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One which isn’t the runner up, but definitely deserves a mention is the Handball world cup. It gets lots of coverage here in Europe, but unfortunately is doesn’t have much traction elsewhere in the world
After football, which is the most important World Cup?
The Knights rejected Tinkler’s $100mil takeover offer (stupidly in my opinion). Tinkler currently has nothing to do with the Knights.
Bennett will knock back Tinkler, head to Redfern
I would like to see a charity fundraising match between the Wellington Pheonix and the All Whites
Carnage in Christchurch, but the spirit remains strong
Did you know the FFA already spend more money on promotion than the AFL or NRL
FFA must spend money on promotion
Wir müssen eine andere Sprache sprechen
Our FIFA problem: We are small and speak English
What’s funny is that 12 minutes after this was published on the Roar, there was a similar article published on Major League Soccer Talk asking ‘What if the US don’t win the WC bid’
So, what if we don't win the World Cup this week?
Great article!!
I went to Egypt to cheer on the Socceroos and ending up getting a case of Cairo belly! I’m still sick now. But that wouldn’t stop me going back again to support the socceroos wherever they are!
What the World Cup bid means to football fans
If you want to find that Thompson is the England ex-co member, you can do that on the FIFA website…
For someone who hangs around on all the American ‘soccer’ websites, I thought you would have been a bit more informed njndirish
Why Australia won't host 2022 World Cup
Are you going to drive your car from Australia…? Good luck with that
Why Australia will host the 2022 World Cup
I’ve been around the game for a long time and currently live in Zurich…. I’ll stop there 😉
Why Australia won't host 2022 World Cup
I stand defeated (wouldn’t the roar be a nicer place if more people did that?)
Who would have thought there would be two people involved in the high reaches of Aussie TV with the same name
History says Australia will host the 2022 World Cup
There are still US world cup venues without public transport links? If you go there, how are you going to get to the stadium? Hijack a bus like the British athletes did at Atlanta?
Why Australia will host the 2022 World Cup
If you want a reminder as to how chaotic the Atlanta Olympics were, have a look at this article from 1996. Crazy stuff!
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/OLYMPIC+CHAOS%3b+Redgrave+quits+Village+as+the+British+women’s+eight…-a0111427931
You may have to cut and paste the link into your address bar
Why Australia will host the 2022 World Cup
Haha! The US bid have former Soccer Australia chief David Hill! They really have no hope now!!
History says Australia will host the 2022 World Cup
And thirdly, to quote Homer Simpson, “Americans will never embrace soccer”
History says Australia will host the 2022 World Cup
Haha! I still remember when I think Britsh Athletes had to hijack their bus in Atlanta in order to make their event on time! Classic!
Why Australia will host the 2022 World Cup
njndirish- no I haven’t. Thompson is the English Ex-Co member.
Why Australia won't host 2022 World Cup
I just want to pick you up on this paragraph
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“With the USA economy currently struggling for confidence, FIFA can expect President Obama to provide larger economic commitments than other countries are capable, given his desperation to secure the tournament to boost confidence in the economy and his political campaign.”
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Obama and the US Government doesn’t want to touch the FIFA WC with a 10 foot pole! All the the US bid’s money comes from private sources.
And when the FIFA inspectors were in the USA, do you know who they meet with?? Lets run down the Order of Presidential Succession
Did they meet with:
•The President Barack Obama…. No!
•The Vice President Joseph Biden….No!
•Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi…No!
•President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd…No!
•Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…No!
•Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner…No!
•Secretary of Defense Robert Gates…No!
•Attorney General Eric Holder…No!
•Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar…No!
•Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack…No!
•Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke…No!
•Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis…No!
•Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius…No!
•Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan…Yes!
Why Australia won't host 2022 World Cup
And also, to argue against your analysis of the TV audiences and ratings, I direct you towards this recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers
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http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cricket/asian-tv-boost-for-our-cup-bid/story-e6frectl-1225945626999
Meanwhile, FFA research obtained by The Sunday Mail has shown massive economic growth in Asia – and a boom in the number of televisions could see more viewers than ever before watching the 2022 tournament.
“The potential broadcasting revenue generated by a FIFA World Cup in Australia will have the capacity to dwarf that of other regions, especially by 2022,” FFA chief executive officer Ben Buckley said.
“FIFA’s corporate partners will have access to the fastest growing economies in the world and the massive middle classes of China and India in what makes a very compelling argument to give the world’s biggest sporting event to Australia.”
The PricewaterhouseCoopers research revealed that viewers lost in Europe and the Americas – where matches would be telecast at awkward times – would be more than offset by a massive jump in viewers from Asia.
In the report, PwC compared the only previous Asian Confederation World Cup, the 2002 tournament jointly held by Japan and South Korea, with the previous tournament in France in 1998.
“In comparison to the 1998 World Cup, which was held in France, the reduction in European viewers (two billion) during this tournament was more than offset by gains of four billion viewers in Asia,” the report said.
“Similarly, in 2006 the World Cup returned to Europe, resulting in an increase of one billion European viewers, which was offset by a decrease of three billion viewers in Asia. This demonstrates that the audience upside opportunity is greatest when the FIFA World Cup is held in Asia.”
Why Australia won't host 2022 World Cup
I am afraid for you that the US bid has crashed in the last week. It has seriously suffered from Qatar stealing it’s Ex-co members away. Currently the US bid can only rely on Blazer , Warner and Thompson at the moment. And if South Korea raises its efforts, the US could be eliminated from the voting process in the second round.
All votes are pretty much decided apart from about 5 ex-co members. And these five will base their votes on the Inspection reports due out next week.
Australia is a real chance to host in 2022. The final round in voting will be between Australia and Qatar at this stage. We really need FIFA to take some sort of action against Qatar for their vote fixing. But Australia is a real chance to host the world cup!
Oh, and on a personal note, what were you hoping to achieve from this article? You are essentially damaging the Australian bid for the sole reason so you can say on a web forum that you predicted this. Poor form!
Why Australia won't host 2022 World Cup
You forgot to mention in 2013, the FFA sign an extensive and lucrative Free-to-Air television deal with Channel 10 and ONE HD.
2022 signals a massive time ahead for Australia football
Nice article. If anyone had any doubts about the need for the A-league to be on FTA, have a look at the W-league ratings on the ABC. The W-league outrates the A-league purely because it is exposed to a bigger audience!
A-League needs Channel 10, but does 10 need A-League?