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Originally Posted by Chingas
I need to dig into it further but I am pretty sure that the only one who makes money off of the world cup is FIFA.
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The article I linked to (
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle27136887/) shows that Canada generated $49.6 million in economic activity from this year's Women's World Cup, and the tournament cost $216 million to host. There is money to be made for nations who have the infrastructure in place already. Calgary is looking for a new stadium anyway, with or without a WC. McMahon puts up temp stands anyway for the Grey Cup, and the Grey Cup pales in comparison to the magnitude of the WC.
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
You neglected to say how long ago. I'm talking about what the World Cup has become, not what it used to be.
And don't kid yourself, Russia nowadays is merely the biggest Third World kleptocracy of them all.
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Ok well let's see:
Russia: 2018
(Brazil) 2014
(S Africa) 2010
Germany 2006
Japan 2002
France 1998
USA 1994
Italy 1990
So besides the last two World Cups, it's been G8 countries hosting the previous 5 in a row. What has the world cup "become" that is so bad from the 1990 to 2006 WCs?
I love the jab at Russia being third world. Yes, they are corrupt and there are vast inequalities. Do you think the USA is much better? Hint: they are not.