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SBAndy

SBAndy

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Load of shite. Particularly the fudging of the 2030 edition to make sure an Asian country could host again so soon after Qatar.
 
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SBT

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Nick said:
All about the money

Totally pointless to have all of the equality campaigns and rainbow laces then have a world cup in Saudi....
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I don’t see why bullshit attitudes in other countries mean we can’t work to improve attitudes in our own.
 
rob9872

rob9872

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If it's like the boxing and other events I'd imagine it will be a huge success.
 
fatso

fatso

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SBT said:
I don’t see why bullshit attitudes in other countries mean we can’t work to improve attitudes in our own.
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But it does highlight the absolute hypocrisy of it all.
At the end of the day, money talks, and the games governing body will turn a blind eye to years of human rights abuses, if enough money is involved.
 
ccfctommy

ccfctommy

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Its rigged. FIFA gave applicants 28 days to bid for the event. Australia therefore withdrew.

The stadiums in Saudi are not even built yet.
 
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wingy

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ccfctommy said:
Its rigged. FIFA gave applicants 28 days to bid for the event. Australia therefore withdrew.

The stadiums in Saudi are not even built yet.
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Hope they've got good supply lines on concrete and other essentials new stadiums and a development running through it's middle,and labour wonder where that will come from, might get a bit difficult to achieve 1.5 M dwellings for the home market, then again can't see builder's rates dropping anytime soon!
 
rob9872

rob9872

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Captain Kier's just been out there strengthening relationships and sorting out his free tickets.
 
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wingy

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rob9872 said:
Captain Kier's just been out there strengthening relationships and sorting out his free tickets.
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Just a ticket, not a box, imagine the comedown,that rarified air up there is to thin mate,oh bugger that's him done I've just realised it after two terms!🫣😂😂
 
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SBT

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fatso said:
But it does highlight the absolute hypocrisy of it all.
At the end of the day, money talks, and the games governing body will turn a blind eye to years of human rights abuses, if enough money is involved.
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I think it makes campaigns for LGBT equality in the game more important than ever.

A boycott of this tournament in the name of gay and trans rights would be laudable. I also think if you’re keen to make a fuss about gay and trans rights and human rights abuses for this tournament, then you should consider doing the same for the one in 2026. And maybe speaking up for them at home too.
 
clint van damme

clint van damme

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Otis said:
I am getting a bit peed off with it all now.

Any atrocities and human rights violations, in terms of anti women/anti gay, stances within a regime, seem to count for nothing.

Just about the money and only the money.
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But we've been in balls deep with the Saudis for decades.
Starmer is over there courting them as we speak.

Why should football be the ones to take a moral stand?
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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Genuinely don’t think England will host it in my lifetime, whereas the US will probably have it 3 or 4 times, head chopping oil barons now twice etc etc.
 
rob9872

rob9872

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Why single the criticism out for this? FIFA has been corrupt for as long as I can remember, it's always been about the money.

Fans, players, history, schedules, nah fek em .... but some of the LGBT community might not like this ...yeah let's protest.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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rob9872 said:
Why single the criticism out for this? FIFA has been corrupt for as long as I can remember, it's always been about the money.

Fans, players, history, schedules, nah fek em .... but some of the LGBT community might not like this ...yeah let's protest.
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Awarding the WC used to be about growing the game in different parts of the world, hence it going to the US, Japan/South Korea, South Africa. The awards from Russia onwards have just openly been about ££££.

Thought for a long time Australia should have had it
 
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SBT

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Brighton Sky Blue said:
Awarding the WC used to be about growing the game in different parts of the world, hence it going to the US, Japan/South Korea, South Africa. The awards from Russia onwards have just openly been about ££££.

Thought for a long time Australia should have had it
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The World Cups in Japan/SK and the US weren’t about money?

The uncomfortable reality is that if you genuinely want the World Cup to be staged in places where it will be “about growing the game in different parts of the world” then you have to accept that most other places (and certainly most other prospective hosts) don’t share the same values as the UK.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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SBT said:
The World Cups in Japan/SK and the US weren’t about money?

The uncomfortable reality is that if you genuinely want the World Cup to be staged in places where it will be “about growing the game in different parts of the world” then you have to accept that most other places (and certainly most other prospective hosts) don’t share the same values as the UK.
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Football was growing in popularity in those countries. Similarly it has been in Australia for a long time.

Qatar demolished the stadia straight after the tournament. Not even a pretence of growing the game there.
 
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SBT

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Brighton Sky Blue said:
Football was growing in popularity in those countries. Similarly it has been in Australia for a long time.

Qatar demolished the stadia straight after the tournament. Not even a pretence of growing the game there.
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Football is growing in popularity in pretty much every country - what makes Australia so special?

There’s no need to pretend that the 1994 and 2002 tournaments were awarded for anything other than huge commercial interests in western-friendly economies. The issue today is that western economies like the US and Japan/SK subsequently went down the toilet a few years later and no longer see such a compelling case for return of investment in staging mega sporting events.

If you really want to stage the World Cup in a place that captures the growth in football’s popularity then surely you would hold it in sub-Saharan Africa or SE Asia.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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SBT said:
Football is growing in popularity in pretty much every country - what makes Australia so special?

There’s no need to pretend that the 1994 and 2002 tournaments were awarded for anything other than huge commercial interests in western-friendly economies. The issue today is that western economies like the US and Japan/SK subsequently went down the toilet a few years later and no longer see such a compelling case for return of investment in staging mega sporting events.

If you really want to stage the World Cup in a place that captures the growth in football’s popularity then surely you would hold it in sub-Saharan Africa or SE Asia.
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What makes Saudi Arabia and Qatar so special?
 
rob9872

rob9872

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If anyone thinks previous WC's had nothing to do with money then they probably weren't born. For years there were block votes (mostly under Blatter) where some of the much smaller nations would not only receive watches and luxury trips in exchange for votes, but also schools and hospitals built. It's been one of the most corrupt organisations for as long as I can remember.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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It's not just about money and corruption, which Infantino said he would put a stop to when he was running for the presidency, it is about the human rights abuses, including in relation to LGBT people and women, as well as the complete ignoring of fossil fuels' contribution to the climate crisis.
I'm not sure there are too many gay/trans rights issues in USA for the 2026 tournament
 
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