Jeff W, Auckland.They’re more than rumours mate. Those two articles are open sourced.The Gulf countries are on the rise, amazing places to visit with great architecture. Qatar has already said that drinking will be allowed during the tournament and it already is in Dubai and Bahrain, where I am currently working. If you ever decide to visit you will discover that they are modern places with massive amounts of locals, who love FIFA and support multiple FIFA ultimate teams buying official kits and watching their heroes on TV. Why should these fans not have a chance to see their idols live and in a packed stadium – a right taken for granted by many fans in Britain? That is what a World Cup is about: spreading the game and allowing all fans to watch. Adam Perkins, Ellesmere Port.I agree, Adam. And I have visited: Bahrain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, all on work assignments with this newspaper. No problem with a World Cup in the Gulf, properly executed and planned – meaning if it has to take place at a different time of year, the vote is taken on that basis – and given to a country that is not associated with some of the region’s most dubious, some might say, dangerous figures. If you read the second column you will note even your beloved Bahrain are not comfortable with Qatar.Big Down Under: A crowd of 95,000 turned out to watch Liverpool against Melbourne in a pre-season friendly Anyone who lives or has done business in the Gulf knows this article is nonsense. Qatari's do business with anyone who has the money or something that they need. Arab nations are complex, tribal and difficult to decipher but like it or not 2022 will be in Qatar. The article refers to things everyone knows about in any case. Arabs financing other organizations for war is no different from the West arming the same organizations in Syria. There's no good and bad, it's just weak and strong in the big wide world. The pampered pooches of the UK need to get out more. The Avenger, United Arab Emirates.Yes there is good and FIFA Coins bad, mate. Ask around where you are and you will soon have that confirmed. They don’t pull the ambassador out of a country for nothing. Why didn't they just give it to Australia? We may not be a FIFA powerhouse and people don't like that most call it soccer not FIFA, but we are a sports mad people who can get 95,000 people to a friendly. Boredarmchaircritic, Melbourne.This is true. Liverpool versus Melbourne Victory in the MCG, July 24, 2013, 95,000 people singing You’ll Never Walk Alone. Incredible. One vote. That’s all they got from FIFA, ladies and gentlemen. One vote. Disgraceful. Anyway – hello from Melbourne.I have lived in Qatar and you see extremely thin and frail men start work at 6am and leave at 6.30pm: 12 hours as a slave. The country adopts its own Islamic principles yet wants to exploit the visitors. Rob Mo, West Sussex.Rob, you know nothing about Qatar. Let’s not forget all construction is run by American, European or Asian companies. Bobby Dazzler, London.
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