China and India are next

[Rob Lozza]

"It's my philosophy to drive forward the expansion of football. The next regions that we need to conquer would be China and India. Football has become a political matter. Heads of state court me. Football has become a monster, but it's a positive monster."
- Sepp Blatter as told to Die Weltwoche magazine, 9 Dec 10

[bapa]

agree

[redsfan]

Both can be massive markets, India will be the hard one. Cricket is God there and will fight like crazy to keep Football as the lil sister imo.

Football i would guess is already the No1 professional sport in china.

[Chade]

Both can be massive markets, India will be the hard one. Cricket is God there and will fight like crazy to keep Football as the lil sister imo.

Football i would guess is already the No1 professional sport in china.

Small survey sample, but both Indians that I [have] work[ed] with say that football's pretty massive in India, they just don't have players yet to be big internationally - bit like China 5-10 years ago, I guess...

[Woohafkaf Car]

India qualified for the 1950 world cup and returned home without losing a game.

[zackadacka]

India qualified for the 1950 world cup and returned home without losing a game.

Lol, they didn't play cos FIFA wouldn't let them play barefoot

[Bomber]

India? Well after their last commonwealth games effort, better give them 20 or 30 years notice so they can get their act together and be ready this time.

[Hawkseys Double]

"Num num num. Lots of monies in India and China. Om nom nom, they give me monies, I like them. Heads of state bribe me. World Cup is yours, here take it."
- Sepp Blatter as told to Die Weltwoche magazine, 9 Dec 10

[MegaBonus]

would it have served australias interest to have submitted a joint bid with indonesia with the final played in aust????

[God is an Englishman]

I just wish blatter would shiraz off and die, he's ruining football and him and his corrupt champagne can just shiraz off. Has he paid his swiss tax bill yet?

[Con]

China maybe, India never. Let them stick to crickette.

ps, if it's a true quote, don't ya just love it - "Heads of state court me (blathering Blatter)". Mr 10-ideas-day-man. And 11 of them are bad

[Knight7]

would it have served australias interest to have submitted a joint bid with indonesia with the final played in aust????

Please post in blue next time

[COLOSSUS]

India? Well after their last commonwealth games effort, better give them 20 or 30 years notice so they can get their act together and be ready this time.

Exactly what i was thinking. They couldnt organise a rub and tug in a sangiovese massage palour let alone a Commonwealth Games or a FIFA World Cup

[Stitch This]

Exactly what i was thinking. They couldnt organise a rub and tug in a sangiovese massage palour let alone a Commonwealth Games or a FIFA World Cup

You're starting to sound like a Sullivan.

[COLOSSUS]

Exactly what i was thinking. They couldnt organise a rub and tug in a sangiovese massage palour let alone a Commonwealth Games or a FIFA World Cup

You're starting to sound like a Sullivan.

Dont say that. Ok let me rephrase then. They couldnt organise a set of dice for a fully sick Monaro let alone a FIFA World Cup. There, hope that sounds more UN-sullivan like

[Wazzz]

Being Greek, I can make many a racial comment regarding India's poor football playing ability. Having read the bible, I know that I can get away with it and still go to heaven, which is fully sick. [Insert comment regarding a 'fully sick yiros']. I like gay marriage because I get to watch men kiss.

Isn't this getting a little off-topic? We should probably be talking more about this interesting view on dominating the globe in the world of soccer. For one, I do agree that with a strategic mind, anything can be thought of as a conquest for global domination. However, Sepp Blatter is a greedy cunthole that reeks of fish. Lest we forget.

[Work Experience Kid]

Lest we forget it's called football.

[Old Master]

Don't you mean "Blatter ball"?

[Con]

Dear ol' ex-Swiss-watchmaker Sepp Blatter's ego has run amok.

Is this quote for real: "Heads of state court me"?

[God is an Englishman]

Exactly what i was thinking. They couldnt organise a rub and tug in a sangiovese massage palour let alone a Commonwealth Games or a FIFA World Cup

You're starting to sound like a Sullivan.

How do extremely good looking, intelligent people sound?

[COLOSSUS]

Being Greek, I can make many a racial comment regarding India's poor football playing ability. Having read the bible, I know that I can get away with it and still go to heaven, which is fully sick. [Insert comment regarding a 'fully sick yiros']. I like gay marriage because I get to watch men kiss.

Isn't this getting a little off-topic? We should probably be talking more about this interesting view on dominating the globe in the world of soccer. For one, I do agree that with a strategic mind, anything can be thought of as a conquest for global domination. However, Sepp Blatter is a greedy cunthole that reeks of fish. Lest we forget.

Another post, and another directed towards me. Your homosexuality now makes your grenache breath smell seem insignificant. Just come and say it wazza, be a man and admit your a gay lord focker. Dont be embarassed (though i hardly blame you ), we wont bite you, quite the opposite, we shall walk the other way

Love how you now resort to making up quotes and putting my name to them. You might want to read up on the rules about this although ill let you get away with it for now, all because you are making yourself look like the gay clown you really are As for India, i never commented on their football ability, rather on their ability to host a tournament like the World Cup after their Commonwealth Games debacle but you wouldnt know, you were probably to busy sucking on someones slong to take notice. Also, call Sepp Blatter what you like, he only has FIFAs bottom line as his major interest and i dont blame him to be honest. Just admit that a Muslim beat a Jew at his own game, simple really