I think that the next two world cups are going to have the football overshadowed by other talking points. The tournament in Brazil is going to have more news coverage on the protests than the matches and the mecca of football, the Maracana, has a playing surface that is not even suitable for sunday league. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/wo...eadache-Rios-Maracana-pitch-woeful-state.html Qatar on the other hand have just started a campaign to make tourists dress the way they want you to, not the way you wish. They are quite happy to dress the way they want in our country but you have to abide by their rules should you choose to visit them. A country that frowns on alcohol and bare skin is holding a world cup, not sure how that's going to work. Men aren't even supposed to wear shorts, so what are the players going to wear? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...stance-leggings-new-advertising-campaign.html Thoughts.
Not so concerned about Brazil as when it comes to it the authorizes will keep a lid on things. Much more concerned about the shenanigans which led to Qatar getting the tournament. After all they bid for it on the basis it would be played in Summer and at this late stage FIFA "discover" it will be too hot and want to move it to the Winter.Definite dodgy dealing went on.
If, firstly, FIFA survives and the 2022 World Cup remains in qatar (which it will, there will be some more back-room deals to ensure it) it will end up being a farce. Countries will either boycott or clubs wont release the players over Winter or in those temperatures. Especially if the country remains so oppressive, which will of course also mean fans just wont go. What would be the odds on a Qatar v Gibraltar final watched by 15,000 max? Brazil and Russia sort of made a little more sense.
I think you should stop reading the Daily Mail for one San Diego There are some very serious issues when it comes to the World Cup in Qatar (labourers rights, construction safety, tolerance of homosexuals) - but what you're allowed to wear if you're there for a month and what Muslims wear in Britain isn't one of them. I think one of two things will happen: 1) steps will be taken to stop anyone getting themselves in a situation where they're 'misbehaving', unless they do it deliberately and knowingly or 2) laws and rules will be relaxed and anyone who does overstep the mark will be deported. Can't see Fifa pulling it from Qatar. In terms of organisation the Brazil World Cup seems outwardly to be a bloody great mess. But there are still two weeks to go and it may be that everything pulls through in time. The South African World Cup was a long way from perfect in terms of ticket sales and so on but for drama on the pitch it was definitely the most entertaining World Cup I can remember.
I don't read the Mail, I happened to pick these stories up from other sources and could have used other sites for the links. It just happens these two had good photos, totally random that they are both from the Mail.
World cup problems.......... .........Glen Johnson at RB....He is ****ing useless, I would pick Chambo ahead of him & he is not even a RB!
It seems many in the country don't even want the tournament........ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/201...-brazil_n_5408811.html?ir=UK Sport&ref=topbar
Yup and I seem to remember there is a big thing about 'Westerners' taking advantage of child prostitution in one of the host cities. There's a lot of unrest in Brazil but I reckon in our country, at least, the coverage and particularly the BBC's will reflect that.
In a way I hope that the problems in Brazil are highlighted during this world cup. I still think the tournament will be overshadowed by other news stories, and the next two will have their problems too. Russia aren't exactly playing nicely with their neighbours right now and Qatar is a country full of closed minded religious fanatics who treat immigrant workers like slaves.
I don't think what's going on in Brazil or Qatar on a day to day basis is a football problem (if they excluded countries with fanatics there would be no football anywhere), although I think Fifa should take a lot more responsibility for the ethics of stuff going on directly related to the World Cup - building stadiums particularly. The Russia / Ukraine thing is bloody complex and a lot more complex than our media is covering. [video=youtube;yRhq-yO1KN8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRhq-yO1KN8[/video]
Maybe not, but spending money on football when the conditions and infrastructure of your country is poor is a problem.
Hhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm..........a short lived boost of economy and temporary work to prepare and run the world cup over schools and hospitals.....difficult one, that. I just struggle to see how the world cup is really going to change a large number of lives for the better once it's all over. Of course it will benefit some but not in the same way as if all that money was pumped into health and education.
And more info surfaces......don't think anybody will be surprised by this story... http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27652181 There's no way 2022 will take place in Qatar.
It depends how the stadiums and infrastructure are used after the tournament. If Brazil can use them to attract other international sporting events/concerts then they can continue to provide an outside income that could theoretically be used to invest in other areas. Of course, the other benefit is the media attention on Brazil, should remind the world that just because it's a fast growing economy not everything is rosy, and thereby attract some more investment sources.
But building schools and medical centres creates permanent jobs as well as serving the community all year round, something I think a great number of residents would prefer over spending cash on events and concerts.
