Awarding Qatar the World Cup a mistake - Blatter
Meanwhile, an official Qatar World Cup ambassador says that homosexuality is "damage in the mind".
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[Football] Blatter admits awarding the World Cup to Qatar was a "mistake". FFS
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US Seagull
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Yep. That's the problem. That's the thing everybody is taking issue with Sepp.
Not a mistake at all, in fact quite deliberate. They offered the best back handers.
Interesting that the BBC are leaving out a lot of details on what Blatter said.
Sarkozy asked Platini to take the World Cup to Qatar and Platini told Blatter he felt he had to do it.
Blatter: "Of course it was also about money. Six months later, Qatar bought fighter jets from the French for $14.6 billion."
Obviously easier though to put all the blame on FIFA rather than indicating that Western states and their arms industries may be involved in corruption.
Sarkozy asked Platini to take the World Cup to Qatar and Platini told Blatter he felt he had to do it.
Blatter: "Of course it was also about money. Six months later, Qatar bought fighter jets from the French for $14.6 billion."
Obviously easier though to put all the blame on FIFA rather than indicating that Western states and their arms industries may be involved in corruption.
Altered State
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David Squires has a World Cup story to tell in his latest strip, and it's not funny:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2022/nov/08/david-squires-on-qatar-2022-and-a-world-cup-whistleblower-story
https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2022/nov/08/david-squires-on-qatar-2022-and-a-world-cup-whistleblower-story
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Snide ****s
Greg Bobkin
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No shit, mate 
Presumably he followed up by outing the Pope as a Catholic?
Not Andy Naylor
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Blatter, of course, voted for the USA and was as horrified as anyone to see Qatar come out of the envelope.
5Ways Gull
È quello che è
There was also some interesting info on where bears defecate.
dejavuatbtn
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“errrrr. Oh damn, whatever, never mind. No one will even notice the bulge in my wallet.”
Not Andy Naylor
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Dollars, Riyals, what's difference? I don't suppose they could ask for it back.
We have historically had far less influence in FIFA than we ever had in the EU, and yet there has been no talk of a Fifexit.
What gives?
What gives?
southstandandy
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Apparently of the 32 officials involved in the voting for Russia and now Qatar for the World Cup's, 24 are no longer in position, most of whom have been discredited since the vote happened (sorry, purchases) happened in 2010.
We know money talks and football at the highest levels is a dirty business. The whole shambles concerning Qatar just confirms it.
We know money talks and football at the highest levels is a dirty business. The whole shambles concerning Qatar just confirms it.
Someone on radio 5 openly accused the committee of having been bought, without any apparent fear of litigation.
And the chief Qatari football muppet has today described homosexuality as a brain defect. Into the Red Sea with him (minus his heterofascist tackle)!
Dave the hatosaurus
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I thought when i heard blatter say that qatar was too small to host the world cup that perhaps he had left the word " minded " out of the sentence.
Ludensian Gull
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He's obviously made his money from the tournament and now tyring to make out he's innocent . Blokes a crook,always has been always will be
Surely it should be "Fixit"We have historically had far less influence in FIFA than we ever had in the EU, and yet there has been no talk of a Fifexit.
What gives?
I don't see any issues with that.