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FIFA Men's World Cup 2034 to be hosted in Saudi
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The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Predictable and depressing
Women's football is starting to take off there, but for obvious reasons I hope they never get the WWC.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
They've already hosted a major women's tennis tournament. Issue there of both women doing stuff in public with heads and legs showing and the number of openly gay female tennis players. But it still happened. The players themselves are kept in a bubble, special rules apply. Bit like making the West Indian rebel cricketers 'honorary whites' in apartheid South Africa. 
They're throwing so much money at sport atm that nobody is saying no.
They're throwing so much money at sport atm that nobody is saying no.
Boo Radley75
I have a lovely missus
The fan zones can make up for the lack of booze by having some warm up entertainment of pre match public beheading.
It's not limited to football. MBS's ambitions are sky-high, and he's already got golf, snooker and I think F1.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Give it five years and the Eurovision will be held there
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
Boxing, too
klang
klang
That I found weird too...
Silas Loom
A lome the lenthe of a yerde
I suppose it would have been a bit much to hope for the FA to dissent, two days after Starmer was in Saudi closing deals for BAE.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
It’s because of the fix for the previous two. As they’re both multicontinental, Europe, both Americas and Africa were ruled out. Leaving Oceania and Asia. Didn’t take much bribery for no other Asian nation to nominate themselves, so…
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hash tag
Books, not bombs
It was always on the cards. Sadly the deed is now done.
www.urban75.net
editor 2 threads for merging ( it's not just about the world cup, footie alone, it's so much more than that ).
Saudi Arabla
Are the Saudi's preparing for a bid to host the world cup?F irst they buy Newcastle United, then Ronaldo, next Messi. Is this all part of a plan? Speak out now before it's too late...
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ska invita
back on the other side
the next one in the USA? yeah something to think about...a new low
bromley
...isn't as good as Lewisham.
The one before this has changed from Spain, Portugal and Morocco to also include a match in Uruguay, Argentina & Paraguay. This rules out South America.
It was then left with Asia and Oceania, the joint Australia and New Zealand bid pulled out for the obvious.
I used to like it.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
I think the Saudis or one of the states has got a basketball team in the Euro League next year? They will have a football team in the CL, Europa League or Conference league within three years I think.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
They’re buying the basketball league, rather than sneaking a team into it, I believe.
The proposed stadia do look fucking amazing, from an architectural POV. It's of course tragic the cost of our minds being blown by these marvels will have. It's fucking disgusting actually.
Obvs, NZ and Australia wouldn't have been able to compete on stadia. But they were given 6 weeks notice to bid I think I heard? Which is obvs impossible. But from a human rights perspective I think I know where I'd prefer it went. And because of FIFA's arcane rules, NZ and Aus were the only possible competitors to the middle east.
Just gross.
Obvs, NZ and Australia wouldn't have been able to compete on stadia. But they were given 6 weeks notice to bid I think I heard? Which is obvs impossible. But from a human rights perspective I think I know where I'd prefer it went. And because of FIFA's arcane rules, NZ and Aus were the only possible competitors to the middle east.
Just gross.
They're gettin into cricket too
hash tag
Books, not bombs
In this programme, they stated that they are buying into all sports ie sportwashing. Trying to exert their influence over everything and/or gain greater acceptance throughout the world. As for UK footie they already Newcastle in their pockets.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Sorry, link to programme....
The Kingdom: The World’s Most Powerful Prince, Series 1: 1. Game of Thrones: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001zprq via @bbciplayer
The Kingdom: The World’s Most Powerful Prince, Series 1: 1. Game of Thrones: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001zprq via @bbciplayer
hash tag
Books, not bombs
What a load of old bollocks
FA defends decision to back Saudi World Cup bid - Saudi 2034 World Cup: FA chair Debbie Hewitt says it 'wasn't a difficult decision' to back bid
Amongst other things to highlight....
"The FA has come under pressure to explain how its support of the LGBTQ+ community through the Rainbow Laces campaign is consistent with its backing of a tournament in a country where homosexuality is illegal, and why it failed to abstain from Wednesday's acclamation, like Norway did."
It won't make a bit of difference, but if I'm still around they won't have my support. I'll not watch it.
FA defends decision to back Saudi World Cup bid - Saudi 2034 World Cup: FA chair Debbie Hewitt says it 'wasn't a difficult decision' to back bid
Amongst other things to highlight....
"The FA has come under pressure to explain how its support of the LGBTQ+ community through the Rainbow Laces campaign is consistent with its backing of a tournament in a country where homosexuality is illegal, and why it failed to abstain from Wednesday's acclamation, like Norway did."
It won't make a bit of difference, but if I'm still around they won't have my support. I'll not watch it.
