Sepp Blatter!

[wimp]

FIFA has given the 2022 world cup to Qatar! Or should I say Sepp Blatter has! I know his idea is to spread football world wide! It is not their sport or fits in with their culture,it's to hot.Can anyone name any of their domestic teams or players without going on google?

[stokemaveric]

they are on about playing it in november..

[sandyRoe]

A hot desert country, were palms greased?

[DJHawkes]

no but isn't it close to one of the most unstable parts of the world? what are they thinking?

[ichkeria]

Old news this I think (!)

He's now admitted it might have been a mistake.
One good thing about it though might be that at least it's a small country, after South Africa, Brazil and Russia. So once you're there - and the air-conditioning works(!) - then there will be no long journeys between games.

[tamborine]

Prancing in flowing robes without jock straps. Bring it on ;)