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Hosts France to feature in Euro 2016 qualifying

The matches will be 'friendlies' but it's a good idea. Helps with the issue of host nations taking a rankings hit due to not playing any games

Carroll.

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23 Jan 2014 21:59:33

Not at all surprising that this happens when France are involved...

Slashman X

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23 Jan 2014 23:06:11

It makes sense, why even bother trying to bring some kind of conspiracy into this?

Carroll.

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24 Jan 2014 10:43:45

Because it was never thought of before?

Slashman X

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24 Jan 2014 11:57:22

Until countries started kicking up a fuss about missing out on ranking points because they were hosting the tournaments

Sam

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24 Jan 2014 12:07:02

A very good idea.

Shola

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24 Jan 2014 15:14:53

This will adversely affect ranking points.

KEZ_7

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24 Jan 2014 15:45:29

Surely it makes little sense?

-Friendlies are friendlies and so the points still won't account to anything near what they would for qualification games.
-France could easily play games against teams on other continents and gain more points?
-As for whoever they play against, they're hardly going to play a full team mid way through a qualification game are they? Thus France are more likely to win.

Slashman X

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24 Jan 2014 16:05:21

Better than playing Panama 20 times.

Teams on other continents are also going through their own qualifications, hence why host countries usually end up playing shitty teams in the build up.

Because it's technically a competitive friendly, club managers cannot withdraw players are say "only play 45 mins" or whatever.

KEZ_7

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27 Jan 2014 12:42:41

Fair enough, makes sense looking at it that way. Wasn't aware they couldn't withdraw players which shows how much I'd read into it!

Sam

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17 Mar 2014 22:33:22

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27 Mar 2014 19:20:06

A European league of nations has been given the go ahead. BBC

K3V0

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06 Nov 2014 13:08:14

Fifa tackling the serious issues in football.

Carroll.

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03 Dec 2014 09:56:21

Fifa's shortlist never fails to surprise me

Sam

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19 Dec 2014 12:58:25

Fifa executives have unanimously agreed to publish a "legally appropriate version" of a report into allegations of World Cup bidding corruption.

So far only a disputed summary of Michael Garcia's 430-page report into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments has been published.

Releasing the full report - likely be heavily redacted to preserve witness anonymity - is a change in Fifa policy.

It will be released once investigations into five individuals are completed.

Nothing to get too excited about.

Fifa's 'legally appropriate' version of Garcia report will come out next year looking something like this I'd wager pic.twitter.com/RcwWG2pfTC
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