to interpretation. In this case not. A minimum automatic suspension of one match following a red card is not a discretionary option and does not require the decision of a competent body to be enacted. It is a principle embedded in regulations, which cannot be made subject to exceptions, let alone in the middle of a tournament where several other players have been in the same situation and regularly served their suspension.
Pffffff, it started so good only to end with a whimper, it was the moment to talk about withdrawing from the WC:
We express our disbelief at such an unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision.
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Unprecedented levels of concern…
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hahahahaha, I need to clean water from my computer screen now.
Wow! It seems it’s a scandal, Swiss estate media forgetting about neutrality. From RTS:
From Mussolini to Trump, back on political interference at the World Cup
The call of US President Donald Trump to the boss of FIFA Gianni Infantino, for the disciplinary commission of the body to re-examine the red card inflicted on the U.S. striker Falorin Balogun, is not the first case of political interference observed in the World Cup.
1934: Mussolini’s pressures
Fascist Italy is hosting the second World Cup in history and “Il Duce”, which does not like football unlike its people, sees it as a dream opportunity to glorify its political regime.
Present at each match, Mussolini goes to the locker room and the refereeing is very advantageous for the host country finally sacred, to the point that FIFA will then decide to suspend two referees for life.
1934: Mussolini’s pressures
Fascist Italy is hosting the second World Cup in history and “Il Duce”, which does not like football unlike its people, sees it as a dream opportunity to glorify its political regime.
Present at each match, Mussolini goes to the locker room and the refereeing is very advantageous for the host country finally sacred, to the point that FIFA will then decide to suspend two referees for life.
1978: Suspicions of corruption in Argentina
Organized under the dictatorship of General Jorge Rafael Videla, the “Mundial” aimed at restoring the image of the regime sees Argentina win its first title, tainted by strong suspicions of corruption.
To reach the final, the Albiceleste had to beat Peru by at least four goals apart in order to overtake Brazil. The Peruvians, yet appeared solid defensively at the beginning of the tournament, collapse and bow 6-0. Over the years, without the evidence being provided, several testimonies will denounce an act of corruption between the two dictatorships.
1982: France-Kuwait and the irruption of the sheikh
In Valladolid, the Blues have just scored the goal of the 4-1 by Alain Giresse, contested by the Kuwaitis who heard a whistle that they thought to signify an out of play. While the referee has well validated the goal, Sheikh Fahad al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah, the younger brother of the Emir, and also president of the Kuwaiti Federation, descended from the stands, enters the lawn to the general amazement. In the most complete confusion, the goal is invalidated by the referee, who will pay the price of a lifetime cancellation by FIFA.
2026: Trump’s call to Infantino
Dissatisfied with the red card inflicted on Folarin Balogun during the U.S. victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 16th final, synonymous with the automatic suspension of the American striker for the next match against Belgium, Donald Trump calls FIFA boss Gianni Infantino to ask for the review of the sanction.
Four days later, the global body announced that its disciplinary commission had changed the sanction. The firm suspension match was commuted to “a suspended suspension match with a probationary period of one year”. Consequence: the top scorer of Team USA in this World Cup can well be lined up Monday against the Red Devils.
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