Dolfan in NYC Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 So, the 2026 World Cup... The choice will be made on June 13th. Morocco is bidding to host, and their opponent is the three-headed monster of the USA, Canada, and Mexico. To wit... The United bid has announced 23 cities that are finalists to host games if we get the Cup: Canada: Edmonton Montréal Toronto Mexico: Guadalajara Mexico City Monterrey United States: Atlanta Baltimore Boston Cincinnati Dallas Denver Houston Kansas City Los Angeles (both the Rose Bowl & New LA Rams Stadium) Miami Nashville New York/New Jersey Orlando Philadelphia San Francisco Bay Area Seattle Washington DC I'm a little surprised by the lack of Chicago and Portland. I'm guessing New LA Stadium would get the finals (especially since it's expandable to 100,000). And I'd think they'll pare this down a little further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Bradford City's season taken a turn to the shitter. Stuart McCall should have got more time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I wonder if Chicago and Portland aren't partaking for the same reason Vancouver isn't: uncertainty in how much it will cost and not wanting to bend to every whim of FIFA. I'm okay with that. We'll always have that rad 2007 U-20 World Cup with Aguero, Mata, Di Maria, Vidal, Cavani, and FREDDY ADU among others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Dolfan in NYC said: So, the 2026 World Cup... The choice will be made on June 13th. Morocco is bidding to host, and their opponent is the three-headed monster of the USA, Canada, and Mexico. To wit... The United bid has announced 23 cities that are finalists to host games if we get the Cup: Canada: Edmonton Montréal Toronto Mexico: Guadalajara Mexico City Monterrey United States: Atlanta Baltimore Boston Cincinnati Dallas Denver Houston Kansas City Los Angeles (both the Rose Bowl & New LA Rams Stadium) Miami Nashville New York/New Jersey Orlando Philadelphia San Francisco Bay Area Seattle Washington DC I'm a little surprised by the lack of Chicago and Portland. I'm guessing New LA Stadium would get the finals (especially since it's expandable to 100,000). And I'd think they'll pare this down a little further. Chicago wasn't interested in hosting duties this time after being told about FIFA's requirements. Quote (F)our major cities – Chicago, Minneapolis, Vancouver and Glendale– told Fifa and the United Bid they didn’t want to be part of a World Cup. Local authorities from those cities cited heavy-handed requests from Fifa and the United Bid that included potentially huge taxpayer bills, as well as hosting contracts that exposed their cities and residents to immense financial and legal risk. Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on Wednesday that Chicago was out – even if the bid was successful. A city official told the Guardian that although Chicago considered itself a “big event city” the requirements for the 2026 tournament “just didn’t feel right”. One demand from Fifa was that the organization could require Chicago to construct a dome over Soldier Field, the venue that hosted the 1994 World Cup opening game and would have hosted matches in 2026. Fifa’s requirements also included an open-ended ability to modify the agreement at any time; no indemnity to protect the city or taxpayers from legal and financial risks; for Chicago to meet requirements that fall outside of its jurisdiction and authority and therefore could not be ensured; and for contracts to be governed and interpreted under Swiss law (Fifa is headquartered in Zurich). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I think, at the moment, Morrocco is going to win. One nation, one vote gives tremendous power to CAF and Asia, enough to win any vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Can't wait to see what cobbled together drywall monstrosity passes for the 7th best stadium in Morocco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 9:11 PM, Death From Above said: Can't wait to see what cobbled together drywall monstrosity passes for the 7th best stadium in Morocco. Probably built by the same designer of that stadium in Ghana that collapsed like 15 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Who needs Ibra when you have BWP? #NYISRED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I'm gonna be in Barcelona for their World Cup opener against Portugal... I hope they get their things sorted out and I can watch the game at La Rambla with the locals. I'll also be visiting the Santiago Bernabéu that week and the Camp Nou the day after the game. Plus I'll hopefully be going to the Allianz Stadium, the San Siro, Casa Milan, the Wanda Metropolitano, the Benito Villamarín and the Mestalla. I wanted to go to the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, but the days I'm in Seville there's no tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Croatian third division soccer player dies on the pitch of a heart attack after being hit with a ball in the chest. There's video but I am not linking to it. RIP. https://www.eurosport.com/football/boban-died-of-heart-attack-after-struck-by-ball-report_sto6691170/story.shtml 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Damage level 10, ship has been destroyed, no survivors, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 The reason your lot are so happy the Cosmos are dead is because it means they can't beat you in the Open Cup again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 37 minutes ago, sabremike said: The reason your lot are so happy the Cosmos are dead is because it means they can't beat you in the Open Cup again. I was actually complimenting the ESC dude who busted him on it, but whatever makes you feel good. You do you. This coming from a guy who also goes to "your lot" games on the regular... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I thought the guy was a city supporter, but I didn't recognize the Twitter because Twitter is a cesspool and I avoid it pretty much at all cost. Fair play. And I go to your games to root for the other team (except the scum because fuck them) :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Bradford City's season has gone to shit. Never should have sacked Stuart McCall. Stupid owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 5 straight hours of football on the main Fox channel today - Munich/Dortmund followed by El Traffico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 oooooft - Bayern up 5-nil at half time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Alex, I'll take "clinical" for $400 please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Of course he went and did this 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 and then ............ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dewar Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 He looks offside on the winning goal. By a wide margin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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