The 2018 World Cup

[New York Red]

If this situation in Crimea is in the same state as it is right now, the WC has to be taken away from them.

 

I know Blatter has predictably said it will go on but I have to think that there will be boycotts left, right and center.

 

Could it possibly just go on as normal?

[Zoob]

If this situation in Crimea is in the same state as it is right now, the WC has to be taken away from them.

 

I know Blatter has predictably said it will go on but I have to think that there will be boycotts left, right and center.

 

Could it possibly just go on as normal?

 

Meh - we'll all have forgotten about the annexation of Crimea, Belarus and Moldova by then.

[John am Rhein]

and Latvia - probably have a quarter final there

[Falconhoof]

If this situation in Crimea is in the same state as it is right now, the WC has to be taken away from them.

 

I know Blatter has predictably said it will go on but I have to think that there will be boycotts left, right and center.

 

Could it possibly just go on as normal?

 

Who do you think will boycott the WC as things stand ?

[Rory Fitzgerald]

and Latvia - probably have a quarter final there

 

[Falconhoof]

and Latvia - probably have a quarter final there

 

There are still some good stadia in East Berlin.

[stressederic]

Turns out Putin shares Platini's vision for a tournament spread across Europe...

[aka Dus]

If this situation in Crimea is in the same state as it is right now, the WC has to be taken away from them.

 

I know Blatter has predictably said it will go on but I have to think that there will be boycotts left, right and center.

 

Could it possibly just go on as normal?

 

It will because what FA will boycott it? Perhaps the Ukrainian one.

 

You'd be better off talking to your local FA representative and making your views known to them so that they can raise the issue internally and see if there is any support for the idea of a boycott than waiting for Fifa to make a geo-political decision that conforms to your beliefs.

[Cobs]

Ha! You'd have more joy sticking the end of your knob in the spout of a boiling kettle

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Ha! You'd have more joy sticking the end of your knob in the spout of a boiling kettle

 

Cobs, what is wrong with you

[aka Dus]

Ha! You'd have more joy sticking the end of your knob in the spout of a boiling kettle

 

Quite. As you would waiting for Fifa to change the venue.

 

 

 

[New York Red]

Russia asking FIFA to ban the US from the 2014 WC.

[Gilps]

Russia asking FIFA to ban the US from the 2014 WC.

 

This happened 2 weeks ago, newshound. It was in direct response to the USA first asking for Russia to be expelled from the competition.

[Nathan Explosion]

Looks like he has borrowed Kahnee's "finger on the pulse"

[Cobs]

ban the Russians, ban the Americans

 

 

 

 

BAN MURPH!

 

 

 

[Gilps]

Looks like he has borrowed Kahnee's "finger on the pulse"

 

[New York Red]

Well how 'bout dat sheeyit.

[Stevie H]

not sure whether to read that post in a redneck accent or a blaxploitation one.

[New York Red]

not sure whether to read that post in a redneck accent or a blaxploitation one.

 

Cracker talk it was.

[Boca]

not sure whether to read that post in a redneck accent or a blaxploitation one.

 

Read in this fella's accent

 

 

[New York Red]

Can't see it happening.

[aka Dus]

English FA paying £35k for the cost of a dinner in Trinidad for the regional Fifa delegates is being included in Garcia's report.

[PhilM]

Well nobody saw this coming:

 

Fifa confirms Michael Garcia’s World Cup ethics report won’t be made public

 

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/21/ethics-investigation-private-fifa-michael-garcia

[Earl Hafler]

Sunday Times looking in to the link between the Russia and Qatar bids.

 

The life ban given to Mohammed bin Hammam seems to have been beneficial for both he and FIFA. Makes further investigations extremely difficult.

[growler]

Only way there is an impact is if the sponsors make a noise. They run FIFA.