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2023-2024 European Football Thread
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<blockquote data-quote="Chongo94" data-source="post: 2732992" data-attributes="member: 1928"><p>I have long felt that FIFA should provide European or Asian refs for most CONCACAF games. I know they won’t and you can make the arguments for other geographical areas having the same issues as well (although some have overcome those issues arguably better than this region) but I have always felt given the complex cultural and historical (and current) issues of US involvement in Latin America that it is almost impossible to get a true neutral ref for a US vs Mexico game.</p><p></p><p>Add in that the Mexican fans, the Mexican team, and arguably the Mexican federation generally intimidate every single ref to the point where you get issues that you mentioned/covered.</p><p></p><p>It does seem that the Caribbean centered refs do a better job when Mexico and the USA play each other but when it’s a Latin American ref, I ready myself because I know what’s coming for the entire game.</p><p></p><p>What’s frustrating is that the USA, geographically speaking, is the cash cow of CONCACAF. I mean you see Mexico playing friendlies in the USA because they get more fans and money. But CONCACAF seems ridiculously fearful to ever crack down on Mexican antics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chongo94, post: 2732992, member: 1928"] I have long felt that FIFA should provide European or Asian refs for most CONCACAF games. I know they won’t and you can make the arguments for other geographical areas having the same issues as well (although some have overcome those issues arguably better than this region) but I have always felt given the complex cultural and historical (and current) issues of US involvement in Latin America that it is almost impossible to get a true neutral ref for a US vs Mexico game. Add in that the Mexican fans, the Mexican team, and arguably the Mexican federation generally intimidate every single ref to the point where you get issues that you mentioned/covered. It does seem that the Caribbean centered refs do a better job when Mexico and the USA play each other but when it’s a Latin American ref, I ready myself because I know what’s coming for the entire game. What’s frustrating is that the USA, geographically speaking, is the cash cow of CONCACAF. I mean you see Mexico playing friendlies in the USA because they get more fans and money. But CONCACAF seems ridiculously fearful to ever crack down on Mexican antics. [/QUOTE]
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