Death From Above Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Thank goodness we now know FIFA did what's best for business. I can sleep again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Not only did they clear Qatar, they criticized England for trying to "curry favour" with Jack Warner. Hans-Joachim Eckert, Fifa's independent ethics adjudicator, writes that England's bid team "showed a willingness, time and again" to meet Warner's expectations. By doing so, it damaged "the image of Fifa and the bidding process". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Not only did they clear Qatar, they criticized England for trying to "curry favour" with Jack Warner. Hans-Joachim Eckert, Fifa's independent ethics adjudicator, writes that England's bid team "showed a willingness, time and again" to meet Warner's expectations. By doing so, it damaged "the image of Fifa and the bidding process". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Oh, it gets better... the person who's work the report was based on is now saying "This report is not based on my work. It is wrong" BBC Sport - Fifa report 'erroneous', says lawyer who investigated corruption claims 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Yeah, and also about 2022... Asked how gay people will be welcomed in 2022, [Qatari Sports Minister] Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali replied: "It's exactly like the alcohol question." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 FBI moves towards filing corruption charges against senior FIFA officials. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Yeah, and also about 2022... Asked how gay people will be welcomed in 2022, [Qatari Sports Minister] Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali replied: "It's exactly like the alcohol question." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Summary of FIFA today: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 The fact that the Qatar is being greenlighted for the World Cup shows FIFA's basic contempt for humanity. I don't care how old he'll be , if these bastards do end up hosting I want Robbie Rodgers on our roster to show them our contempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Roberto Mancini is in at Inter Milan as manager. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidGoldBomb Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Former Germany goalkeeper Tim Wiese makes WWE debut http://www.goal.com/en/news/7128/galleries/2014/11/17/6224691/tim-wiese-makes-wwe-debut/tim-wiese-hoffenheim#photo http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2836686/Tim-Wiese-joined-WWE-footballers-gone-stranger-careers-retiring.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Philip Lahm Broken ankle Out at least 3 mo ths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red is Dead Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 This is just getting silly. FIFA = corrupt. And they're going to try to pull the wool over peoples eyes. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30103293 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 This is just getting silly. FIFA = corrupt. And they're going to try to pull the wool over peoples eyes. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30103293 The only reason they did it was so the full report cannot be released as it's now part of a criminal investigation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Germany beat Spain in Vigo in the battle of the second stringers after a goalkeeping mistake by the subbed on Casilla (no typo there). Germany showed some good defending, especially the back line and the midfield-fullbacks looked quite decent. Kroos and Khedira - oddly enough being veterans - had somewhat weaker games, especially Kroos gave the ball away far too often. It´s the first victory for Germany over Spain in fourteen years and the first away victory for Spain since the 1982 World Cup. This also concludes the international season for Germany. The FIFA ethics commission thing is beyond belief. Incredible farce. But, to be honest, I don´t feel like anyone of us here expected anything else. FIFA is always acting like they were looking into things, analizing etc., just so they can ultimately flip the bird in everyone´s faces. And football fans like us, admitted, are stupid enough to watch the stuff anyway. The only way I can see myself NOT watching the World Cup´s 2018 and 2022 is if teams actually really start boycotting those tournaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Or if certain confederations left entirely and fielded their own competitions, similar to the battles Garry Kasparov had against FIDE back in the late 1990s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Adrian Neville visits St. James Park: http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20141113/wwe-star-neville-comes-home-to-tyneside_2281670_4296195 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 So, if you were hoping to see Bayern's dominance as a European power broken any time soon, good luck with that, because they just freed up a bunch more money that can go towards players: http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2014/0000307138.php Say what you will about Bayern. But in the climate of sports organizations extorting government funding for stadiums, this is something to applaud. Model flagship organization. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidGoldBomb Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Meanwhile...the world's most valuable club, Real Madrid has 600 mil worth of debt http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2014/11/21/5658431/debt-is-power-how-real-madrid-can-get-away-with-being-600m?ICID=HP_FT_1 "The club have two new credit lines, but they've had to use the advertising income and the season ticket sales for the next three or four years as guarantees to the banks, because they don't trust the club... That's not me saying that, it's from the club's annual accounts," Mendoza added to AS." Something's gotta give eventually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Swansea playing some great football so far. Aside from Dyer's nice pass for the goal, they showed good passing on their counter attack just prior to the goal. I don't think we'll see many tackles in this game. Both teams want to pass the ball around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I think that Man City started a little flat in the first 10 minutes or so, but their passing sharpened up in the 5 minutes before the Jovetic goal. They are passing the ball quickly now and look good at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 My thoughts on Arsenal/Manchester United: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo The Great Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 2 Wingers + 2 Youth Team Players in a Back 5 = 3 Points Wilshere is a cunt and Mike Dean needs glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zheroen Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 DiMaria is a cunt and Mike Dean needs glasses. FTFY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo The Great Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Now now lets refrain from blasphemy towards Angel The more i see it the more i think the FA need to axe Mike Dean, other than Wenger HOW DOES ANYONE NOT SEE THAT AS A STRAIGHT RED? 7 points from the last 4 games which included games against Chelsea, City & Arsenal, not bad for a side who have had 42 injuries in 12 Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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