Well that's it for this sub. We've reached the height of irony, pack it in.

Lol. And FIFA would absolutely pull some shit like this if it lined their pockets.

End game.... Whoever signed off on this sponsor is a complete POS.

I have a feeling the ladies are going to have more balls to boycott/speak out against this than the men did with Qatar's controversies. Anyone else get that feeling?

Are they going to make all the players cover their heads then take credit for whoever wins?

Next step is buying the men’s World Cup. It’s in the bag. FIFA’s not going to turn that down.

And next, the Pakistani bikini competition.

And the Russian world IQ championships.

I think this will turn into a fuck around and find out for the Saudis, and I don't think they will be happy. Especially the women's soccer players will turn this into a nightmare for them.

Why are the Saudis trying to get people to move there? What demographic would want to move to Saudi Arabia? I mean if I were a millionaire who can move anywhere in the world something like a Greek island might be nice, but Saudi Arabia? What could they possibly offer me that any European country wouldn't also have?

"Yes and after the match stay for the immediate mass stoning of the harlots who went out in public with out so much as head scarf and played sports!"

-Saudi Arabia, probably.

Well, I mean it is FIFA.

Been looking for a country I can move to where having fun is punishable by public execution, beer is illegal and the women are all covered in bed sheets from head to toe. Oh and lots and lots of sand and extreme heat.

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But you will be allowed to keep some slaves on the side to sweeten the deal.

oh right. At least I can sit on my ass and eat dates all day.

Low, low tax and lots of oil money to throw at recruiting people from abroad who are happy to live on a compound for a few years in exchange for way more money than they'd get in Europe or the USA. I know of a few people who went there after doing MBAs.

I though it was going to be the John Oliver piece(s) but this is nice and oniony too!

Sounds wonderful /s

I thought they move FIFA to winter because no way athletes an play in Middle East is the summer.

They need to host the next World Cup

Ehh maybe, a sponsorship is a smaller issue than everything that came with Qatar hosting and the women are more reliant on WC income more than the men.

The tournament takes place in Australia and New Zealand

And that's the "other hand" in my initial thought. A lot of these women need the income from the WC. It would be interesting to see who makes any sort of protests. The women who rely on the income, or the stars.

Slaves sorry i mean unpaid workers.

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Also visit the Saudi embassy in Turkey to sponsor investigative journalism!

Or Americans celebrating "democracy"

Lizard people who only care about money?

I'm tired

TBF it’s in Australia & New Zealand, so there’s no chance of getting poisoned and dying over saying something.