tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post251784863961236913..comments2024-03-28T16:48:08.999-04:00Comments on Ottawa Daily Photo: Bribing Sepp BlatterWilliam Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-9272713821368403782019-06-10T13:00:06.276-04:002019-06-10T13:00:06.276-04:00@Gill: as I don't watch the game, I wonder how...@Gill: as I don't watch the game, I wonder how it all went, if the event ran smoothly.<br /><br />@Randy: I've gotten used to the stadium over time. For the most part I like it. I'm more or less resigned to the retail that's on the site, though I still wish that things had gone in a different direction.<br /><br />@Lois: some people really get into the sport. I know our Canadian women's team is very good at it.<br /><br />@Linda: thank you.<br /><br />@Kay: definitely not FIFA.<br /><br />@EG: that's true.<br /><br />@Lowell: it's true that soccer is more beloved outside of North America.<br /><br />@Grace: probably not.<br /><br />@Gemma: organizations can be profoundly protective of their corporate sponsors having rights to have their stuff displayed, even at the expense of those sponsors whose presence at a site is a regularity.<br /><br />@MDP: I wonder when the next one will be held in Canada. There was a multinational volleyball tournament held at this place on the past weekend.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-24173398163235770102015-06-14T11:52:10.669-04:002015-06-14T11:52:10.669-04:00Spanish National football team is participating in...Spanish National football team is participating in its first women world cup.MurciaDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06966175616015142793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-66930068028697443582015-06-12T16:56:36.773-04:002015-06-12T16:56:36.773-04:00The removal of the logo associated with the stadiu...The removal of the logo associated with the stadium seems so petty. Get on with the game for goodness sake. A grand entrance to the stadium.Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-81418181434570869692015-06-12T09:53:41.129-04:002015-06-12T09:53:41.129-04:00Beautiful stadium William, you got super shots her...Beautiful stadium William, you got super shots here to show us. Wonder if top sport has ever been straight up?PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-57998628622091798322015-06-11T18:35:03.102-04:002015-06-11T18:35:03.102-04:00I had never heard of FIFA until a few weeks ago. ...I had never heard of FIFA until a few weeks ago. But then soccer is not a sport we care much about in the U.S. I saw the head honcho resigned but I guess corruption is so deeply entwined, his departure won't have much impact.Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-81148266406094939662015-06-11T09:05:13.861-04:002015-06-11T09:05:13.861-04:00Corruption seems to be almost de rigueur these day...Corruption seems to be almost de rigueur these days. Sad, isn't it? EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-48575058265037512252015-06-11T01:43:44.428-04:002015-06-11T01:43:44.428-04:00((Sigh....)) Is there anything that isn't corr...((Sigh....)) Is there anything that isn't corrupt these days??Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-19683652134439312792015-06-10T22:05:48.518-04:002015-06-10T22:05:48.518-04:00I am not at all a sports fan...but I do love watch...I am not at all a sports fan...but I do love watching the professional bowlers. Nice captures, William. :)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-34547667775155232632015-06-10T21:44:20.999-04:002015-06-10T21:44:20.999-04:00I like watching soccer, but don't get the chan...I like watching soccer, but don't get the chance very often. My grandson likes to play and of course I go to his games.Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-84375011844616990202015-06-10T21:08:24.886-04:002015-06-10T21:08:24.886-04:00Nice looking stadium.Nice looking stadium.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-33848161550172127042015-06-10T19:21:34.855-04:002015-06-10T19:21:34.855-04:00we've been watching this, the games and follow...we've been watching this, the games and following all the corruption press. Nothing surprises me with FIFA................Gill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-42098157702430247012015-06-10T19:07:59.819-04:002015-06-10T19:07:59.819-04:00@Red: it is a frustrating organization.
@MB: in i...@Red: it is a frustrating organization.<br /><br />@MB: in its previous incarnation, this stadium was named after a renowned CFL coach. It would have been better leaving it that way.<br /><br />@Birdman: thanks!<br /><br />@Jose: I've heard the death toll totals for Qatar construction to be even higher.<br /><br />@RedPat: it wouldn't surprise me.<br /><br />@Cheryl: I imagine some of my relatives will be watching, particularly the Canada and Netherlands game.<br /><br />@Carolann: thank you!<br /><br />@Norma: I still find it strange that people get so caught up in the sport to the point that they'll kill the fan of another team.<br /><br />@Luiz: that is a solution, anyway. People are less likely to bludgeon a guy on the other side if they're sober.<br /><br />@Linda: it's not for me either.<br /><br />@Geoff: it ought to, anyway. The local organizers have thus far been on top of things.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-81349261167542297882015-06-10T18:19:56.376-04:002015-06-10T18:19:56.376-04:00I agree with Linda, looks like a great venue. Good...I agree with Linda, looks like a great venue. Good luck with the whole thing I hope it al goes smoothly...Geoff Wilkinsonhttp://www.wansteaddailyphoto.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-57332602435393985002015-06-10T16:36:55.751-04:002015-06-10T16:36:55.751-04:00Looks like a wonderful venue for the event, althou...Looks like a wonderful venue for the event, although not something I would be watching.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-83458166191575369322015-06-10T16:07:47.522-04:002015-06-10T16:07:47.522-04:00Most of the states in Brazil prohibit alcohol at t...Most of the states in Brazil prohibit alcohol at the stadiums to prevent violence, but last year, during the world cup, laws had to be changed temporarily because beer companies sponsored the championship. LuiZ FernandoShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706515208558579237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-73576139980230747792015-06-10T14:34:00.895-04:002015-06-10T14:34:00.895-04:00I doubt I'll ever get into soccer. I'm bia...I doubt I'll ever get into soccer. I'm biased against it because of all the soccer-playing brats in our apartment complex.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-23424444727493385412015-06-10T13:43:35.834-04:002015-06-10T13:43:35.834-04:00Hubby and I watch the soccer now with the girls. W...Hubby and I watch the soccer now with the girls. We watched the guys soccer for weeks. .<br /><br />I really like soccer. Our boys played soccer. My Grandsons played rugby and football. And hockey. Nice photos of Stadium. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-57116641253196851232015-06-10T13:33:43.156-04:002015-06-10T13:33:43.156-04:00I have relatives watching the games avidly, but I&...I have relatives watching the games avidly, but I'm not much of a sports buff. I didn't even know they were being played in Canada. Maybe we'll watch a little of it just for the atmosphere!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101939218861758437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-37332030400763445972015-06-10T13:29:26.689-04:002015-06-10T13:29:26.689-04:00So FIFA has more power than one of our banks? I be...So FIFA has more power than one of our banks? I bet the TD is being reimbursed in some fashion.RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-15171568266913230422015-06-10T11:56:35.640-04:002015-06-10T11:56:35.640-04:00It's the 2022 World Cup, not 2016... Sorry!It's the 2022 World Cup, not 2016... Sorry!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-41625439423674205272015-06-10T11:53:06.847-04:002015-06-10T11:53:06.847-04:00For how long is FIFA known for corruption? Suddenl...For how long is FIFA known for corruption? Suddenly it seems "the wheel has been discovered"! Well, better late than ever, right? The icing on the cake is the choice of Qatar to house the 2016 Championship... Do you know 1,200 migrant workers have already died so far on the construction of the stadiums?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-8522032748642944982015-06-10T11:31:19.125-04:002015-06-10T11:31:19.125-04:00Perfect name for him.Perfect name for him.Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-52475430568684232772015-06-10T11:14:45.487-04:002015-06-10T11:14:45.487-04:00Too bad FIFA and personnel is corrupt.
I liked it ...Too bad FIFA and personnel is corrupt.<br />I liked it when stadiums had meaningful names not after who put up the most money. Free advertizing for them. Harumpf!<br />MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-45338913642242123882015-06-10T10:29:30.099-04:002015-06-10T10:29:30.099-04:00Fifa is a sad situation where an organization gets...Fifa is a sad situation where an organization gets too powerful and then misuses that power. Yes, I know I should put this in much stronger terms. Maybe they will clear out some of the scum. they won't get it all. there are too many slippery creeps in fifa.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-88468437523023987832015-06-10T10:23:41.266-04:002015-06-10T10:23:41.266-04:00@Revrunner: the game's changed, and not for th...@Revrunner: the game's changed, and not for the better.<br /><br />@Tamago: in a lot of ways, it's a brand new stadium, particularly the south side stands, which were completely rebuilt.<br /><br />@Karl: I'm not sure- it could be team colours for the CFL team that plays here, but I may be wrong.<br /><br />@Ciel: it's ridiculous, but at least for a month this place can't get referred to as that corporate brand.<br /><br />@Tex: I'm sure the high executives at the bank dislike the lack of advertising.<br /><br />@Jan: the hours can be strange- I know some of the games are evening games, while others are afternoon games, and given the size of our countries and the multitude of time zones, that can really add up. The final game is in Vancouver, which is three hours behind us.<br /><br />@Sharon: so am I.<br /><br />@Tanya: I don't follow it either, but I've been paying attention as of late. This is the first tournament since that corruption story broke. While the organization needs to be held to account, hopefully the athletes do get some attention.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.com