2022 Qatar

[Sanguine]

We can rest easy, Garcia's report to apparently conclude that there was nothing dodgy about the 2018 or 2022 World Cup bids. Nothing at all. Ok then. lol.

[Hendo]

Ah well, it will be amusing now when it blows up in their face.

The biggest shambles in football history.

[Sutekh]

So FIFA find themselves all above board and ship shape.... well who saw that one coming then

[Once were Biscuitmen]

In lol-tastic news the actual investigator has now released a statement saying that the conclusions presented are rubbish and not based on his work.

[ZacNaloen]

I find it hilarious the English FA is singled out.

The reason, because our bidding process was open and everything we did to try and get votes is recorded. And at the end of it all basically said "This is bullshit" and needs to change.


And now Garcia says the report is erroenous.

FIFA obviously expected Garcia to just shut up and take it.

[floyd__streete]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30037729



Blatter HAS to resign now, brilliant

[Hendo]

WHAT A oxf*rd SHAMBLES.

[MouldyRoyal]

The whole situation is an utter utter farce.

[PieEater]

The FA were meant to have influenced the dodgy Jack Warner, and yet IIRC we only received one vote and it wasn't him.

You have to ask whether FIFA are so corrupt or out of touch that they really think they'd get away with this, what a shambles.

[Sanguine]

Brilliant. Well played Garcia. Have to admit I expected him to stay quiet too, I under-estimated him.

[ZacNaloen]

The FA were meant to have influenced the dodgy Jack Warner, and yet IIRC we only received one vote and it wasn't him.

You have to ask whether FIFA are so corrupt or out of touch that they really think they'd get away with this, what a shambles.

They see themselves as untouchable.

[Elm Park Pasty]

Wonder if Garcia is bound by any confidentiality cause on what he found out?

[sandman]

Can't believe you are all still falling for these made up lies from the British media to discredit the football family.

These initial findings have proven that the bidding process was not flawed and took place under a fair and balanced process. Mr Garcia's only problem is that the full findings were not released in order for him to fully tell the world how fair, balanced and uncorrupted FIFA and their president are.

Mr Blatter does not need to resign over this "report" as he and the football family will be fully justified once the full findings are released.

[MouldyRoyal]

The FA were meant to have influenced the dodgy Jack Warner, and yet IIRC we only received one vote and it wasn't him.

You have to ask whether FIFA are so corrupt or out of touch that they really think they'd get away with this, what a shambles.

They see themselves as untouchable.

They pretty much are, that's the problem.

[From Despair To Where?]

The FA were meant to have influenced the dodgy Jack Warner, and yet IIRC we only received one vote and it wasn't him.

You have to ask whether FIFA are so corrupt or out of touch that they really think they'd get away with this, what a shambles.

The suggestion at the time was always that the FA bunged him a kickback and he only changed bis mind when someone else bunged him an even bigger kickback.

[Sanguine]

Guardian reporting that FIFA have disabled the link that detailed the members of their appeal committee, which include someone linked to Bin Hammam.

http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federatio ... 82042.html



Almost Python-esque, is this.

[Winston Smith]

Another reminder that I am very much IN! for a Qatari world cup, preferably in the winter

[TFF]

Guardian reporting that FIFA have disabled the link that detailed the members of their appeal committee, which include someone linked to Bin Hammam.

http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federatio ... 82042.html



Almost Python-esque, is this.

It's superb isn't it? Best "breaking news" day since Raoul Moat

[Kitsondinho]

http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2014/11 ... corruption

[John Madejski's Wallet]

Another reminder that I am very much IN! for a Qatari world cup, preferably in the winter

It angers me that no-one (fans or teams) will boycott this crazy tournament built with the blood of slave labourers.

I'm almost hoping for it to kick off and the rozzers to over-react and massacre some folk, just to cap it off like