The FIFA business has flipped into a opera of sorts in recent days. There is some belief that from the folks arrested so far and held in Switzerland presently.....are talking via their lawyers and working deals. If so, it's mostly about providing more information on other members within FIFA. Remember.....those arrested are all US citizens. No other nationality as far as I've seen.....as been arrested or detained.
I sat yesterday and watched two interviews with former executives of European soccer. Their feeling was that the World Cup games for 2018 in Russia will continue ahead. Neither felt the Qatar World Cup, scheduled for 2022, would be held.
Reaction by Qatar if this cancellation occurs? Court action against FIFA because of the billions wasted. FIFA could easily be bankrupted. Because of the current organization of FIFA and its rules.....one country equals one vote.....there's a lot of harsh words from European and South American clubs over FIFA and it's brand of 'reality'. There might be enthusiasm to just let FIFA fail....go bankrupt......and dissolve away. Then create a new football association that limits itself to strictly Europe and maybe six countries out of South America (Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Venezuela, Chile and Equador). They could hold a World Cup every two years.....alternating between Europe and South America.
The odd thing about this whole news item of FIFA? Out of eighty million Germans.....to be honest.....barely five-percent of the female population (41 million) have any interest in this topic. It kinda dominates the first five minutes of each nightly newscast, and earns some ten-minute update spot around 10PM.
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