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Australia to bid for the Club World Cup

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finally retired

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Football Australia is putting its hand up for Australia to host the 2009 and 2010 Club World Cup.
A successful bid from the FFA could see the likes of Europe's Manchester United and South America's Boca Juniors bring their stars to Australia, with the champion team of each of the world's football confederations competing. The host association is also given the right to field a team.

Stiff opposition for hosting rights is set to come from current hosts Japan and the United Arab Emirates, when bidding begins. The Club World Cup, which takes place in December each year, has been held in Tokyo for the past four years but FIFA has opened up hosting rights for next year and 2010 to the rest of the world.

Do you support Australia bidding to host the 2009 and 2010 Club World Cup? How many games would you attend? Check out the polls on the right-hand side of the FourFourTwo homepage and have your say!

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/75453,australia-to-bid-for-the-club-world-cup.aspx

it would be awesome to see the champions of each confederation playing in Oz.....
 
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Kareem

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personally I would love to see it come here! But Dubai are the logical choice. They love football more there...they have more money...better facilities etc.
Looks like my cousins might get to watch it lol
on that note I am due for a holiday overseas in next couple of years- egypt (mum's family) and dubai (to visit uncle)- why not December 09 or 10???
:D me likes this
 
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~Floss~

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almost retired said:
Do you support Australia bidding to host the 2009 and 2010 Club World Cup? How many games would you attend?
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I'm not particularly fussed, because.....

almost retired said:
The host association is also given the right to field a team.
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We all know this means Sydney.
 
Omni

Omni

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I'd definitely be looking at getting to the final of that!

I'm with Dibo - if the FFA field a team it's Premiers or nothing. (I don't think the hosts should have the rights to enter a team anyway)
 
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Jesus

Jesus
Omni said:
I'd definitely be looking at getting to the final of that!

I'm with Dibo - if the FFA field a team it's Premiers or nothing. (I don't think the hosts should have the rights to enter a team anyway)
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The hosts team plays off against the oceania rep to enter the tournament.
Would be the winner of the league or championship, as it is for japan.
That said, papers seemed to suggest the bid was for sydney, rather than australia.
Ofcourse maybe they just have already sorted out breeze and shields match payments for the coming year.
 
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Jesus

Jesus
If it is in sydney, there would be a chance one of the smaller matches would be played at bluey i think. Eg, asian champions vs african champions.
 
Omni

Omni

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I doubt it though, They'd play the big ones at Stadium Australia and the smaller ones at the SFS. In this tournament they're probably all big ones though, except that stupid host V Oceania play off.
 
Omni

Omni

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I'm aware I'm insane.

I just have an issue with teams that don't deserve to qualify being given a special exemption (like Liverpool in the champions league that one time), I can see the reasoning behind it but I'm just not a fan of it. I'd go to see a club world championship match anyway, and I somehow don't think you'll get the bandwagonners on to see Sydney FC V Auckland City.
 
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Jesus

Jesus
Omni said:
I'm aware I'm insane.

I just have an issue with teams that don't deserve to qualify being given a special exemption (like Liverpool in the champions league that one time), I can see the reasoning behind it but I'm just not a fan of it. I'd go to see a club world championship match anyway, and I somehow don't think you'll get the bandwagonners on to see Sydney FC V Auckland City.
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Agree on the liverpool situation. But this situation is more comparable to south africa not automatically qualifying for the world cup.
 
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