FIFA's shameless rule-bending for Cristiano Ronaldo proves beyond doubt what they and their ridiculous president ...
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A little more than six months out from their vainglorious, overblown and increasingly ugly World Cup, FIFA have embarrassed themselves already. Allowing Cristiano Ronaldo to play in Portugal’s opening game of the tournament is as nakedly self-serving as it gets. Ronaldo shouldn’t be available for the first two games of next summer’s tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Caught elbowing the Republic of Ireland’s Dara O’Shea during Portugal’s defeat in Dublin earlier this month, the 40-year-old should be serving a three-match ban for violent conduct. He has sat out one game already, missing Portugal’s final qualifier, a 9-1 rout of Armenia last week. It’s a shame but these are the...