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Australia's Soccer World Cup Bid Failure and it's effect on other sports.

Posted by Longfin Eel on January 25, 2018 at 3:20pm

There was an article on ABC today that reports that the bid to host the Soccer World Cup was doomed before it even got off the ground. This is despite spending $46M of taxpayers money, some of which went into bribery for votes.

Have we really got to the stage where sport is nothing but a money making exercise full of corruption? How much of this corruption, backstabbing and blatant pocket-lining is happening in Rugby League? Is it time for a full-scale review of taxpayer funding for sports in Australia? We know there is corruption is our sport, and Parra were done over in 2016 because of this.

What needs to happen to ensure the taxpayer's hard earned gets spent actually helping the sport succeed and not lining pockets of corruption?

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Monto Eel January 25, 2018 at 3:32pm

Longfin, corruption in all sporting codes is vibrant and has been for years except for probably the old ladies playing Croquet but it wouldn’t surprise if that’s corrupted too with free scones and cream.
SuperEel 22 January 25, 2018 at 3:32pm

If you think it's bad in Australia then don't even look at the Olympics. There remains downright cheating, bribery and corruption in both the IOC and WADA.
Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown January 25, 2018 at 3:36pm

To be honest Longy, you have to buy votes to get world cups and olympics one way or another, id be worried if we wernt buying votes and thinking we'd have a chance, thats the sad fact of the reality so i think we did the right thing trying to buy votes.

As you say we never had a chance because we dont have the power or money to buy enough of the important votes.

Ive no idea how to fix it mate, its a good question,money attracts dishonesty and greed, its been going on for the history of sport, i dont know if it can change.
Longfin Eel January 25, 2018 at 4:38pm

Should the government be funding sports that are blatantly corrupt? We would probably never host another major sporting event, but at least we would be doing something about it. Maybe other countries would eventually join us. Maybe I am being naive and there is no way out of this.

Certainly for the major sports based in Australia such as Rugby League, AFL and football, these sports would be forced to come clean, which has to be a good thing. We have been calling for Greenberg's head for a couple of years now. Maybe this is the catalyst for change.
Parrakeet January 25, 2018 at 4:54pm

I mentioned this before but with the amount of kids playing soccer and specialist camps in Sydney and Australia I give a mention especially to Northern Beaches area which has only ever produced 1 player Lucas Neill since time memorial. Soccer is huge north of the Spit Bridge. Then again cricket seems to be failing as well.
Kerry George January 25, 2018 at 5:19pm

Qatars bid was based on integrity, oil wells and great temperature all year round wasn't it
- Putty > Kerry George January 25, 2018 at 7:35pm
  
  And not to mention air conditioned stadiums there going to be dismantled and reassembled in third world African countries after the WC was finished!
- John Eel > Kerry George January 25, 2018 at 8:34pm
  
  That decision was the worst I have ever seen in World sport