As Australia continues its bidding for either the 2018 or 2022 world cup this is an interesting lecture on FIFA vice president Jack Warner. Whilst I would be rapt to see Australia hosting a world cup I just couldn't stomach the FFA giving this horrible character more money.
(Skip to the 8min mark to miss the introduction)
Closing speeches and presentation by Andrew Jennings from Play the Game on Vimeo.
On an interesting note, Michael Lynch, Age journalist, said in an interview on SEN this evening that Melbourne had absolutely no chance of hosting the cup final if Australia were to host the competition. Apparently Melbourne's lack of international icon status and the success of the 2000 Olympics mean Sydney is a shoe-in.
He also went on to say that the AFL's reluctance to give up stadia and change schedules for the competition meant that the FFA wouldn't give Victoria any more than it had to. As it would be the FFA and not FIFA who decide which city host which events, he probably has a point. As a fan of both codes this is tough to hear. Why on earth would the AFL chose to battle the FFA when it could continue grinding the NRL into insignificance?
The website that video comes from (Play The Game.org) is wonderful if you appreciate intelligent commentary on ethics in sport.
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