Lazarus Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Blatter Resigns as FIFA Chief It's about frigging time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pash Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 THANK GOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giourkas Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Woohoo!!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giourkas Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I'm sure the sponsors (Coke, McDonald's, et all) forced his hand... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giourkas Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I'm convinced Qatar will lose the WC..... U.S.A. 2022 here I come!!! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akritis_1944 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Australia won't get the WC any time soon. Too many interests within the country working against football (soccer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 England 2022!!! :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED SHERIFF Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 the weather this time of the year is horrible in places like melbourne.....Would hate the rain and wind to spoil the spectacle... 10pm kick off would be bloody freezing... yes Japan has the similar time zone...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED SHERIFF Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) Lowy is no saint either, he's not what he's made out to be. The time differences would also count against us. Could you picture anyone else in the world getting up at the hours we do! Someone needs to ask Lowy the question how are we still a member of AFC with no domestic promotion/relegation? it's a prerequisite? we are the only AFC member with 'this special condition"??? How much did this cost???$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Edited June 3, 2015 by RED SHERIFF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koro Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 England 2022!!! :) YER ENGERLAND! But I think England actually bided for 2018. Hopefully they run a second vote for Russia and Qatar's WCs it anyway, I think England would be good hosts considering they don't need to build any new stadiums, but I'm a bit biased here. Also some Prince from Jordan isn't exactly the kind of guy I'd want to see replacing Blatter to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pash Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 How much work has been completed in Qatar? Apart from the work that involves in killing migrant workers, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giourkas Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 @Sportsnet: Report: Germany swung 2006 World Cup vote by sending rocket-propelled grenades to Saudi Arabia http://t.co/2DnibkDONb http://t.co/x5llX2tVP3 Sneaky Germans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenon Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 The reality is that this corruption has been going on even before batters reign. It was only noticed or highlighted because of the choice of Qatar, which made no sense on any level. Also what is wrong with Russia hosting it they are more into football then the USA or Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akritis_1944 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 True about Russia. They probably have better football stadium infrastructure than Australia anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenon Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 In addition the corruption would have been brushed over if England had been awarded the World Cup instead of Russia. England's got all the infrastructure required to host the World Cup but it's about letting other countries an opportunity all around the world. The OIC was always regarded as corrupt and yet London was awarded the 2012 games. So who was corrupted there? How did Atlanta get the games. The worse games in living memory incidentally. Australia have had the Melbourne Olympics and the Sidney Olympics hardly fair on countries who have never had the opportunity to host them. South Africa hosting the World Cup was a symbolic gesture. The fact that they were not as glitzy as other world cups should not detract from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Eagle Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Gianni Infantino of Switserland is just elected as new FIFA-president. He wants a WC with 40 participating countries. Let's see in a few years how his reign was...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhawk Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I agree. They ruined the EURO and now they are going to ruin the World Cup as well, but what do you expect from a Platini's right hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koro Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Great article on what we can expect the new FIFA leadership to do about corruption in the game, or rather what they won't do. Points out how UEFA's new general secretary Theodore Theodoridis just so happens to be the son of Olympiakos' vice president. Just when you thought FIFA/UEFA couldn't get any dodgier. http://www.insideworldfootball.com/matt-scott/18966-matt-scott-uefa-s-oversight-on-olympiacos-has-opened-dangerous-ground#.VtbPFn844VU.twitter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pash Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 FIFA is currently trying to get some funds back from the US, which seized the assets as part of the corruption investigation. I'm not sure how (finally) admitting that your people took bribes leads to the organization having a claim on these funds, but I truly hope that Uncle Sam slaps these guys down. I would love to see some humiliation visited upon them. And - yes, I'm sure FIFA's argument is that the bribe was actually a "donation" to CONCACAF, but...nobody's really buying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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