Posted on 06/06/2015 5:17:56 PM PDT by rickmichaels
It wasn't the plan of the Qatar organizers. FIFA had to move the timing of the event after outcry from FIFPRO, which is in essence the international players' union, about playing in conditions which could kill players.
That in turn played hell with most major European club leagues, which don't take winter breaks and were faced with the prospect of losing their best players, since full international callups cannot be opposed by club teams.
Long story short: Qatar has no business at all hosting the World Cup for a variety of reasons -- weather being only one.
(aka "The Brassiere Building")
You won’t get an argument from me.
I’d give it to Ukraine just to piss off Vlad.
And Hillary gets to keep the money.
Plan A was to have the games in July/August as the normal World Cup schedule (for over fifty years) has been. They lied through their teeth....saying that they had technology....cooling capability (even though it was open-air stadiums)...and the games would only be played at night (no one ever indicated how this would work with the massive TV contracts in Europe).
Plan B is now in effect....the games would start in mid-November, interrupting the season of every single team, and they’d be forced....even if it were a B-league or C-league....to cancel all games. In Germany....most everyone blasted the idea and laughed over the mere idea that the games would end just a couple of days prior to Xmas.
Here’s the thing....when the games get cancelled....Qatar will sue FIFA and it’ll bankrupt the organization in the end. I think most fans agree....that’s about the only way left to take FIFA apart....no one trusts the leadership and it ought to just dissolve away into nothing.
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