Cornish Steve Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Did anyone else read about this incident? Can you imagine the shenanigans that might happen if the Israeli team qualify for that World Cup? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32775563 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Did anyone else read about this incident? Can you imagine the shenanigans that might happen if the Israeli team qualify for that World Cup? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32775563 despicable steve. i hope stuff happens when the WC happens and the FIFA board immediately vote and oust blatter and ban him for life. that prince ali must do a decent job, i hope he is able to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 So players return and play on boxing day? Short turn-around.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 I get to watch a world cup game on my birthday for once. About damn time they appreciated my day of birth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 putin did a great job with this world cup, qatar has a lot to live up to. i expect it to be a colossal failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 I wonder if they will still get together 3 or so weeks before the tournament starts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 29 minutes ago, Bailey said: I wonder if they will still get together 3 or so weeks before the tournament starts? i can see it being like the olympics and hockey. it takes place during the season so the NHL player don't go and most countries send amateurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 3 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: putin did a great job with this world cup That's a bit like giving credit to Harold Wilson for 1966. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 4 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: i can see it being like the olympics and hockey. it takes place during the season so the NHL player don't go and most countries send amateurs. I would highly doubt that, there is far too much money in it. Most European countries now have a winter break so they might move that forward and then it might even be like the AFCoN used to be when the selected players just go and the teams carry on but then the big sides will have no-one left bar kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 30 minutes ago, Bailey said: I would highly doubt that, there is far too much money in it. Most European countries now have a winter break so they might move that forward and then it might even be like the AFCoN used to be when the selected players just go and the teams carry on but then the big sides will have no-one left bar kids! right but i think that's the issue. the clubs pay their wages they have contracts, national teams do not. so that's why i see it being an issue.their livihood versus a one-off tourney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Romey 1878 Posted July 14, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 7 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: right but i think that's the issue. the clubs pay their wages they have contracts, national teams do not. so that's why i see it being an issue.their livihood versus a one-off tourney. Clubs will get a massive fine for not allowing their players to go. If Qatar couldn't host the tournament in the summer then they shouldn't have won the bid. aaron, Gwlad, Sibdane and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 I thought in their bid they'd said they would have air conditioned stadia in order to host in June July? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 On 13/07/2018 at 16:11, Romey 1878 said: Absolute logistical nightmare for many leagues. It's going to take some serious reorganizing of pre seasons, over more than one season, domestic cups, continental cups and on and on. Idiotic decision. Proof, as if it was ever needed, of the brown envelope culture within FIFA. Gwlad, Romey 1878, Matt and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 FIFA = corrupt self serving barstewards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/20/four-years-to-go-qatar-on-course-for-its-improbable-world-cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 please change thread title to from business to any one of sham, scandal, hoax, corruption, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/21/qatar-2022-40-a-week-to-build-the-world-cup-stadiums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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