Message Delivery

Brazil

• Weak laws
• Corruption in government
• Poor public legal system
• Financial plans have changed since the awarding of the world cup due to the credit crunch and worldwide financial problems
• Investment for world cup is prioritised over the needs of the people, leading to an increase in poverty and crime
• Poor security in big cities
• Poor health service
• Most expensive world cup in history, $2.5bn over budget at $28bn, 3 times Germany in 2006
• None of the communal benefits that were promised have been delivered on
• Traffic and road improvements are working over budget and deadlines
• Fifa publicly announced it’ll make $4bn profit
• Airports are not big enough to support the influx of people
• Quick temperature changes and long cross-country flights will cause player fatigue
• Public riots/protests against the government
• Police often outnumbered by violent protesters
• Some of the refurbished stadiums are from clubs playing in lower leagues, so the stadiums won’t be used to their full potential.
• Hardly any trains
• Major roads are in a bad state
• Phone and internet signals are unpredictable
• Many shops sell badly made products at inflated prices

Russia

• Racism problems often documented at football matches
• Proposed boycott of black players
• Serious football hooliganism problems
• Anti-gay legislation that has caused divides between Russia and the rest of the civilised world

Qatar

• Climate is uncomfortable for players and fans
• 9 of the 12 stadiums don’t currently exist and the other 3 need major renovating
• The current transportation system needs major improvements
• 10 of the 12 stadiums are within 30km of Doha, meaning that more hotels are required

• Very little in the way of bars and clubs for fans nightlife
• Alcohol can only be drunk in designated areas
• A country with such a small population will more than likely not have a use/need for the stadiums after the world cup has finished
• Human rights issues with forced labour workforce

Blatter

• Let the women play in more feminine clothes like they do in volleyball. They could, for example, have tighter shorts. Female players are pretty, if you excuse me for saying so, and they already have some different rules to men such as playing with a lighter ball. That decision was taken to create a more female aesthetic, so why not do it in fashion?
• I think in football there’s too much modern slavery in transferring players or buying players here and there, putting them somewhere.
• Please do not insist on the technology, the day that the referee takes two captains aside to study monitors and see if something is inside the box or outside is the day the spectators will say no, we are not coming to the game.
• I would say they (gay people) should refrain from any sexual activities (during the Qatar world cup).
• There is no systematic corruption in FIFA. That is nonsense. We are financially clean and clear.
• He should say that this is a game. We are in a game, and at the end of the game we shake hands, and this can happen because we have worked so hard against racism and discrimination.
• I could understand if it (match-fixing) had happened in Africa, but not in Italy.
• This is a special approach in the Anglo-Saxon countries. If this (Terry having an affair with Bridge’s wife) had happened in let’s say Latin countries, then I think he (Terry) would have been applauded.

• I know myself, I was always a striker. But it’s 50 years ago now, but I’m still a little bit of a striker. We tried to dribble, but when we could not go through and someone put his foot there what do you? You do a little bit more than you should have done. Is this so terrible? I don’t think so. At least it’s not so terrible that we should intervene after a match.
• Every game should have a winner. When you play cards or any other game there’s always a winner and a loser. We should have the courage to introduce a final decision in every game of football.
• The guardians of the rules are in agreement to lengthen the goals by the diameter of two balls, around 50cm, and to increase the height by the diameter of one ball.
• We will definitely use the technology in Germany next year if the experiment works in Peru.

• We had to push a little bit and I had to say, look, I have another solution in my pocket if you don’t work. (South Africa world cup construction)
• I will take care of it personally, to ensure that there is no corruption in FIFA.

Thoughts/Ideas

• Three world cups – Three Posters – Three Wise Monkeys
• Sepp Blatter discrimination propaganda posters
• Slavery showing some sort of Arabian-Black divide using Qatari flag.
• Stadium made out of human bones