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2022-12-16 Arabia
FIFA announces losing World Cup teams have to take a stadium home with them
[The Beaverton] QATAR — As the World Cup enters its final phase, FIFA and Qatar have issued a joint statement that the last 7 teams knocked out of the tournament will be required to take the stadium in which they lost back to their home country.

"We think of it as a consolation prize," said FIFA president Gianni Infantino as he lit his cigar with a $100 riyal. "What player wouldn’t want to take a piece of Qatar home with them? I know I’m taking A LOT home from Qatar."

In contrast to other countries that built permanent stadiums made of concrete and steel, Qatar chose to build temporary ones out of different materials like repurposed shipping containers and the tears of unpaid migrant workers. Now each squad will have to figure out how to bring these items home with them.

"I saved room in my bag for a medal, not for metal" quipped Portugal star Christiano Ronaldo as he grabbed his knee and rolled across the press conference stage. "How am I supposed to roll home carrying 30 tons of bleachers and a Spicy Madrouba kiosk?"

"Have you ever tried stashing a locker room into an overhead bin? It doesn’t matter how you turn it, you are NOT going to get that door closed."

England’s recently crowned King Charles responded to the announcement with a grumble, complaining that England already has centuries worth of treasures from Africa and the Middle East and is running out of places to store them.
Posted by DooDahMan 2022-12-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ]  Top

#1 Fun fact - one of the stadiums is, in fact, designed to be easily dismantled as it was built from 974 shipping containers, hence the name of the stadium.
Posted by Raj 2022-12-16 09:29||   2022-12-16 09:29|| Front Page Top

#2 
Posted by Frank G 2022-12-16 10:11||   2022-12-16 10:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Looking at 2026 plans, the foosball table is gonna look like that but they'all spooning.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-12-16 11:02||   2022-12-16 11:02|| Front Page Top

#4 They can sell the stadiums to Iran at rock bottom prices. This will help eliminate their national backlog of corporal and capital punishment.
Posted by Super Hose 2022-12-16 12:25||   2022-12-16 12:25|| Front Page Top

#5 If I wanted to watch a bunch struggle to score for ninety minutes, I’ll go to the bar and hang out with my friends
Posted by Beavis 2022-12-16 13:33||   2022-12-16 13:33|| Front Page Top

#6 The woke bull shit doesn't help, either. The English were still taking knees. Glad they are out of the competition. Same for the Germans. US squad pushed it, too. Idiots.
Posted by DooDahMan 2022-12-16 14:03||   2022-12-16 14:03|| Front Page Top

#7 They can sell the stadiums to Iran at rock bottom prices.

A stoning pun?
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-12-16 14:59||   2022-12-16 14:59|| Front Page Top

#8 ^I play checkers not chess.
Posted by Super Hose 2022-12-16 19:10||   2022-12-16 19:10|| Front Page Top

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