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I'm not sure how they can take the money from countries bidding for a summer world cup then move it, can't be legal
Given their cash reserves, you’d think the least FIFA would do would be an offer to reimburse the other bidders. Might also be a nice touch if they say they’re going with “new territories” for specific tournaments, to save countries like ourselves wasting time and money. Alternatively, they could rid FIFA of corruption and cronyism, but that’s never going to happen. I watched very little of the last world cup and have almost no interest in international football now. It’s a cash cow for the despicable cu nts at FIFA (and UEFA) and I’d sooner have nothing to do with it.
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Can't Pay, Won't Play on 12:50 - Feb 25 with 8209 views
If the European pwer-houses in football decided to boycott the 2022 tournament now, that would all but finish FIFA.
Peter Scudamore is a canny operator and I have a feeling the FA may just decide to take FIFA on. It's a complete "stitch-up" and FIFA think they can now bully world FA's into submission.
I sense this is going to get interesting.
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Can't Pay, Won't Play on 13:32 - Feb 25 with 8115 views
Can't Pay, Won't Play on 13:07 - Feb 25 by RickyDicky
Australia's bid failed because they wanted a winter World Cup ! Heard it said that they could sue Fifa based on this fact.
It would've been Our Winter but the same months as the WC is always played. June @ July .? temp's would've been perfect for football. Crying shame Aussies did'nt get it.
The FIFA spokesman (not Blatter) said there's 7 years to re-organise so no need to pay compensation. They probably don't appreciate how lucrative English football is and how much money goes into the game for televising matches in November and December. How is it going to affect club's cashflow? How do you fit in the cup competitions? Just how early are they going to have to start? Do you carry on with the PL without 100+ of the best players and, possibly without Sky?
PL 2021/22 could finish in May 2022 and Europa League qualifying might have to start a week later. With the 2022/23 season starting at the beginning of July to fit in a 7 week break.
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Can't Pay, Won't Play on 13:57 - Feb 25 with 8056 views
Can't Pay, Won't Play on 13:57 - Feb 25 by JAPRANGERS
If the English FA refuse to take part, what exactly can/will FIFA do to us as punishment??
Time to abolish this corrupt organisation and start a new world body
Isn't UEFA a subset of FIFA?
If so then technically they could stop English clubs entering the Champions League. They've got us by the balls and they know it.
Edit: 100% agree with you on the need for a rival body. You've got to imagine that those conversations are going on behind the scenes right now, it would take someone with financial backing to pull it off, but there's so much money in it that I think it will end up happening.
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Can't Pay, Won't Play on 15:27 - Feb 25 with 7950 views
Can't Pay, Won't Play on 13:07 - Feb 25 by RickyDicky
Australia's bid failed because they wanted a winter World Cup ! Heard it said that they could sue Fifa based on this fact.
Australia's bid failed for lots of reasons: time zones inconvenient for big money broadcasters and sponsors, small media market, couldn't guarantee exclusive use of the stadiums during the AFL/NRL/Rugby season. It's a myth they were pipped by Qatar. They got one vote and the US came second.
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Can't Pay, Won't Play on 09:34 - Feb 26 with 7806 views
fifa seem to do what they want UEFA could withdraw and that would leave fifa up the creek, fifa only get money from world cups, uefa has the champions lge and euro nations. now if uefa had ALL the top nations stay with them....you'd only need say brazil, argentina, to be "invited" into a revamped tournament , others would soon follow, thereby uefa running a world cup. i am not saying qatar has done any wrong, anywhere in the bidding but in the desert?? and it's not just the heat it's the major security too.
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Can't Pay, Won't Play on 09:41 - Feb 26 with 7800 views
It's all just a crock of shite. UEFA needs to leave the rest of the world and try to persuade the Americas to come along for the ride. Who the fúck would wanna watch a world cup hosted in the North Korean winter with Ivory Coast being the biggest team there? All the money would flow to the European/SA competition and FIFA would be out on their arse
Shit but local
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Can't Pay, Won't Play on 09:41 - Feb 26 with 7800 views
No matter where in the world my friends live, they think that their National FA might 'take on' FIFA, as if FIFA are a dictatorship ruling by force, and is if their own National FA is the only one on the side of good.
I would suggest that FIFA rule by allowing the people who run the National FA's to get on board the gravy train, and that the gravy is so well distributed that it is no longer in anyone's interests to 'take on' anyone.
This latest stunt will sail through, I would think, because FIFA will have made sure that the FA's are already onside, and that the 'incentives' are already safely in place.
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Can't Pay, Won't Play on 09:41 - Feb 26 by BrianMcCarthy
No matter where in the world my friends live, they think that their National FA might 'take on' FIFA, as if FIFA are a dictatorship ruling by force, and is if their own National FA is the only one on the side of good.
I would suggest that FIFA rule by allowing the people who run the National FA's to get on board the gravy train, and that the gravy is so well distributed that it is no longer in anyone's interests to 'take on' anyone.
This latest stunt will sail through, I would think, because FIFA will have made sure that the FA's are already onside, and that the 'incentives' are already safely in place.
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