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Post by Power Ranger on Jul 15, 2018 17:15:27 GMT
They bought it anyway. They don’t deserve it.
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jul 15, 2018 17:19:56 GMT
Arabs are corrupt?
How dare you!?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2018 17:20:40 GMT
And it kicks off in November and ends in December
For fuck's sake.
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Post by Power Ranger on Jul 15, 2018 17:24:59 GMT
And it kicks off in November and ends in December For fuck's sake. FIFA wants 48 teams involved. Qatar can’t handle that. But no one in the region wants to co-host because they don’t like them. Only Iran has put their hand up. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jul 15, 2018 17:40:14 GMT
FIFA wants 48 teams involved. Qatar can’t handle that. But no one in the region wants to co-host because they don’t like them. Only Iran has put their hand up. It should be Saudi and Iran. We need 500,000 booze-hungry cunts descending on those idiotic countries. |
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Post by yggdrasil on Jul 15, 2018 19:25:28 GMT
There's a great book by two investigative reporters from the times about how they bought it, very depressing read. A lot of people are dying getting the stadiums ready too, not that FIFA seem to give a shit.
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jul 16, 2018 10:54:25 GMT
And it kicks off in November and ends in December For fuck's sake. Final on the 18th of December. A world cup at Christmas? That's just stupid. It's amazing how far people will bend over to accept a bribe. |
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Post by Jam Jar on Jul 16, 2018 12:15:38 GMT
I'm still hoping the influence of the European leagues (who will all be interrupted by the schedule) will result in a new destination.
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jul 16, 2018 13:12:05 GMT
I'm still hoping the influence of the European leagues (who will all be interrupted by the schedule) will result in a new destination. Agreed, they should all just say fuck off, not going. |
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Post by yggdrasil on Jul 16, 2018 19:24:20 GMT
I'm still hoping the influence of the European leagues (who will all be interrupted by the schedule) will result in a new destination. The Democracy of FIFA actually works against fairness as everyone gets the same voting power. Therefore the very poor African nations get bribed with funds for the infrastructure of football in their countries ( which of course gets diverted). This was how Blatter could stay in power so long as he had the support of people like Jack Warner of CONCAF and other heads of African Football Associations. Ironically there will only be fairness and bids being approved actually based on "best facilities" if European super leagues were given a higher say in what goes on. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jul 17, 2018 13:58:52 GMT
The Democracy of FIFA actually works against fairness as everyone gets the same voting power. Therefore the very poor African nations get bribed with funds for the infrastructure of football in their countries ( which of course gets diverted). This was how Blatter could stay in power so long as he had the support of people like Jack Warner of CONCAF and other heads of African Football Associations. Ironically there will only be fairness and bids being approved actually based on "best facilities" if European super leagues were given a higher say in what goes on. More votes for the wealthy? Intriguing idea, I like your politics.... |
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Post by yggdrasil on Jul 17, 2018 14:18:15 GMT
The Democracy of FIFA actually works against fairness as everyone gets the same voting power. Therefore the very poor African nations get bribed with funds for the infrastructure of football in their countries ( which of course gets diverted). This was how Blatter could stay in power so long as he had the support of people like Jack Warner of CONCAF and other heads of African Football Associations. Ironically there will only be fairness and bids being approved actually based on "best facilities" if European super leagues were given a higher say in what goes on. More votes for the wealthy? Intriguing idea, I like your politics.... Ha, yes. The reality is though that there are so many small federations that are easy to bribe, you will never get a vote based on the best facilities which is the supposedly most important factor. Why does America get it again relatively quickly? Completely down to the monies that can be achieved from US broadcasting rights. In a sane world the big European leagues should refuse to play in Qatar and call FIFA's bluff. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jul 17, 2018 14:23:50 GMT
Ha, yes. The reality is though that there are so many small federations that are easy to bribe, you will never get a vote based on the best facilities which is the supposedly most important factor. Why does America get it again relatively quickly? Completely down to the monies that can be achieved from US broadcasting rights. In a sane world the big European leagues should refuse to play in Qatar and call FIFA's bluff. I think FIFA will also take into account where they wish to increase the presence of football, to increase their revenues. Europe is already saturated, but America has huge growth potential and money. Africa, huge growth potential and a bit of money. Can't say I really blame them for that, but the corruption is appalling and needs to be dealt with. |
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Post by yggdrasil on Jul 17, 2018 15:26:52 GMT
Ha, yes. The reality is though that there are so many small federations that are easy to bribe, you will never get a vote based on the best facilities which is the supposedly most important factor. Why does America get it again relatively quickly? Completely down to the monies that can be achieved from US broadcasting rights. In a sane world the big European leagues should refuse to play in Qatar and call FIFA's bluff. I think FIFA will also take into account where they wish to increase the presence of football, to increase their revenues. Europe is already saturated, but America has huge growth potential and money. Africa, huge growth potential and a bit of money. Can't say I really blame them for that, but the corruption is appalling and needs to be dealt with. Can't be dealt with, no one can get unto a position to deal with it without being involved in bribery and corruption to obtain those positions. Needs scrapping and starting again, utterly unfit for purpose. Here is the book, I'd advise anyone with even a small interest in football to read it, it's staggering the levels of corruption involved at every level. www.amazon.co.uk/Ugly-Game-Qatari-Plot-World/dp/1471149374/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1531841139&sr=8-1&keywords=the+ugly+game |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jul 17, 2018 15:31:32 GMT
Needs scrapping and starting again, utterly unfit for purpose. Sorry, are we talking about FIFA or the EU...? I was just reading this article about Qatar potentially paying the largest ransom ever, to terrorist groups. Seems they have a history of very shady deals. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-44660369 |
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