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PSA: We need to boycott the FIFA World Cup (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by busesftw@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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I don't particularly enjoy watching sports - except for tuning in with friends. This time around, even that little affirmation of solidarity has had the joy stripped out of it - mostly because the USA is making the sport a uniquely horrid "spectacle". Capitalism is taking the opportunity to normalise all the oversized tickets, environmental damage, racist policing, and God knows what else. So, what is our community's view on watching this horrorshow play out? Is it something we should be boycotting this time? I can only see this tournament being a way for the US elite to yet again brag about their privilege, to put it mildly. And I can't imagine that would be good for football as a sport.

Quick edit: I think the question now is not whether we are boycotting it but how we will resist this sportswashing as spectators

Edit: I changed the post title due to the need to convey the message.

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[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

The world cup was a magical event for me as a kid. I used to watch every game. A big natural disaster prevented me from following Russia 2018 and I’ve just lost any interest in international football at all since then. This world cup? No way. FIFA has managed to suck out the internationalist soul of the event. It’s a hollow, corporatized circus act and it’s now become a stark reminder of the injustices facing people in their daily lives.

Also, footballers just…suck nowadays. There’s few R9s, Ronaldinhos, Kakas, Baggios, and Zidanes anymore. The best players are statpadding blockheads such as Erling Haaland or speed merchants ie Mbappe. Every attacker has to be a pressing machine, if they even attempt to dribble the ball in an uncoventional they’re clowned on by tiktokteens if they lose the ball. No flair, no elegance, no fun just ‘profit’ driven play.

[–] busesftw@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 days ago

Even the rules have become technicalised. Football managers are probably going to incentivise players to play lifelessly even more than before. Nevertheless, I live in a country where there is a lot of love for foreign teams and that provides leeway for some political support. Considering this, I'm supporting Iran, hoping that I can reverse some of that internal bias towards popular teams.

[–] micnd90@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'd consider watching a game or two (pirated of course) if Luka Modric is in the semifinal/final. International football tend to be different than club football, they have less time to train on just doing pressing drills. In the last couple of international tournaments, individuals shone through (Messi in Qatar, Yamal in the last Euro). But I agree with your general sentiment, club football last year was absolute dross.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I still follow club football (I unfortunately love watching the sport), but yeah there something rotten at the core of the game. To be honest, team play is probably the finest it’s ever been and do quite enjoy but the technical flair is really missing. The Brazilians have abandoned us and been absorbed by the lifeless borglike bullshit of the Europeans. Guardiola-thought has taken the color out of the game.

[–] micnd90@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

You know who to blame