0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/26/2015
The Associated Press reports that Qatar will investigate the rapid construction of their capital city, Doha, after a rainstorm caused water to go through the roof of Doha Hamad International Airport. An airport that opened in 2014 and cost $15 billion. The government is investigating if other buildings around the city are subject to cheap […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 6/29/2015
It’s been a while since someone publicly criticized FIFA’s decision to move the 2022 World Cup to winter instead of summer, a huge corruption scandal can kind of put that on the back burner. Now that the FIFA corruption scandal has calmed down a bit, we can talk again about the absurdity of putting the […]
0 comments by Josh Howard on 6/6/2015
With the 2015 U-20 World Cup taking place at crazy hours here in the United States, we at 32 Flags are happy to be your guide to all that is the U-20 World Cup. Consider this series a refresher course on all that took place while you were likely asleep. You’re welcome. 1) Biggest Winner […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 6/3/2015
With the news of Sepp Blatter’s resignation, many people in the West applauded the president’s ouster as many felt he was the main cause behind all the corruption in FIFA. However, not all are happy with the president calling it quits as the governments of Qatar and Russia have spoken out against the pressure the […]
0 comments by Josh Howard
With the 2015 U-20 World Cup taking place at crazy hours here in the United States, we at 32 Flags are happy to be your guide to all that is the U-20 World Cup. Consider this series a refresher course on all that took place while you were likely asleep. You’re welcome. 1) Biggest Winner […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 5/31/2015
With the 2015 U-20 World Cup taking place at crazy hours here in the United States, we at 32 Flags are happy to be your guide to all that is the U-20 World Cup. Consider this series a refresher course on all that took place while you were likely asleep. You’re welcome. 1) Biggest Winner […]
0 comments by Josh Howard on 5/26/2015
(Throughout the week, we will go through every group and let you know what to look for and what to expect in the U-20 World Cup.) Group C of the U-20 World Cup is headlined by one of the tournament favorites and one of the tournament’s favorite dark horses in Portugal and Colombia respectively. But […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 2/24/2015
As it was reported by Grant Wahl last week, FIFA is officially proposing to have the 2022 FIFA World Cup in winter. I honestly don’t know what FIFA means by “proposing” to put the World Cup in winter. It’s not like they need approval by someone else. Yeah, they have “support” by all six confederations […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 2/18/2015
During FOX’s Champions League pregame show today, Grant Wahl confirmed that the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be played in November and December of 2022. After many rumors, debate and speculation as to when the World Cup will be played, it appears November-December is certain and will be definite sometime next month. The […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 12/17/2014
Protesting FIFA’s decision to not publish his full report on corruption with the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup’s, Michael Garcia resigned from his position with FIFA’s ethics committee. In an AP story, it was revealed that FIFA’s executive committee tried to file a complaint of unethical behavior against Garcia. Garcia wrote a letter of […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/13/2014
Hans-Joachim Eckert’s summary of Michael Garcia’s report on corruption in bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups have been released and it’s as expected from yesterday. Russia and Qatar have been cleared of wrongdoing, and pretty much every other country is to blame. We only got the 42 page summary of the 430 page […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/12/2014
The BBC reports that FIFA is going to clear Qatar of corruption charges based on bidding for the 2022 FIFA World Cup when the FIFA ethics report is published tomorrow morning. Also, the English FA will be in trouble for associating themselves with former FIFA VP, Jack Warner, who resigned due to bribery allegations. After […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/11/2014
Qatar sports minister, Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali, was interviewed by the Associated Press about concerns with Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup. The interview touched on topics such as human rights, terrorism, alcohol and homosexuality. Al-Ali tried to ease the fears of many and showcase how great the tournament will be and how […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/7/2014
It’s been well known that Qatar has been using slave labor to build their country and that includes the stadiums for the 2022 World Cup. Many slaves have died due to the horrific conditions and there seems to be no end in sight. Today, it was reported by The Guardian that North Korea has been […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/20/2014
Harold Mayne-Nicholls has a plan to combat the heat of Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. His plan is to stage all of the games at night to avoid the sunlight. This requires having games late into the night in order to fit the current group game schedule. In a report from BBC Sport, […]
