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[JimB]

Originally Posted by Relay

My thought about future world cup hosts would be this.
2006 Germany
2010 South Africa
2014 Brazil
2018 USA
2022 China

No way will the Americas be given the cup in consecutive tournaments.

I know that FIFA have committed to a continental rotation policy but the reality is that, even including central America, north America still has less than a quarter the number of countries of Europe. Likewise South America.

Furthermore, north and south America combined have only half as many countries as Europe with the infrastructure and stadia capable of hosting the World cup. So for the purposes of world cup rotation, I'm as certain as can be that north and south America will be considered as one entity.

Otherwise, we will have the ridiculous situation where great footballing countries like England, Italy and Spain will have to wait something like 200 years between hosting World Cups while the US would be hosts every fifty years or so.

South Africa will probably win the vote for 2010, Brazil for 2014, China or Australia for 2018 and England should be Europe's next host country in 2022.

[MoreOrLess]

I'v never actually seen this rotation policey layed down in black and white, some claim its going rotate by continent(hope peguins catch onto football before they get to the antartic ) where as others claim it merely stops one continent from hosting a WC twice in a row(which has been the case since the 50's anyway).

[CborG]

There are some rumours that the netherlands and belgium will be hosting the WC in 2018.

[Edson-CMA]

Originally Posted by Relay

My thought about future world cup hosts would be this.
2006 Germany
2010 South Africa
2014 Brazil
2018 USA
2022 China

my thought

2014 Brazil
2018 England
2022 USA, Australia or China (what is the continent rotation rule?)

[Nils]

There are some rumours that the netherlands and belgium will be hosting the WC in 2018

This will probably not become reality

1. After the WC in Japan and Korea Fifa said, that there never will be a wc with two hosts again.

2. i can't image that Nederlands an Belgium can compete with England.

For this reason i'm quite sure that the next european world cup will be in england. but it's another question when this will be.

[JacobRit]

you moron! it is as much a British stadium as an English one... GB rugby league, athletics to be held there plus concerts... i have come to the conclusion you are the most irritating poster since Josh! old school!!! remember him?

[eddyk]

^
You speaking to me?

[CorliCorso]

Just a quick point, FIFA will only two stadiums per city for a World Cup, and only two cities can use two stadia. So there'd be no chance of, say, London using Wembley, the Emirates Stadium and White Hart Lane, and you could only choose two out of London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham to use two stadiums.

[Tancred]

I know that Australia is mentioned as hosting the World Cup but I really don't see it happeneing. We don't have enough football stadiums. Many of our big stadiums are cricket grounds and after some of the problems with the Olympic football tournment I doubt FIFA would give us the tournment.

[MoreOrLess]

Originally Posted by Tancred

I know that Australia is mentioned as hosting the World Cup but I really don't see it happeneing. We don't have enough football stadiums. Many of our big stadiums are cricket grounds and after some of the problems with the Olympic football tournment I doubt FIFA would give us the tournment.

Espeically if the 2 stadia in 2 cities rule stated above was struck to. Although England could pretty easily get round it the rule seems like a recipe for white elephant stadia if you ask me. I could see it working when the world cup was a smaller event but what if for example Argentina with seven 40,000+ stadia in Buenos Aires were to host it again?

[Fern]

I thought Stamford Bridge couldn't be exended!! The whole area is too crowded. I think we should start thinking of moving somewhere with enough room to build a proper stadium worthy of our club, seeing as Chelsea will most probably become one of the biggest football clubs in the world in the near future!

[ManchesterISwonderful]

Originally Posted by Fern

with enough room to build a proper stadium worthy of our club,!

Good job, I don't come across Chelsea fans.

[Urban Dave]

Originally Posted by MoreOrLess

If you mean that FIFA are unlikely to award it to a country thats hosted the olympics I don't think thats the case, if anything prooving you can host one big event helps your bid for another as with Paris right now.

I doubt the cost of hosting both would be a factor either as unlike say Japan or Portigal England, Spain and the US would not need to build a lot of stadia espeically for the event.


...and rename it the Nelson Mandela cup?

I confused, I meant a southamerican country! :tonge2:

I also confused the winter games with world cup!!!! XD XD XD It was not my day I think.

[Fern]

Originally Posted by ManchesterISwonderful

Good job, I don't come across Chelsea fans.

You live in Manchester so odds are you'll only see Man City fans in ur life! Did you know we've recently got the largest ever sponsorship deal with Samsung, I wonder why that is...

[ManchesterISwonderful]

Originally Posted by Fern

You live in Manchester so odds are you'll only see Man City fans in ur life! Did you know we've recently got the largest ever sponsorship deal with Samsung, I wonder why that is...

You were pulling in crowds of 8,000 a decade ago.

Once the Russian fucks off, you'll have a huge white elephant of a stadium left.

and Manchester's red thankyou. That's from a local to a Chelsea fan from Southampton and Lisbon.(they've already started recruiting it would seem)

A proper stadium worthy of our club indeed. A no mark club that's what you are.

[Fern]

Oh I see, you're just a spanner trying to stir up trouble!! Or perhaps a bitter loser who begrudges us for our success, or even perhaps your fear that we'll become the biggest club in England and will dominate the Premiership for the next few decades is blinding you from the obvious truth- Chelsea have got an ingenious plan being put into place which create the solid foundations necessary for a healthy profit making club and consequently give rise to that vicious spiral, that your so affraid of, of success - more fans/sales - revenues - top notch players - success!!!
Your downfall is in sight, cope with it.

[ManchesterISwonderful]

Not really.

Supported my club through thick and thin during the 70's/80's. It's not about trophies, for most proper fans. So I don't give a monkeys what Chelsea go onto achieve. In fact, I'd argue that the 80's were more fun than the 90's, regardless of what we achieved in 90's/00's.

I simply found this quote hilarious - 'a proper stadium worthy of our club'. Thing is, you're a no mark club, don't let the Russian's zillions delude you of that fact.

No tradition, no history, shite attendances, terrible fans a kin to the likes of Millwall and West Ham - that's your club.

[Fern]

You found the quote hilarious but I don't think anything can beat ur 2-0 defeat to Norwich, I was pissing my pants laughing!! I mean I understand what it must feel like being consistently completely outplayed by teams which hav spent on their whole squad what u coffed up for Rooney alone in every competition you enter. But you need get over it and start lowering you expectations otherwise your gonna become gutted bitter gits.

[ManchesterISwonderful]

Cutting stuff. . .

We need a stadium worthy of our club indeed.

[Jerv]

I think that was a little uncalled for