It'll happen because FIFA are so arrogant they wont let it be stopped.
I dont think England will withdraw either as potentially see FIFA suspending us as a result
It would only take something as simple as Trump signing a temporary Presidential sanction on a key target such as Russian TV and FIFA would probably have to pull the World Cup. No worldwide broadcast, no sponsors, no payments, no World Cup.
It'll happen because FIFA are so arrogant they wont let it be stopped.
I dont think England will withdraw either as potentially see FIFA suspending us as a result
It would only take something as simple as Trump signing a temporary Presidential sanction on a key target such as Russian TV and FIFA would probably have to pull the World Cup. No worldwide broadcast, no sponsors, no payments, no World Cup.
I don’t think it’s stretching the imagination too far to think Trump would try to embarrass the Russians any way he can at present. Major sponsorship comes from US companies and no doubt broadcasters will have to use US owned infrastructure.
Well if I'm not being whoooshed, we and our puppet masters the US of A start bombing Syria and the Russians who have the air space start shooting our planes down then I reckon it might be a problem having a few soccer games.
It'll all fizzle out. Putin wants a World Cup to show how honest and un-corrupt? his country really is. It'll happen - whether it will involve England is a different matter. TBH, if i was an England player, i would be having second thoughts about going there.If players start dropping out, whatever nation, then that will start to undermine the whole thing.
However, Its true what someone said, in that the majority of major sponsors are American....... Visa,Coca Cola, Budweiser etc- all it would need is for Trump to start leaning on them to get out, then the whole thing could start to unravel.
Did i read somewhere that Alan Green has refused to go to Russia because of previous treatment in Russia?
It'll all fizzle out. Putin wants a World Cup to show how honest and un-corrupt? his country really is. It'll happen - whether it will involve England is a different matter. TBH, if i was an England player, i would be having second thoughts about going there.If players start dropping out, whatever nation, then that will start to undermine the whole thing.
However, Its true what someone said, in that the majority of major sponsors are American....... Visa,Coca Cola, Budweiser etc- all it would need is for Trump to start leaning on them to get out, then the whole thing could start to unravel.
Did i read somewhere that Alan Green has refused to go to Russia because of previous treatment in Russia?
I’d be seriously pissed off (though not surprised) if players did that, considering the relative secure and luxury they will travel and live in, compared to all the fans trecking out there. Plus it’s their fooking job!!
We shouldn’t go nor should any of the other European countries that agree that Putin is acting like a complete bell
Our fans and that of the French will not be safe out there not from violence as that will be so covered in media but the secret fuckas that get lifted and imprisoned for nothing with no political support due to the breakdown of coms
You want to hit Putin embarrassing him by not attending the tournament would absolutely Make him look like a fool
We shouldn’t go nor should any of the other European countries that agree that Putin is acting like a complete bell
Our fans and that of the French will not be safe out there not from violence as that will be so covered in media but the secret fuckas that get lifted and imprisoned for nothing with no political support due to the breakdown of coms
You want to hit Putin embarrassing him by not attending the tournament would absolutely Make him look like a fool
We shouldn’t go nor should any of the other European countries that agree that Putin is acting like a complete bell
Our fans and that of the French will not be safe out there not from violence as that will be so covered in media but the secret fuckas that get lifted and imprisoned for nothing with no political support due to the breakdown of coms
You want to hit Putin embarrassing him by not attending the tournament would absolutely Make him look like a fool
As much as I love a world cup your logic is faultless. It will hurt him more and hurt us less than bombing Syria.
Can't see it not taking place in Russia. Wouldn't be surprised if they waited til after the world cup to do something.
If it doesn't happen imagine they'd try to move it. FIFA has a lot of money riding on it and, as we all know, they are a non-profit and are aiming for the next billion in the bank
We shouldn’t go nor should any of the other European countries that agree that Putin is acting like a complete bell
Our fans and that of the French will not be safe out there not from violence as that will be so covered in media but the secret fuckas that get lifted and imprisoned for nothing with no political support due to the breakdown of coms
You want to hit Putin embarrassing him by not attending the tournament would absolutely Make him look like a fool
As much as I love a world cup your logic is faultless. It will hurt him more and hurt us less than bombing Syria.
I posted that before knowing what has just happened but the point stands.
personally I don't think we should go but I've been thinking that ever since their 'liberation' of the Crimea. also don't think we should go to Qatar as both bids are tainted with corruption.
we wouldn't be discussing these decisions if FIFA weren't corrupt. they have a lot to answer for.
personally I don't think we should go but I've been thinking that ever since their 'liberation' of the Crimea. also don't think we should go to Qatar as both bids are tainted with corruption.
we wouldn't be discussing these decisions if FIFA weren't corrupt. they have a lot to answer for.
Or maybe if nations didnt go around the world attempting to murder people on foreign soil or help drop chemical bombs on children.
Government could make the call about us not going to the World Cup, lot of publicity, Putin loses face but we'll still be trading with them and letting them live in the UK.
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I dont think England will withdraw either as potentially see FIFA suspending us as a result
Football is football
Keep it away from politics
Is there any possibility Putin could put restrictions on the team entering the country himself though?
It'll happen - whether it will involve England is a different matter. TBH, if i was an England player, i would be having second thoughts about going there.If players start dropping out, whatever nation, then that will start to undermine the whole thing.
However, Its true what someone said, in that the majority of major sponsors are American....... Visa,Coca Cola, Budweiser etc- all it would need is for Trump to start leaning on them to get out, then the whole thing could start to unravel.
Did i read somewhere that Alan Green has refused to go to Russia because of previous treatment in Russia?
(too cold for my liking for a start)
Our fans and that of the French will not be safe out there not from violence as that will be so covered in media but the secret fuckas that get lifted and imprisoned for nothing with no political support due to the breakdown of coms
You want to hit Putin embarrassing him by not attending the tournament would absolutely
Make him look like a fool
- if the current Cold War with Russia is no better than it is today, and,
- FIFA/FA don't take a boycott decision, then
I think the Government will make the decision for them.
I love the World Cup but you simply cannot divorce it from what's going on much as you might want to.
If it doesn't happen imagine they'd try to move it. FIFA has a lot of money riding on it and, as we all know, they are a non-profit and are aiming for the next billion in the bank
we wouldn't be discussing these decisions if FIFA weren't corrupt. they have a lot to answer for.
The cup goes ahead will all the teams who qualified.