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The FIFA Debacle

Giving both world cups to English speaking nations might not help with rebuilding FIFA's image...

I hope at least Qatar is reopened, might be too late for Russia?
 
Paddingtonwolf said:
USA 1994 opening ceremony. No goalkeeper. All she had to do was kick it into an empty net as part of the choreography. Blatted it over the bar Waddle-style.
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We'll probably have Tupac's hologram do it next time.
 
tredman said:
Giving both world cups to English speaking nations might not help with rebuilding FIFA's image...

I hope at least Qatar is reopened, might be too late for Russia?
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I think so. While I have never been comfortable with Russia winning the rights to hold the 2018 World Cup, and would like it taken elsewhere, I think it is probably too late to change it now.
 
It would be more than a touch dangerous to try and take it from Russia. Absolute non-starter for me. Qatar, on the other hand, all bets are off. UEFA can now use influence to not get our season fucked up. Either USA or Australia is fine for me, followed by England 2026 AND then Uruguay 2030 to have the centenary.
 

Lovely centerpiece about Blatter from US media. Put together by our talking heads that actually know how to report and a thing or two about soccer.
 
Paddingtonwolf said:
FOOTBALL!!!!


$#@!ing soccer....

Have a $#@!ing word
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You know, y'all came up with soccer before we did. And we already had Am. football before we started playing association football. So the name was taken. So we used the other name, one that you lot came up with.

History innit.
 
Your football involves kicks

a) at the start
b) after four plays if you are shit going forwards
c) after four plays if you are shit but near the goal
d) to have a whack after scoring

calling it "football" should be subject to challenge under the Trades Descriptions Act
 
Paddingtonwolf said:
Your football involves kicks

a) at the start
b) after four plays if you are $#@! going forwards
c) after four plays if you are $#@! but near the goal
d) to have a whack after scoring

calling it "football" should be subject to challenge under the Trades Descriptions Act
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Named football because the ball was originally one foot long.
 
In all honesty the absolute vitriol surrounding "soccer", regardless of its actual origins, baffles me.
 
We gave you that measurement. You took the other side in the napoleonic wars. It is only after us being fucking ace at waterloo you don't call it 30.5centimetreball
 
Paddingtonwolf said:
We gave you that measurement. You took the other side in the napoleonic wars. It is only after us being $#@!ing ace at waterloo you don't call it 30.5centimetreball
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...thank you?
 
Soccer was used in Britain quite often when I was a kid. It's since America have taken on the phrase that we've gotten funny about it.
 
machin05 said:
Soccer was used in Britain quite often when I was a kid. It's since America have taken on the phrase that we've gotten funny about it.
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Since the NASL gained international notoriety, apparently.

I understand wanting to distance yourself from America (we're assholes, after all), but it's gotten almost comical.
 
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