About time this thread got a boost after the shite ABs game and the imperious Spurs one.
0 Man City
4 Tottenham
After losing to Ipswich Town at home too. I hope someone is checking bookies receipts
The Football (Soccer) Thread
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Uncle fester
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Saudi Arabia getting the world cup in 2034
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Hal Jordan
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All above board and the average football mad Saudi on the street will be over the moon.
The Arabs have been hoovering up so much sport in recent years - second Fury-Usyk fight is in Riyadh later this month.
As far as what the purpose of this is - you do hear the term sport washing bandied about and I've been thinking about this. The West produce the lions share of top tier sportsmen and women and virtually all the sporting traditions are rooted in the West so they can't Arabize sport. Sport will always culturally be a western thing no matter how much money they throw at it. I suppose funding and hosting sporting events is a soft power instrument.
As far as what the purpose of this is - you do hear the term sport washing bandied about and I've been thinking about this. The West produce the lions share of top tier sportsmen and women and virtually all the sporting traditions are rooted in the West so they can't Arabize sport. Sport will always culturally be a western thing no matter how much money they throw at it. I suppose funding and hosting sporting events is a soft power instrument.
But unlike all the other sports that have sold their souls, football already is popular in Saudi and they've had a lot of success over the years before the money started pouring inHugo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2024 6:15 am The Arabs have been hoovering up so much sport in recent years - second Fury-Usyk fight is in Riyadh later this month.
As far as what the purpose of this is - you do hear the term sport washing bandied about and I've been thinking about this. The West produce the lions share of top tier sportsmen and women and virtually all the sporting traditions are rooted in the West so they can't Arabize sport. Sport will always culturally be a western thing no matter how much money they throw at it. I suppose funding and hosting sporting events is a soft power instrument.
And only one country stood up to disagree, Norway. A plague on all of them.
FIFA has to be the words largest scam. Would love to know how much Infantino is going to personally make out of all of this.
One thing that did me me laugh, I suppose, is Saudi receiving the highest ever score for a bidding country. The best part was within it achieving the highest ever score for their stadia. Which haven't even been built yet.
All the money you made will never buy back your soul
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Hal Jordan
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They'll slave night and day to ensure they're built.
Well, not them.
But someone will.
Well, not them.
But someone will.