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Brilliant.

Defenders and keepers always raising their hands whenever there's a through ball.

Wasn't the same said about SA? They'll be fine.

Heck people like Jack Wilshere or Thiago Alcántara will be eyeing retirement the time the Qatar WC comes around

Business as usual then. They used to be so hard to break...

Israelis played in the Dubai Open last year and attended the WTO Summit in Dubai so I can't see it being a problem. Israel are gash these days anyways Who knows in 12 years though... (which makes me think how weird it is that we are choosing a WC host for 12 years in the future, Qatar might as well be under the sea by then)

And a black flare too!

Qatar playing in a WC is going to be funny though.

No football tradition = no atmosphere. Plus it's the size of a medium town, no way it can support all the people going there comfortably. It's like Newcastle organizing the whole tournament (except it's not hot as fuck).

Russia and Qatar, that's really f***ing taking the piss. Even if we didn't win, I'd have loved a WC in say, England or USA, but no, they had to pick the shittest possible hosts.

Al-Jazira reporting Qatar won. I was probably looking more forward going to the USA again for a WC than one in Spain.

They are saying "inside sources". They are usually right when they use their own sources. I hope they are as right as with their Real Madrid predictions.

Marca is announcing Russia and Qatar already...

Russia and Qatar, FFS I'm dreading it.

Does this delay mean that one of the designations has come down to Blatter's vote, maybe?

Just not Russia please.

They just interviewed the president of the Portuguese FA in the radio. Say it's Russia or England, probably the latter.

Insiders from our bid delegation.

They say it's gonna be England.

Apparently the representatives of the Iberian bid are pessimistic.

We'll kick them out after getting the nod.

No please, not two anglo-saxon countries in a row. Too damn boring.

Aye, nothing like thousands of drunken English fans wearing the cross of Saint George in a muslim country.

Rio Ferdinand-style.

Your pitch was basically: "FIFA WE LOVE YOU FIFA FIFA YOU ARE SO AMAZING WE ARE YOUR FRIEND" obsequious bollocks. It was like FIFA was Lady Catherine de Burgh and Iberians were Mr. Collins. A pride and prejudice reference in a footie board. I just love this place Elizabeth being the WC and Darcy England, then?