Last but not least: TV satire Futurofoot provides real-life satire
And once again, UEFA makes it into the «Last but Not Least» section: Because it finds the humorous sketch series *Futurofoot* distasteful, TSR 1 is now airing edited versions during prime time. The original version, featuring all sorts of gruesome scenes, is broadcast after midnight.
The humorous sketch series Futurofoot is already causing a stir in French-speaking Switzerland even before it starts on Monday: Because Uefa finds it distasteful, TSR 1 is now showing shortened versions during prime time. The original will be broadcast after midnight. Uefa originally wanted to ban the football satires from being shown in the Plainpalais fan zone in Geneva during the European Championships. It argued that the short films were not only in bad taste, but also contained scenes of violence. In the meantime, the dust has settled and Uefa has even allowed images from its archives to be used. The presenter of Futurofoot is the well-known Geneva actor Jean-Luc Bideau. As director of the imaginary European Research Center for the Football of the Future (Cerfa), he presents methods to make football more attractive and spectacular. The director, named Georges Blotter - similarities with living people are purely coincidental, of course - is, for example: How do you neutralize players? Or: How do you bribe referees? The methods are unscrupulous. For example, players are eliminated using voodoo and referees are bribed with rubber susans. So you can be curious. The first samples are already available on
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