Qatar and Russia, hosts of 2022 and 2018 World Cups, 'shouldn't feel very comfortable
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I went to Sharif University. I'm a superior genetic mutation, an improvement on the existing mediocre stock.
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IMO, Russia wont be moved. Russia has a far greater history of corruption and knowhow on covering things up that might cause USA to allege charges that never get proven in time.
There are 7 years until the 2022 World Cup and more than enough time to find bribery in hosting dealings and to even groom a new country to host the World Cup(it doesnt have to be the USA)Comment
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actually I was hoping the qataris would spend more money building those underground hotels and under the sea stadiums while hearing of the cancellation of their WC a few years before 2022. The more money these people waste, the better“It is easier to fool the people, than to convince them they have been fooled." - Mark TwainComment
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Wow this is nothing short of a mafia movie like the good fellasComment
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Originally posted by Bi-honar View PostWow! Was that prophetic or what?!Originally posted by Shah Abbas View Post
On a serious note, Russia is a done deal - there's absolutely no way anyone can reverse that decision - not the FBI, not the Swiss authorities, not the new president, and highly unlikely even God would touch that one.
But Qatar is a goner IMHO.
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From your lips to God's ears.Originally posted by Bi-honar View Post
But i am pretty sure that this is exactly what will happen. Russia will be stripped off and Qatar will still host.IRI's politics is no different than handling a pressure cooker ..... As the pressure builds up, you slowly let the steam out just a tad bit so that you don't see overflow, and once the pressure from below is less, you put the lid down again and raise the temperature.Comment
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Qatar does not deserve to hold the WCComment
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Qatar doesn't deserve to exist in the first place. It's a artificial country with no past and history.Originally posted by sarbaz View Post
Just fucking oil money.IRI's politics is no different than handling a pressure cooker ..... As the pressure builds up, you slowly let the steam out just a tad bit so that you don't see overflow, and once the pressure from below is less, you put the lid down again and raise the temperature.Comment
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title would be Old Fellas or Silly old fellas even fool football fellas.
New President should officially rename FIFA as 'football is fuckin amazing'
Originally posted by sarbaz View PostComment
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the only hope for a WC in qatar resides with kafashian .... It all comes down to what level of help kafashian and team can deliver to qatar“It is easier to fool the people, than to convince them they have been fooled." - Mark TwainComment
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I hope the WC's will be moved to better more deserving locations soon--------------------------Beiranvand-------------------
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Unlike Qatar, I think Russia's selection was merited Ali joon. They have the population, fan base, football tradition and the experience of hosting two Olympics - not to mention that they're the biggest country in the world and one of the top 5-10 economic powerhouses.Originally posted by Ali.Karimi79 View Post
In that sense, they don't have any of the handicaps that Qatar is suffering from (lack of population and fan base, extreme heat that warrants a change to when the world cup takes place, social issues, slavery, etc.) - they're also 4 years ahead of Qatar in their preparations as hosts.
Don't forget, there is no precedence for stripping a country of a world cup, particularly after they've started spending billions of dollars to meet their obligations. So, building a case to do so would be extremely difficult.
On that note, the only way I can see Russia being stripped of that opportunity is if there's major socio-political upheaval - there is a precedence for banning a country from attending a major international tournament (still not hosting) under those circumstances and the most famous one is of course Yugoslavia in Euro 92.
But Qatar is a completely different story IMHO. For one thing, most of these allegations of bribery are centered around their bid for the 2022 WC. They have continuously failed to honor their obligations under their contract with FIFA, while certain FIFA executives were continuously bending backward to accommodate them...
You can't build air conditioned stadiums like you were supposed to, that's okay we'll re-schedule the entire football schedule of the whole world to accommodate you!!! Something was fishy about that and it stunk of corruption.
So, a case to strip Qatar can be made simply around failure to perform under contract. And that needs to be done because at the end of the day, no country is going to go away without a fight and this will become a court case with claims of damages potentially in the billions - sums that would bankrupt FIFA if they didn't have a rock solid case.
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Interpol adds 6 men with ties to FIFA to their most wanted list“It is easier to fool the people, than to convince them they have been fooled." - Mark TwainComment
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Qatar's stock index apparently dropped 3% today to a 6-week low because of the news!!!
Also, as of right now, these are some of the potential candidates included in the chatter:
Michel Platini: President of UEFA
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein
Domenico Scala: Independent chairman of the audit and compliance committee of FIFA
Zico
Maradona: Suggested by Venezuelan president Maduro
Chung Mong-joon: Billionaire scion of South Korea's Hyundai conglomerate and former member of FIFA's Executive Committee
Jerome Champagne: Former French diplomat and FIFA deputy secretary general
Wolfgang Niersbach: Former sports journalist and FIFA media chief
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These assholes btw used the incorrect term for the Persian Gulf.
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