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12/3 2010

Making Sense of Russia, Qatar and FIFA with James From Unprofessional Foul

Posted by Dan Levy.

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Look, there’s a lot of soccer to be discussed today. James T of Unprofessional Foul and I try to make sense of Russia and Qatar getting the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids.

James actually called this, so he’s a good person to talk about HOW THE HELL THIS HAPPENED.

There’s a fair amount of talking me off the ledge. With James hailing from Liverpool, we talk about the English bid as well, what this means for them, and what this can…and will…mean for the future of US Soccer.

Mostly, we talk about the logistics of hosting a World Cup in a nation the size of Connecticut and how, per James, that could help FIFA. Fewer people at the event means more watching on TV, and that’s a big part of where FIFA can make their money. So is less more? AHHHHHHHHHHHH.

There’s a lot of that. But it’s not just ranting, and James is a very good, calming influence. Plus he’s British, so he automatically sounds smarter than most of our guests.

There are two shows today. This is the first. Thanks for listening.

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  1. Press Coverage – What The Simpsons Monorail Episode Can Teach Us About FIFA & The IOC
    12/3 2010

    [...] context came during my conversation with James from Unprofessional Foul, in which we tried to figure out why FIFA insists on awarding the tournament to countries without a [...]

  2. Andreas Moser
    12/3 2010

    And I know exactly WHY Russia and Qatar won: http://andreasmoser.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/fifa-russia-qatar/