There are multiple men accused of sexual assault playing in the FIFA World Cup…

[AngryTERF]

Like many, I have been enjoying the World Cup over the past few weeks.

Sadly, however, my enjoyment has been shattered by the news that more than 5 men playing have been accused of serious sexual assault. Some have even admitted to their crimes, and yet they’re still being celebrated on the world’s stage!

I am shocked by this. You’d think a company like FIFA would at least try to look like they give a shit about women?

Personally, I think that any man convicted of sexual assault shouldn’t be allowed to play. Full stop. Send a clear message that this behaviour is not allowed!

FIFA were happy to have a World Cup built on modern slavery last time, and give Donald Trump a Peace prize.

Why would you think that shower of venal shits would care about women?

You’d think a company like FIFA would at least try to look like they give a shit about women?

Why would they? It wouldn't bring them any additional money. In fact, it would probably make them lose money, because so many football fans are sexist pigs who would hate to lose their male idols, so they have no reason to do it.

Yes, four (so far): Ghana’s midfielder Thomas Partey, Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi, Japan’s Kaishu Sano (charged with gang-rape) and Cape Verde captain Ryan Mendes who is under investigation for allegedly raping a Brazilian team translator at an Auckland hotel during the FIFA Series tournament in March 2026.

What with that ,and the Netherlands Olympic team that had an actual convicted child rapist on its Olympic volleyball team, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that women and girls's safety is unimportant to sports authorities, and indeed to many sponsors and advertisers.

I read that two men on the Japanese team have a history of assault.

Maybe innocent until proven guilty has to apply, if only for legal reasons, though 'as a matter of principle' could also be argued?
If they've been convicted, that's a different story.

Innocent until proven guilty only means the person isn't considered guilty by the court before that. It doesn't mean no measures can be taken on the basis of allegations alone: if that were the case, nobody could ever be arrested never mind kept in custody until they'd first been convicted.

Ronaldo

The Japanese man mentioned admitted to the assault.

Yes, exactly.

Sports organisation talks about ethics, but has none. Sports organisation doesn't give a hoot about women. What's new?