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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed 00:49 - Mar 16 with 4218 viewsVancouverHoop

Chicago, Minneapolis and (likely) Vancouver are rejecting FIFA's requirements for the 2026 World Cup.

http://thebreaker.news/news/exclusive-fifa-demands/

They probably won't be the only potential venues to withdraw. So Morocco it is probably (Gawd knows how.) But protecting labour rights, taxation powers, international reputation and future negotiating potential with other global event organizers is more than enough reason to stand up to a uncompromising bully. FIFA really are an utterly shameless organization.
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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 01:09 - Mar 16 with 4187 viewsBazzaInTheLoft

Fair play to them. I'd love to see a WC in England, but not in exchange for commercial fluffing.

Morocco built a raft of decent stadiums a while ago for the 2014 ACN but had it taken away because they wanted it postponed due to Ebola.

I saw Kawkab Marrakech play in the 2nd division a few years ago. There was about 150 people in a stadium built for 46,000.
[Post edited 16 Mar 2018 5:58]
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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 01:31 - Mar 16 with 4162 viewskensalriser

International football is essentially a racket and continues to be so even after Blatter was taken down. I guess it's like the drugs trade, there's so much money to be made that corruption is systemic.

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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 01:34 - Mar 16 with 4159 viewsTacticalR

There's also the colossal cost of staging these events and the cost of maintaining the white elephant stadia left behind as pointed out by Economics Professor Andrew Zimbalist in his book Circus Maximus.

'The numbers are staggering: China spent $40 billion to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing and Russia spent $50 billion for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. Brazil’s total expenditures are thought to have been as much as $20 billion for the World Cup this summer and Qatar, which will be the site of the 2022 World Cup, is estimating that it will spend $200 billion.'



Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup
https://www.brookings.edu/book/circus-maximus/

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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 01:37 - Mar 16 with 4153 viewstimcocking

It is time something is done.

Could say that about so many issues sadly. We need benevolent aliens to take charge or we're screwed.
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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 02:14 - Mar 16 with 4143 viewsPlanetHonneywood

I wouldn’t touch a WC if you paid me! FIFA is a glorified pimp that has been operating with morals arguably lower than your mid-level drug dealer.

However, the only way you’ll ever make meaningful change, is if you boycott both the tournament and the sponsors’ products. It would be wonderful if the next tournaments were memorable for vast areas of empty seats and negligible atmosphere.

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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 10:31 - Mar 16 with 3986 viewshopphoops

This is a good site revealing just how habituated American taxpayers are to getting bummed in the gob for their sports:

http://www.fieldofschemes.com/

The West Ham situation is pretty much standard gob-bummery over there, except that anyone who invades the pitch gets tasered.

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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 10:51 - Mar 16 with 3947 viewsToast_R

200 billion?
Do they acctually recoup anything near that when all said and done?
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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 14:30 - Mar 16 with 3821 viewsVancouverHoop

Alberta's government have said no, so Edmonton is out of the picture (and Ontario on the verge of a Provincial election so unlikely to commit publicly at this point I'd guess) it pretty much takes Canada out of the running altogether.
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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 14:57 - Mar 16 with 3778 viewsNorthernr

2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 14:30 - Mar 16 by VancouverHoop

Alberta's government have said no, so Edmonton is out of the picture (and Ontario on the verge of a Provincial election so unlikely to commit publicly at this point I'd guess) it pretty much takes Canada out of the running altogether.


Canada are way too sensible. Getting a bit sick of them.
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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 15:19 - Mar 16 with 3743 viewsVancouverHoop

2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 14:57 - Mar 16 by Northernr

Canada are way too sensible. Getting a bit sick of them.


Yeah. We get that a lot.
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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 17:24 - Mar 16 with 3577 viewsngbqpr

England could host it without having to build one new stadium...probably without even having to upgrade any.

Not that FIFA give a stuff about that.

Shame.

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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 18:44 - Mar 16 with 3496 viewsCamberleyR

2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 17:24 - Mar 16 by ngbqpr

England could host it without having to build one new stadium...probably without even having to upgrade any.

Not that FIFA give a stuff about that.

Shame.


Not so sure that's the case. The criteria for WC venues is a total of 12 venues and a minimum capacity of 40K. If you look at the number of stadia with at least that capacity in England they are:

PREM

Etihad
Old Trafford
New White Hart Lane
Anfield
Goodison Park
shit hole in SW6
Emirates
St James's Park
Olympic Stadium

CHAMP

Villa Park
Hillsbrough (their capacity is actually a smidge under 40K)
Stadium of Light

So that's 12 plus Wembley. Of those 12, Goodison isn't fit for purpose to be a WC venue and is just under 40K anyway and five including Wembley are in London.I don't know if there's a limit to the number of venues a particular city can have but I doubt they would alow all 5 London stadia to be used.

If you look at Brazil in 2014, the capital Brasillia only had one venue as did Rio the largest city in fact all twelve venues were in different cities. Let's say they allowed only two London venues including Wembley, that leaves 10 others needed meaning that a stadium in the midlands (either Pride Park, Molineux or King Power) would need upgrading to co-host games with Villa Park and a new stadium in Liverpool would need building.

Of the others , Hillsbrough would need modernising or they could increase the KC stadium and Riverside stadium to 40K each.

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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 19:37 - Mar 16 with 3453 viewsstowmarketrange

2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 18:44 - Mar 16 by CamberleyR

Not so sure that's the case. The criteria for WC venues is a total of 12 venues and a minimum capacity of 40K. If you look at the number of stadia with at least that capacity in England they are:

PREM

Etihad
Old Trafford
New White Hart Lane
Anfield
Goodison Park
shit hole in SW6
Emirates
St James's Park
Olympic Stadium

CHAMP

Villa Park
Hillsbrough (their capacity is actually a smidge under 40K)
Stadium of Light

So that's 12 plus Wembley. Of those 12, Goodison isn't fit for purpose to be a WC venue and is just under 40K anyway and five including Wembley are in London.I don't know if there's a limit to the number of venues a particular city can have but I doubt they would alow all 5 London stadia to be used.

If you look at Brazil in 2014, the capital Brasillia only had one venue as did Rio the largest city in fact all twelve venues were in different cities. Let's say they allowed only two London venues including Wembley, that leaves 10 others needed meaning that a stadium in the midlands (either Pride Park, Molineux or King Power) would need upgrading to co-host games with Villa Park and a new stadium in Liverpool would need building.

Of the others , Hillsbrough would need modernising or they could increase the KC stadium and Riverside stadium to 40K each.

Yes, it's a slow day at work


How would that explain Qatar and their 1 city hosting the 2022 World Cup?
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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 19:46 - Mar 16 with 3445 viewskensalriser

If it could be jointly hosted by England, Scotland and Wales, Hampden Park and the Millenium Stadium would add to the list.

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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 19:50 - Mar 16 with 3434 viewsLongsufferingR

2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 19:46 - Mar 16 by kensalriser

If it could be jointly hosted by England, Scotland and Wales, Hampden Park and the Millenium Stadium would add to the list.


...also we're talking 2026 here. How about Old Oak Common?
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2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 09:44 - Mar 17 with 3207 viewsterryb

2026 World Cup, North American cities not impressed on 19:50 - Mar 16 by LongsufferingR

...also we're talking 2026 here. How about Old Oak Common?


Would that be the home of The Commoners that TV worte about in his book They used to play on grass?
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