Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner, he of the off-the-charts confidence, needs to be put in place every once in a while. Still, a €100,000 fine (roughly $1,839,238 American) seems a bit stiff for exposing the waistband of one's underwear to reveal a sponsor's name. We had assumed that Bendtner would receive a fine for his antics, but we didn't know where exactly the euro amount would fall on UEFA's arbitrary punishment spectrum. Now we know that exposing sponsored underwear ($126,000) is about 3.3 times worse than expressing a racist brand of nationalism (Russia was fined $38,000 for fans' actions during a match against Poland).
We at SportsOlogy have to commend UEFA for their steadfast commitment to being the moral arbiter of soccer. The leaders of UEFA have done their job well. Sure, Russia was also fined $150,000 for beating the shit out of stadium stewards, but again, the dangers of unapproved sponsorships trump racism and violence any day. One cannot quantify that danger in purely monetary terms, so Bendtner was also suspended for one match, which takes him out of consideration for Denmark's first 2014 World Cup qualifier.
Keep being shady, international soccer!
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