I hope you are having a better day than Gianni Infantino, because UEFA just pulled its 55 nations' football teams from all future FIFA competitions including the future World Cups.

[scooter@labyrinth.zone]

@randahl ...wait, what??

This is definitely deserved, but I'm astonished that it was actually done.

[brunomiguel@masto.pt]

@randahl I'm surprised UEFA still has a spine. Good for them.

[aho@mastodon.social]

@randahl time for setting up UEFA World Cup

[sophiethrump@mastodon.social]

@randahl seriously

[ainmosni@social.ainmosni.eu]

@randahl @otfrom A bit late, but also, haha!

[ghostonthehalfshell@masto.ai]

@randahl

I would expect that almost everyone is having a better day than he is.

[stephenwhq@mastodon.social]

@randahl

I see the Americas followed suit shortly after

[cy@chaos.social]

@randahl hypocrites.

[scooter@labyrinth.zone]

@randahl CNN has an opinion piece on this from Stephen Collinson, who apparently has no background in sports reporting. Appropriately, it's poor quality; embarrassing for them to put this on the front page. https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/31/politics/trump-fifa-world-cup-controversy-infantino

[elpamplina@masto.es]

@randahl Menudo órdago...
Infantino va a conseguir hacer buena a la UEFA, lo cual es sorprendente.

[donamasta@mastodon.social]

@randahl Trump will come out saying UEFA are communists

[wooshell@chaosfurs.social]

@randahl Now to count the days until Infartino is removed from office..

[kevinrns@mstdn.social]

@randahl

I urge Canada to join the boycott.

[mcv@friendica.opensocial.space]

@randahl

Are the UEFA members finally stepping out of FIFA? It's about time. I hope they start their own competing international football federation, this time with more accountability and less corruption.

Infantino being the end of FIFA sounds entirely appropriate. I really hope UEFA follows through.

[catawu@mastodon.social]

@randahl Good!

[fenixmaster@mastodon.social]

@randahl Trump zal wel weer hogere tarieven gaan opleggen aan de UEFA landen om zijn holmaatje te steunen.

[leeloo@c.im]

@randahl
Supporting homophobia: Ok
Handing a "peace price" to the guy who keeps ending the same war: Ok
Reversing a red card as a friendly gesture to the don: Ok

Selling out: Now hold on a second.

That's not corruption having consequences, that's either corruption getting too obvious (nah, everybody could already see it), or someone wanting their share.

[roknrol@beige.party]

@randahl Performative. They have three years to change their minds.

[norestforthewicked@metalhead.club]

@roknrol
Next year is Women World Cup in Brasil. So, no they don't have 3 years
@randahl

[drangnon@hachyderm.io]

@randahl

*scans news*
oh. it's Kushner's idea. of course.

smh