Awful Announcing
A report from Swiss media outlet SRF has presentations from Global Risk Advisors to the Qatari government on obtaining "predictive intelligence" on FIFA officials.
"Here is no good for us. It's just by force we are here. ...Nobody has freedom here! Nobody! You can't be free here. Never."
Jeremy Schaap and E:60 have been doing impressive work on FIFA and Qatar for the last decade-plus, and they now have a new episode on the 2022 FIFA World Cup premiering Nov. 6.
"They don’t come to us expecting us to be [HBO’s] Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, or [ESPN’s] E: 60. That’s not who we pretend to be, and I don’t think that’s what the viewer expectation is.”
"...had no idea it was frowned upon, people had me nervous like i was going to jail."
"This year's World Cup, the biggest event for the biggest sport on the planet, is soaked in blood."
The Qatar-Ecuador match is set to start at 7 p.m. local, which would be 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. So this shouldn't directly impact Fox NFL games, but it might impact pre-game shows.
Some famed players and coaches who will be featured on Telemundo coverage include Diego Forlán, Fernando Hierro, Mauro Silva and Claudio Borghi.
"It is very possible that you have heard some not very nice things about Qatar. One, that it has oppressively brutal heat. Two, that you can’t get a beer there. And three, that some of its politics and policies are a little on the repressive side."
Ice Cube wants Trump to call out Qatar's royal family — and also wants some publicity for his league.
Fox is getting the deal of a lifetime thanks to the dysfunction of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
After threats from various soccer leagues from around the world over the scheduling of the 2022 World Cup...
