Posts Tagged "2022 World Cup"

Winning a World Cup bid is difficult enough without the endemic corruption in football, so the fact that a $462,000 Football Federation Australia donation has allegedly been stolen is hardly stunning news.

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Football officials around the world are currently discussing the pros and cons of holding the 2022 FIFA World Cup during a Qatar summer, with the traditional months of June and July being a sticking point due to the summer heat.

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There were two things that caught the eye this week in the world of football; one obvious, the other less so, but equally worrying for football fans.

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The organisers of Qatar’s successful 2022 World Cup bid on Monday “categorically denied” any wrongdoing, after claims by suspended FIFA vice-president Jack Warner that the country had “bought” the world’s biggest sports extravaganza.

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Mohamed bin Hammam has withdrawn from the race to be FIFA Presdent leaving Sepp Blatter to continue his reign over world football. Both candidates were promising change and greater transparency, but it seems that what football fans are left with is more of the same.

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has admitted an internal inquiry into claims of corruption may force a re-vote for the 2022 World Cup hosting rights. The startling admission could re-ignite Australia’s host ambitions, and could give the FFA the unlikeliest of lifelines.

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The Australian government is unlikely to pursue soccer’s governing body FIFA over claims that Qatar used bribes to obtain the 2022 World Cup hosting rights.

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Australia’s bold plan to achieve global recognition and become an instant footballing powerhouse came to a shuddering halt on December 2, 2010. Less than a decade after the sport reached its lowest ebb domestically, winning hosting rights to the 2022 World Cup would have completed the ambitious transformation.

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Socceroos defender Jade North has hit out the decision to play the 2022 World Cup in the middle of summer in Qatar.

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So here we are, two months after Australia missed out on hosting rights for the 2022 World Cup and the game is stuck in a state of flux. North Queensland Fury looks like it will soon be no more; Sydney Rovers never was; and despite their most successful season yet, Brisbane Roar needs another bailout [...]

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FIFA said on Thursday that talk of dates for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was “speculative,” as suggestions of holding the event in winter raised the prospect of a clash with the Winter Olympics.

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The prospect of the 2022 Qatar World Cup being held in the winter moved a step closer on Friday when FIFA president Sepp Blatter said for the first time that this is what he expects will happen.

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Danny Allsopp’s experience with Qatar football has convinced him the country is up to hosting the 2022 World Cup.

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I’m still confused. Qatar was given the 2022 World Cup and FIFA is declared by fans as an evil, corrupt, organisation interested in nothing but money, which they presumably shall use to build a fully functional Death Star.

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reiterated his view that countries upset at being overlooked for the right to host the World Cup in 2018 and 2022 should accept defeat gracefully.

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said he would support moves to stage the 2022 World Cup in Qatar during the winter months, but warned that such an action would be difficult to implement.

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Obviously there was more to winning the 2022 World Cup bid than the bid video, but Australia surely didn’t leave a good final impression with their presentation and were rightly criticised for it. Here are some of my suggestions on how Australia could improve the final presentation.

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In all the recriminations from Australia’s failed 2022 World Cup bid, there is one question we have failed to ask: Will we have a chance of hosting the World Cup in the next half-century? It seems highly doubtful.

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Amid all the kerfuffle about Qatar winning the right to host the 2022 World Cup and Australia only getting one vote for its bid, one thing that was overlooked was the fact that the US has missed out for the second successive time of getting the rights to a major international sporting event.

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As the dust settles and the blame is shared out for Australia’s inability to win the 2022 World Cup, I’ve struggled to come up with an appropriate analogy that captures what happened. But I think I’ve found one.

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