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Thread: Platini Arrested
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18-06-2019 12:33 PM #31
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18-06-2019 06:03 PM #32This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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18-06-2019 08:55 PM #33This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Absolutely, total lunacy
It's the equivalent of bringing the world camel racing championships to Iceland
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18-06-2019 08:58 PM #34
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What are they going to use them for after the world cup?
A total disgrace.
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18-06-2019 10:06 PM #35
There’s no chance it will get moved now that they’ve started building the stadiums. Every award of a World Cup has probably been decided on bribes, Qatar just paid more in bribes than most.
I remember talking to a an English guy in the taxi a few years ago and he had worked on the early stages of the Qatar bid. They were up against England to host it and I remember him saying that the only people who thought England would win was England. He said it was decided long before the voting had been opened. The bribes range from all expense paid trips for big games around the world, which are considered above board to cash payments which is obviously illegal. Qatar had everyone bought well in advance to know that the vote as a formality.
United we stand here....
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18-06-2019 11:03 PM #36This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I don't think its even the bribes and corruption that upset folk who know football, we all know it goes on. What was annoying was that they aren't even bothering to pretend any more …. you couldn't think of a more unsuitable country to host a world cup for so many reasons its too much effort to list them. That's what the police and press thought too and that's why so many of the greedy arrogant buggers who thought they were untouchable are now getting what they deserve, long may it continue.
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18-06-2019 11:08 PM #37
Platini was such a beautiful player and I always liked him, thought it was great when he became UEFA president. Be very sad to see him involved but I think it's likely he is probably complicit at best.
Qatar will host the World Cup, that's not going to change but the whole thing stinks. They had no stadia or infrastructure suitable to host a World Cup in place at the time of bidding. Ireland has a bigger population than Qatar and an established footballing tradition. Does anyone seriously think Ireland could make a solo bid for a World Cup and even be considered by FIFA? It would be laughed out the room... Qatar bought it, pure and simple and FIFA had become so complacent with bribes they thought no-one would question it.Last edited by Baader; 18-06-2019 at 11:10 PM.
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18-06-2019 11:25 PM #38
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19-06-2019 02:18 AM #39This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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20-06-2019 04:35 PM #42This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The best bribery story was that Scottish guy who came to the vote as part of New Zealand FA and ended up voting for another country than he was meant to. Incredibly corrupt.
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20-06-2019 09:49 PM #43
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