Keith Mills was right when he said today on the BBC:
'FIFA are definately sending a message to the world about where they want the World Cup to go'
What he means of course are new frontiers, places to grow the game.
I'm totally against this outlook. In both Russia and Qatar they have to build all the new stadia. The same was true for South Africa. Surely it should go to countries who already have the stadia. Why should you get the World Cup before building the stadia. England, Spain and The Netherlands deserve the World Cup. We have the stadia and are already footballing nations. This is all wrong.
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I just hope the journo's really dig the dirt on the filth that supposedly run the game.
Both WCs went where the money is, and England were humiliated. Last in the group - cobblers !!
I hope England are now a thorn in their side, and DC can also get his political revenge. Sour grapes ?? You betcha !!
The voting was about as straight as a dog's hind leg.
Agree, although Russia pisses me off almost as much as Qatar.
Based on my experience out here with the legacy of Soviet Communism, I am sure the Russians will have paid whatever it takes. They would see it as a pragmatic approach. I am glad we don't take that approach but we are naive to think we can compete with it with nice professional presentations.
The strange thing that may happen is that if Brazil cant make the 2014, apparently they are struggling at the moment, FIFA may come to us or the USA to bail them out!!! I'd tell them where to shove it!!!
Out of 22.
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I assume that they've considered that the vast majority of tourists (and thus the incentive to hold the World Cup has alot to do with tourism) will be from Wester Europe and the States ?
If they continue to choose new frontiers and places where they can grow the game it will never come back here. Mind you, I thought they already had a few football teams in Brazil...
Agree with you
at last ;-
And Qatar - same problem
Total s**t. I'd love to go to a World Cup and regret not going in 2006. Who the hell wants to go to Russia, let alone Qatar?
No, they are going to transport the stadia afterwards to 3rd World countries. What's that about? Give the competion to those that deserve it: those who already have football stadiums.
Seems to me that not only was it decided that Russia would win, but that they would try to embarrass England at the same time.
And won.
Go figure.
best commercial bid-------the safe bet------------no risk--------stadiums already built--------------------2 votes.
and when Blatter goes we get the lover of all thing English -------------Plattini !!!!!!!!
wish there was some way to tell them to go f**k themselves
I bet we would have got more than two votes then.
Something to remember before we get high and mighty
Problem was that there was no cash in those handbags, clearly.
Did the Russians not give any gifts then?
Also, it is hardly a surprise that Russia won........they have bought the 2018 tournament by way of bribes etc - just have to look how Amobrovic bought Chelsea and how they are now in control of a lot of the oil..................
When you bribe a little, you can't complain that the other guys bribed more or bribed more successfully.
The England bid doesn't have the moral high ground here.