Hopefully the hosts don’t discriminate against them.
I just think it’s better these players are with their clubs.
Sorry
maybe from a form of consistency of message etc etc, but can you at least see the benefits of being chosen to compete in an event like that at that age?
imagine the depth of experience gained from playing against the worlds best of your age, instead of the region of your country?
if we cant cancel underage world cups, (which i would be against), then the sensible thing would be to hold it every year, finances permitting, so that every agegroup gets a chance at it.
At that age the quality of even the best club football at the U17 level is way too patchy to fully develop the best talents.
A corny but pretty good series on the rise of Saudi influence in football
Saudi getting the world cup got so little coverage compared to the outrage over the Qatar decisions that I missed lots of the details they spoke about it in this.
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Ancelotti says Real wont play in the new Club World Cup and claims he’s been told this is the position of several other clubs as well.
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I have the feeling that it will come down to money. If FIFA stump up enough the owners will fold.
I would like to see the likes of Real taking a stand, though.
Yeah, saying they arent paying them enough to show up is not the argument I’d hoped someone would use, but it’s at least a start
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That didn’t even go anywhere.
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Don’t think Carlo will still be in charge anyway.
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Yeah assume Carlo won’t be going.
I don’t foresee any problems here…
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“Saudi sports minister insists all are welcome”
Sure, we’ve heard that before. Couldn’t even wear a rainbow t-shirt or have a bevvy in Qatar. Who’s going to build these stadiums? Assume imported labour that are essentially slaves?
Money will prevail however, and we can look forward to Gary Neville moaning about Saudi having the world cup, before he’s on a plane going there to earn his own bit.
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How many people paid with their lives for thei eight new stadia in Qatar, 6’500?
By the same ratio, it would be almost 9’000 for the eleven stadia there, but I expect it to be even worse, even though we might never know about it. SA are a far worse regime than Qatar, and they’ll do everything in their power to hide the actual numbers, but will at the same time be even more ruthless in their despise for human lives.
Hopefully the likes of Amnesty International and other organizations will be able to find out. FIFA won’t help them, that’s for sure.
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I guess the bigger picture in all this… once the stadiums have been built, next step is to up the ante against the footballing world, by forming a competitive league to use these stadiums - plunder Europe and South America for the players… hey presto.!
Saudi has been trying that but they’re learning you can’t emulate 100+ years of football heritage overnight.
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As did China before them.
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Why do we have an international”break” so soon after continental nations championship?
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