A Soccer Complaint

As I prepare myself for the biggest soccer game of the year, Man United vs. Barca, (aka I make sure I have a beer at my side, and some wings baking in the oven), I can't help but think that it's a shame that FIFA messed up the World Cup selections so badly.



Now I know Americans aren't obsessive soccer fans. But the numbers from the South African cup show that people are watching...so why didn't FIFA reward us? And if not us...why in the name in all that is holy did they choose Russia and Qatar? I mean...Qatar? And then to make maters worse, now Qatar is asking FIFA to change the World Cup from the summer to the winter in order to make it realistic for it to host the tourney. You're joking right...I mean come on FIFA you can't possibly be considering this! What about those high-tech stadiums with build in air conditioning to combat the 200 degree heat that Qatar promised us? Were those just lies?

The saddest part about the selections is that everyone knows that those two countries got selected above place such as the US, Argentina, Portugal, England and Australia for one reason and one reason only...the ability to pay huge bribes. You think FIFA wouldn't dare change the timing of the World Cup? Sadly, I'm a little more cynical than that. I have a feeling that there is a certain amount of that universal greaser that has been placed on the table to make the voting members consider the idea...