Inter Me Nan
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Last minute open net miss from FIFA the fucking bad knobs!
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2022 World Cup Discussion
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Had a dream that Engerland beat France 5-2 in the final.
Our Phil is voted player of the tournament.
Our Phil is voted player of the tournament.
East Level 2
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They should have kicked Russia out, however their statement is worded so they can change their minds at short notice.They won’t make a decision until the very last moment they have to imo.
They might well still end up doing the right thing.
We will have to get on with life after the war and welcome Russia back into the international sporting arena, however I feel they should be banned for a year or two.
The German FA was disbanded for 5 years after WW2 so they missed the 1950 World Cup and they'd also missed the 1948 Olympics.
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FIFA are a wishy washy bunch of farts.
I want to see every international sporting organisation come out and ban Russian participation until Putin is no longer in charge.
If he starts using nuclear missiles it is the end for us all, is there nobody in Russia with the balls to do what is required?
I want to see every international sporting organisation come out and ban Russian participation until Putin is no longer in charge.
If he starts using nuclear missiles it is the end for us all, is there nobody in Russia with the balls to do what is required?
Lovebitesandeveryfing
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I was thinking of creating a new thread to discuss Qatar and the issue of holding the World Cup there. It seems worth having. Perhaps this thread is enough.
For what it's worth, my own position has been undeviating, since it was first given to Qatar. It was a decision purely determined by commercial interests (with a strong suspicion of kickbacks to determine the vote, and general corruption within FIFA), with no consideration of any genuine footballing tradition. It was not in the interests of any international supporters who may wish to attend it, nor in the interests of players. Qatar claims that it represents the ‘Arab world’, and that the Arab world was rewarded by its being chosen. There are other Arab countries that would have had a far better claim to being chosen.
In Qatar homosexuality is punishable by death. It seems that the penalty is not often applied, if at all, but imprisonment (and possibly torture in prison) definitely is. It is pure hypocrisy for players to wear rainbow laces, or the captain to wear a rainbow armband on a given day of the year, and suchlike, and go and play in such a place.
For the first time since I first got interested in footy — that is, ’66 — I shall personally not watch so much as one minute of this tournament. I made that decision several years back, and I'll stand by it. And in so far as it's possible, I shall avoid knowing scores, matches, in short, everything. That will of course be very difficult, short of going having a complete media blackout for the duration of it.
I do not expect people to agree with me. Everybody has a line that they draw. Mine is here. To be clear, I'd take very much the same position if it had been attributed to the UAE. But I do think the issue merits discussion. As did the holding of it in Argentina in ’78.
For what it's worth, my own position has been undeviating, since it was first given to Qatar. It was a decision purely determined by commercial interests (with a strong suspicion of kickbacks to determine the vote, and general corruption within FIFA), with no consideration of any genuine footballing tradition. It was not in the interests of any international supporters who may wish to attend it, nor in the interests of players. Qatar claims that it represents the ‘Arab world’, and that the Arab world was rewarded by its being chosen. There are other Arab countries that would have had a far better claim to being chosen.
In Qatar homosexuality is punishable by death. It seems that the penalty is not often applied, if at all, but imprisonment (and possibly torture in prison) definitely is. It is pure hypocrisy for players to wear rainbow laces, or the captain to wear a rainbow armband on a given day of the year, and suchlike, and go and play in such a place.
For the first time since I first got interested in footy — that is, ’66 — I shall personally not watch so much as one minute of this tournament. I made that decision several years back, and I'll stand by it. And in so far as it's possible, I shall avoid knowing scores, matches, in short, everything. That will of course be very difficult, short of going having a complete media blackout for the duration of it.
I do not expect people to agree with me. Everybody has a line that they draw. Mine is here. To be clear, I'd take very much the same position if it had been attributed to the UAE. But I do think the issue merits discussion. As did the holding of it in Argentina in ’78.
bluethrunthru
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Probably no surprise to anyone going but don't expect to go on the lash - watch this
malg
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Don't mind the Phil bit, but for the love of all that's good please may the first part never happen.Had a dream that Engerland beat France 5-2 in the final.
Our Phil is voted player of the tournament.
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Just like Russia the run up will be what a bunch of cunts the hosts are. When the tournament starts hand picked fans will be interviewed telling the world what a great tournament it is and how well looked after they've been.
Blue Til Death
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Group games = Oh do fuck off
Who wins = Who gives a flying fuck
Who loses Who gives even less of a flying fuck
That’s my World Cup summed up :-)
Who wins = Who gives a flying fuck
Who loses Who gives even less of a flying fuck
That’s my World Cup summed up :-)