Michel Platini arrested over 2022 Qatar World Cup Bid

[neckbeardthethird]

Lots of sources reporting this now.

https://twitter.com/sportingintel/status/1140901644462374912

 

[Diddums]

K.

 

[FTM]

well what a suprise


said nobody ever about the terrible decision to award the world cup to a tiny desert nation with no football infrastructure

 

[Yaayuh!]

Surely not?

 

[Freakbro]

Corruption....in FIFA?.....I don't believe it!....

 

[jsmoke]

At least the players won't die of dehydration and sunstroke.

 

[Roar87]

Football is entirely corrupt

 

[VincentHanna]

Corruption....in FIFA?.....I don't believe it!....

He was president of UEFA

 

[233]

should just puill the world cup back and give it to any of the big european nations UK Germany France etc,

infrastructure is all in place and could easily cover a world cup at minimal notice

 

[NooBish AbbZ]

Good, scum.

 

[Rotty]

doesn't come as any surprise

 

[doodah]

We're still getting the floating/flying giant A/C units right?

That's all I care about....

 

[mjt]

I cannot believe that bribes were paid in order to host a football tournament in the desert.

 

[Roar87]

should just puill the world cup back and give it to any of the big european nations UK Germany France etc,

infrastructure is all in place and could easily cover a world cup at minimal notice

Western European countries aren't corrupt so won't pay bribes unlike Russia, Qatar, etc where corruption and bribery is just part of the culture

 

[neckbeardthethird]

should just puill the world cup back and give it to any of the big european nations UK Germany France etc,

infrastructure is all in place and could easily cover a world cup at minimal notice

It should go to Australia who had previously bid for 2022 world cup, they would do a top job of it.

 

[byeo]

Colour me shocked.

 

[edscdk]

I cannot believe that bribes were paid in order to host a football tournament in the desert.

The pros / cons list must have been very one sided...

Pros ? (nice bribe)
Cons heat, distance, culture, infrastructure, logistics, travel time, everything!

 

[robfosters]

Got to take the world cup away from Qatar now. It's a stupid place to have it anyway.

And I hope Platini goes to prison..

 

[233]

Aus is a good shout but a logistical nightmare just with the distances involved.

UK would be great for this, good transport links short distances between venues, and more top grade stadiums than you can shake an excrement covered bit of tree at.

 

[Rilot]

Got to take the world cup away from Qatar now. It's a stupid place to have it anyway.

Is that likely to happen though? It's only 3 years away.