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[Simpleton]

I still can't believe they rolled out that giant sewing machine to try to stitch the field together.

Just incredible.

This situation is the perfect example of what many of us have been saying for years, the league doesn't give one single fuck about the integrity of the sport, it's literally just a vehicle for generating revenue.

The players, coaches and personnel executive types?

They definitely live and breathe it, but the league office and most owners?

Purely profit generation and a vanity project (for some owners).

 

[Bipo]

Frankly hard to believe the NFL would put player safety at risk on a third world field like that. Brazil has to have better fields than that. Soccer is huge there.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

 

[Simpleton]

Frankly hard to believe the NFL would put player safety at risk on a third world field like that. Brazil has to have better fields than that. Soccer is huge there.

It's basically the most famous soccer stadium in the country, the 2014 World Cup final was there.

 

[Cotton]

the league doesn't give one single fuck about the integrity of the sport, it's literally just a vehicle for generating revenue.

That's pretty obvious from the pandering to niche interest groups. But, almost al of pro sports are like that now. It has gotten really exhausting.

 

[Cotton]

Frankly hard to believe the NFL would put player safety at risk on a third world field like that. Brazil has to have better fields than that. Soccer is huge there.

You know who has better fields than that? The United States of America.

 

[Cotton]

Mouthpiece.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

WTF

 

[Simpleton]

This fucking league man, honestly.

 

[bbgun]

WTF

 

[Cotton]

WTF

View attachment Rio Special project.mp4

 

[ravidubey]

This situation is the perfect example of what many of us have been saying for years, the league doesn't give one single fuck about the integrity of the sport, it's literally just a vehicle for generating revenue.

The players, coaches and personnel executive types?

They definitely live and breathe it, but the league office and most owners?

Purely profit generation and a vanity project (for some owners).

The reality is to the league officials the players are cattle, not pets, and the only incentive to spend money is to make or save even more money, or because the government makes you.

The millions spent up front to convert each field to natural grass hasn’t yet been eclipsed by the revenue lost to the increased injuries from playing on artificial or subpar turf. Otherwise we’d have already seen major changes

 

[Simpleton]

The reality is to the league officials the players are cattle, not pets, and the only incentive to spend money is to make or save even more money, or because the government makes you.

The millions spent up front to convert each field to natural grass hasn’t yet been eclipsed by the revenue lost to the increased injuries from playing on artificial or subpar turf. Otherwise we’d have already seen major changes

Pretty much, and it also explains the halfassed officiating for years, the constant rule changes, the dithering in the wind to political/social pressure and so forth.

The sport itself is a distant third to profits and public perception, at best.

 

[ravidubey]

Pretty much, and it also explains the halfassed officiating for years, the constant rule changes, the dithering in the wind to political/social pressure and so forth.

The sport itself is a distant third to profits and public perception, at best.

You'd need a government body that had authority to severely penalize the league and actually gave a shit about player safety to do anything.

It could be done. Congress could establish an official Professional Sports Safety Commission, and put it under Commerce or Labor. They could even make NBA, NFL, MLS, MLB, NHL, etc all pay to help fund it.

Then they could organize a House/Senate Joint Subcommittee on Professional Sports Safety that aggressively investigated all sports, complementing the above Commission with the clout to bring in the Commissioners of any league before Congress for grilling. It would be great exposure for politicians.

You could even establish protocols and force all findings public and independently verifiable to limit bribery.

It could all work, if someone really wanted to do it.

But no one does, so yeah.

 

[Bipo]

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Translated article below...






Arrascaeta, who scored the goal that secured the draw against Del Valle, also complained about the field. For him, the current state hurts the team even more because of the way they like to play.

— We know their team has good quality, but we can't allow them to come here and play like they did. It has to impose itself. For that, we need a good field too. We've been suffering a lot in these last few games, the pitch is getting worse and worse. Increasingly difficult to control the ball. It's trying to play fast. If we want to be champions we have to look for a solution. We can't allow the team to have a field like that — said the number 10.

Maracanã CEO Fred Nantes called a press conference last week. The idea was to explain the reasons for the wear and tear on the playing floor and the administration's plan to improve conditions in the coming months. Especially after criticism from players and coaching staff at Flamengo and Fluminense.

The poor condition was attributed to an abnormal amount of rain, above-average temperatures for the time of year and a huge number of games. Being a good part of them on rainy days.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Translated article below...






Arrascaeta, who scored the goal that secured the draw against Del Valle, also complained about the field. For him, the current state hurts the team even more because of the way they like to play.

— We know their team has good quality, but we can't allow them to come here and play like they did. It has to impose itself. For that, we need a good field too. We've been suffering a lot in these last few games, the pitch is getting worse and worse. Increasingly difficult to control the ball. It's trying to play fast. If we want to be champions we have to look for a solution. We can't allow the team to have a field like that — said the number 10.

Maracanã CEO Fred Nantes called a press conference last week. The idea was to explain the reasons for the wear and tear on the playing floor and the administration's plan to improve conditions in the coming months. Especially after criticism from players and coaching staff at Flamengo and Fluminense.

The poor condition was attributed to an abnormal amount of rain, above-average temperatures for the time of year and a huge number of games. Being a good part of them on rainy days.

Complete failure of the NFL to not make sure the surface is playable. Insane.

 

[Bipo]

Complete failure of the NFL to not make sure the surface is playable. Insane.

Installing the best possible fields and materials (grass) is just too expensive, bro. Where would the owners get that kinda scratch?

 

[Chocolate Lab]

The real answer is to make sure the place you're holding the game has a decent field ahead of time. If they don't or can't do that most basic task, you don't agree to have the game there, period.

But selling a few more jerseys to fans in a country that doesn't care about football trumps all that.

 

[Genghis Khan]

The real answer is to make sure the place you're holding the game has a decent field ahead of time. If they don't or can't do that most basic task, you don't agree to have the game there, period.

But selling a few more jerseys to fans in a country that doesn't care about football trumps all that.

But even worse than that because it's not just about wanting games in Brazil. They played in Brazil before with no issues because they played in a different stadium in a different city. They're forcing Rio for absolutely no reason. They easily could have just gone back to Sao Paolo where there were no previous issues. There's nothing really even to gain by forcing a game in Rio.