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

I really hope the ECA rejects another winter World Cup after the issues that are happening now. They won't, but I still hope they will

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

Not only did they persist with the Qatar sham after being caught red handed, they've gone and done it again, they are shameless. The civilised countries should've pulled out of this corrupt Swiss organisation and formed our own governing body when we had the chance.

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

Fifa needs to be abolished. Bunch of corrupted fucks running it

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

Lol and all that speech over the end of single hosts

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

It's actually impressive at this point how fucking shameless these scum cunts are

They are very clearly aware of the huge levels of backlash and also how fucking stupid this decision is for football and non-football related reasons, yet they don't care.

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

Another winter world cup then?

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

You do realise that if it went to Australia, it would also be a winter world cup

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

But it wouldn’t have disrupted a majority of leagues.

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

2038 will have to be CONCACAF again for the same reasons too.

That's probably how this is getting passed, give the Americans (Let's face it we're not having a world cup in the Carribbean) 2 World cups in quick succession under the table and then the FBI won't act.

Whole thing is corrupt all the way through, it is a cascading domino effect of tit for tat corruption. There won't be a proper World cup bidding process until at LEAST 2042, and even then odds are not good.

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

"The Saudi bid moved me..... TO A BIGGER HOUSE!"

- FIFA

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

cmon FBI, do your thing lol

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

Fuck it, football is gonna be dead by 2034 anyway

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

Today I feel Saudi.

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

The beautiful game has turned ugly

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

Than back to USA for the 2038 World Cup as I can’t see any countries in Oceania hosting the competition.

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

I still haven’t got over how they disallowed the first goal against Qatar in the past World Cup for no reason at all. I wonder what shenanigans we’ll see at this one..

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

Why is this being downvoted?

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

Stop trying to make Saudi Arabia happen. It's not going to happen.

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

Shocked...... I tell you I'm truly and utterly shocked. Who saw that coming? Not me that's for sure.

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

Football is dead and has been for a while

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

I can’t see UEFA & the “big 5” leagues being happy about another WC mid season.

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

People about to lose their heads over this (literally)

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

If you groused about Qatar and watched anyway, this one’s on you.

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

No it's not. This is the "climate change is your fault because you use a disposable plastic fork sometimes" argument.

This is on the corrupt cunts who run things.

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

Start pressuring for a boycot now, dont wait till 2034

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

Not shocked at all tbh. The moment they gave it to Qatar it was obvious Saudi will get it at some point. Football's been fucked for a while, won't get any better sadly.

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

I fully predict a disaster. World Cups are driven by alcohol sales. That’s why Bud and InBev are such strong advertisers for the World Cup. If there is no alcoholic sales I don’t see how FIFA could make that same money back

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

Travesty

Will surely be played in winter as well

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

Nothing more to add, than what everybody already said at this point. I am wondering: how did the WC in Qatar actually fare in terms of reach and sales and what-not? Letting SA and Qatar host are clear corrupt decisions by FIFA execs to get as much cash in their personal pockets as they can but that would only be sustainable if they kept up the viewership of the WC as much as before. Are there any numbers out there?

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

What a travesty

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

This will be like when I played FM until the year 2050... I didn't even care to do it anymore because I no longer recognized any players and their achievements seemed minimal compared to the monsters of today and before.

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

These cunts would let Gilead host the world cup if they bribed them enough.

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

Wow.. shocking ..

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

Simon Brodkin (Aka Lee Nelson), brought the world’s attention to the corruption that is FIFA. Is anyone actually surprised?

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

Reddit wants SA to modernise but hates this… I don’t get it

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

I’m going to puke.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (15 children)

Fifa:

  1. Award WC2030 to three continents with some dumb reasoning that everyone hates.
  2. Only accept applications from Oceania and Asia for WC2034 with a tight deadline, knowing only SA will apply
  3. no ... needed
  4. Profit

And nobody can claim the awarding was corrupt as they had no other choice than to give it to SA.

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

Fuck Infantino to the moon and back. The man and his pathetic support base are doing everything they can to ruin the greatest sporting tournament in the world. I did not realize I could feel this level of disgust for a football administrator

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

Yeah, this is a case of them having an answer and deciding the question later, for sure !

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

I hope every single fifa member gets indicted the second they step foot in the US for 2026. Disgusting organization

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

"Some of you are alright. Don't come to the FIFA convention tomorrow."

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

Wish these cunts would be arrested and jailed for their entire lifetimes.

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

What an absolute fucking disgrace.

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