Qatar World Cup: over 900 workers died already, could be as high as 4000 by kick off

[Napoléon]

Wonder how much Putin has riding on his bribe offer?  

LOL, if everyone is bribing the officials, maybe the damn thing is actually awarded on MERIT ?????

That's why it went to Qatar? On merit? A nation that's never had a history of football and where you can't even play football because of the temperatures?

I know you're joking, but still.

[Minimalist]

With respect to John Oliver he isn't saying anything that's a revelation. Anybody who pays attention knew already.

This is 'Murrica.  No one gives a shit about soccer.  We weren't paying attention until John told us.

[vorlon13]

Why don't all the countries offering bribes get together beforehand, see who has the deepest pockets, and eff the committee ??

[Minimalist]

Borowitz:

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-...Mjg0NDE2S0

McCain Urges Military Strikes Against FIFA

Calling the Obama Administration’s actions against the soccer organization “weak and ineffective,” Senator John McCain on Thursday proposed military action to “dismantle and destroy FIFA once and for all.”

[vorlon13]

I could see military action against Qatar. Rich fucks working foreign itinerant workers to death might need some cluster munitions over their palaces.

[Minimalist]

O-I-L.

[vorlon13]

E-T-H-A-N-O-L

fuck 'em in their asses and use their oil for lube

I bet Qatari ruling class pisses away enough money on goat porn to pay for all kinds of safety equipment and cooling stations on jobsite

[Minimalist]

You expect our ruling class to bomb their ruling class?  Really???

[Fidel_Castronaut]

So the only FA's that will vote against Blatter in the election will be European, meaning Blatter continues as president

What if European nations pull out of the World Cup? FIFA have a lot more to lose from Euro nations not being in the WC than vice-versa, a Europe-less world cup might as well just be one match between Argentina and Brazil

Well 45 out of 60 something (rough estimate, only going from what I vaguely remember from the news) votes will go for this "Prince Ali" instead of Blatter so people don't reckon he will get in again. Even Platini told Blatter that he should step down and he's Blatter's biggest bum boy. 

Still, we already know it's corrupt as fuck so it still wouldn't surprise anyone if he did. 

And the likelihood of European nations boycotting is quite minimal. What would be better however is if the sponsors pulled out, and many of them are expressing that they may do just that. I don't know though, it still doesn't feel like shit has hit the tipping point of where these things could happen. 2022 is a long way off and it's quite possible even after all this fiasco future world cups will go ahead as per usual. Even the Russian world cup is highly likely to go ahead even if solid evidence is found there's corruption involved with the bid for it, which by the looks of things there is. 

Worth mentioning that Blatter's opponent was also investigated for corruption in the 90s too.

[Napoléon]

LOL. Surpise surprise. Makes FIFA that bit more of a farce.