Friday, October 23, 2015
A Local Media Look At FIFA Suspension
FIFA achieved what it wanted towards
Kuwait sports, and decided on what it wished with premeditation to stop
Kuwait sports activities for the second time, and with that it stabbed
the heart of Kuwait, before targeting Kuwaiti sports and athletes.
I expected such a decision, because
intentions were clear and indicators do not need any clarification,
despite the marathon meetings between the government delegation led by
Information Minister and State Minister for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman
Al-Sabah and his delegation with FIFA officials, who confessed to
receiving wrong information and different from those given by the
government delegation.
With those confessions, they should have
been more realistic and fair in dealing with this case, and not
consider the lies they received from those who sought the suspension
from inside Kuwait, with regret. What we knew after the meeting of the
government delegation with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is
that the delegation asked for the points that alleged government
interference, and IOC promised to send them, while at the same time gave
two more weeks as a deadline to send the clarifications.
The Kuwait delegation rejected the
deadline in respect of Kuwait laws and the state’s sovereignty, which do
not accept any encroachment from FIFA, IOC or others. All promises of
FIFA did not take place, rather they carried out their game and brought
in the suspension, as if they do not know, or they know and ignore that
there are countries with government interference more that those said
the government here is interfering in sports, and this is a lie that
came out of Kuwait, and FIFA took it with pleasure to fulfill what was
wished by those who wanted the suspension by any means to feel that they
got what they wanted, even if that was against Kuwait sport.
The issue, following the suspension
decision, no longer requires any complacency with the sports union,
following what the sports movement has seen in the form of destruction,
deterioration and failure at the regional, continental and international
levels.
Our sports today need a rescue tube,
following where it has reached. It is enough that our reputation abroad
is the talk of all satellite stations and various media, and enough pain
and heartbreak that hit us (by the deed of more than one person). We
were on top recently, when there were people who were not looking for
the chair or budget as much as they were looking for achievements with
which they raised Kuwait’s name at all events.
Congratulations to those who were hoping
and longing to stop Kuwait sports activities, and they got what they
wanted, but the stumble will not last long, and Kuwait will get its
sports back as well as its pioneering role by those who are the people
of sports, and not intruders.
SOURCE - Kuwait Times
# posted by Me @ 7:27 PM 
