Players being knackered is more of a product of the ridiculous amount of football being played since the end of first lockdown. If that season wasn't ever completed, it would have been a different story now.
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Jumping from club football to international football without a proper rest isn't optimal, especially for a WC
Many players looked completely knackered in the first group stage games.
When it was held in England in 1966 homosexuality was illegal, by your reckoning should never have been held there
Exactly, and that's because the leagues are still playing catch-up from the time lost in 2020. Otherwise there would definitely be at least a 10 day gap between the league break and world cup start
There was a 7 day gap between the PL and the WC start, 3 days wouldn't have made a whole lot of difference and TBH the PL could have stopped a week earlier without it making a whole lot of difference
Are women treated that badly in Qatar?
I know someone who has been and says life for Qataris is pretty fabulous. They get loads of cash and property incentives upon reaching certain ages etc.
Whereas during the euros in England we had a campaign where the main message was "when England get beaten, so does she"
Indeed.
10 days isn't enough, it should've been 20-25 days as the usual.
The usual time gap from leagues ending and the beginning of a WC has always been 25 days at least (and 20 days for players involved in the UCL final).
This WC it was 7 days for ffs.
In the summer time there's much more happening. You can sit outdoors, enjoy the heat and the sun and pubs have big screens for you to watch the games on. This last week Sweden encountered a cold wave and we had unusally low temperatures going as low as -20 (where I'm at, lot colder further north)
We tend to brighten up a lot more on summers and try to enjoy the sunshine and the heat until those dark cold winter months are upon us. Going downtown to a pub indoors the winter months when it's sub zero temps and pitch black outside just isn't the same as sitting outdoors in 25+ in shorts, soaking up the sun
I love how you got that "white" racist stuff in here. LIke there aren't lot of people from different background living in Europe.
Football should not be restricted to handful continents or countries. I think everyone agrees to that. However, there must be some critera for who can have it. So do you have any criteria?
For the newbies, we're discussing when Winter actually starts. Best post will get a like. Probably
@CallyRed I'm sorry for the mess I provoked, not only people are arguing facts about seasons, they are now arguing about facts regarding continents. 
This is where I am with this.
I would have a preference to give it to nations that could do with the extra cash / cash injections having a globally watched and attended sport can bring. The additional money brought through tourism, tickets, flights, and increase in the economy could do wonders for countries that are in that middle income belt. The infrastructure and outside investment this tournament brings could go very far for such a nation. So, in essence, Fifa could be a force for good…
…but they’re a long way from being that considering how corrupt they are. If that changes then let’s see.
Where's that thread?@CallyRed I'm sorry for the mess I provoked, not only people are arguing facts about seasons, they are now arguing about facts regarding continents.
It was tongue in cheek, @Jippy was arguing about Qatar representing Asia.
Winter starts 1 December in the Northern Hemisphere. Those that say otherwise are the exact same nutters who believe the Earth is flat, vaccines contain governmental microchips and that 5G will kill us all.
Fixed it for you.
It was tongue in cheek, @Jippy was arguing about Qatar representing Asia.
Asia is ridiculously massive. Qatar is nearer Europe, both distance and time zone wise, for over 3 billion Asians!If they've gotten Asia's slot and it won't come round for another 20 years, that would be a huge disappointment for half the world's population.
But that’s literally not a fact. March is warmer than December, January and February.@CallyRed I'm sorry for the mess I provoked, not only people are arguing facts about seasons, they are now arguing about facts regarding continents.
What does it matter if it has anything in common culturally? And it’s not further away. It’s closer than any of the last 4 WCs.
I wasn't in Asia for any previous WC and am viewing this through a purely selfish lens, rather than trying to make some big wider point tbh.
Fair
I'm just moaning. The US east coast is 24 hours time difference to here so any matches there are going to be a nightmare. That whole next WC is
I got you. I think you meant 12 hours though. 24 would be perfect for you.I'm just moaning. The US east coast is 24 hours time difference to here so any matches there are going to be a nightmare. That whole next WC is
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Ah yep, 13 hours to NYC since the clocks moved and I only went there in August (when it was 12).If they're 3pm and 7pm US time, that'd be horrific here. 24 would be fine if I avoided all media for the day.
@CallyRed I'm sorry for the mess I provoked, not only people are arguing facts about seasons, they are now arguing about facts regarding continents.
It's all good dude.If the title was 'So who is up for another World Cup that doesn't start in June' it would have been so different...
But then again, the 2002 edition started in May so....
Ah you mean the Spring World Cup of 2002 !
If the title was 'So who is up for another World Cup that doesn't start in June' it would have been so different...
But then again, the 2002 edition started in May so....
No winter WC please. This was a fake WC.
Brilliant idea to hold a World Cup during flu season.