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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 4231 views
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.
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.'
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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Nous sommes L’occitane Rs!
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.
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 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.
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.
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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 3489 views