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| Vex | Sep 20 2013, 06:51 PM Post #76 |
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World Soccer has run several features on how the process was "bought". Now I'm not saying a single person in FIFA took a wad of cash, but millions and millions of dollars was given to FIFA by Qatar to built facilities via various projects and these facilities were almost exclusively built in countries that then voted for Qatar to hold the World Cup. Rocket science this isn't. |
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| Cobardon | Sep 26 2013, 10:43 AM Post #77 |
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Uncle Smurf
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The organisers of the Qatar World Cup must be about the only people shocked by the slave labour employed in despotic middle east regimes. Just another reason that sporting events shouldn't be taken to these medieval backward nutjob hell holes. |
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| findus | Sep 26 2013, 12:10 PM Post #78 |
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Jerry Kerr
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Sporting events are supposed to be separated from politics. If you want to go down the road of making sure a host country isn't upsetting some other country or doing some nasty shit, then we run out of countries very quickly and every sporting event gets played in a giant hanger in Antarctica. Edited by findus, Sep 26 2013, 12:11 PM.
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| whatsthatonyourback | Sep 26 2013, 12:21 PM Post #79 |
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Waldo Jeffers
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I quite like it when major sporting events are hosted in shady countries - it shines a light on that country. I seem to remember Argentina's junta managed to increase harmony and national pride for the '78 World Cup. Pretty f*cking compelling evidence there in support of your argument, findus. You can use it if you want.
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| Naebody | Sep 26 2013, 12:26 PM Post #80 |
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Good point, Wassa. If light hadn't been shone by the XI Olympiad, god knows what Hitler might have got up to. |
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| Cobardon | Sep 26 2013, 12:34 PM Post #81 |
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Uncle Smurf
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Yeah, that's fair enough. Because the cup going to Qatar has nothing to do with politics, does it?
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| Setenza | Sep 26 2013, 01:39 PM Post #82 |
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Knitting with only one needle
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Could have a game played in each countries territory to keep it fair. Except the territories that people disagree on... How about a big floating pitch in international waters someplace? It may be better than Qatar. |
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| findus | Sep 26 2013, 01:59 PM Post #83 |
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Jerry Kerr
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Compared to the road you're advocating, not really. |
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| findus | Oct 17 2013, 03:44 AM Post #84 |
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Jerry Kerr
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Arrests in response to journalists investigating Qatar's brand of shady shit... http://rt.com/news/qatar-german-cup-workers-265/ Still wondering if it's going to 'kick off' next summer in Brazil, like it did a few months back. |
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| Naebody | Oct 17 2013, 08:25 AM Post #85 |
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Twat
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That's Dubai, isn't it? Findus, I'm shocked -- shocked! -- that you're an apologist for a rich dictatorship with a scandalous human rights record. That came straight out of leftfield ... What I don't get is the assumption that any boycott of a tournament has to be at a national, association level. Surely players have the ability (latent, perhaps) to think for themselves? Surely the polyester ties in the banqueting suites can't maintain this pretence forever that they're control the game, and the players are their chattel. Hypothetically, what'd happen if Messi, Ronaldo Jr, Janusaj, Brooklyn Beckham and Ryan Dow all say "no ta" to Qatar on humanitarian grounds? How glorious would that be? |
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| Morvant's Finest | Mar 18 2014, 01:36 PM Post #86 |
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Tommy McLean
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It appears the FBI have indeed picked up on something: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10704290/Qatar-World-Cup-2022-investigation-former-Fifa-vice-president-Jack-Warner-and-family-paid-millions.html |
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| reekie | Mar 18 2014, 04:20 PM Post #87 |
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I am scandalised to hear that Jack Warner may have been involved in activities that end up with him lining his and his family's pockets. Scandalised. |
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| Morvant's Finest | Mar 18 2014, 08:47 PM Post #88 |
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Tommy McLean
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Yep, no real surprise about who was involved, and I'm sure FIFA will make a point of highlighting he's an ex member etc, but most people will be surprised to hear actual evidence of such goings on coming to light well before the tournament even begins. Is this grounds for a rethink? Legal challenge from other bidders, etc? (Obviously I already know the answer to the above questions.....) |
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| Setenza | Jun 1 2014, 10:13 PM Post #89 |
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Knitting with only one needle
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Seems more and more details are being uncovered on the mess of the Qatar bid. I think they'll need to choose a new host. Aside from the impracticalities of the country, no-one looks like being able to turn a blind eye to the corruption any more. Plenty time to choose a new host. Or for more bribes to be forth coming.... |
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| Morvant's Finest | Sep 16 2014, 10:58 AM Post #90 |
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Tommy McLean
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Apologies, couldn't think of a better place to share this mildly amusing news, he'll be hoping to beat off his fellow challengers Canape & Caviar 1st though....
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