Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - 'We will not be there.' - Pep Fraudiola

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I really don't see what's so significant about the Sunday Times piece? We already knew Qatar bribed their way into the win. FIFA's actually playing along with this because this suits Blatter's agenda. Bin Hammam was the biggest threat to his throne. Not a coincidence he's been so open about how awarding Qatar the WC was a mistake. People seem to be confused about FIFA politics and think Blatter supports the bid when he doesn't at all. It entrenches him to seem like the reformer who outed the rot in a WC that's spiraling outta control.

Basically, they just doing what everyone else been doing, people in Western nations complaining about this. Is akin to United, Real, Bayern fans complaining about the likes of City, PSG, etc.
 

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Basically, they just doing what everyone else been doing, people in Western nations complaining about this. Is akin to United, Real, Bayern fans complaining about the likes of City, PSG, etc.
Seem to be the only people outraged. I'm sure everything was kosher with Russia's 2018 bid :mjlol:
 

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African Peter Crouch, Lacina Traore got dropped by CIV. Too bad breh hasn't been fully fit for a while, he has serious potential.
 

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So basically J. Green picked USA cuz he wanted to go to the cup ASAP and not on some patriotic shyt. Skn :ehh:



Who heard Alexi Lalas say "say dhat" :bryan: :bryan: :bryan:
 

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there's no way to lower importance without just not holding them anymore. as long as they exist, people will take them way too seriously and politicians will use them to funnel cash into their own pockets

and they can be abolished if cities around the world just decide to not bid for them. FIFA and the IOC only have power as long as their product is valued. if nobody wants it, they're groups of men in suits unwelcome everywhere

thats the issue the ioc is having with the winter games now.
 
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