FIFA dirty secrets

[Gazza1982]

Russia and Qatar...now whats the common factor here?

especially as Abramovich was said to be highly influential in how things turned out. Give you a clue, its a five letter word, also a famous Pink Floyd song, begins with M and rhymes with honey.

Answers on a postcard please, or a three minute phone call at £1.50 a minute.

[john2710]

The choice of Russia I can understand but Qatar! It defies logic...

FIFA have humiliated a lot of people over the past few days, I'm sure that those responsible will, in the fullness of time, get what they deserve.

Also, before the FA / Premier League get all high and mighty they need to put their own house in order first.

[lovejoy]

Does anyone know what the committe judges the bids on? Surely we need to know this parameter before we can say a winner is justified or not.

[Somniloquism]

A special section today to look at how the English papers have covered the news that Fifa has awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia.

The Daily Mirror's front page headline is 'SOLD' as they ask how oil-rich Russia and Qatar could persuade Fifa to give them the World Cup. The Sun go with 'FIXED' while the Daily Star shouts 'WHAT A FIX', the Daily Mail claims 'THEY LIED' and the Daily Express simply says 'HUMILIATED'.

The Times is slightly more reserved with 'End of the world for England', The Independent claim 'England fear foul play after World Cup humiliation' and the Guardian says 'Russia ends England's dream of hosting 2018 World Cup', while the Daily Telegraph believes it is a DISASTER handing the tournament to Russia and a DISGRACE that 2022 will be in Qatar.

Aren't most of these the same papers rubbishing the BBC for saying FIFA was corrupt and now they are joining in.

[taylorsworkrate]

Does anyone know what the committe judges the bids on? Surely we need to know this parameter before we can say a winner is justified or not.

How much money in bribes, kickbacks and general sweeteners a bid can guarantee each member.

[kipeye]

I hate FIFA even more than the detestable Olympic Committee. They are just corporate suits lining their own pockets and bigging up their egos.
We should have the Olympic Games in Greece and the World Cup countries on a rotational basis. Period. Put all the countries who wish to participate into a computer hat with one continent per turn. No corruption, no wasting millions and plenty of time to plan.

[CBAV06]

I am applying to have 2026 in my garden.

I can draw up some pretty good stadiums to be built and my sub-division is probably as large as some towns in Qatar...

[hawkeye]

Does anyone know what the committe judges the bids on? Surely we need to know this parameter before we can say a winner is justified or not.

they completely ignored the reports thier own department made on the merits and risks of the various bids, The 22 man comitte have the final say and its pretty obvious how they came to pick Russia and Qatar.

[CBAV06]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1009/soccer.2022.world.cup.stadiums.qatar/content.8.html

Not sure if this is a bad picture or not...

[Dave]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1009/soccer.2022.world.cup.stadiums.qatar/content.8.html

Not sure if this is a bad picture or not...

Nope, they seem to be basing their stadia on deleted sections of Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis'.

I fully expect that in abourt 2019 the USA will be announced at host of 2022 when Qatar sheepishly announce that they can't actually invent all the things they've promised to invent in time.

[lovejoy]

Does anyone know what the committe judges the bids on? Surely we need to know this parameter before we can say a winner is justified or not.

they completely ignored the reports thier own department made on the merits and risks of the various bids, The 22 man comitte have the final say and its pretty obvious how they came to pick Russia and Qatar.

Understood but surely there was some sort of "What we're looking for" criteria. At the start of a bid process you have to know how to pitch it. Since the announcement all I've heard is how FIFA are taking the game to new countries. Now if that is a criteria then why let previous holders bid, if its not a criteria then its irrelevant. The whole thing is leaving me confused.

[CBAV06]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1009/soccer.2022.world.cup.stadiums.qatar/content.8.html

Not sure if this is a bad picture or not...

Nope, they seem to be basing their stadia on deleted sections of Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis'.

I fully expect that in abourt 2019 the USA will be announced at host of 2022 when Qatar sheepishly announce that they can't actually invent all the things they've promised to invent in time.

The funny thing is I would've assumed FIFA would know better than to take a bunch of pictures as a bid, I would've thought a percentage of the bid had to actually exist. Granted Qatar exists and they have money...eveyrthing else is SimWorldCup.

[Dave]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1009/soccer.2022.world.cup.stadiums.qatar/content.8.html

Not sure if this is a bad picture or not...

Nope, they seem to be basing their stadia on deleted sections of Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis'.

I fully expect that in abourt 2019 the USA will be announced at host of 2022 when Qatar sheepishly announce that they can't actually invent all the things they've promised to invent in time.

The funny thing is I would've assumed FIFA would know better than to take a bunch of pictures as a bid, I would've thought a percentage of the bid had to actually exist. Granted Qatar exists and they have money...eveyrthing else is SimWorldCup.

Oh, don't say that. I've already got my bid for 2034 in the planning stages.

We're holding it in a helium stadium in the clouds over Mount Everest.

[Risso]

The Qatar bid is beyond parody.  Special air conditioned stadia and fan zones, featuring technology that doesn't exist.  Fuck all else to the rest of the time in what is essentially a new town in the middle of the desert.

[Pete3206]

When the dust has settled from this farce and The FA restructure is complete, what are the odds of investing funds that would have have gone into 2018 into ensuring that we bring talented young players through in order to compete in 2018 and 2022? Winning, not whining would be the ultimate "up yours" to FIFA.

Or, will the FA continue it's agenda of sqeezing every last penny from the football fan and burying their heads in the sand as they ride the never ending gravy train?