F I F A , what a joke

[Black can man]

Starting to think that we should pull out of the world cup , i get the hump when the premiership has a week break for an international game

This would mean a two month break , what a shambles F I F A is

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9310671.s...

[Pommygranite]

Agree it's bullst but hey, we might win given how much we complain about being knackered in June after a full season. When I say win I really mean struggle less to get out of the group.

[RobDickinson]

Its amazing how well all those other foreign premiership players play at world cups isnt it...

Only the English ones seem knackered...

I agree tho its a joke picking a country that in essence its impossible to play a world cup in.

[Bing o]

So what happens when none of the European teams can fly their because they are snowed in?

[5pen]

Why wasn't this agreed BEFORE granting them the right to host the event!?

[aeropilot]

5pen said:

Why wasn't this agreed BEFORE granting them the right to host the event!?

Because money had already been exchanged for votes ......

[5pen]

aeropilot said:

5pen said:

Why wasn't this agreed BEFORE granting them the right to host the event!?

Because money had already been exchanged for votes ......

Well quite. As the OP states, what a joke.

[Victor McDade]

I can't see this happening. The big European clubs will never agree to it.

And anyway, Qatar have promised that all their stadiums and training facilities will be air conditioned. They plan to use solar thermal collectors and photovoltaic panels to use energy from the sun which will then chill water. The theory is that the water will cool air which is then pumped into the facility.

A few stadiums in Arizona use similar technology albeit powered by conventional energy.

Still think giving the WC to Qatar was a bad idea but I'm sure thge organisers will sort the heat issues out.