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[Football] 2034 World Cup and Saudi Arabia.
- Thread starter Leekbrookgull
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As long as Emi Martinez is around as a useful idiot to undermine the whole thing.
Putting aside the pros and cons of Saudi Arabia 2034 for a moment...
Having been born in 1967, so just missing the 66 World Cup, it's looking increasingly likely I'll live my entire life without a World Cup being staged in England (or the UK).
I'd have to live to 2038, so 71 years old, just for it to even be a 'possibility' now.
Which makes me sad, tbh.
It seems ridiculous that, in all that time, there's not been a World Cup here.
Having been born in 1967, so just missing the 66 World Cup, it's looking increasingly likely I'll live my entire life without a World Cup being staged in England (or the UK).
I'd have to live to 2038, so 71 years old, just for it to even be a 'possibility' now.
Which makes me sad, tbh.
It seems ridiculous that, in all that time, there's not been a World Cup here.
slartibartfast
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What depresses me most is that they aren't even trying to hide the corruption and lack of fairness with this decision now. At least in Blatter's day, we smelt corruption, but there were clumsy attempts to hold a vote ceremony - even he was shocked at Qatar winning, I understand. But - yesterday was a bloke standing there telling us basically that "the decision has been made, we aren't having a vote, we dont want to listen to any arguments about 'who is killing who" or any of that soft nonsense, and there is nothing that you can do about it".
It's almost Putin like in its brazenness. Weve moved beyond 'secretive envelopes stuffed with cash' , to just blatant 'what are you going to do it about it, punk?"
It's almost Putin like in its brazenness. Weve moved beyond 'secretive envelopes stuffed with cash' , to just blatant 'what are you going to do it about it, punk?"
- Nov 11, 2009
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Last week there was much made about 3 PL captains not wearing rainbow armbands to support our LGBTQ community, 2 refusing citing Muslim faith and Mark Guehi wrote he loves Jesus on his, for which he was reprimanded.
The very Next week the world's biggest football tournament and showpiece event is given to a country with medieval laws, limited human rights who will kill or jail the very same LGBTQ people the PL captains were asked to support.
#Hypocrisy
- Nov 11, 2009
- 12,410
A friend just sent me this, exactly as you say..... its a corrupt stich up.
Infantino = Blatter
A vote without a vote: the Saudi World Cup is an act of violence and disdain | Barney Ronay
The shamelessness of Fifa’s process was fully on show in Zurich during a display of contempt for governance, democracy, love, hope and good sense
www.theguardian.com
Shocking stuff.
- Apr 5, 2014
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There's only been 14 since. And there's a lot of countries out there.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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We must be grateful for this diligent and insightful journalism from private eye.
Disgusting doesn't cover it
BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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yep, this shit slides way over my line in the sand. Another world cup i wont be watching.
That doesn't matter to FIfA or England of course.