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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Now all FIFA has to do is find a way of prohibiting Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Israel, USA and Azerbaijan from qualifying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Today, I feel rich

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If they didn’t like seeing Palestine flags at games. They’re in for a surprise lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Funny enough, Palestinian flags are banned in the SPL.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I don't blame them, the SPL has enough on its hands with Catholic/Protestant sectarianism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

This is beyond hilarious. So FIFA got caught red handed by awarding Qatar 2022 WC. Not long after, they decide to use similar tricks - bribes - to award Saudi Arabia.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Almost as if handing the stewardship of the game to a bunch of Swiss based lawyers and bankers was a stupid idea

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

They can't hear you. They have hundred dollar bills stuffed in their ears.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As long as FIFA doesnt investigate itself, nothing is gonna happen anyway

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

"As long as FIFA doesnt investigate itself, nothing is gonna happen anyway

You mean as long as someone else doesn't investigate FIFA.

Fifa investigating themselves will end up in "we've investigated ourself and found nothing wrong".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The sport-industrial complex is just a complex machine to white wash authoritarian states.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (5 children)

For the love of God, please, anybody besides Saudi Arabia, bid!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

You got what you want. Joint bid Iran/North Korea/Sudan

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Fucking Monkey-paw at it again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Iran if you left the whole fundemendalism aside would be awesome

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Joint bid by Israel and Palestine

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Guam, Saipan and Tinian lets go

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What's the point? They will give it to Saudi anyways

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Infantino was in Saudi Arabia last week, blocked roads for his bald ass head and caused traffic during rush hour, it’s already decided

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Only earlier this month Indonesia was in talks to co-host with Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. Malaysia basically said no we're not interested to host right now, and Aus pulled out today. Not sure where Indonesia are at now.

Other SE Asia countries were proposing a bid that hasn't happened. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have shown interest to host but no bid.

Which only leaves Saudi...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Please, Japan... launch a late bid!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Japan&Korea 2 eletric boogaloo

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

No word of a lie if India were to bid I'd be incredibly interested.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Probably a tad too late for Ronaldo to win a World Cup.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Lets see if any country's FA has a spine and will boycott. After qualifying, just for maximum carnage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Infantino be like: "today i feel corrupt"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

FIFA rules? lmao

FIFA: "A criminal cartel that stages a tournament every four years." John Oliver

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I skipped watching last World Cup, probably gonna skip the rest because Fuck this shit. The PL is becoming an open-air money laundering bazaar as well, good times.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Salt Bae will be unleashed on every pitch post match.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Today I feel like a rule breaker

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Fifa is the most corrupt organisation there is. Prove me wrong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Weren’t they the only contender to hold the event? What else would you do? Doing things got so expensive that countries don’t look at holding events the same as before.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

FIFA should be held accountable for any actions that undermine the credibility of the World Cup bidding process.