I feel torn between glass-half-full joy that leaders are firmly and clearly opposing plutocracy for once, and glass-half-empty revulsion that they've picked a visible but relatively inconsequential battleground for it while continuing to cave over matters of life and death elsewhere.

George Monbiot

Neoliberalism in a nutshell. UEFA on FIFA's proposal: “The moment external investors acquire ownership interests ... football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. ... Every decision is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.”