【2017年整理】FIFA selfish goals国际足联那些自私的目的.docVIP

FIFAs selfish goals 国际足联那些自私的目的 The World Cup kicked off in Brazil on June 12 amidfanfare, but also local protests and international condemnation of organizer FIFA’s corruption and problematic inner workings. 当地时间6月12日，巴西世界杯在一片欢腾中拉开了帷幕，而喧嚣之下则是对世界杯组织者国际足联腐败的谴责，对其内部运营的质疑和抗议。 FIFA was founded in 1904 in Paris as a simple rule-making committee that aimed to regulate the guidelines for a new, rapidly expanding sport when played between nations. But as a New York Times article points out, from its humble start, FIFA has changed over time into one of the most profitable and disreputable organizations in the history of sports. 国际足联于1904年成立于巴黎，当时它只是一个制定规则的委员会，为当时迅速崛起的国家间比赛的新型运动提供规则指导。但是，正如《纽约时报》报道所言，国际足联虽然出身卑微，但随着时间的变迁，它已经成为运动史上盈利最多，却名声最差的组织。 FIFA claims itself a non-profit organization. But the fact is, it is extremely profitable. FIFA has its headquarters in the tax haven of Switzerland. According to a Guardian article, the group stands to rake in $4.5 billion (27.96 billion yuan) from this World Cup alone. The Guardian article says this is how FIFA operates: “Helicopter into a country, enjoy tax-exempt status, wrack up revenue from corporate sponsors and broadcasters, then take off to the next destination.” 国际足联自称是一个非营利性组织，但事实上它却赚的盆满钵满。国际足联的总部就设在避税天堂瑞士。据《卫报》报道，仅此次世界杯，国际足联就可入账45亿美元（约合人民币279.6亿元）。《卫报》报道中称其运营方式为“坐着直升机到一个国家，享受免税身份，从赞助商和广播公司那里大捞一笔，然后转战下一个地方。” A Salon article offers further explanation. FIFA requires countries to protect their windfall at the people’s expense. Take this year’s World Cup as an example. At FIFA’s request, the Brazilian congress passed a law that gave FIFA and its sponsors exclusive commercial control over zones surrounding the stadiums. It also exempts World Cup sponsors –multinational corporations like Budweiser and McDonald’s –from Brazilian income, industrial and import taxes until the end of 2015. 《沙龙》杂志则给出了更为详尽的描述：国际足联要求举办国牺牲本国人民利益来维护它的权益。以本届世界杯为例，根据国际足联要求，巴西国会通过法案给予足联及其赞助商场馆周围区域独家商业控制权，并免去其赞助商，如百威和麦当劳，在2015年之前的所得税，工业税以及进口税。 Dark sid