FIFA Slightly More Generous With World Cup Tickets

I love FIFA's double standards. They perport to be for the fans and of the fans. But then you find out that only 12% of tickets in the initial round would go to the fans of the respective nations. Wow so it's up from 8% thanks. So you still can't guarentee that 78% of the tickets will go to the fans of the nations that are playing in any given game? Great idea!

So how many will be going to corporate sponsors, FIFA officials and their wive's, girlfriends and bit of stuff on the side? Well, it looks like 20%!

And even worse apparently buyers will only be able to pick up the tickets when you get to the host nation. Eek. You'll have to travel all the way down there without your ticket. I'd be crapping myself. Its obviously to prevent touts flogging them on the internet. But for me it'd be sqeeky-bum time!

Also tickets won't go to the national FA's, instead they'll go via a hospitality company associated with FIFA. This is a good idea as fewer tickets should get "lost" on the way to fans. Not saying anything underhand goes on at the FA at all!

FIFA Looking at South Africa Alternative

Apparently the numpty extradinaire is looking at alternative venues for the South Africa World Cup there are fewer people in this world that I have less respect for than Sepp Blatter.

The World Cup heads to Africa for the first time and he just doesn't understand Africans. I can say that as I'm an African too. I understand the culture. South Africa (the nation of my birth) will be ready, but we're no Swiss or Germans that'll have everything ready a decade before needed.

So, less meddling Sepp, and just let them get on with it. You said that the other nations you've spoken to need a year to prepare. The tournament is two years away so leave them alone.