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Not everyone is excited about hosting World Cup matches for joint North American bid. -- (link)

Posted by znufrii Mar 20 '18, 10:46

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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/19/are-cities-starting-to-see-world-cup-hosting-duties-as-a-poisoned-chalice (www.theguardian.com)

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wow, they actually demanded that Chicago build a dome over Soldier Field? I would have said no as well. -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 10:54 4
- Not by my reading of it. It was more that if they did, the city wouldn’t be able to stop them. -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 10:58 3
  - FIFA ain't gonna spend their own money -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 11:00 1
    - Right. - znufrii Mar 20, 11:02
  - that's bad enough. -- nm - Diva Mar 20, 10:59
those FIFA bribes getting out of hand I guess -- nm - Beaker Mar 20, 10:51

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