2022 World Cup in the United States, anyone?

Wow. Just wow. Then again, I don’t know why I should be surprised, I mean it's Sepp Blatter we are talking about here, the person who criticizes women’s soccer and denies that there is still racism on the field.

 

“The World Cup in Qatar can only take place in the winter. In this heat, you cannot play in the summer. And we have to consider the players.” You mean players can’t play in 120 degree weather? And fans will have an unpleasant time watching it happen? What happened to the air-conditioned stadium?s Oh, it’s impossible to air-condition an entire country? You don’t say! Why couldn’t he think about this before they decided on Qatar?  It took him almost 3 years to figure out what the rest of the world knew. Oh yeah, he was too busy filling his pockets with money. Whoever thinks that FIFA is not corrupt must live under a rock and can’t see it or is as corrupt as they are.

First they decide to change the set up of rotating continents. Then when Sepp Blatter starts thinking that it might be time for him to leave, (Finally!) he decided to have two world cups decided at the same time, that is more than 11 years in advance! Why? Again so that he can reap any of the benefits associated with it.  I’m actually surprised that they haven’t decided on the hosts for the 2026 and 2030 World Cups. Maybe that would be a little bit too obvious.

 

In theory, it would be cool for every country to be given the opportunity to host the biggest sporting event in the world, but it just doesn’t make sense!

One of the things that frustrates me the most is that FIFA does a sort of “screening” for each country where they look at readiness with regards to hospitality, safety, etc. At the time of the bid, USA and England scored the highest, meaning they were the less risky options, and if I remember correctly Qatar and Russia scored the lowest. So a test created and administered by them has no weight even to them? Wow. Just wow.

Rant over. (For now)

This interview made me laugh when I first saw it, and again today. Enjoy.