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[Patryn]

I'm sorry, this was wishful thinking in the first place. Unless you meant you were hoping this would boost the sport to a position somewhere in between the WNBA and the NHL? It's not going to magically catch on here in any of our lifetimes.

Beyond that? All sports will be replaced by Robot MMA + Laser Guns.

And the NFL. That won't go away.

 

[Mattlikewhoa]

I was hoping that England or the US would get it so that I can finally go a see some WC matches in person...

Anyways I can't say that I didn't see this coming...

 

[-NeoTB1-]

FIFA is such a joke...

 

[entremet]

I'm not a big football fan, but I do enjoy WC matches. Last WC was travesty with the terrible play calling and FIFA's nonchalance about the thing was a big turnoff, coupled with the recent WC location announcement, has really soured me on the organization.

Sad that such a great sport has such a corrupt worldwide body.

 

[WrikaWrek]

FIFA and UEFA....

I know shit that happens in Portugal, not that shit that appears on the papers, i'm talking about shit i know happening because the father of a former girlfriend is a football agent.

I was told things, and i can only imagine what happens out there, where there is way more money on the line.

 

[Pachael]

No, the ref didn't see it that way, and despite a clear shot from instant replay, the call stands.

A bit like that Lampard no-goal, then. Nothing to see here, move along.

 

[victreeb3l]

revoke qatar, give it to the US.

 

[avaya]

What a surprise. The major European nations should just leave FIFA, they'd be fucked.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

What a surprise. The major European nations should just leave FIFA, they'd be fucked.

I don't understand why there isn't more pressure by either the clubs or national federations for this.

 

[avaya]

I don't understand why there isn't more pressure by either the clubs or national federations for this.

There will be eventually, right now no one wants to rock the boat. The major nations would breakaway, keep the most valuable competitions for themselves (Champions League, Premiership, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 etc.). FIFA would then dissolve pretty rapidly, their contracts would be worth shit. The players (everyone) would also move to the money and it's the game.

If anything I think it'll be the G14 group of clubs which will eventually do this. Eventually people will want a bigger share of FIFA's revenue.

 

[MMaRsu]

I don't understand why there isn't more pressure by either the clubs or national federations for this.

Me neither, do clubs or countries not care? This shit is beyond ridiculous.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

There will be eventually, right now no one wants to rock the boat. The major nations would breakaway, keep the most valuable competitions for themselves (Champions League, Premiership, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 etc.). FIFA would then dissolve pretty rapidly, their contracts would be worth shit. The players (everyone) would also move to the money and it's the game.

If anything I think it'll be the G14 group of clubs which will eventually do this. Eventually people will want a bigger share of FIFA's revenue.

I think the growing number of foreign owners in the 5 major leagues is whats going to push them away from the federations. I know the American owners (ManU, Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa, AS Roma) will be up for jumping, but I have to imagine the Russians and Arabs wouldn't mind either.

 

[Sanjay]

Wait what, FIFA have an ethics commitee?

Wow, what a job it's been doing

http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/committee=1882034.html

I would trust round 15% of this committee.

 

[B-B-Bomba!]

The whistleblower, publicly identifying herself as Phaedra Almajid, was employed as an international media specialist at Qatar's 2022 bid between May 2009 and March 2010. She now says she entirely fabricated that story of bribes paid by the Qatar bid, and other corruption allegations, because she wanted to "hurt" the bid after they decided to move her from her job. She said she was "furious" at the bid's suggestion that she was not handling the international media competently, and, "acting irrationally", decided to make up the corruption stories "to show them I could control the international media".

She now says she came to feel "sorry" and "guilty" for having severely damaged the bid's reputation, and that she never expected her fabricated stories to reach as far as the UK parliament and an intention by Fifa to investigate them.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/10/qatar-world-cup-whistleblower

Makes not the slightest chuff of sense ...

 

[cdyhybrid]

Man soccer, not only are you corrupt, but you're doing it wrong. $1.5 million? That's it? Come to Washington DC and we'll show you how to do corruption the right way. We do it big over here.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Makes not the slightest chuff of sense ...

cue pic of the Arab guy dropping money on woman

 

[Salsa]

what a shock