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2022 World Cup to be held in Qatari “winter”? But what did Blatter mean by ‘actors’ when he said: “I’m thinking about the footballers, not only the fans but the actors.” Are footballers actors?
news.bbc.co.uk
Fifa president Sepp Blatter gives his backing to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar being rescheduled to winter.
Yarr! All board, me hearties!
fastcompany.com
Hosting the World Cup is a boon for any country. However, the complications of arranging housing for visitors is daunting. The tiny Gulf emirate of Qatar has a unique idea: Housing tourists in cruise ships and hastily constructed “temporary budget hotels.”
Down memeory lane… Head Ball in Lome, Togo
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Also shows public viewing in historic squares in St Petersburg and Moscow. Neat. Hopefully Phil can keep hold of his passport this time!
Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Moscow, Kazan, Nizhni Novgorod and Sochi stadiums (video 16:9)
They’re going to be shipped off to other countries after the World Cup, apparently. We’re not holding out much hope for fan parks (should there be any) being equipped with aircon, though.
guardian.co.uk
Following today’s announcement that Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup, we take a look at the various stadiums which the Arab country has planned for the tournament
2022: Qatar! Wow. What do you think?