Qatar could lose World Cup rights hints Sepp Blatter

Posted by: Stony Frank Sunday, 24 March 2013 11:06 AM[UAE] - Wee Norn Irn

Qatari - if (and it is a big IF) Qatar does get to hold the event, how will they aircondition the streets, the training pitches and the bars where the players and supporters will congregate between matches - can't really expect all of them to go to Bahrain between matches, unless the Qatar Govt. intends to lay on subsidised flights.
How is the causeway between Qatar and Bahrain progressing anyway?
I wonder how the Doha police will react to supporters from the rest of the world who will gather in nationalist crowds in public places, singing and dancing, chanting and generally having a good, innocuous time and what about the supporters who will dress as normal at the WC - eg bikini clad Brazilian ladies, mini skirted Englishwomen, squareheads in leather shorts and Scotsmen wearing skirts?
Will they be checking in sporrans for concealed weapons? What about the sgian dubhs?

Posted by: KishG Friday, 22 March 2013 8:00 PM[UAE] - Sri Lanka

An interesting trun of events; can't wait to see the logical explanations that would be given to shift the summer world cup to a winter event

Posted by: john Friday, 22 March 2013 7:58 PM[UAE] - Qatar

Great news, common sense at last!

Posted by: Raul Friday, 22 March 2013 7:53 PM[UAE] - UAE

Enough is enough. Millions of dollars and pounds are not paid to players to be damned drama queens and complain about the heat. If there is so much concern about the weather then start training the players in warmer climates. God knows football teams (country and clubs) get money thrown at them so get on a damned plane and have month long camps in the middle east.

Posted by: procan Monday, 25 March 2013 10:09 AM[UAE] - canada

@ telcoguy.... he he sometimes your comments are eye openers and sometimes you just make many of us Smile : ) thank you.

Posted by: Telcoguy Sunday, 24 March 2013 9:30 AM[UAE] - UAE

That is one possibility. The other is that they will simply refuse to comply with FIFA's requests

I am not a big soccer fan but I even I am aware that FIFA pays no one. So clubs pay a lot of money for expensive assets (players) and are therefore concerned about not having them damaged too badly. Players themselves are also concerned about not damaging themselves for obvious reasons

I can see them both aligned against FIFA pushing for this. Maybe the Qatar World Cup will be the last straw in the proverbial camel. Would not that be ironic?

Posted by: Frank Stone Sunday, 24 March 2013 12:01 AM[UAE] - KSA

Typical hispanic solution -from a bankrupt country undoubtedly.
Who will pay for the camps - FIFA?

Posted by: aaa Thursday, 21 March 2013 11:25 PM[UAE] - uae

I hope they run the vote again.

Posted by: Rambo Stone Sunday, 24 March 2013 9:32 AM[UAE] - Norn Irn

The World Cup is a Summer (northern hemisphere summer) competition. Now the (under the table money has had its bluff called) they want to change how the real world works - never happen. Can't understand why FIFA did not know, previous to accepting the submitted Qatar bid, that it is hot in MiddleEast in Summer.
Who will repay the insurance brokers outlay in bidding for the portfolio of insurance for the about-to-be-cancelled Qatar event?
Why not hold it in the home of the longest reigning championship-holding soccer country - Northern Ireland (over 30 consecutive years Home Championship holders - can any other country beat that?)