Stevo985 Posted February 26, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 26, 2016 5 hours ago, snowychap said: Congratulations, Stevo. huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 33 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: huh? On 22/07/2014 at 11:12, Stevo985 said: Look guys, you can't just name a bald person and say I look like them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 What do we know about this guy? I mean I guess he probably hasn't ordered any protesters to be tortured, so I favour him on that score more or less by default. But is he in fact as much of a turd as Salman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 He wants a 40 team world cup and some of this £4bn per world cup to be distributed back to the FAs I can see why he won As for actually making football better, not a clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 On 27/02/2016 at 10:24, villa4europe said: He wants a 40 team world cup The Graun made me laugh on this one today: 'Enough of the bad news, though. On the positive side, Infantino has proposed expanding the World Cup to 48 teams, very nearly a quarter of their total membership of 211 nations and another happy step on the way to complete inclusivity (Anti-Spoty proposes a single two-leg play-off to bring the number down to a more manageable 210, followed by a final tournament consisting of 42 five-team groups, from which the winners and the 22 best runners-up progress to the first of six knock-out rounds, for a broadcaster-friendly total of 484 fixtures including the third-place play-off). But Fifa’s very finest achievement of 2016 was to finally cure racism, allowing them to disband its anti-racism task force on the grounds that it had “completely fulfilled its mission”. Which was nice.' https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/15/anti-sports-personality-year-awards-2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 "Overwhelming" support for a 48 team world cup. Well, its overwhelming because 75% of the countries would never qualify for a world cup unless it was made easier. This isn't about being inclusive, its about money and getting more bribes/bungs from developing nations. Why not just scrap qualifying and have a 200 team world cup played over 4 years! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38449674 Quote Global football federations are "overwhelmingly in favour" of plans for a 48-team World Cup, Fifa president Gianni Infantino says. The head of football's governing body outlined his vision for an expanded tournament comprising 16 groups of three teams earlier this month. The top two teams in each group would progress to the knockout rounds. A decision will be made in January but any change to the 32-team format is unlikely to come in before 2026. Fifa's council will discuss the proposal at a meeting on 9 January but Infantino, 46, made expansion part of his election manifesto. "We have to be more inclusive," he said at a sports conference in Dubai, adding that a 48-team tournament was the most financially appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 9 minutes ago, Xela said: Why not just scrap qualifying and have a 200 team world cup played over 4 years! I'd watch a 200 team knockout competition. The numbers don't quite work out for 1v1, so we might have to play some matches with 3 teams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 1 minute ago, Davkaus said: I'd watch a 200 team knockout competition. The numbers don't quite work out for 1v1, so we might have to play some matches with 3 teams. Don't give FIFA ideas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I'd imagine the Asian, Carribbean and North American federations would very much support this proposal, ya know, basically all the nations no one gives a shit about. 3 team groups, I can see it now, lots of dead rubber matches and a seeding system designed to ensure the top sides get through. It will be boring until the group games are done (at best) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 20 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I'd watch a 200 team knockout competition. The numbers don't quite work out for 1v1, so we might have to play some matches with 3 teams. Or even better an WWF style Free for all, Battle Royale with 30 teams at the same time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heffoman Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 3 hours ago, sne said: Or even better an WWF style Free for all, Battle Royale with 30 teams at the same time. I vote for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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