What is wrong with football? Where do you start? I’ll pick six, off the top of my head.
1. VAR. Completely ruined football. Decisions being made from 100’s of miles away. Makes the game stop/start with constant interruptions for totally unnecessary decisions that could easily be made by the on-field officials. OK, so they’ll get it wrong from time to time. So what? Don’t players and managers make mistakes?
2. Simulation. Contributes to the stop/start and is now being used as a tactic by coaching staff to delay the game, especially towards the end of games and very often by goalkeepers.
3. OK, the picture shows women commentating on a women’s tournament. Now show me a picture of commentators for a men’s tournament that doesn’t include women. You can’t.
4. Millions taken out of the game in the pockets of average players.
5. Incompetent officials. It’s the main reason VAR came into existence. There’s plenty of money sloshing around the game - put some of it into proper training of officials.
6. Gambling in shirt sponsorship. Should be banned - like smoking was. Children are up and down in their clubs’ shirts, advertising betting companies in Asia. It’s totally unacceptable and governments should step in.