does the timing not mean that the European teams or players that play in European leagues will be knackered?
As far as I understand virtually everyone thinks it's going to either Brazil or Argentina anyway.
no country in which corruption is held in check and there is vibrant local democracy will ever host a major sporting event again
As one radio show said, 'getting Quatar Money out of the UK is like trying to get the egg out of a baked cake'.It's in everything from Harrods to Seven Trent water. I don't agree with the country, but the football being there makes very little difference in reality.
See.. they don't even respect the 'u after q' rule!
Quote from: chriss on November 19, 2022, 05:35:17 pmAs one radio show said, 'getting Quatar Money out of the UK is like trying to get the egg out of a baked cake'.It's in everything from Harrods to Seven Trent water. I don't agree with the country, but the football being there makes very little difference in reality. Much like Russia then?
To everyone but Cheque: by all means slag them off, but surely you lose some of the intellectual highground when you repeatedly fail to spell the country's 5-letter name?
Quote from: TobyD on November 19, 2022, 06:02:29 pmQuote from: chriss on November 19, 2022, 05:35:17 pmAs one radio show said, 'getting Quatar Money out of the UK is like trying to get the egg out of a baked cake'.It's in everything from Harrods to Seven Trent water. I don't agree with the country, but the football being there makes very little difference in reality. Much like Russia then?Yeah, sadly the UK is full of dirty money.