Following the decision to award Qatar the 2022 World Cup, I was one of those who kept losing their head about not only the issues surrounding gay rights in Qatar, but the mainstream media’s blatant ignorance of the issue. I’m still pissed off about it, and don’t see that changing at any point between now [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Qatar’
Guest Post: The Time for FIFA to Act Against Homophobia is Now, Not 2022
Posted in Guest Post, World Cup 2022, tagged FIFA, Homophobia, Hypocrisy, Qatar, Sepp Blatter, World Cup 2022 on December 31, 2010 | 7 Comments »
“Zero-zero is a big score.” – Ron Atkinson
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Bahrain, FIFA, Qatar, Saturday open thread, Saudi Arabia, Sepp Blatter, World Cup 2022 on December 11, 2010 | 4 Comments »
So as it turns out, the 2022 vote on Qatar might also include Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Why, you ask? Well, it’s entirely possible that Qatar will not have the infrastructure in place to actually hold the World Cup in 2022, and FIFA’s head idiot, Sepp Blatter, says that the region may have to pitch [...]
ATD Dropcast #4 – World Cup 2018/2022 Decision Day baffles all.
Posted in ATD Dropcast, tagged England, Qatar, Russia, USA, World Cup 2018, World Cup 2022 on December 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Georger, Adam and yours truly hash out the confusion and baffling conclusion to the World Cup bid process that unfolded today in Zurich. Listen as we probably become members of Qatar’s Most Wanted and laugh. You can listen here or download it on iTunes.
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Arouna Kone, Bayern Munich, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, FC Unirea Urziceni, FC Zürich, Juventus, KILLER JELLYFISH!, Liverpool, Louis van Gaal, New Zealand National Team, Qatar, Real Madrid, Ryan Babel, Sevilla, Tottenham Hotspur, Vedran Corluka, World Cup Bids on November 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What you missed while perusing the jellyfish family album…
