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Mechafunkzilla posted:So UEFA just called for FIFA to postpone their presidential election, which seems like a pretty big deal. They're all bent as well but less likely to use American banks. Platini got a Picasso from Putin pre 2018 bidding, and his son works for the Qatar owned PSG
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computer parts posted:If you exclude children this number goes down by a very large amount (and you should exclude children because next to none of them keep up interest in the sport after they reach a certain age). Isn't that retention rate increasing as parents stop their kids playing gridiron for health reasons and the kids realise football is cool and good?
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EmperorFritoBandito posted:This whole problem with FIFA makes it sound like all it would take for a terror group to bring any Euro / SA country to its knees is throw bags over their star kickball players' heads and whisk them off somewhere. The population at large are aware of and want reform and change within FIFA, but they're apathetic and resigned to corruption. Anyone who can affect actual change is isolated from the problem due to the way the FA's interact with and are independent of government. Its like asking Bobby Jindal to pass a bill banning pseudo-amateur NCAA status, knowing it would mean the LSU Tigers missed four seasons of championships. It'd be political suicide. Torrannor posted:
This is bullshit. The 2002 World Cup was popular, even with the complications of time differences and South Koreas magical mystery refereeing tour. People really got behind 2010 and the first African tournament, even with the Vuvuzuelas. Australia's 2022 bid has popular backing, and none of those four countries would be favourites to qualify from a group stage, never mind win the thing. Qatar ranked bottom or next to bottom on every rating metric that FIFA judged bids on, and still won. They have a civilian population that could fit inside the Nou Camp, and 8/10 of the stadia are being constructed in the same city, which would have benefitted countries like Brazil, who got stuck building a car park in Manaus because those restrictions were set in stone when they bid.
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Blue Star Error posted:Never trust a sport that has an adjective in its name This rule needs ', was first featured in a book, or is called Kronum' as an addition.
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