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Reuters reports that Ramon Vega (55), a former Switzerland international defender who also played for Tottenham and Celtic, has signaled his intention to run in next March’s FIFA presidential election. He would be the first genuine challenger to incumbent president Gianni Infantino, who is seeking re-election. Vega had also expressed interest in running in the 2015, 2019, and 2022 elections, but this marks the first time he has actually stepped forward as a real rival candidate. UEFA says it plans to field a candidate by November. On 5ch, discussion focused less on the election itself and more on jokes inspired by the name “Vega” — drawing comparisons to the Street Fighter villain (known as “Vega” in Japan but “M. Bison” overseas) and Sony’s old “WEGA” TV brand — with little substantive debate about the presidential race itself.
Reuters reported on the 7th that Ramon Vega (55), a former Switzerland international defender, has signaled his intention to run in next March’s FIFA presidential election. He is the first candidate to step forward as a rival to incumbent president Gianni Infantino, who is seeking re-election.
During his playing career, Vega played for clubs including Tottenham (England) and Celtic (Scotland). He had also expressed interest in running for FIFA president in the 2015, 2019, and 2022 elections.
UEFA plans to field a candidate by its November deadline. (Kyodo)
Source: sanspo.com / Read the original article here
What people said
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You're pointing right at the Summer Triangle (Vega and Altair are two of the three stars in that asterism)
Guessing baldy loses this one lol
For me it's the watch commercial
This one's gonna take a while, I'm afraid……
Da-da-da-dadaaa~
Freaks me out this was already 33 years ago… anyway, Takeshi really is a monster
I'm rooting for him
Forget Vega, I'm pretty sure Bison was the real problem here (the two villains' names get swapped between the Japanese and overseas versions)
Vega: 'Where's Ryu?!'
There's surely no one out there who could make Infantino look good by comparison
Though this guy's pretty bald himself
He'll probably just stand there with his arms crossed
That distinctive intonation
Think it was the successor to the Trinitron
Sounds like a blackhead about to pop
Background and talking points
Until now, no serious challenger has emerged in FIFA presidential elections, and Infantino’s re-election has largely been treated as a foregone conclusion. Vega’s announcement is still at the stage of an “intention” reported by Reuters, and he has not yet completed the formal candidacy process. The name “Vega,” heavily used as a joke on the thread, is shared with a villain character from Street Fighter — and because that villain’s name is swapped between the Japanese and overseas versions of the game (Japan’s “Vega” is “M. Bison” abroad, while Japan’s “Bison” goes by a different name overseas), the joke doesn’t quite land for readers unfamiliar with that quirk. There were also sarcastic comments about Infantino and past FIFA presidents being Swiss, but these reflect the actual history of Swiss nationals holding the top job rather than baseless attacks on a nationality. Comments involving baseless conspiracy theories or discriminatory language were excluded from this article.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisoku+) thread “[Soccer] Vega to Run for FIFA President.”
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