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http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs...y-fix-world-cup-draw-fantastic-160323229.html
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anyone heard about this? supposedly the whole thing was rigged. there was an anonymous source on twitter who predicted the group of argentina one day before the draw. they claim everything is fixed beforehand, even the winner of the tourney.
seems bs, but it wouldnt surprise me either. fifa is corrupt and everyone knows it.
Construction costs for venues and infrastructure amounted to £3 billion (€3.6 billion), and the government expected that increased tourism would help to offset these costs to the amount of £570 million (€680 million). However, only £323 million (€385 million) were actually taken in as 309,000 foreign fans came to South Africa, well below the expected number of 450,000.
Local vendors were prohibited from selling food and merchandise within a 1.5 kilometre radius of any stadium hosting a World Cup match. For a vendor to operate within the radius, a registration fee of R60,000 (approximately to US$7,888 or €6,200), had to be paid to FIFA. This fee was out of most local vendors' reach, as they are simple one-man-operated vendors. This prevented international visitors from experiencing local South African food. Some local vendors felt cheated out of an opportunity for financial gain and spreading South African culture, in favour of multinational corporations.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter declared the event "a huge financial success for everybody, for Africa, for South Africa and for FIFA," with revenue to FIFA of £2.24 billion (€2 billion)
Maybe if hosting a world cup was an economically rewarding experience it would be fine, but that isn't the case since FIFA just watches poverty stricken countries (South Africa, Brazil) spend millions on new stadiums then just hoovers up all the money.
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Good luck brazil
:serious: its been 17 years since US hosted the Olympics
Wonder if the players will complain about those balls...
Wonder if the players will complain about those balls...
Official ball... brazuca...