The modern footballer is many things, but a slave he is not. These are men who enjoy the most glamorous of careers, are flush with endorsements and are routinely paid more than an average person's yearly salary in the space of seven days. What slave has ever earned $100,000 a week?
That question clearly escaped the bizarre mind of FIFA President Sepp Blatter. His comments regarding the Cristiano Ronaldo situation, comparing the Portuguese winger to a "modern slave," have been widely and justly attacked from across the world of football.
Condemnation has rained in from UEFA, club managers throughout Europe, and a host of respected former players. When Pele, who more than anyone in the history of football transcended race and class, comes out and says you're wrong, perhaps it's time to backtrack. But not Blatter, oh no.
He has put his foot in his mouth more times than seemingly possible, but he rarely apologizes for his outrageous comments. This is the same man who suggested female players wear tighter shorts. The man who instituted the ludicrous rule of booking players who remove their shirts after scoring. This is a man who repeatedly undermines national and regional governing bodies to propel his own warped interpretations of the game.
If Blatter refuses to apologize for his latest remarks, the time has surely come for him to leave or be forced from office. I don't tend to agree with The Sun on many things, but in this case its petition calling for Blatter's removal is spot on.
Football needs a leader with tact; a leader who still has some marbles left. Blatter needs to shut up or pack up.
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When Mourinho claimed the French FA were treating William Gallas (or was it Makelele?) as a 'slave' by refusing to accept his international retirement, there was a lot of criticism of him simply for using the term when so many still really do have to live in modern slavery.
While rightly picked up for their absurdity, Twatter seeems to have escaped condemnation on the offensiveness of his remarks.
It almost seems as if he and Twatini have a competition to see who can launch the most absurd and unjustified attack on English football, its clubs and players.
(Did you like what I did with their names there, by the way? I mean - ZING! Who's got me up high...?)
"It almost seems as if he and Twatini have a competition to see who can launch the most absurd and unjustified attack on English football, its clubs and players."
I guess that's what happens when you're at the top - obviously I'm talking about English club football, not the national team - people want to shoot you down.
I have heard that Blatter supports Real Madrid. Not sure if that's just mudslinging.
the only thing Ronaldo is a slave to is his hair gel
I agree, he's completely detached from reality! You can take half of what he says and discount it as hallucination and tho other half he is just repeating what his imaginary friend said. FIFA needs to wake up and smell the senile presidents! It's time the let Beckenbauer take the reigns, and move the beautiful game forward leaving the ridiculous 6 5 rule in the anals of histories worst ideas!
So he's the reason for rising oil prices!
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