Political messiness with the next World Cup approaching

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FIFA and Putin Understand Each Other Very Well

Comments

[yamair]

I think it should remain in Russia.

[elizaberglund]

any reasons? and don't tell me about positive impact on human rights because I'm just going to laugh in your face.

[yamair]

I don't think the reasons to move it are enough. Or that it should even be possible for FIFA to do so without some kind of process beyond politicians in certain countries demanding so.

[blackjedii]

If we're talking purely in terms of representing the world I'd agree. I'm even okay with a Middle Eastern country holding the tournament if it wasn't for the whole desert-conditions deal.

But the politics muck it all up. Like if FIFA wasn't so tied up in bribe money and all that other bullshit and it was purely a "let us show you the world and various cultures every four years"? I'm down.

[funhouse]

I agree. It's only 4 years away now. Just don't make the same mistakes in the future.