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Documents that seem to prove 5 million dollars in bribes to back Qatar's WC bid
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RustyNails
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Yeah, no one's going to follow that dress code. Unless Qatar wants a riot.
I guess I don't have a problem with that :lol
lol no muffintops.
I guess I don't have a problem with that :lol
SolarPowered
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You effectively do.
The fifa top brass get treated like kings by countries all over the world during the bidding process.
Boss★Moogle;114240385 said:
I'm not going to miss out on the greatest sporting event in the world, one that only comes around once every four years, because a bunch of old men in the executive committee are more concerned with stealing money than with the best interests of the sport....
pseudocaesar
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I'd like to see Australia host the world cup. With the A League starting to gain some big momentum, and a revamped national side, I reckon it'd be the perfect time to host it. We have some big stadiums already, MCG holds 100 thousand, and the Olympic Stadium holds over 80 thousand, plus a few over 50 thousand. We would only need to renovate a few to boost capacity. We have held a modern Olympics here aswell so the country can clearly handle a major event, and we are hosting the Asian Cup next year aswell.
Ganzlinger
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Australia, USA or England would be a great host.
USA has a bunch of new soccer stadiums slated to be built anyway, England has all the ones they could ever need, and I'm sure Australia could easily make it happen. No room for bribes or kickbacks.
user8503492
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While I support the WC going to a ton of other nations then the ones picked....America, and Soccer in general could have really been killer in the states right now..
I mean, look at the fans in the US of our current league which is considered "sub-par" to MANY leagues..
America is ready and NEEDS a WC like never before!
I mean, look at the fans in the US of our current league which is considered "sub-par" to MANY leagues..
Seattle..
Portland
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Salt Lake
America is ready and NEEDS a WC like never before!
QuicheFontaine
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They really want everyone wearing long trousers?? Isn't Qatar, like, one of the hottest countries in the world? And it'll be summer?
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lulz
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lulz
hodayathink
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Either half of the US could host it alone with absolutely no problems when it comes to stadiums, travel/transportation, and housing. Hell, a couple of the larger STATES in the country would have enough stadiums and major airports to host it without much of an ordeal (California and Texas for starters).
Boss Mog
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I hope you're right. While for a second I'd find it funny that they spent all that money building those stadiums for nothing, my smile would soon fade away when I thought of all those slave workers that died building them.
Is Qatar an oil nation? Cause if they are they'll just do what Dubai did with the Berj Khalifa and just throw money at the problem until it's fixed...
Boss Mog
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Of course if in Europe there was a sign that said: "If you are in Europe, you are one of us" and had a pictogram of a woman with a niqab with an X under it, there would be mass rioting and destruction in the streets and it would be called extremely racist (even though it has absolutely nothing to do with it).
They really want everyone wearing long trousers?? Isn't Qatar, like, one of the hottest countries in the world? And it'll be summer?
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lulz
If they do host it, it'll be in the winter. Another farce seeing as it's been held in the northern hemisphere's summer since its inception.
As others have said, I'll be boycotting it.
Mostly gas, but yeah they're ridiculously loaded: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita
glaringradio
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How's about FIFA purchase an island big enough for 5 football pitches. Occupy it. Then stay there. Forever.
Kiraly
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Won't that clash with almost every football season around the world though?
*per capita.
The Dutch Slayer
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This so much this.
Its so obvious that with these kinds of events the "winner" aka the one that gets the organize the event (World Cup, European Cup, Olympics etc).
Are just who put up the most money to the owner of the Fifa/Olympic Committee
bodyboarder
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It's like they aren't trying to hide it anymore.
LOL, do the players violate the code by wearing shorts?
That dresscode is no different than the one in Vatican City.
Not suggesting it's right, but hardly something that's unique to Qatar and doesn'T happen in the western nations.
BigJonsson
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NHL beating NBA is always surprising though
BigJonsson
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I don't know if Vatican City would be considered a Western nation....
Anyways, FIFA and IOC corruption is nothing new........Toronto would have had the Olympics otherwise..........thank you Atlanta and Beijing for getting them and saving us from spending way too much money on something not that important
It's Qatar though, there is nothing wrong with respecting their culture and dressing appropriately. It's not like anyone is forcing people to buy plane tickets to Muslim countries.
The way they are going about it seems very silly though.
LOL, do the players violate the code by wearing shorts?
This is so not going to end well when it comes to English fans lol.
The plan is to get the leagues to agree to have a winter break: http://www1.skysports.com/football/...h-the-premier-league-over-2022-world-cup-move
It's just another reason for no one wanting to go to Qatar though. The country should be picked on who'd do the best job hosting it, and that includes hosting the fans.
QuicheFontaine
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Yeah, I don't think Vatican City really counts as a "western nation". If nothing else, it's a special case - I don't think you can name any other "western nation" having a dresscode.
This is terrible messaging, even if covering up might be better to avoid burning yourself.
LOL, do the players violate the code by wearing shorts?
EDIT: and what's wrong with the third one? He/she seems to be covered from shoulders to knees.
LOL, do the players violate the code by wearing shorts?
That's strange, because you can find people dressed like that in the streets, as long as you don't show off your stomach area. Maybe. I think I might be confusing with UAE.
What a mess.
I think there's plenty wrong when a government, any government, try to dictate a dress code.
I'd imagine the US would get first refusal, then South Korea, Japan and Australia in that order.
Ban Puncher
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You could catch Blatter red-handed goose-stepping down a busy street with a comically giant sack over his shoulder with a dollar sign on the side, whistling "I LOVE BRIBES OH YES I DO BRIBEY BRIBEY BRIIIIIIIIIIIBES" and still absolutely nothing would change.
FIFA is the worst.
FIFA is the worst.
I think that's a case of "the proof is in the pudding". FIFA don't care about football any more and if anyone needs any proof of that, it's this fact.
LOL, do the players violate the code by wearing shorts?
Wow, I couldn't believe this was real. But then there's this too:
He did always support it and most of the time a winter cup.
True, he didn't vote for Qatar but did he need to?
Blatter doesn't get a pass. He was probably in on it the whole time.
As for Qatar, they love to watch football, bet on it but they are hardly a football nation.
If FIFA take it away, I'm sure they will complain but there is that problem of implicating them both in a scandal.
The dress code in the Vatican is just if you want to enter St. Peter's Basilica. Unlike Qatar, there is no dress code in the Vatican just for being in the country.
I've got a friend who lives in Qatar (huge Man United supporter). He tells me that they have to pay people to watch football in the stadiums. He never goes to matches.
I think a refusal by national leagues to move the WC to the winter will sink it.
As if they go ahead with it the playing times will have to take into account times of kick offs if they cant play for most of the day that will fuck up scheduling. For TV stations.
Bit if they do decide to push ahead with day matches then it's going to be a sight to see.
They really want everyone wearing long trousers?? Isn't Qatar, like, one of the hottest countries in the world? And it'll be summer?
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lulz
Actually, long billowing clothes helps in hot weather. Hence the regional dress of many Arab countries.
The "say no to muffin tops image" is hilarious though.
Can you appear naked on the streets in your country? Almost every country has laws enforcing a certain dress code. This one is a lot more restrictive, but almost every country has them.
I hope it goes through, and becomes a huge failure on every aspect, but that is something I hope for every World Cup.
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