FIFA and the World Cup: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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  • čas přidán 7. 06. 2014
  • John Oliver's excitement for the World Cup is tempered by knowing information about FIFA, the organization that produces it. John details the problems with the upcoming tournament and the staggering allegations of corruption against FIFA.
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  • @ShahariarMahmud
    @ShahariarMahmud Před rokem +1095

    8 years later, This aged like fine wine with the Watar WC coming up

    • @justpoppinthings
      @justpoppinthings Před rokem +18

      This is like storing your wine for 8 years just to realize it has oxidized

    • @howardbrandon11
      @howardbrandon11 Před rokem +25

      ​@@justpoppinthingsand you knew it was going to oxidize, but you stored it anyway, and your guests will still enjoy every drop when you serve it to them.

    • @Kevin-bl6lg
      @Kevin-bl6lg Před rokem

      Quartar enjoys to fick Fifa up the bum
      ...
      Infantino is sooo happy with his gay slave

    • @weightevils9460
      @weightevils9460 Před rokem +2

      @@howardbrandon11 cheers

    • @Darkness-ie2yl
      @Darkness-ie2yl Před rokem +1

      The years have only made them corrupter 😂

  • @DannyBoy...
    @DannyBoy... Před 8 lety +11020

    It must be killing John Oliver saying 'soccer' this much.

    • @gpgara
      @gpgara Před 8 lety +845

      Daniel Wagner I bet he washed his mouth with soap after the show, like 'bloody hell, that was unbearable.'

    • @DariusGheghesan
      @DariusGheghesan Před 8 lety +187

      +Daniel Wagner You should keep in mind that the word was first use in UK, so it's their fault for this.

    • @papersonic9941
      @papersonic9941 Před 8 lety +38

      +Daniel Wagner that is nothing, this year during Electronic Arts' E3 presentation they interviewed Pelé and had him say soccer.

    • @samsquanch197
      @samsquanch197 Před 8 lety +16

      +Federico Porcel OMG wow leave it to EA to do that shit. Just let the man say Futball and make a joke out of it.

    • @GreenGretel
      @GreenGretel Před 8 lety +41

      +Daan892 And even if it wasn't an originally British term....so what? Why on earth do some Brits feel so entitled to lecture other English-speaking countries over what words they should or shouldn't use, especially considering the USA is just a minor, barely registering player in the world of football/soccer. Americans have something else called football (so do a couple other countries for that matter), which is by far and away the nation's most popular sport. Let it go.

  • @echarts3710
    @echarts3710 Před rokem +332

    What is even funnier is that 8 years later, Qatar banned sale of alcohol in the stadium and FIFA responded with ''Not drinking beer for 3 hours won't kill ya''

    • @samjones6046
      @samjones6046 Před rokem +14

      They basically pissed off both teetotalers and people who drink alcohol

    • @cdvideodump
      @cdvideodump Před rokem +24

      FIFA: We didn't take bribes...
      Everyone else on Earth: *Sureeeeee...*

    • @CrashAnthrax
      @CrashAnthrax Před 11 měsíci +3

      ​@@cdvideodump Me to FIFA: I don't believe you!

    • @tuckerbowen4626
      @tuckerbowen4626 Před 8 měsíci

      it's amazing how they finally do the right thing and somehow THAT'S the thing everyone gets so pissed off about

    • @Neo_Turbo
      @Neo_Turbo Před 8 měsíci +4

      @@tuckerbowen4626 If you actually saw the video, you'd see why. Brazil had a ban on alcohol being sold in stadiums for years before the 2014 World Cup. But, because Budweiser sponsored the World Cup, FIFA forced Brazil to remove that law.
      Now, Qatar banned alcohol being sold in stadiums for the 2022 World Cup and suddenly FIFA isn't making them step back on that.

  • @orbemsolis
    @orbemsolis Před 4 lety +1833

    "52 degrees celsius"
    literally not a peep from the audience
    "122 degrees fahrenheit"
    *uproar*

    • @samwert2316
      @samwert2316 Před 3 lety +59

      Ya you'll have that here in america dude 😂

    • @biteme9486
      @biteme9486 Před 3 lety +73

      It's not our fault we weren't taught metrics

    • @biteme9486
      @biteme9486 Před 3 lety +6

      @fjf sjdnx I understand, but as I already mentioned, we aren't taught metrics

    • @blacktimhoward4322
      @blacktimhoward4322 Před 3 lety +32

      I don't really see an issue with this. If you made a German announcement in Australia, people wouldn't react either. I speak metric, but most of my idiot countrymen don't

    • @dusty3219
      @dusty3219 Před 3 lety +1

      @@blacktimhoward4322 please elaborate?

  • @talonshirley83
    @talonshirley83 Před 4 lety +1152

    “I would like to show you my sausage.”
    *Wild applause ensues*

  • @artsy_artist1323
    @artsy_artist1323 Před 7 lety +2330

    Fun fact: United Passions is the lowest grossing movie in American box office history. It cost $29 million to produce, and earned a grand total of $918.

    • @beastmr919
      @beastmr919 Před 7 lety +82

      beleive me on this we in america don't give a single shit about soccer and you expect todo well in america hahahahahahah

    • @artsy_artist1323
      @artsy_artist1323 Před 7 lety +320

      Ghkjdf Hbjhffh That's not why it failed. xD
      Soccer is actually one of the fastest growing sports in the US (in terms of popularity) among the youth. The reason nobody went to see it is because it is just... such a bad idea in so many ways

    • @beastmr919
      @beastmr919 Před 7 lety +8

      artsy_artist132 yeah like we don't give shit about it but still we won a lot of worlds cups

    • @BionicleSpork
      @BionicleSpork Před 7 lety +104

      The US has won no World Cups

    • @beastmr919
      @beastmr919 Před 7 lety +42

      Spork yes it did women worlds cups cause you know soccer is for girls

  • @julioventura8200
    @julioventura8200 Před rokem +280

    8 years later, days before the start of the World Cup in Qatar... You´re still right, Oliver.

  • @trollmedia7262
    @trollmedia7262 Před rokem +38

    Fast forward into future.. They did a complete 180 on that "Non negotiable alcohol in stadiums " thing in Qatar world Cup....What a bunch of hypocrites..

  • @anonymouscoward7559
    @anonymouscoward7559 Před 8 lety +5731

    Every time an Englishman says soccer instead of football/footy someone in England dies.

    • @MrConstantine02
      @MrConstantine02 Před 8 lety +144

      +Anonymous Coward Considering the English themselves invented the term 'soccer', I hardly think that's true.

    • @adriane6046
      @adriane6046 Před 8 lety +71

      +MrConstantine02 But they call it football

    • @bigbangtheorymanic
      @bigbangtheorymanic Před 8 lety +39

      +MrConstantine02 No, the term was Association Football

    • @mixmastermind
      @mixmastermind Před 8 lety +96

      +Alex They invented both the term Association Football and "soccer" as its nickname. It's just fallen out of use in Britain. It's not like the US is the only country that says soccer.

    • @taskforceknight9336
      @taskforceknight9336 Před 7 lety +79

      mixmastermind It is the only country that says soccer.Everyone else says football

  • @chrisosullyo91
    @chrisosullyo91 Před 8 lety +6594

    I love how John had to convert the temperature of Qatar from Celsius to Fahrenheit just so the audience could shockingly get to grips with just how hot Qatar really is.

    • @ahmadabdulaziz7951
      @ahmadabdulaziz7951 Před 8 lety +88

      Im from Qatar and yes it's hot but not THAT hot you wont get a heatstroke or anything like that and they're building a full AC indoor stadium.

    • @ahmadabdulaziz7951
      @ahmadabdulaziz7951 Před 8 lety +83

      The investigation already "kicked in" but still nothing happened. sweeeeet :)

    • @ofarah7902
      @ofarah7902 Před 8 lety +18

      +bastardbeargmail Don't hold your breath.

    • @DumbVidsIMadeForAlex
      @DumbVidsIMadeForAlex Před 8 lety +64

      +Chris Sullivan Why do you love how he had to say that? He's presenting to a largely American audience and we use Fahrenheit here. Nothing strange about that.

    • @chrisosullyo91
      @chrisosullyo91 Před 8 lety +107

      +Kellen Hunter-La Voy I know, and you're right - the conversion isn't the slightest bit strange. In fact, it's quintessentially needed. I just have a comic affinity for delayed reactions; one example being when someone doesn't quite get the punchline of a joke, and you can see the gears working in their head trying to figure it out... then the penny FINALLY drops. It really hits me hard for some reason, sometimes more than the actual joke! :')

  • @tonystoilet1936
    @tonystoilet1936 Před rokem +110

    FIFA in 2014: ITS OUR RIGHT TO SELL BEER
    Qatar in 2022: HOLD MY BEER....

  • @keiyakins
    @keiyakins Před 5 lety +546

    "The two twenty two world cup"
    Well there's your problem, they're stuck in the third century.

    • @sovietmuffin501
      @sovietmuffin501 Před 3 lety +101

      Ah yes, everyone remembers when the romans defeated the Persians in the FIFA 222 World Cup.

    • @revolvency
      @revolvency Před 3 lety +15

      @@sovietmuffin501 good times

    • @grettoonist4997
      @grettoonist4997 Před 2 lety +1

      @Darnell Trump How dare you poke fun at this guy making a grammatical error, this is just awful!

    • @poltronafrau
      @poltronafrau Před 2 lety

      @Darnell Trump LMAO

    • @puneetmishra4726
      @puneetmishra4726 Před 2 lety

      *third century crisis noises*

  • @dukekong2412
    @dukekong2412 Před 9 lety +2581

    See this is why I love John Oliver. In your traditional American talk show, such an issue will never, ever be brought up. But Last Week Tonight is just amazing. Yes, our health care system sucks, we're billions of dollars in debt, and neither the Democrats nor the Republicans inspire confidence in anybody, but we often forget about problems abroad, and why we should actually care about them. Thanks to this show, in addition to the many problems at home, we've learned about an Indian election, the gay debate in Uganda, a push for Scottish independence, right to be forgotten, a far right in Europe, a Hungarian internet tax, an inept Thai monarchy (and their efforts to curb speech against it), Doug Ford in Toronto, Tony Abbott in Australia, Francois Hollande in France, and yes, the dark side of FIFA. All done in a humorous manner that I find funny, and if you don't find it funny at least you'll know a little bit more about the world by watching this show. Keep it up, LWT.

    • @Leimiful
      @Leimiful Před 9 lety +47

      Hun sorry to burst your bubble but America is trillions upon trillions of dollars in debt. If it was billions then lord this country might actually be able to fix some problems.

    • @theduder1505
      @theduder1505 Před 9 lety +15

      Dude ever hear about Colbert? These kind of issues are always brought up in comedy-news shows like these.

    • @dukekong2412
      @dukekong2412 Před 9 lety +26

      Colbert for sure, but if you watch Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, etc., their talk shows definitely lean more towards things that are going on here. Also, The Colbert Report doesn't run anymore.
      What got me about Oliver was that he was bold in covering the Indian election. In just his first season, he ventured a lot into international politics, whereas Colbert took some time to do that. Guess Englishman are more aware of foreign politics than we are.

    • @theduder1505
      @theduder1505 Před 9 lety +16

      Definitely won't disagree with you about our lack of international news coverage.

    • @Marshy94
      @Marshy94 Před 9 lety +3

      Well hes English, thats why.

  • @PeterK1984
    @PeterK1984 Před 8 lety +745

    That money and pubic hair metaphor was the best and most spot on illustration of an issue I have ever heard. Everything about that metaphor fit perfectly.

    • @ademyers4867
      @ademyers4867 Před 5 lety +14

      He missed an open goal though by not mentioning a 'Brazillian'

    • @chipskylark5500
      @chipskylark5500 Před 4 lety

      @@ademyers4867 ahahaa.

    • @allytheartist
      @allytheartist Před 4 lety +8

      @@ademyers4867 that's why he said he was gonna put it into terms that Brazilians would understand

    • @demeter-the-great
      @demeter-the-great Před 3 lety +3

      kazoomaster - precisely, that was the whole set up for that joke. He didn’t need to hammer it unfunny as suggested above by bluntly stating “it’s Brazilian waxing, get it?!?!!!?!!”

  • @Laura-xs3te
    @Laura-xs3te Před 2 lety +284

    Rewatching this just reminds me again how brilliant Oliver is.

    • @aandwdabest
      @aandwdabest Před 2 lety +8

      Oliver and his writers ARE good at presenting information to the tune of their jokes.
      And also FIFA sucks.

    • @adamantbelief77
      @adamantbelief77 Před rokem +2

      Same it was brilliant

  • @jackstrickland2817
    @jackstrickland2817 Před 4 lety +245

    4:54 Budweiser is one of FIFA’s key sponsors who sell a product they reflexively insist on calling “ beer”. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Hornswroggle
      @Hornswroggle Před 2 lety +9

      One of my favorite lines in the piece XD

  • @notbobby125
    @notbobby125 Před 9 lety +1160

    The same problem is happening with the Olympics, with cities and countries voting AGAINST holding the games within their borders, for fear of the massive expenses they would have to take building things that will never be used again.

    • @cloudmapper9501
      @cloudmapper9501 Před 9 lety +112

      2004 Olympics in Athens...best example of the ill-effects.

    • @shithoagie
      @shithoagie Před 9 lety +24

      Used to awesome artistic effect in the movie Akira.

    • @tmazhindu
      @tmazhindu Před 9 lety +35

      notbobby125 Very true. With the World Cup in Brazil many people were upset that the government was spending these ungodly sums to build these facilities for the benefit of huge multinational corporations, despite the enormous problems facing the country such as the high cost of living (food, shelter, transport, healthcare) as well as the corruption already present in government. There were full on protests as these problems were being deliberately ignored by the media to keep the spotlight on the games and hide any negative effects. Even with the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, many Aboriginal groups were forcibly moved so the Olympic Village could be built, all for the benefit of, again, the multinational corporations who sponsor the games.

    • @Gogglesofkrome
      @Gogglesofkrome Před 9 lety

      NephyrisX I think someone's been a bit too indoctrinated, lol.
      I wonder how long they took to brainwash you into something like that

    • @NephyrisX
      @NephyrisX Před 9 lety

      RedMatter Erm, I think you got the wrong guy.

  • @HungryTacoBoy
    @HungryTacoBoy Před 8 lety +473

    10:44 - "... 50 degrees Celsius." None of the audience reacts until he mentions the temperature in Fahrenheit. Haha.

    • @onkelpappkov2666
      @onkelpappkov2666 Před 5 lety +81

      And this has been three years!
      (silence)
      That's 37 full moons!
      (gasps in the audience)

    • @LithiumThiefMusic
      @LithiumThiefMusic Před 5 lety +10

      yeah it's filmed in America.

    • @dani45212
      @dani45212 Před 5 lety +14

      @@onkelpappkov2666 americans.... what can u expect .... :D :D

    • @hankstrickler1977
      @hankstrickler1977 Před 5 lety +6

      @@dani45212 [puts on nationalism hat] glad we're on Fahrenheit, it's a better system

    • @hankstrickler1977
      @hankstrickler1977 Před 5 lety +4

      @Chaf Cancel In F we experience about 0-100 degrees in our daily lives. In C it's like -5 to 35. IMO that's more important than boiling water.

  • @novemberwhiskey8911
    @novemberwhiskey8911 Před rokem +36

    This is why we love John Oliver. 8 years have passed since this episode, still today it feels like a refined aged wine! We're in desperate need of another episode on Qatar 2022 WC. Looooot of things are going on out there.

  • @johanfurtado6887
    @johanfurtado6887 Před 2 lety +210

    Desperately need an episode for the 2022 World Cup

    • @internationalrtg5602
      @internationalrtg5602 Před rokem +5

      It will probably come within weeks of the tournament😊

    • @dani4ever
      @dani4ever Před rokem +2

      @@internationalrtg5602 it starts this sunday. I hope the next episode is about this.

    • @timwright3218
      @timwright3218 Před rokem +2

      @@dani4ever Either today, or maybe next week if they need to incorporate Infantino's latest insanity.

    • @Schneewittchen1310
      @Schneewittchen1310 Před rokem +14

      WIsh granted

    • @linkjs2006
      @linkjs2006 Před rokem +8

      You got it. One Qatar World Cup episode a la mode

  • @KneelB4Bacon
    @KneelB4Bacon Před 8 lety +846

    8:07 _"A 'Reserve?' A reserve of a BILLION dollars. When your rainy-day fund is so big you have to check it for swimming cartoon ducks, you might not be a "not-profit" anymore."_
    lol.

    • @StardustLegend
      @StardustLegend Před 7 lety +89

      a small reserve of a billion dollars

    • @trentrubenacker9718
      @trentrubenacker9718 Před 5 lety +15

      Trust them. They're just saving up for one really big charity in the future. It involves fleets of yachts and its gonna be awesome.

    • @nicholasfarrell5981
      @nicholasfarrell5981 Před 4 lety +5

      Ducktales! WOO-OO!

    • @---cr8nw
      @---cr8nw Před 4 lety +2

      Reserves are not the same as a rainy day fund. At all.

    • @CraigMcGuinn
      @CraigMcGuinn Před 2 lety +1

      @@StardustLegend no wonder Oliver compared Sepp Blatter to Trump in the follow up segment

  • @MEALIVEUDEAD
    @MEALIVEUDEAD Před 8 lety +2345

    A small reserve of a billion dollars!

  • @CJFerg81
    @CJFerg81 Před rokem +49

    FIFA in 2014: "We have a right to sell beer."
    Qatar in 2022: "We'll see about that..."

  • @Khallnayakkk
    @Khallnayakkk Před rokem +15

    Watching this again one day before another FIFA World Cup. Just keeps better with time and ageing like a fine wine.

  • @fromargentinawithate
    @fromargentinawithate Před 7 lety +377

    "Fuck it, let's just open a Hooters!" I died at that part. Wow, I didn't know FIFA was that evil. He enlightened me at the same time he made me laugh my butt off.

  • @TkyoSam
    @TkyoSam Před 10 lety +449

    This needs to be captioned in other languages.

    • @jcpulido80
      @jcpulido80 Před 10 lety +21

      there's a sort of "ok" spanish version here www.upsocl.com/comunidad/en-13-minutos-este-comentarista-destruye-totalmente-a-la-fifa-sin-apelaciones/

    • @edinaoliveira5898
      @edinaoliveira5898 Před 10 lety

      concordo!

    • @ecblanco
      @ecblanco Před 10 lety +2

      José Carlos Pulido Already removed from Vimeo

    • @MissPelufita
      @MissPelufita Před 10 lety +3

      ya no está mas en Vimeo. alguien lo consigue en algun otro lado con subtitulos?

    • @thesouluniversal
      @thesouluniversal Před 10 lety

      
      its working for me?

  • @capisenior
    @capisenior Před 2 lety +50

    This was filmed 7 years ago and John Oliver still managed to surprise me with things I didn't know

  • @2011Oly
    @2011Oly Před rokem +11

    This aged like a fine wine.

  • @JayRamahi3810
    @JayRamahi3810 Před 8 lety +229

    That was one of the best endings I ever heard:
    "Soccer is like an organized religion
    FIFA is its church
    Its leader is infallible
    It compels South American countries to build opulent chathedrals
    And it will ultimately be responsible for shocking numbers of death in the Middle East
    And yet for millions of people, it's the only thing that gives people any meaning."

  • @Martinchox
    @Martinchox Před 9 lety +62

    50ºC everybody silent.... 122ºF WOW WOW lol

  • @AidanCran
    @AidanCran Před rokem +25

    This is the exact episode which sparked my LWT addiction, and it’s now finally 2022, and the World Cup will be in Qatar. Insane!!

  • @lu881
    @lu881 Před 3 lety +132

    *_"Temperatures can reach can reach 50°C"_*
    crowd: 0_0
    *_"50°C is 122°F"_*
    crowd: **pikachu face**

  • @XFX40
    @XFX40 Před 10 lety +271

    John is once again nailing it every week so glad he has his show. sometimes I wish it was more than once a week.

    • @DarkWing494
      @DarkWing494 Před 10 lety +28

      We all do wishing it was more than once a week but it may make it less awesome. Because clearly there is a lot of research and thought are behind each awesome show.

    • @theSato
      @theSato Před 10 lety +3

      I wish that 6 days a week when its not on air. :D

    • @vonking8596
      @vonking8596 Před 10 lety +7

      HBO has already said there's a possibility of going to an hour if it goes well. Think that would be better than increasing the number of days

    • @theSato
      @theSato Před 10 lety +2

      von king Personally I'd rather have it at least 3 days a week (Sunday, Tuesday and Friday seem good) but to each their own :)

    • @vonking8596
      @vonking8596 Před 10 lety +1

      Think that's too much Its close to a daily show regime and you'd have the quality diluted

  • @__Philip__311
    @__Philip__311 Před 8 lety +1462

    FIFA, the world's largest criminal organization.

    • @isabellafelipedeoliveiraca6698
      @isabellafelipedeoliveiraca6698 Před 8 lety +16

      +Philip Baker FIFA and HSBC, each one fighting for that title

    • @zikamaster
      @zikamaster Před 8 lety +61

      +Philip Baker After Vatican of course.

    • @hornylink
      @hornylink Před 8 lety +8

      +Dojcin Zivadinovic I don't think it's fair to compare FIFA and the HSBC to the vatican. The Vatican is a sovereign nation, FIFA and the HSBC aren't even in the same league.

    • @mravocadoman2999
      @mravocadoman2999 Před 8 lety +3

      What about the NFL?

    • @danielvictor9835
      @danielvictor9835 Před 8 lety

      +Philip Baker hell yeah

  • @papertowelthe6th105
    @papertowelthe6th105 Před rokem +9

    5:12 Oh, this aged like fine wine xD (EDIT: it's about beer)

  • @zogar8526
    @zogar8526 Před rokem +30

    Crazy to see just how right John was about qutar being a bad place to host the world cup this year. It was even worse then expected how bad working conditions would be.

    • @Wassalaam92
      @Wassalaam92 Před 5 měsíci

      Your comment failed. It was one of the best world Cups in history and exposed a lot of hypocrisy of western media.

  • @feathertopDT
    @feathertopDT Před 9 lety +165

    Not sure if FIFA world cup or Hunger Games... same death toll and corruption

    • @VRichardsn
      @VRichardsn Před 9 lety +32

      It is funny that you mention the Hunger Games. If you haven´t seen Oliver´s video on the NCAA, do it now. You will understand it then.

    • @feathertopDT
      @feathertopDT Před 9 lety +6

      Richardsen Yeah haha that's also true

  • @CosmoNow
    @CosmoNow Před 8 lety +281

    This has been the best criticism to FIFA I've ever seen. Way to go mr Oliver

  • @JukkaliMx
    @JukkaliMx Před rokem +33

    How many of you dropped by here in 2022, just to get the clip of the FIFA official insisting that the must be able to sell beer? xD I wonder how many extra millions Qatar kicked FIFA's way, to make the ban happen?

  • @nikinovski
    @nikinovski Před rokem +11

    I had been waiting 8 years for Qatar to rewatch this video. Still as relevant as ever.

  • @bakerXderek
    @bakerXderek Před 10 lety +353

    Wow, I never knew this about FIFA, goes to show how much shit can brew under your nose before you can smell it.

    • @WilliamAlvarez86
      @WilliamAlvarez86 Před 10 lety +25

      I give up world cup, i always enjoyed it, a family tradition and now its a memory for ever!

    • @embrj1453
      @embrj1453 Před 10 lety +18

      Yep, it's time for awakening, there's no more excuse for ignorance...

    • @gabrielsayers360
      @gabrielsayers360 Před 10 lety +6

      Yeah, if you're interested there's a great article by the sunday times on it! It turns out a Qatarian official who was of course COMPLETELY independent to the Qatari bid paid multiple FIFA officials in excess of $10 million for admin and favours that were, of course, COMPLETELY unrelated to the world cup!

    • @edmarbos5975
      @edmarbos5975 Před 10 lety +7

      I´ve known this about FIFA for a few years now. It´s just really really fucked up.

    • @LEF1RST
      @LEF1RST Před 10 lety

      Chyea!

  • @AntonyAng34
    @AntonyAng34 Před 9 lety +205

    World Cup in Qatar is fucking absurd. Playing football in piece of land that is surrounded by sands, I'd rather play beach football in Brazil. Too corrupted. I love football, I love the game. But I hate modern football!! Too corrupted and most of the companies that sponsors the World Cup questioned FIFA why the World Cup will be held in Qatar except for Emirates Airline. Why would FIFA chooses Qatar, a country that does not have a national football team and does not have any footballing history, to host the World Cup? Because they want money. I will not be going to watch the 2022 World Cup if it is going to held in Qatar unless they change the host.

    • @talaldirar5074
      @talaldirar5074 Před 9 lety +11

      Qatar does have a national team, but only participates in the Asian Cup and gulf-based tournaments.

    • @AntonyAng34
      @AntonyAng34 Před 9 lety +5

      Okay, that I was unclear of. Thanks for letting me know but the thing is, why Qatar?

    • @amandasmith593
      @amandasmith593 Před 9 lety +9

      Antony Ang Because money talks.

    • @atomknight8361
      @atomknight8361 Před 9 lety +9

      I think the host has to change i literally think the world cannot be played there. I mean the stadiums will be shit the football will be terrible due to the heat, and who is going to visit qatar to watch the world cup

    • @AntonyAng34
      @AntonyAng34 Před 9 lety +11

      Agree. Give the likes of Australia or USA a chance. At least people will still go to see the World Cup. FIFA has grown into a corrupted organisation, need the head of FIFA to get thrown out of his corrupted throne.

  • @jamesb.1826
    @jamesb.1826 Před 3 lety +17

    Whoever wrote the perfect pun analogy with the wax and money is a genius.

  • @nanathegoat5106
    @nanathegoat5106 Před 2 lety +19

    The fact that this is 2022.... and everything is just as he said with Qatar is astounding.

  • @Bahazo
    @Bahazo Před 10 lety +138

    Fantastic video. It's a shame that with everyone agreeing with this nothing is actually done to FIFA and they continue to be a disgusting organization.

    • @71samrath
      @71samrath Před 10 lety +5

      ***** Same here man, i love soccer/football and look forward towards the world cup for month, but if there is a boycott of Qatar world cup I will fully support it.

    • @ollieryantucker2270
      @ollieryantucker2270 Před 10 lety +4

      ***** Countries have to withdraw from FIFA. It is corrupt to the core. A new organisation MUST be made.

    • @joaomartins3367
      @joaomartins3367 Před 10 lety +1

      ***** They died only because of unmesured greed and corruption, nothing will ever change that

    • @GotxMilk22
      @GotxMilk22 Před 10 lety

      nothing can be done

    • @xxxaragon
      @xxxaragon Před 10 lety

      all the circumstances have pretty much soured me on this years World Cup.

  • @ECalland
    @ECalland Před 9 lety +77

    Reporter: "Summer temperatures in Qatar can reach some 50 degrees Celsius. A difficult environment to hold a professional sporting event outdoors".
    Audience: *Silence*
    John: "50 degrees Celsius is 122 degrees Fahrenheit"
    Audience: Ohhhh

    • @Imstillalive813
      @Imstillalive813 Před 9 lety +2

      Are you implying that they're stupid because almost all of them grew up using the Fahrenheit system?

    • @JokoCi
      @JokoCi Před 9 lety +6

      Imstillalive813 I would argue:
      Beeing afraid of negativ numbers is stupid, yes. (But very ohmerican)
      Failing in getting rid of negitv numbers is stupid, yes.
      Using fahrenheit is stupid, yes.

    • @devilhunterradio8395
      @devilhunterradio8395 Před 9 lety +2

      JokoCi I am A United States citizen and I understand Celsius. I do however think that our system is quite outdated though.

    • @JYLEDH
      @JYLEDH Před 9 lety +4

      JokoCi Agreed, as an American, I hate our measurement system. 1 foot = 12 inch. 1 yard = 3 foot. Terrible system. Most science majors don't use it and don't really know it even in America.

  • @balasrinadh6811
    @balasrinadh6811 Před rokem +8

    This aged well

  • @natalie651
    @natalie651 Před 4 lety +760

    John Oliver single-handedly reminds me that I'm not crazy. Thank you, John Oliver. I should pay you for the therapy.

    • @jamesmartell3095
      @jamesmartell3095 Před 3 lety +5

      I feel exactly the same x x

    • @proculusjulius7035
      @proculusjulius7035 Před 3 lety +9

      I could hold on to that money for him. 😂😉

    • @md.moinulislam9851
      @md.moinulislam9851 Před 3 lety +3

      @@jamesmartell3095 your master Donald trump needs a therapy even more.

    • @militustoica
      @militustoica Před 3 lety +2

      If you pay HBOMax he does in fact get money, lol

    • @ToddSocks
      @ToddSocks Před 3 lety +1

      R.I.P to his researchers and script writers reading this comment

  • @Pelpina
    @Pelpina Před 10 lety +121

    Great insight in FIFA. If you love watching the world cup (just like me!!), you have to know the truth about the organization behind it as well. I was surprised!!

    • @MichaelTucker
      @MichaelTucker Před 10 lety

      What has been exemplary for these games has been the players, who are willing to act like true sportsmen. Helping each other up after a fall, making sure they are ok.

    • @Janisku7
      @Janisku7 Před 10 lety

      Pelpina Trip well Netherlands have played well in this world cup

    • @JamieBrowncinnsocialmedia
      @JamieBrowncinnsocialmedia Před 10 lety

      Now that his show is finding itself I think it'll start to get huge.

    • @user-lz5lv8mm3g
      @user-lz5lv8mm3g Před 9 lety

      Л шт ла

  • @BryanLVO
    @BryanLVO Před 10 lety +46

    Watching this feels like watching The Colbert Report or The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, this guy is hillarious. 😂

    • @prodigiii712
      @prodigiii712 Před 10 lety +9

      He is a product of the Daily show. So he has brought that element to this show. the only criticism is that it's very much like the daily show, almost like a copied version on a different channel.

    • @aysbg
      @aysbg Před 10 lety

      Bryan Morales he is, as Colbert was, a part of team that works on The Daily Show.

    • @eXcommunicate1979
      @eXcommunicate1979 Před 10 lety +5

      prodigiii712 Thats ok with me.

    • @BryanLVO
      @BryanLVO Před 10 lety

      aysbg I didn't knew that. Still, there are all great, but I prefer Jon Stewart, he's just great.

    • @aysbg
      @aysbg Před 10 lety

      Bryan Morales Indeed he is... The Daily Show produced a lot of very intelligent and very funny people. Oliver included. ;)

  • @amehak1922
    @amehak1922 Před rokem +8

    The algorithm has a sense of humor apparently

  • @fdg92
    @fdg92 Před rokem +9

    Who's back here 8 years later after that NETFLIX documentary FIFA Uncovered?

  • @thexalon
    @thexalon Před 9 lety +77

    I'm surprised nobody's said it yet: FIFA 0 - John Oliver 1.

    • @markfoster1520
      @markfoster1520 Před 5 lety +1

      His ball control when he got it into the box was all the difference!

  • @americawashington2700
    @americawashington2700 Před 10 lety +68

    Oh please, a little cocaine and chainsaws never hurt anybody

  • @tuckerbowen4626
    @tuckerbowen4626 Před rokem +18

    what's ironic is that the Qatar World Cup actually HAS banned alcohol but people just won't stop bitching about it

  • @FalkEbert
    @FalkEbert Před rokem +11

    This aged well.

  • @emanuelebiancardi6315
    @emanuelebiancardi6315 Před 6 lety +34

    I saw the Blatter fall on italian television like 20 years ago, and I've been laughing ever since. Best VIP fall ever.

    • @credenzamostro
      @credenzamostro Před 2 lety +3

      Ancora non riesco a credere che John Oliver abbia usato una clip di Mai Dire

  • @HeyNimbus
    @HeyNimbus Před 10 lety +84

    I am brazilian guy and I'm not proud to bring the World Cup to my country.

    • @the_b1ll
      @the_b1ll Před 10 lety +3

      Aquela da estádio em Manaus eu achei o cúmulo...Vai ser utilizado só para a copa,e depois já era,ninguém vai disputar nada ali...MDS

    • @jordellima6089
      @jordellima6089 Před 10 lety +10

      I'm with you! Brazil's government spent billions in arenas, but it told for all people that don't have enogh money to do schools, hospitals and etc. So, this WC came only and exclusively to stole brazilian peolple!

    • @Rogerioapsandrade
      @Rogerioapsandrade Před 10 lety +2

      Me too. This WC Cup is just a diversion. An expensive Tv program that our Government will use as a political agenda for the elections

    • @ryanmasad977
      @ryanmasad977 Před 10 lety +7

      Rogerio Ap Silva de Andrade
      With respect, the world cup is drawing the corruption and inequality in Brazil into the spotlight, so not just Brazilians but the world can see it. If this was a ploy by your government to distract everyone, it was a terrible idea.
      And yet, maybe now the problems are so clear, Brazil's next election will be its most meaningful one yet, as people will vote for parties that focus on corruption and actually have a plan to deal with it.

    • @CarlosCavalcantiJ
      @CarlosCavalcantiJ Před 10 lety

      Ryan Masad With all do respect, you are very naive to think that the world cup will bring "all the corruption and inequality" in Brazil to the spotlight. Do you see ANYONE talking about corruption and/or inequality today, the opening day of the WC? It´s clear you still have a lot to learn about how the world works. It wasn´t a terrible idea: it was a brilliant ploy, and it will work, like it´s already working. Thanks in no small part to the cup, they will remain in power for a bare minimum of another 4 years, probably 12.
      And yes, people in Brazil will vote for parties that focus on corruption and actually have a plan to deal with it: those parties want even more corruption, that´s why their focus is on corruption. And their plan to deal with it will be that they do all the corruption, so there´s no enough money for anyone else to rob.

  • @martin4374
    @martin4374 Před 2 lety +30

    Rolex, the luxury watch company synonymous with wealth, is ALSO a non-profit. "Non-profit" means nothing.

  • @miyukinakagawa9396
    @miyukinakagawa9396 Před rokem +5

    This has aged like fine wine.

  • @IUNFE
    @IUNFE Před 10 lety +17

    This show will have HUGE impact very soon. Very well written.

  • @cosmovedder1354
    @cosmovedder1354 Před 9 lety +291

    There are 100 people that could change it immediately. If the top 100 football players in the world banned together and said fuck FIFA we won't play in the world cup unless shit gets changed.....shit would change. Because of the pressure from those players, but also because of the pressure from fans since nobody would want to watch the world cup without the best 100 players involved. All those top 100 players are rich enough that they never have to do anything they don't want to do

    • @Leimiful
      @Leimiful Před 9 lety +45

      They never will because they just want another paycheck. It's all about $$$ now.

    • @cosmovedder1354
      @cosmovedder1354 Před 9 lety +15

      Leimiful That pretty much means all of those elite players are complete dicks, considering they already have millions and do not really need more money.

    • @Leimiful
      @Leimiful Před 9 lety +19

      Cosmo Vedder You see them doing anything productive with their money? Nah, they're dicks.

    • @tissot233
      @tissot233 Před 9 lety +4

      Leimiful I doubt it got much to do with the paycheck. World Cup doesn't pay anywhere near the amount players got from their leagues.
      Just a example. 35 million dollars is paid to a winner team. So the paycheck is divided with 23 people and often part of it is given to charity by the team. Christiano Ronaldo's yearly salary is 36 million dollars.

    • @cosmovedder1354
      @cosmovedder1354 Před 9 lety +2

      ***** With that info I would agree it is not about the money. Which really makes me wonder even more why they wouldn't stand up against the organizers of the world cup and attempt to put an end to the shady stuff they are doing, and leads me to believe they are truly dicks at heart. Despite all of the money they give to charities for tax purposes.

  • @daytripper5441
    @daytripper5441 Před rokem +7

    6,500 deaths, not the 4,000 predicted 😢

  • @sg3428
    @sg3428 Před rokem +7

    11:52 Seeing this in 2022, few weeks away from World Cup in Qatar is sad & still relevant - death toll exceeded what was predicted, 6500 people died.

  • @sobosswagner
    @sobosswagner Před 9 lety +418

    You know. I've never actually seen two girls one cup. And I'm kind of ok with that

    • @nopenopeman9273
      @nopenopeman9273 Před 9 lety +51

      ***** lol, if you call watching 2 girls and 1 cup living, then i would rather die.

    • @marsiliov.m.6838
      @marsiliov.m.6838 Před 9 lety +8

      What is wrong with 2 girls with a cup. I've shared a drink with a girl in the same cup so what?

    • @C00bAyee
      @C00bAyee Před 9 lety +1

      Me neither

    • @MeneTekelUpharsin
      @MeneTekelUpharsin Před 9 lety +4

      Marsilio V.M.
      You can get herpes by sharing a drink with a girl in the same cup. That is whats wrong.

    • @77Avadon77
      @77Avadon77 Před 9 lety +12

      Two girls-one cup made me the man I am today! But for true personal revelation you must watch one man-one jar.

  • @sirias27
    @sirias27 Před 10 lety +28

    i'm French and i've laughed so hard at 5:25

    • @ronnieashi5263
      @ronnieashi5263 Před 10 lety +5

      I appreciate your sense of humor, it was really funny.

    • @011azr
      @011azr Před 10 lety +1

      Who doesn't? That guy looks like an as*hole though. If he mock someone bad in my country using English accent of my country, I certainly would not be offended at all.

  • @beezy364
    @beezy364 Před 4 lety +8

    Probably his best segment, every joke and punchlines just perfect.

  • @luisjesus8668
    @luisjesus8668 Před rokem +4

    Man, this aged like fine wine

  • @maacpiash
    @maacpiash Před 5 lety +1281

    In the middle of FIFA World Cup 2018, anyone?

  • @demigod2324
    @demigod2324 Před 9 lety +55

    As an American that has just recently begun watching soccer I am glad someone alerted me to just how fucking terrible FIFA is as an organization

    • @slovan12
      @slovan12 Před 9 lety +25

      FIFA as an organization...pretty fucking terrible. Soccer/Football as a game...pretty fucking awesome
      I think that Jules Rimet ("inventor" of the World Cup) and Robert Guérin (one of the founders of FIFA) are rolling in their graves

  • @notbomba
    @notbomba Před 2 lety +4

    Its 2022 and I'm ready for the update episode

  • @Its_Nuge
    @Its_Nuge Před rokem +4

    Back here after his latest episode and the start of the WC in Qatar.

  • @OpinionsNoOneCaresAbout
    @OpinionsNoOneCaresAbout Před 6 lety +77

    9:37 Doesn't the Mafia usually refer to themselves as a "family"?

  • @0Clewi0
    @0Clewi0 Před 5 lety +147

    10:42 Laughing at how the audience was in shock with Qatar temperatures only after he transformed it to °F.

    • @Hornswroggle
      @Hornswroggle Před 2 lety +10

      I think it works because it's a "We already know it's bad - we just didn't realize *how* bad"-joke

    • @jonathanneal1319
      @jonathanneal1319 Před rokem

      Hs did it again and the same response occurred.

  • @JosipMiller
    @JosipMiller Před 5 lety +32

    "World's most expensive bird toilet ..." :) So true.

  • @DmonHiro
    @DmonHiro Před 4 lety +50

    I can't believe exit-visas existed. When that lady said "slave state" I thought it was a metaphor. NOPE.

    • @nathanmckenzie904
      @nathanmckenzie904 Před 4 lety +3

      Yup.. and it's not just those from poor countries, its Americans and Brits as well

    • @TheLostStars
      @TheLostStars Před 3 lety

      @@nathanmckenzie904 have you EVER heard of amendment XIII

    • @storrho
      @storrho Před 2 lety +4

      @@TheLostStars No and i'm assuming you're one of the worst people to explain it to me.

  • @youremeantomepod
    @youremeantomepod Před 10 lety +9

    This show has raised the bar. Thought provoking, brilliant, and hilarious.

  • @Doom49
    @Doom49 Před 10 lety +623

    Totally opens my eyes in a hilarious way, thank you for this :)

  • @0Clewi0
    @0Clewi0 Před 3 lety +4

    I love the delay on them understanding the temperature

  • @ryanyeager3258
    @ryanyeager3258 Před rokem +5

    I can't wait to see John Oliver face when the world cup is in North America 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇲🇽 I bet he got to all the games in New York City.

  • @LaBlueGirlFanboy
    @LaBlueGirlFanboy Před 10 lety +75

    I didn't know workers couldn't leave Qatar unless their employer said so. Man that is bad so what is the UN doing about it?

    • @Malam4rco
      @Malam4rco Před 10 lety +25

      It's called capitalism, and it is legal, unfortunately

    • @bgrian
      @bgrian Před 10 lety +24

      Qatar are friends with the US. Moreover, those people who die there are extremely poor. So noone gives a shit.

    • @sugreev2001
      @sugreev2001 Před 10 lety +15

      The employers in the middle east take their passports as soon as they land in their airport. That's how Dubai was built. It's Modern day slavery and the PC media never brings it up, unless you dig deeper and find it out yourself.

    • @70meters
      @70meters Před 10 lety +6

      The UN is complaining the US doesn't give them enough support while simultaneously complaining that the US shouldn't act like the world police.

    • @LividImp
      @LividImp Před 10 lety +7

      Malam4rco
      That has nothing to do with capitalism, and I'm no fanboy for capitalism. That is indentured servitude.

  • @K1kuch1
    @K1kuch1 Před 10 lety +12

    I am a Brazilian and i approve this message.
    Our people is blind, and the ones who need to hear the most these words of Mr. Oliver can´t even speak english.

  • @daveswort
    @daveswort Před rokem +3

    11:50 well… that was an understatement.

  • @DallasHarv
    @DallasHarv Před rokem +6

    @11:45 estimates 4000 deaths. actual 6500

  • @enkiimuto1041
    @enkiimuto1041 Před 8 lety +56

    I'm Brazilian and the 7x1 was the best thing that could ever happen during that time.

    • @amonraii7273
      @amonraii7273 Před 8 lety

      +Enkii Muto Sucker for punishment eh?

    • @enkiimuto1041
      @enkiimuto1041 Před 8 lety +22

      I hate football, there were protests everywhere and people getting shot by the police. The media was just showing stuff inside the stadium and nobody cared. At least this put a stop in the annoying fireworks that just made noise and left most of the population as if the mongols had came through to make sure nothing was ever going to grow again.

    • @Nocturnalux
      @Nocturnalux Před 8 lety +2

      +Enkii Muto I'm Portuguese and do not care about football, at all, never have, probably never will. And few things infuriate me more than meeting foreigners who go all, "You're Portuguese?! Omg, Cristiano Ronaldo!". I know they don't mean to be rude but it annoys me to no end.

    • @betoen
      @betoen Před 8 lety +1

      +terrorista31 Eh, che, me hiciste cambiar mi perspectiva.

    • @Drace90
      @Drace90 Před 8 lety

      +Enkii Muto I speak in the name of my home country Germany when I say: You're welcome. ;)
      But just for the record, it's not the fault of the game. And the protests in brazil got reported.

  • @FullOfMalarky
    @FullOfMalarky Před 7 lety +293

    The USA should host the World Cup, they already have huge stadiums that the NFL keeps well maintained and it will help them get a kick in the ass to fix some roads, bridges etc.

    • @Sir_C_
      @Sir_C_ Před 7 lety +7

      If Qatar loses the bid over ever-growing scandals... that's where it's going.

    • @LordJuzzie
      @LordJuzzie Před 7 lety

      I would be tempted to give the 2018 world cup to someone else to, but its probably too short notice now.

    • @SuperBlackjacklover
      @SuperBlackjacklover Před 7 lety

      I wish

    • @AliMohamed-yq4wn
      @AliMohamed-yq4wn Před 7 lety +40

      USA hosted the World Cup in 94 it should be England we haven't hosted it since 66

    • @FullOfMalarky
      @FullOfMalarky Před 7 lety

      Ali Mohamed that's fair

  • @fa1con730
    @fa1con730 Před 2 lety +57

    Update: It’s now 2022, and after watching this, it may be a bit more difficult to watch the World Cup.

    • @embreis2257
      @embreis2257 Před 2 lety +6

      FIFA is as bad as ever and everything said about Qatar here was proven true. Between 2010 and late 2020 over 6,500 migrant workers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka have died in Qatar.

    • @moemeneldukany4191
      @moemeneldukany4191 Před rokem

      @@embreis2257 don't care, you don't have to watch the matches bro

    • @moemeneldukany4191
      @moemeneldukany4191 Před rokem

      cry me a river

    • @fa1con730
      @fa1con730 Před rokem +8

      @@moemeneldukany4191You’re the one triggered at an update comment lmao 😂

    • @balkanmadnessmadeinaustria5837
      @balkanmadnessmadeinaustria5837 Před rokem

      Yeah as a German, it pains me because I want to See Germany after the horrific years, but Qatar, thats a No for me, but Japan Plays against Germany 😬

  • @Enlightened0ne
    @Enlightened0ne Před 3 lety +55

    Me, a time traveler: Damn his hair was darker back then.

    • @schattentaenzerin
      @schattentaenzerin Před 3 lety +7

      Considering the topics he and his team covered in that time, I'm just surprised he didn't pull it all out

    • @blobber51
      @blobber51 Před 2 lety +1

      @@schattentaenzerin I’m sure he did that a lot in college.

  • @shayneberger3596
    @shayneberger3596 Před 8 lety +37

    Sepp Blatter got an 8 year ban, please do a follow up John! You have some serious celebrations to get through with this.

  • @mushnoodle
    @mushnoodle Před 8 lety +419

    "FIFA" also known as "Fail In Football Administration".

    • @simonwest9450
      @simonwest9450 Před 8 lety +4

      More like FI-FArce

    • @Priogab
      @Priogab Před 7 lety +17

      And it's a shame, it started with a great idea, before being ruined by assholes.

    • @rudylugo2157
      @rudylugo2157 Před 4 lety

      It's soccer idiot

    • @theempires5
      @theempires5 Před 3 lety +1

      @@rudylugo2157 Football, as in you know, a ball played by your feet

    • @rudylugo2157
      @rudylugo2157 Před 3 lety

      @@theempires5 the only balls I play with my feet are my husband's....

  • @tripleh327
    @tripleh327 Před 2 lety +4

    The glory of the Gialappa’s band commenting the fall is what make me proud of being Italian

  • @Sunny.27
    @Sunny.27 Před rokem +4

    The Follow up to this is going to be insane

    • @blaster915
      @blaster915 Před rokem +1

      Yes it will, I can not WAIT for him to scathingly attack them. Because Sepp Blatter and all the FIFA folks were accused and then aquitted let out of jail free. They truly are corrupt to the core them and their "friends".

  • @laryonyt
    @laryonyt Před 9 lety +135

    "Bribery and FIFA go together like peanut butter and jelly."
    And Blatter is ok, because "he didn't know about the thing". You PRESIDE the FIFA forever, you are supposed to take the fall even if you were crystal clear. But you are also shady as fuck.

    • @davifernandeslima01
      @davifernandeslima01 Před 9 lety +17

      Blackcrame that was freaking hilarious..."i can't monitor everyone in the organization". said the PRESIDENT of it. ow man...

    • @remonkewl6598
      @remonkewl6598 Před 9 lety +2

      Davi Fernandes That was just precious. How can you not feel bad for the poor man?

    • @davifernandeslima01
      @davifernandeslima01 Před 9 lety +2

      remon kewl poor, you say? Lololol i hear you dude... Precious indeed

  • @fidorover
    @fidorover Před 10 lety +7

    Not only is this the best show on TV, it's humorously doing the proper take-downs of piece-of-shit organizations and piece-of-shit people that supposed news shows like 60 Minutes should to be doing, but are instead failing miserably. Congrats to John Oliver and staff and HBO for doing this show so fucking amazingly well.

  • @ValentineS97
    @ValentineS97 Před 2 lety +18

    i’m proud that i can say that i’ve honestly NEVER seen “two girls, one cup” before and i plan on keeping it that way for as long as i live… 🙃

  • @davedee6745
    @davedee6745 Před rokem +2

    10:59 "The NFL hosts the super bowl in a lake"
    The Dolphins would love that.

  • @kylemagaro6979
    @kylemagaro6979 Před 7 lety +8

    This episode legitimately informed millions of Americans that didn't know anything about the actual organization

  • @EmilFoghVids
    @EmilFoghVids Před 7 lety +6

    It should be mentioned, that there actually is another Sepp... His full name is Sepp Piontek, and he is a great great man!
    He is a German football manager, who helmed the Danish national team in the 1980es and in the process turned them from amateurs (litterally) into one of the biggest surprise upsets of that decade, even though he was their first full time professional manager... He brought forth both a semifinal (lost to Spain in a penalty shootout) in the '84 Euro Cup and a clean sheet of prelimenary victories in the '86 World Cup (one of which was a crushing 6-1 beatdown of Uruguay, one of the premier South American teams of that era). In the qualifiers they took out such giants as England (sorry John...) in 84 and the USSR in 86. 6 years later, they won the Euro Cup of '92 on the foundation of selfbelief and professionalism, that Sepp Piontek had introduced. It is indeed a terrible shame, that he should be so unfortunate as to share his given name with Blatter... And I'm somewhat sure, he never stabbed anyone in a bar fight...

  • @bigf1ip
    @bigf1ip Před 2 lety +2

    Watching this in Jun 2021…can’t believe this episode is from 7 years ago…damn time flies

  • @FatPigInTheHouse
    @FatPigInTheHouse Před rokem +4

    Is this the prequel to the segment I just watched?