A giant hotel shaped like a football will be built in Hyde Park and all the competing WC teams will live there. I think.
World Cup 2018 & 2022 bids
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A giant hotel shaped like a football will be built in Hyde Park and all the competing WC teams will live there. I think.
The PL clubs will each "host" a national side at their club.....training facilities, medical stuff etc.
All the teams will be 'hosted' by a club...Stay at their base, train, use physio's etc...So Brazil train at Carrington etc etc...or something like that. Not too sure on the specifics...especially since they're 32 teams in a WC. Presumably someone gets Milwall or something?
If Brazil stay at Carrington, does that mean New Zealand stay at Doncaster Rovers?
You just know Spain will get Stoke.
From Twitter: Time for Russia's presentation soon. The theme? 'Give us the World Cup, or we switch off your gas'.
England and Australia would be the dream verdict. Football coming home and coming to my home.
Yes...You'd imagine there'd have to do it on rankings or something...It won't be fair across the board but it's still a good idea..
Unless it's like Zarlak says and it about when you're playing there...Which it could be..Either way it's putting our strengths (our League and facilities) to good use.
Cheers lads, sounds like a good idea on the face of it.
I expect any Holland votes to come to us.
Russia is all well and good in terms of them never having it before, however it's impractical on so many levels, the cost of getting in there, the fact that they have hardly any fit stadiums ready, and the amount of time zones it spans being just a few examples.
England/Oz has been my preference all along
England in with a good shout but dont think there is much support for the Aussie bid unfortunately.
England in with a good shout but dont think there is much support for the Aussie bid unfortunately.
Did you see their guy talking yesterday on SSN? Doing his country proud...
'We don't have the roads, we don't have the staia, we don't have the facilities....' then a bit later 'but we can develop it.'
To watch all previous presentations (includes Spain, Holland, England, USA, Qatar, etc.) and the live stream: FIFA.com - Bidders for the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup?
If the US win it, I'll feel the same in spite of despising my own domestic league and its players, teams, national team, tea ladies (water boys)...
I expect the major football countries to vote for us (or Spain)...
..because of this.
Milwall should be paired with Serbia.
I think it is a brilliant idea. The England bid is so obvious it is unreal.
If not for crooked politicians all of this would be so easily done, and frankly England would have already hosted yet another WC.
I can't find where to watch the England presentation, I missed it
Russia about to start
Russia's main advantage is the 'legacy' and taking the WC to new regions thing - I dont think there has been a WC in Eastern Europe before?
I am hoping that the voters can satisfy themselves on the legacy stuff by going for Qatar or Oz for 2022. Leaving 2018 open for one of the traditional footy superpowers (England or Spain)
I hope Arshavin sais something bat shit crazy.
How did they decide who went first/last?
Rood - but the legacy stuff isn't just about new frontiers...but also about what the winning country will do for World Football as a whole.
Hence the concentration on helping a billion people via football by England, and the examples of football clinics..etc etc.
Hence the concentration on helping a billion people via football by England, and the examples of football clinics..etc etc.
The notion of Spain before England is so ridiculous.
My wife went to games in 1982 for God's sake, it isn't that long ago at all.
1966 is soon to be 45 years ago. Lonnie Donnegan did the official song it was so damned long ago!
My wife went to games in 1982 for God's sake, it isn't that long ago at all.
1966 is soon to be 45 years ago. Lonnie Donnegan did the official song it was so damned long ago!
Makes you wonder why they are all swooning of Beckham when he can barely string a coherent sentence together...
Liked the bit about England "will be able to provide a home crowd for every team" too.
I think the Mail loved that bit and all....in fact the whole multi-cultural angle. Ha!
That's a bit harsh to be fair.
"I would like my country to win the bid, so that we can kick out all of the women, [insert unacceptable racial comment]'s, and [insert another one]'s, roll over their homes with steamrollers, and bring in some nice quality hoes from the rest of Eastern Europe."
I would buy him a medal.
Yeah eurovision style techno.
Yar...Euro Trance Yar!
at this!...In some way, it's actually awesome!
'Russia Never Sleep' is that?
Holy shit! They should ban Russia from even being allowed to play football for this.
surely Russia isn't safe enough to host a WC?
'This is mawst un-yoo-shual'
Just like SA isn't safe enough to host a WC?