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Originally posted by The Potter All the stadia will be temperature-controlled. Come on guys, how fucking difficult is it to do a Google search for 'Qatar World Cup bid'? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_...A_World_Cup_bid Seriously, how stupid must you be if you thought that Qatar could have won the bid without fans being able to drink? You cleary know nothing about the World Cup. Anyway, the country already allows the consumption of alcohol in certain hotels and bars, under permit; it is illegal to be drunk and disorderly in public, as well as to drink booze in public; lastly, the government is the only importer and retailer of alcohol. Therefore, exactly how repressive are the dinking laws? Well, about as liberal as Canada's!!! Also, as is the case for big events in Canada, permits will be issued for the sale of alcohol in fan-zones. Just like with one-party states in Russia and China (excellent hosts of the recent Olympics), one thing that you can guarantee is that decisive action will be taken to ensure that everything gets completed on time, and that the tournament is well-organised. Now that I think about it, I am actually starting to warm to the idea of Qatar being a host, at least in one sence: if nothing else, it will help dispel the racist myth that Middle Eastern folk are subhuman terrorists who all get off on watching people get stoned to death.

Jeez. We all know that stadiums are gonna be "cooled down" to a certain extent with the technology - duh - dont assume we didn't read about it. But is the whole country of Qatar gonna be cooled for this event? With average temperatures of 40-45 degrees Centigrade, its gonna be lots of fun between the matches! You know, fans are only spending 2-4 hours at the match per day, and the rest in the scorching desert heat. I personally would not want to be confined to my hotel ...

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Originally posted by geroin did anyone catch the speech given by russian minister of sport, i almost died, the reason this is hilarious is because he does not speak a word in english and was given a translated version of what to say in russian language. [IMG http://s55.radikal.ru/i149/1012/55/2fb13f01b48a.jpg /IMG]

LMFAO! Inearly died laughing! That was awesome! Youtube clip title was priceless too!!! Same with Putin's English "Thank You" speech, but he sounded much better.

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Originally posted by Magnetonium [COLOR=FF7F50] Jeez. We all know that stadiums are gonna be "cooled down" to a certain extent with the technology - duh - dont assume we didn't read about it. But is the whole country of Qatar gonna be cooled for this event? With average temperatures of 40-45 degrees Centigrade, its gonna be lots of fun between the matches! You know, fans are only spending 2-4 hours at the match per day, and the rest in the scorching desert heat. I personally would not want to be confined to my hotel ...

Some of the earlier points referred to the temperature of the stadia, specifically, and how it would affect the fans and players.

OMG I can't do this anymore ...

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Originally posted by The Potter How exactly have you refuted what I said about Qatar's alcohol laws being comparable to the Canadian government's strict controls?

Here is what you said ...

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Originally posted by The Potter Therefore, exactly how repressive are the dinking laws? Well, about as liberal as Canada's!!!

Now explain to me how Qatar's laws are about as Liberal as Canada's?

- Do we need a special permit from our employer stating that it is cool with them if we buy alcohol from the ONLY store in Canada / Ontario / Toronto / even Suburb of Toronto that carries alcohol?

- Are we not allowed to bring alcohol back to Canada with us from a trip?

- Are the only places where one can buy alcohol a hotel lobby / restaurant or nightclub?

If these are not strict antiquated laws then I don't know what are. Perhaps we have a different definition of the term.

And what are you going to tell me next? That a female not being allowed to wear a bikini to the beach in 40-50 degree weather because she should respect the culture and not expose her body flesh to public is "about as liberal as Canada" and the laws we have here pertaining to that?

I"m disappointed Japan didn't get the 2022 World Cup simply because of this:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2124...eam_denied.html

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Earlier this year, we reported on Japan's plans for a holographic broadcast the 2022 World Cup as part of its bid to hold the soccer tournament. If you were looking forward to this, well, we're sorry to disappoint: Japan's World Cup bid was rejected, and along with it went holographic broadcast plans. For those of you not familiar with the nations proposal, Japan's 2022 World Cup bid included plans to simultaneously broadcast matches across the world, live, to 400 international stadiums, all in glorious holographic 3D. The idea was that soccer fans would be able to head to their national stadium to view matches. Once there, fans could watch matches on in front of them live, thanks to holographic imagesbroadcast from thousands of miles away. Japan's ambitious bid, which was backed by Sony, lost out to Qatar in 2022, with Russia hosting the 2018 tournament. Kohzo Tashima, the Chief Executive of the Japanese bid said the prospect of global hologram broadcasts was an idea that blew his mind. He told the FIFA board that three hundred and sixty million people could have had "a full stadium experience of matches" which was "over 100 times the number of spectators at the 1994 World Cup in the United States".

Not a surprise. This idea must've scared the shit out of FIFA and their stone age traditions.

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess Well even in the middle east there are much better choices for countries. Like Turkey, who actually qualified a few times and even came in third in 2002. Not only that Turkey is currently progressive country in the middle east which accepts a more pregressive view on many issues. Plus it's bigger.

can't disagree with anything you said there Margs...
Turkey even has a VERY well developed domestic league and stadiums.
Problem is, they didn't submit a bid for either of these WCs

They were criticising FIFA before the decision, but now English officials and their media has launched a serious bashing campaign and barrage of criticism.

You can be sure that they will not win the right to host World Cup in the near future ...

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Originally posted by Vivid Boy fuck skipper. the bitch acts like she got a cigar put out in her vag by a powerful alpha male she fell in love with. edit: you know what fuck Skippy's feminist fears with Qatar. I'm going to see what Local forums will trade us 2 goats and 40 rupees for skipper.

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hahaha amazing!

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Originally posted by TheVrk can't disagree with anything you said there Margs... Turkey even has a VERY well developed domestic league and stadiums. Problem is, they didn't submit a bid for either of these WCs

they deff do have alot of great stadium's and a huge support for it...i dont think their infrastructure and mass transit is up to par as of yet tho, not saying it couldnt be ready by the wc, but thats the only reason why i dont think they could have submitted their bid...i know they put in bids for the eurocup and lost their also
very strange

on a side note those stadium's in qatar do look pretty impressive
as do the stadiums for the wc in brazil for 2014, i hope its all ready in time

Filthy!


Mayor of London Boris Johnson cancels Fifa hotel stay

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11921692

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Boris Johnson has withdrawn the offer of a free stay in London's exclusive Dorchester hotel for Fifa executives during the 2012 Olympics. The Mayor of London had offered the free accommodation for Fifa president Sepp Blatter and his team. But after Fifa's decision on Thursday's 2018 World Cup vote - which saw the England bid get just two votes out of a possible 22 - the offer was rescinded. Russia was chosen to host the tournament instead. Free hotel rooms for VIP guests are handed out by Locog, the Olympic organising committee. Mr Johnson is understood to have discussed the issue with Locog chairman Sebastian Coe. The mayor has not commented on the decision to cancel the free stay. But in the aftermath of the defeat, Mr Johnson, who travelled to Zurich to personally lobby Fifa's executives, said the result was a "big blow and tremendously disappointing". He added: "We put together a cracking bid, our technical specification was top-notch and our stadiums would have been packed to the rafters." 'Exceptional grace' A senior government source has told the BBC that at least five executive committee members "personally assured" Prince William and David Beckham they would vote for the England bid, only to back other contenders in the first round. The Dorchester's website says the hotel "offers rooms of exceptional grace and comfort, all providing views over Hyde Park or the hotel's landscaped terraces". It continues: "Bathrooms are welcoming and spacious, offering an exceptional combination of style and function, and are said to have the deepest baths in London. "They are predominantly made in Italian marble and designed in the classic art deco style - echoing the hotel's 1930s origins."

Good posts Potter

Regarding Qatar in 2022. I'm sure you'l be able to do what ever the fuck you want during the scheduled time of the games as the country is slowly becoming more liberal and more importantly, (and i'm assuming) many temporary rules/exceptions will be made for the cup. Arabic countries just like any others will bend over backwards to "impress" the world whist playing host to such a global event. I cannot see Quatar winning the bid let alone being a contender if such things were not considered.

I heard/read some things about substantial investment on behalf of the government in renewable energy sources for the games, alongside a strict diet of environmentally friendly construction techniques amongst other things. Sounds good but i'm worried it is nothing more than the usual vague promise to insure bid acquisition. Also, Qatar is just too small. I think they will see a serious inflationary effect as per their costs because they literally have to build every last thing to support a serious increase then decrease in population and density.

Why do I think the people living in Qatar, or rather Doha, are going to have a shitty time? But hey it is more than ten years away, a lot can happen.

I am not going to get into the debate of this. I will just say that there's a chance that England will not host a world cup in my lifetime. That in itself is heartbreaking for me.

As a football lover for the whole of my life, I cannot understand why, the country that created the game, should be denied the opportunity to host the greatest competition in the world.

They can say that it is because of the hooliganism but trust me, those that want trouble will go and find it, no matter what country the cup is held in.

Anyway. Like I said. Heartbroken.

Brazil starting in a few days ... Who knows how that will even end up and play itself out.

But with fresh new allegations against Qatar I'm curious to know if anyone still supports the farce (on so many levels) that is Qatar 2022.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...id-9467270.html

Re-vote please. How about having it in a country that is not ass-backwards?

Agreed. I think it's going to happen. The suggestion of having it in the winter is just ludicrous, It would impact every single league globally. And it's not like the hockey olympics where they can take a week break.

im curious to see who will end up getting the 2026 bid. i know the USA is putting in for it but i dont see us getting it.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...on-scandal.html

I love all of the politics behind this. England gets jammed and they start digging up all of the bs in fifa / uefa for all to see bahaha

Good for them.

Fuck platini and blatter, can't stand either of them.

This was an interesting read!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/s...-world-cup.html

Yeah I read that too, article touches on a lot of the info originally presented here

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/077104139X

Really good book IMO

http://www.androidcentral.com/add-w...google-calendar

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Originally posted by gimmebeatz im curious to see who will end up getting the 2026 bid. i know the USA is putting in for it but i dont see us getting it.

Fifa has been really impressed with Canada. We broke I think maybe an attendence record for the under 18 World Cup. And we are hosting the 2015 womens World Cup.

Its very possible Fifa will favour Canada over the US and Mexico... i thought I read an article some time ago saying how its possible Canada and the US can host it jointly...

By my count we got 8 decent stadiums across Canada... Brazil has 12 for this years world cup... Fifa was willing to work with South Africa, Korea/Japan, and is working with Brazil and Qater with building new stadiums so I dont see why they wont help us out....

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Originally posted by ItalianPoiSon Fifa has been really impressed with Canada. We broke I think maybe an attendence record for the under 18 World Cup. And we are hosting the 2015 womens World Cup. Its very possible Fifa will favour Canada over the US and Mexico... i thought I read an article some time ago saying how its possible Canada and the US can host it jointly... By my count we got 8 decent stadiums across Canada... Brazil has 12 for this years world cup... Fifa was willing to work with South Africa, Korea/Japan, and is working with Brazil and Qater with building new stadiums so I don't see why they wont help us out....

A Canada/US would be awesome, perhaps even to keep it all along the borders ie. Seattle, Vancouver, Montreal, Philadelphia, Detroit, Toronto, etc. Or even all around the midwest area.

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