It is half-time in the match between the US justicesystem and Fifa. In the first half, the Americans tooka shock early lead, with the unexpected arrest ofseveral of Fifa’s leading players. But world football’sgoverning body struck back with a defiant equaliser— re-electing its discredited president, SeppBlatter.
现在是美国司法系统与国际足联(Fifa)比赛的中场休息时间。上半场,美国方面率先取得惊人的领先优势,出人意料地逮捕了国际足联几名主要“球员。但世界足球管理机构用一个挑衅性的扳平球予以了回击——选举受到怀疑的塞普•布拉特(Sepp Blatter)连任主席。(根据最新的消息,布拉特已经宣布辞职——编者注)
The ultimate outcome of this match will be of interest all around the world, and not just tofootball fans. President Vladimir Putin of Russia has denounced the Fifa arrests as yet anotherexample of the abuse of American power. His reaction illustrates that the Fifa struggle hasbecome a highly visible test-case of one of the central questions in world politics — is the USstill powerful enough to call the shots in global organisations? Or is the sole superpower’s gripon global institutions slipping?
这场比赛的最终结果将引起全世界范围的兴趣,而且感兴趣的将不只是球迷。俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔•普京(Vladimir Putin)谴责此番逮捕国际足联官员是美国滥用权力的又一例证。普京的反应说明,围绕国际足联的斗争分明已成为测试世界政治领域一个核心问题的事例:美国仍强大到足以在国际组织中发号施令吗?或者,这个唯一超级大国对全球性机构的控制力下降了吗?
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