they are when talking about FIFA strong arming nations for appling rules. even seen one comment suggest any sanction is a "reprisal", which is an odd term for a well established rule.
the irony is all these actions are doing is highlighting Qatar's intolerance. especially the hat thing, which...
everyone's overlooking the what FIFA is doing with arm bands is applying the laws of the game. they havent invented new ones for this cup. fairly certain the various associations knew what would happen, and played along to publicise the cause for as long as they could.
the question is who does FIFA serve, and when you answer that, do they see a problem? it may be that the countries FIFA benefits are quite content, and so it carries on, as it does.
i've long given up wondering where all the money goes from the world cup, because its in plain sight. all the...