They've got eight years. Too soon to start a pool on how many workers will die making the Qatar world cup happen? The Guardian is predicting 4000 based on the current construction project death rate, so the number could well end up being higher.
All this does is prove the FIFA and the IOC are not corrupt in any way whatsoever. Why else would they both fiend at holding their games in a nothing-nation that rates it's taxpayers lower than shit-eating rats?
Sepp Blatter really must have no conscience. He knows innocent workers are dying in Qatar, he knows they will continue to die, but it doesn't seem to bother him one bit. He seems pretty happy to get his bribe and let things happen as they will.
Have fun getting shanked by the opportunistic hobos that will flock to that place in droves just to kill rich Europeans and divest them of their money.
One of my friends is a huge Premier League fan and Ive ended up watching a lot of games in the past few years. Ive grown to like soccer, just as exciting as hockey just without the fights. I really don't think we have enough room for it to be a major sport in the US. I don't hate on it like I used to.
I really fucking hope its not in Gillette Stadium. Its a good 45 minutes away from the city, but the traffic in Mass, across Connecticut, and down through New York is going to be ungodly.
It would be nice if they could work it out to play at college stadiums. Think about the size of some of those.
That's what they did in 1994. In fact, the football lines were still visible during some of the games, it was fucking ridiculous looking. They played the final at the Rose Bowl.
Not sure why its funny, but ok. Most Premier League stadiums in England wouldn't be big enough. Not many countries have a bunch of 75-80K+ stadiums sitting around. More that its a potentially very profitable opportunity for the US cause they have existing infrastructure and appropriately-sized and updated stadiums unlike most places bidding.
This biting incident shit needs to lose wind fast. It was instantly irritating from the start. A) Anybody in their right mind would take getting bitten twenty times over getting punched directly in the face just once. B) Italy is the biggest bunch of crocodile tear-shedding gayfags in the entire embodiment of sports and they constantly throw Hollywoods to get penalties. Yes, he bit the guy. Suspend him, fine him, and shut up. This is not even a big deal and hardly a "sports atrocity". The real atrocity is how big a deal they made this.
I haven't paid any attention to that incident; did the guy bite him like my mom's dog sometimes play-bites me to show affection, because when I saw the suspension I imagined a Tyson-Holyfield scenario.
He basically came up from behind the guy on his left, went towards him and chomped down on his shoulder, it was pretty ridiculous. Also its not the first time he bit someone. Really, of all the ways to hurt someone why bite them? Seems kinda gross.
Mmm. delish That doesn't seem weird to me, at all. -Mike Tyson Seriously, though, can the US beat Belgium?
Interestingly, Chialleni, the Italian who he bit, came out today to say his punishment was too harsh.