But for Susan Shalabi, the vice-president of the [#Palestine#Football Association, there's no question that the players and the people want the games to go ahead.
In a time of #climatecrisis you would expect that even FIFA would revise its bidding process to give carbon and environmental sustainability top priority across all risk factors.
But no.
The 2030 #WorldCup is set to significantly increase overall #emissions due to the organisation’s plan to host the event across multiple countries and continents.
More about football's carbon footprint, and FIFA in particular 👇
This Sunday is the UCI Cyclocross World Cup opener in Waterloo Wisconsin USA. What’s your Women / Men winner picks? Let me know. #Cyclocross#worldcup#uci
My brain hurts: "The 2030 men’s football #WorldCup will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one match each taking place in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, FIFA announced on Wednesday."
Sexy Knees: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, German footballer and manager was born on this date in 1955. Associated with Bayern Munich, as a player and executive. He won an Intercontinental Cup, two European Cups, as well as two league titles and two domestic cups. He was also honored twice as European Footballer of the Year. He also played on 2 second-place world cup teams 1982 and 1986. But he is most famous for his sexy knees!
Women’s World Cup final ref Tori Penso: ‘Male players chip in about everything’ (www.theguardian.com)
The American official has been chased by angry fans during her career but she has no regrets over a career that has taken her across the globe