An Armchair Fans Guide to the Qatar World Cup: The Story of How Football Came to the Desert Berry Jon
An Armchair Fans Guide to the Qatar World Cup: The Story of How Football Came to the Desert Berry Jon Zurich, 2 December 2010: FIFA president Sepp Blatter pulls the name Qatar from the envelope to…
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An Armchair Fans Guide to the Qatar World Cup: The Story of How Football Came to the Desert Berry Jon
Zurich, 2 December 2010: FIFA president Sepp Blatter pulls the name Qatar from the envelope to reveal the hosts of the 2022 World Cup. But once it's all sunk in, we start to look at maps and temperature charts, and try to scrape together fragments of knowledge about kingdoms in the Arabian desert. The accusations fly and the recriminations start.
Was the bidding process corrupt? The Armchair Guide looks beyond the myths and preconceptions to provide the average fan with sound information about what a World Cup in the desert might look like. How many people actually did die building stadiums?
How hot will it be? Can I go there with my mates and have a drink anywhere? What will the legacy be - both in the region and for the global game?
The Armchair Guide takes a light-hearted, sideways look at the tournament, using stories from within and beyond the game to cover everything about the