My day would have been a lot better if I could have sat back and watched Crystal Palace beat Arsenal. Why, you wonder? Was it important? Am I fan? No and no. It just would have been fun. But then pretty much everyday I wish I could make a living out of watching football.
Tottenham fans were happy today because Arsenal's defeat means they now have a 14 point lead over their North London neighbours. Listening to some Spurs' fans banter it seems they are more interested in finishing above Arsenal than catching Chelsea. It makes sense, I guess, when your team has been second best in North London forever. But it seems as senseless as some Aston Villa fans being happy that Villa will finish above Birmingham this season. Really? Wouldn't promotion have been a better achievement?
USA, Canada and Mexico officially announced their joint bid for the 2026 World Cup today. Of course, I hope it happens, especially if I'm still living here. But there are a few whys I wonder about. The US have the stadiums, a lot of them and the 1994 World Cup was the best attended ever. Why do they need Mexico and Canada to make their bid stronger? Mexico have already hosted 2 World Cups. Why should they be considered for another one before, say, Australia? Funny thing about Australia. Because Qatar are hosting in 2022, according to Fifa's rotational policy an Asian country cannot host in 2026. This is when Australia probably wish they weren't Asian, in football geography.
More questions. If Fifa really want take football to new countries, why didn’t Mexico consider hosting with other Central American countries? Wouldn't that have been a popular choice? Not enough opportunity for revenue generating in those countries, maybe.
Why are Canada jumping onto the back of this bid? No, sorry that's not a serious question (chuckle). There is no other way Canada would get to host otherwise. They are probably the happiest of the three countries.
Will the Mexican and American football federations decorate the wall on their border to make it not look so awful for all the World Cup visitors. Or will the Americans just do it without asking and make the Mexicans pay for it?
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