FIFA President Wants Sexier Uniforms

[Mr. Anderson]

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said women should consider wearing more revealing uniforms, such as skimpier shorts, to bring more attention to the game.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/soccer/01/16/bc.sport.soccer.womens.blatter.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

Ok, could you put you foot in your mouth a little deeper....:rolleyes:

Unbelievable.

Not that it wouldn't look a little better, the thing is that the shorts and shirts are loose for a reason. Making them tighter restricts movement.....blah.

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[eyelikeart]

Wow.

How sad is that?

I thought it was a sport?!

[iGav]

FIFA is a total farce.... and the President is a TOTAL f**kin' moron...

And what's worse, is that our FA never stand up to them... :rolleyes:

F1 and FIA had a similar problem a decade ago with a President who really shouldn't have held such a post...

[wdlove]

Wow, actually women as sex objects again.

If he wanted some publicity for his organization, mission successful. Doesn't he realize that function should always be over form. It's the cheerleaders that can dress sexy.

[TimDaddy]

Could you imagine.... "Maybe if the well-hung NBA players would wear shorts made of spandex, we could get more female fans!" Give me a break. This is something for pay per view, not for real sports.

[Sayhey]

I think we should go back to the uniforms used by the ancient Greeks in the Olympics. Naked sports for both sexes is the way to go!:p That would up the viewership of all sports.

[straphound]

Originally posted by Sayhey
I think we should go back to the uniforms used by the ancient Greeks in the Olympics. Naked sports for both sexes is the way to go!:p That would up the viewership of all sports.

Do you really want to see naked pro bowlers? :(

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by straphound
Do you really want to see naked pro bowlers? :(

or naked offensive linemen. :eek:


Lethal

[Sayhey]

Now, to be fair I'm sure that there are folks out there who would want to see naked pro bowling and NFL offensive lineman. Of the Olympic sports I think Gymnastics would enjoy a tremendous surge of support. :p I'm just not sure how to work out the problems for the winter sports. :eek:

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by Sayhey
I'm just not sure how to work out the problems for the winter sports. :eek:

and then there's the issue of shrinkage :p

its a sad comment, though, might even be one that forces him to resign which is about the only good thing that would come from this.

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[Sayhey]

Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
and then there's the issue of shrinkage :p

its a sad comment, though, might even be one that forces him to resign which is about the only good thing that would come from this.

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Hope you are right and he resigns. Stupid comments from a stupid man.

Speaking of stupid comments, I will continue with my own. I don't think the shrinkage problem would be the worst of it. Naked people and ice skates should not be in the same room together. And then there is always to problem of frostbite.

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by Sayhey
And then there is always to problem of frostbite.

But then it might require the performances to be shorter - which might not be a bad thing :D

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[Sabbath]

This is such a joke, The worst thing you can do to promote an undervalued sport is devalue the core of the sport and just turn it into a specticle.

I cant beieve he can't see how much of a mockery he is making of an organisation that already lacks credibility.

Counter argument I guess they did it in beach volleyball and it boosted the profile of that sport, but little other than money has been gained for the sport.

[etoiles]

why not take it a step further... goooooooooooooooal :eek:

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[Counterfit]

Originally posted by iGAV
F1 and FIA had a similar problem a decade ago with a President who really shouldn't have held such a post... Of course, Max is really Bernie's bitch. *slaps Bernie* stop taking such a huge cut and give some to the teams you greedy bastard! Maybe then you wouldn't worry about losing GPs due to money, and perhaps some teams (McLaren) wouldn't object to having more of them, because they don't have the money! ARG! :mad: At least the Canucks have a GP this year :)

[Counterfit]

Originally posted by etoiles
*snip* :eek:

[Sayhey]

Originally posted by etoiles
why not take it a step further... goooooooooooooooal :eek:

(sorry if this has been posted alrady)

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I can only echo, counterfit -- :eek: :eek:

[Counterfit]

If that's going to be a real echo, you have to make them progressively smaller :p

[MrMacMan]

Originally posted by Counterfit
:eek:

Yeah...

Wow...

Very...

Intresting.

[virividox]

blatter really should return to reality. he is so out of touch with todays game

[iGav]

Originally posted by Counterfit
Of course, Max is really Bernie's bitch. *slaps Bernie* stop taking such a huge cut and give some to the teams you greedy bastard! Maybe then you wouldn't worry about losing GPs due to money, and perhaps some teams (McLaren) wouldn't object to having more of them, because they don't have the money! ARG! :mad: At least the Canucks have a GP this year :)

no, much worse than Max... Jean-Marie Balestre, a bitter, french biased moron :eek: :rolleyes:

[MrMacMan]

I don't know guys, besides this guy was quotes publically...

I might start to tune in if they implement the new uniforms...


;)

[Toeknee]

IMO there are some really attractive women playing the sport (college all the way up to Pros) but many fans going to games aren't there to see the women they are there to see some good soccer played. The games ive been to (college) have been a lot more physical and nail biting that the men's. I don't know why that is but I think it's because women play with tons of heart and that makes for good games. If Blatter really wanted to make women's futbol more popular he should worry about keeping leagues like the WUSA from goin under.

[revenuee]

It's women's sports anyway :D

hears "pig", "jerk", "chauvinist" from the background ....

i'm just kidding ...

the reality is that it is insulting for someone in such a high power, who should appreciate the sport rather then making such asinine comments.

As far as the basket-ball comment

i've spoken to women who remember the time when basket-ball players wore those short shorts, and they thought it made it more attractive to watch ...


similar to the stereotype that women watch football for the tight pants, showing the players asses

[kettle]

Originally posted by virividox
blatter really should return to reality. he is so out of touch with todays game

I think this is an interesting point to follow. What a person wears should have no bearing on how people are judged. Making women wear clothing of generless description is removing choice that will not effect the opinion that a Male Chauvinist Pig will hold, this problem runs much deeper than the male of the species relying on visual stimuli. The assumption that a person cannot be trusted to think for themselves without a nanny to guide them is really taking life into strange places.

"Todays game" is just a game. Todays world is really starting to stiffen up into a less than pleasant enviroment for the people living in it. I wish the control system that is P.C. would have a little more faith in the "guilty until proven innocent" population we mostly are, people who have to and will try to do their best to exist happily on this planet.

Teams should be able to style their own team uniforms. All these regulatory bodies that govern sport, seem to be made up of people who can't let other people enjoy themselves without finding a way to take some sort of credit (or money) for the enjoyment had by all.

People are most attractive when they are enjoying themselves.

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by kettle
Teams should be able to style their own team uniforms. All these regulatory bodies that govern sport, seem to be made up of people who can't let other people enjoy themselves without finding a way to take some sort of credit (or money) for the enjoyment had by all.


Well, turn over on teams is continual, so if the teams picked their own style, they'd have to do it every year/season.

But in this case, the style has been mostly set by what's best for the sport in terms of comfort and it some ways tradition for the particular sport. Colors become the main difference.

What was proposed here wasn't a sports related issue.

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[Counterfit]

Originally posted by iGAV
a bitter, french biased moron :eek: :rolleyes: Now that's being redundant :D