Posted November 5, 20222 yr comment_606374 We are few weeks from the Soccer World's biggest event and I know that there will be many an eyeball watching this year because Canada finally made it again. Bad news today for the Canucks as Alphonso Davies left today's match with what looked like a hamstring injury. Edited January 20, 20232 yr by bustamente
November 8, 20222 yr comment_607222 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/khalid-salman-gay-criticism-qatar-world-cup-1.6644211 Quote An ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has described homosexuality as a "damage in the mind" in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF only two weeks before the opening of the soccer tournament in the Gulf state, highlighting concerns about the conservative country's treatment of gays and lesbians. Former Qatari national team player Khalid Salman told a German reporter in an interview that being gay is "haram," or forbidden in Arabic, and that he has a problem with children seeing gay people. About 1.2 million international visitors are expected in Qatar for the tournament, which has faced criticism and skepticism ever since the gas-rich emirate was selected as host by FIFA in December 2010. Concerns about LGBTQ tourists attending the World Cup have also been expressed for a long time. In the interview, Salman also said homosexuality "is a spiritual harm." "During the World Cup, many things will come here to the country. Let's talk about gays," Salman said in English, which is simultaneously dubbed into German in the TV segment. "The most important thing is, everybody will accept that they come here. But they will have to accept our rules." The interview was cut short by a media officer of the World Cup organizing committee after Salman expressed his views on homosexuals, ZDF reported.
November 8, 20222 yr Author comment_607226 2022 World Cup odds Brazil +400 France +600 Argentina +650 England +700 Spain +800 Germany +1000 Belgium +1200 Netherlands +1200 Portugal +1200 Denmark +2800 Croatia +5000 Uruguay +5000 Senegal +8000 Switzerland +8000 Mexico +10000 USA +10000 Poland +10000 Serbia +10000 Wales +10000 Ghana +15000 Ecuador +15000 Morocco +20000 Cameroon +25000 Canada +25000 Japan +25000 Qatar +25000 South Korea +25000 Tunisia +30000 Australia +40000 Costa Rica +50000 Iran +50000 Saudi Arabia +50000
November 16, 20222 yr comment_610055 Qatari World Cup Organizers Apologize After Threatening Danish TV Crew on Live Broadcast http://4.nbcla.com/AjhrQFY
November 17, 20222 yr comment_610219 19 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Qatari World Cup Organizers Apologize After Threatening Danish TV Crew on Live Broadcast http://4.nbcla.com/AjhrQFY Qatar makes no pretense of being anything but a dictatorship with a veneer of Islam to justify themselves. Close to 100 migrant workers were killed during the construction of the sport facilities, the authorities will not allow any display of same-sex affection and have imported several hundred Indian and Pakistani people whose job is to smile, wave and cheer while filling any empty seats during the events. These are not highly paid, but have their travel costs and lodging/food costs covered- and these are not Michelin recommended.
November 17, 20222 yr Author comment_610394 FIFA and the IOC are the two most corrupt organizations in the world, money that has been funneled to the entitled has been going since they started
November 20, 20222 yr Author comment_611021 Bell sent everyone and their grandmother to Qatar, they are expecting huge numbers for this event
November 20, 20222 yr comment_611064 On 2022-11-17 at 5:06 PM, Tracker said: Edited November 20, 20222 yr by iHeart
November 21, 20222 yr comment_612518 Watching Netherlands right now. Is it normal for there to be so many empty seats in these early rounds?
November 21, 20222 yr comment_612524 13 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said: Watching Netherlands right now. Is it normal for there to be so many empty seats in these early rounds? Nope.
November 21, 20222 yr comment_612594 This World Cup is the Olympics in condensed form- bribery, racism, corruption, politics and, of course, the siphoning of money into already deep pockets.
November 22, 20222 yr comment_612606 50 minutes ago, Tracker said: This World Cup is the Olympics in condensed form- bribery, racism, corruption, politics and, of course, the siphoning of money into already deep pockets. An interesting documentary on the history of FIFA and charting the rise and fall of Joseph Blatter https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/80221113
November 22, 20222 yr comment_612690 16 hours ago, Rich said: An interesting documentary on the history of FIFA and charting the rise and fall of Joseph Blatter https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/80221113 I watched this on the weekend. Very interesting and not surprising I thought we were supposed to boycott. Qatar ain't right man FIFA might be worse than the IOC Politics in every sport, corruption in every sport, these FIFA ⚽️ guys are the worst of the worst Edited November 22, 20222 yr by Goalie
November 22, 20222 yr comment_612811 Big upset today as 3rd ranked Argentina has 3 first half goals waived off due to offsides (by a hand or a torso in 2 cases) and loses 2-1 to Saudi Arabia, ranked #51 in the world and the longest odds to win of all the teams at the World Cup.
November 23, 20222 yr comment_612941 Canada is off to a damn good start in the 1st 30 mins. To bad on the missed penalty kick
November 23, 20222 yr comment_612946 yeah and then the plain old missed penalty, we all saw him trip!!!!
November 23, 20222 yr comment_612948 Canada looked good, but it doesn't matter if the other team buries their chances and you don't, regardless of how many you get.
November 23, 20222 yr comment_612949 I don't expect Canada to win a single game, and if they can keep it under 5 against per game, that's a moral victory....
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