So, the world cup is almost upon us and I'm 100% determined not to watch, support or care about such a blatant example of bribery, excess and disregard for the world as a whole ... which seems at least a little ironic - especially when you were 'chosen' as the best candidate to host the world cup.
Why, do you ask? Mostly because it's taking place in Qatar; one of the most ill-suited locales for anything other than oil refineries, air-conditioned shopping malls or indoor ski slopes (well, for one of its neighbors, at least.) This smacks of 'because we can,' rather than providing any compelling reason why players would be motivated to play in 40-degree temperatures - nor be forced to change the game to suit this inhospitable environment.
I, for one, will boycott it and I would suggest you do the same. This is a travesty to anything resembling this once great game. I would welcome a world where we witness empty stadiums, mass bankruptcy and a world where just because you bribed people to get your little world cup doesn't mean the general public is as willing to go along for the ride. The writing is on the wall; all nations whose sole source of wealth is from oil production knows that this well will soon dry. The correct response to this realisation should not be to double-down on living in this inhospitable environment, but rather, to find an environment more conducive to life. That should be the logical conclusion, shouldn't it? Shouldn't it?
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