Football (Soccer) Thread

[Duque de Bragança]

Viper st'un Nordique.

 
D'où la référence à un, ou au grand rival d'alors.

[Duque de Bragança]

Interesting. Looks to have been during F1 weekend. Montreal's not hosting anything World Cup related.

Or just AI generated nonsense

If only...

[crazy canuck]

Interesting. Looks to have been during F1 weekend. Montreal's not hosting anything World Cup related.

Or just AI generated nonsense

If only...

Perhaps an idea AI suggested to the FIFA marketing team

[Sheilbh]

I really don't think we need to look to AI for responsibility of insane FIFA marketing ideas, given that they've previously produced a two hour drama about sports bureaucracy starring Gerard Depardieu as Jules Rimet organising the first World Cup, Sam Neill as Joao Havelange properly internationalising FIFA and Tim Roth as Sepp Blatter expanding FIFA's range of sponsorship deals
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/04/united-passions-review-tim-roth-sam-neill-gerard-depardieu

Weirdly I think there probably is a good movie to be made about FIFA but it's probably more of a business thriller involving deals and corruption and the constant tension of stated idealism and what they actually do. But they made a sports film where the heroic/Rocky moment is Sepp Blatter negotiating a deal with Adidas

I'd go so far as to say that introducing AI throughout FIFA may increase its honesty, trustworthiness and morality.

[Duque de Bragança]

I really don't think we need to look to AI for responsibility of insane FIFA marketing ideas, given that they've previously produced a two hour drama about sports bureaucracy starring Gerard Depardieu as Jules Rimet organising the first World Cup, Sam Neill as Joao Havelange properly internationalising FIFA and Tim Roth as Sepp Blatter expanding FIFA's range of sponsorship deals
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/04/united-passions-review-tim-roth-sam-neill-gerard-depardieu

Weirdly I think there probably is a good movie to be made about FIFA but it's probably more of a business thriller involving deals and corruption and the constant tension of stated idealism and what they actually do. But they made a sports film where the heroic/Rocky moment is Sepp Blatter negotiating a deal with Adidas

So bad it's good classic in some circles. Your kilometrage may vary, of course
https://www.nanarland.com/chroniques/nanars-gnangnan/sportif/united-passions-la-legende-du-football.html


The True story of the World Cup. 
French link. For Viper, maybe? 

I'd go so far as to say that introducing AI throughout FIFA may increase its honesty, trustworthiness and morality.

Let us not get overboard. A Gianni's FIFA-trained (even just selected by ) AI may (might?) increase its honesty, trustworthiness and morality? 

P-S: Jules Rimet did not deserve that. OTOH, Sepp Blatter...

[Sheilbh]

Oh yeah - I mean if it's training data is FIFA then it wouldn't be good. But if it was a more ethical business like, say, Enron it would be an improvement.

[Duque de Bragança]

Damning with faint praise again. 
Knowing Gianni, he would make it worse.

[Norgy]

Infantino is one of the few who'd make Hermann Göring Werke's HR record worse.

I will probably try and find that movie, just for a laugh.