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nolabear

(43,841 posts)
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 07:27 PM 5 hrs ago

He's now threatening to pull FIFA out of Seattle

He’s big mad “we” (I don’t actually live in the city limits) elected a progressive mayor. With the FIFA head literally standing behind him he called her names and said he was strongly thinking of changing the venue. The head replied something on the order of “hamanahamana” and so far no local reply. Of course plans are well under way and both FIFA and local businesses would be badly harmed. I doubt the blowhard will do it but I’m sick to death of him waving his little dick around and making people afraid to do their jobs. He cannot be gone soon enough.

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He's now threatening to pull FIFA out of Seattle (Original Post) nolabear 5 hrs ago OP
He'll probably have his head preserved and put on the Oval Office shelf to watch over us all... wcmagumba 5 hrs ago #1
Or just substitute dweller 5 hrs ago #2
"They Saved Hitler's Brain II" hatrack 5 hrs ago #5
They Saved Hitler's Cock Celerity 5 hrs ago #11
They'll display it in the Kremlin. rubbersole 3 hrs ago #22
...and risk losing out on the FIFA Peace Prize? Totally Tunsie 5 hrs ago #3
Well, he better try to find a place that won't boo him. ananda 5 hrs ago #6
With any luck at all he'll die before the first match. Moostache 5 hrs ago #4
He has no say in that malaise 5 hrs ago #7
Agreed, but he can make it impossible. nolabear 5 hrs ago #9
Tickets went on sale a while back malaise 5 hrs ago #12
He's making Mussolini seem sane by comparison. His rants are allegorical oracle 5 hrs ago #8
I understand Rebl2 5 hrs ago #10
Infantino is a corrupt crony of Trump Prairie Gates 4 hrs ago #16
It will be sad for the entire region if he pulls our World Cup games over a Mayoral election. maxsolomon 4 hrs ago #13
NYC games are in New Jersey Prairie Gates 4 hrs ago #15
LOL, you dodged a bullet. maxsolomon 4 hrs ago #17
This is bluster Prairie Gates 4 hrs ago #14
Assuming "he" in this instance refers to Donnie Dickwad, GopherGal 4 hrs ago #18
Did Donald earlier brag about bringing it to Seattle? He brags so often that I can't keep up. Norrrm 4 hrs ago #19
The main global soccer organization? CaptainTruth 3 hrs ago #20
While we're at it, BidenRocks 3 hrs ago #21
Does Dip want to get his FISA Peace Prize in Portland? Kid Berwyn 2 hrs ago #23
I DON'T THINK SO Jimvanhise 2 hrs ago #24

wcmagumba

(5,175 posts)
1. He'll probably have his head preserved and put on the Oval Office shelf to watch over us all...
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 07:31 PM
5 hrs ago

Celerity

(53,099 posts)
11. They Saved Hitler's Cock
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:11 PM
5 hrs ago
Angry Samoans - They Saved Hitler's Cock (1982)


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Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1982
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Moostache

(10,926 posts)
4. With any luck at all he'll die before the first match.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 07:51 PM
5 hrs ago

I won't care at all, in fact I will celebrate more, longer and harder the second I hear he is dead than I would if the USA miraculously won the World Cup itself.

nolabear

(43,841 posts)
9. Agreed, but he can make it impossible.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:03 PM
5 hrs ago

Actually I just think he’s blowing his usual smoke but they can do things that would make it very difficult and cost millions. What I expect is an ICE infestation that interferes with a lot.

malaise

(291,178 posts)
12. Tickets went on sale a while back
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:15 PM
5 hrs ago

Eff that clown who thinks he’s in charge of everything.
I don”t think I’ve ever detested another human being this way.

allegorical oracle

(6,004 posts)
8. He's making Mussolini seem sane by comparison. His rants are
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:01 PM
5 hrs ago

growing more frequent and more rabid.

Rebl2

(17,224 posts)
10. I understand
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:07 PM
5 hrs ago

that he has no say in that issue. The cities and states do. If I was the head of FIFA I would have pulled all the games out of the US back in the summer or last year after he won the presidency.

maxsolomon

(37,841 posts)
13. It will be sad for the entire region if he pulls our World Cup games over a Mayoral election.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:17 PM
4 hrs ago

We only have 6 games. 4 groups stage and 1 each of Rounds of 32 and 16.

Fuck Trump. He doesn't even like Soccer.

Is he pulling NYC's games over Mamdami?

GopherGal

(2,723 posts)
18. Assuming "he" in this instance refers to Donnie Dickwad,
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:39 PM
4 hrs ago

it's probably not completely within his power to determine where the World Cup matches take place.

I'm not super-familiar with the inner workings of FIFA, but let me tell you a story about the recently concluded World Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta Indonesia. Basically, the FIG (Federation Internationale de Gymnastique) had a difficult time finding a location to host in a "down" post-olympic year, but the local organizing committee from Jakarta eventually submitted a bid that was found acceptable to FIG. Visas were issued for the athletes and visiting fans and journalists. Until suddenly about two weeks before the competition, Indonesia revoked the visas of the Israeli delegation. At the last minute moving the competition, disrupting the travel/accomodation plans of so many, was deemed not feasible, so the competition went forward. (And, since FIG apparently has Cold-War era wording in its bylaws that said if any qualified participants were denied visas, their Executive Committee was required to vote on whether or not the competition would be cancelled, there is now yet another gymnastics lawsuit going through the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland.)

Okay, I got a little carried away with that description. But how the CAS looks at the authorities and responsibilities between FIG, the Indonesian government, and the Indonesian local organizing committee might have some similarities to FIFA's World Cup. Trump's presser was nominally to brag about some expedited visa process for World Cup tickethclders. That would be something where the federal government is working with the local organizers to facilitate the event. So his power trip (extortion?) might consist of killing that cooperation and/or any security assistance that might have played a role in the local organizing committee's arrangements to host the event. Any decision to move the event elsewhere would likely be entirely up to FIFA, I would imagine, with the fans, journalists, and teams having to adjust their arrangements accordingly.

https://komonews.com/news/local/trump-comments-on-seattle-mayor-elects-looks-questions-citys-world-cup-safety-katie-wilson-president-democratic-socialist-liberal-communist-fifa-soccer-million-tourism-exonomy-visit-crime-violence-investigation]

Norrrm

(3,465 posts)
19. Did Donald earlier brag about bringing it to Seattle? He brags so often that I can't keep up.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:00 PM
4 hrs ago

CaptainTruth

(8,001 posts)
20. The main global soccer organization?
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:47 PM
3 hrs ago

What in the heck does Traitor Trump have against soccer?!?!?!?

BidenRocks

(2,526 posts)
21. While we're at it,
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:56 PM
3 hrs ago

I don't want the Olympics in my city!

We are still occupied in Los Angeles and the Olympics are an excuse for a complete invasion.

Do not feed his ego!

Jimvanhise

(544 posts)
24. I DON'T THINK SO
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 10:25 PM
2 hrs ago

As I understand it, Trump has no control over FIFA unless they break a law. They are a private business and Trump can no more move them then he can a football league.

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