I guess football really does reflect global politics. Iran was banned from FIFA today for government interference. The Iranian sports ministry is famous for its heavy-handedness. Iran’s FIFA ranking will go from 38 to nil. I wonder if Iran will accuse FIFA of being a tool of America like Canada?
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Curzon added these pithy words on 23 Nov 06 at 11:42 pm
Japan Freezes $10 Billion on mullahs of IranJapan, the world’s second-largest oil importer after the U.S., halted its $10 billion financing of projects in Iran until the country complies with demands to halt its nuclear program, an official said.
“New projects, no thanks,” Fumio Hoshi, senior executive director of state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation, told reporters today. Lending will cease until “we have a good outcome from the negotiations between Iran, the Europeans and the U.S.”
mkl added these pithy words on 24 Nov 06 at 10:43 pmFoer merely proves in his book that football (not soccer) is global. And with the help of globalization, there are Brazilians playing in Moscow and Chinese in Liverpool. The football itself, proves nothing.
jon added these pithy words on 26 Nov 06 at 5:41 amIf FIFA were a tool of the United States, I would think our rating would be higher than 31. That says much about what hegemony is worth today!
alec added these pithy words on 27 Nov 06 at 7:46 pmWe’re 31 because we managed to get 1 point in our group.
