Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - December 2nd
A few years ago, the World Cup was awarded to "North America" - with some games in Canada, some games in Mexico, and some games (including the late rounds and finals) in the United States. Plans were made. Contracts were signed. Stadiums were updated. Sponsors got involved. Lots and lots of money changed hands to get ready for the event. Its huge, and is the ultimate in "inclusion" with people travelling from around the world to see their team play! And then, we had an election, and the idiot in chief started to take over the event to a degree. He invited the head of FIFA to visit and told him he might move the games around at his discretion. Word is that the head of FIFA was quite put off by that. The contracts, the money, everything would be a huge headache. Sponsors reacted by making a decision to spend more of their energy on games hosted in Mexico and Canada. Of course, there were rumblings and quiet talks about maybe moving some games out of the US al...