World Cup 2014 General Chit Chat Thread

[Vermilion]

Loving the ads too Tee!

HA! all the players getting ready in various different ways, cycling machines, keepy uppies, running, listening to music, washing socks in the sink while still on your foot!

But Suarez? well he's taping his hands up looking like he's about to go punch something/one!

[RichC]

He's such a corrupt scumbag

Fifa president Sepp Blatter claims allegations surrounding the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid are motivated by racism.

Qatar was chosen as host in December 2010 but corruption claims have prompted Fifa to begin an inquiry.

"There is a sort of storm against Fifa relating to the Qatar World Cup," Blatter said. "Sadly there's a great deal of discrimination and racism."

Fifa will rule on the validity of the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in September or October.

At that point, the president of football's world governing body said, the "matter will be closed".

Speaking to African football officials in Sao Paulo, Blatter confirmed that the latest allegations would be discussed at the Fifa Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday.

He said Fifa needed to combat "anything that smacks of discrimination and racism".

"It really makes me sad," he added.

At its general assembly in Sao Paulo, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) condemned what it termed "the repeated, deliberately hateful, defamatory and degrading attacks by some media, notably British, on the image and the integrity of the Confederation of African Football, its president, its members, its member associations and the entire African continent."

Caf added that it would urge the executive committee "to file a law suit, if necessary, so that the authors of this smearing and defamatory campaign against African football leaders are brought to book".

Qatar overcame competition from Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States to be named as 2022 hosts.

But the bidding process has been hit by a series of corruption claims.

American lawyer Michael Garcia is currently involved in an independent investigation into the bidding process and is due to deliver his report to Fifa in mid-July.

Blatter, 78, told delegates from the Asian Football Conference that Garcia would also speak at Fifa's congress to update delegates on his inquiry.

Garcia is investigating everyone connected with the bidding process for both the 2018 World Cup, to be staged in Russia, and the 2022 event.

Qatar's World Cup organising committee continues to reject claims of wrongdoing and says it is confident the vote was won fairly.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27762435

[Chazza]

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[Fivex]

I just can't understand why the media and sponsors haven't put more pressure on FIFA to sort it out. It's looking prime for an accident unfortunately and everyone can see it.

Same befuddlement extends to the BBC article above, the only way they'll be held to account is if the sponsors really start kicking up a fuss. There needs to be some kind petition or campaign saying we'll boycott the sponsors unless Blatter gets fed to a tank of piranhas cock first.

[ChesterDave]

He's such a corrupt scumbag

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27762435

So CAF are going to sue over the allegations? I am sure I saw it that part of the Qatar bid involved the deconstruction of stadia, transportation to Africa, and reconstruction there with all costs met by Qatar.

Bit of an incentive to vote?

[Trippendicular]

I just can't understand why the media and sponsors haven't put more pressure on FIFA to sort it out. It's looking prime for an accident unfortunately and everyone can see it.

Same befuddlement extends to the BBC article above, the only way they'll be held to account is if the sponsors really start kicking up a fuss. There needs to be some kind petition or campaign saying we'll boycott the sponsors unless Blatter gets fed to a tank of piranhas cock first.

The sponsors are all starting to demand answers about Qatar.

[rodo]

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[Vermilion]

Rooney has too prominent a part though! (and they've made him better looking and more intelligent!

Also, what is Ibrahimovic doing there! He's not even going to Brazil!

[RedProf]

Looking forward to seeing plenty of international skirt in the stadiums - they usually find some tasty bird in a short skirt to focus on during each game.

[Chazza]

World Cup 2014: Venue for tournament opener between Brazil and Croatia would breach UK’s ground safety rules

Match will go ahead despite Sao Paulo’s Arena Corinthians having not held a test event at full capacity following a succession of construction delays



The venue for the World Cup’s opening game would breach the UK’s ground safety rules, it emerged on Monday night.

Thursday’s curtain-raiser between Brazil and Croatia will take place at Sao Paulo’s Arena Corinthians, despite the stadium having not held a test event at full capacity following a succession of construction delays.

The last chance to do so, a match between two junior sides on Sunday, saw the local fire brigade refuse to grant approval for spectators to use the venue’s temporary seating.

Britain’s ‘Green Guide’ on stadium safety requires any new ground to stage test events at 30 per cent, 60 per cent and full capacity before being granted a full licence.

Fifa and World Cup organisers last week downplayed the fact that the Arena Corinthians had not hosted an event at its near 70,000 capacity.

However, Fifa’s secretary general, Jérôme Valcke, also admitted it was “vital” to test the venue “under full match conditions, including the temporary seats”.

All its stands have been subject to rigorous stress testing but many of the 20,000 temporary seats, which will be removed after the World Cup, will be used by spectators for the first time on Thursday.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10888256/World-Cup-2014-Venue-for-tournament-opener-between-Brazil-and-Croatia-would-breach-UKs-ground-safety-rules.html

[Reece]

Farcical

[Tee]

Just hope nothing goes wrong.

[Boogs]

@FootballJester: Reporter: "How far are England away from a good team"

Roy Hodgson: "About 4 hotels"

#ENG http://t.co/2rlLEHmWOA

[Fivex]

[Bender]

"Wayne Rooney has not scored [in a World Cup final stage] but he was fantastic for the team. He was always the player who fought more for the team – I would like him in my team."
Pele

**** off Idiot...clearly all that viagra has gone to his head