Hello friends, good vibes to all.
Happy New Year to all sports lovers who are part of this great community, may it be the best year possible for everyone. And so it is, 2022 is already underway and with it the countdown of some of the events that will happen in its days. It is true that as 2021 will not be since last year was crazy with everything that happened this 2022 there are also reasons to be excited.
As always, there are the events that are never missing, whether it is the Super Bowl, all the major Tennis Opens, the start of the new F1 and MLB seasons, the NBA finals, the great UFC events, and this year the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
But according to my point of view, this year I will be more aware of two things compared to the great list that there is: the Champions League final and the FIFA World Cup. Yes friends, we are in a World Cup year although many people still don't think about it or simply don't remember it. The point is that this World Cup will be a little different from the rest or at least from almost all the previous ones.
Starting with the dates. It is usually held in the middle of the year between June and July but this time due to temperature issues in Qatar they decided to do it in the winter and it will be from November 21 to December 18. One understands the reason for that date but as I see it I do not think it is the best time to make a world cup, why? - Because of the brutal and strong calendar to which the players are exposed.
It is no secret that FIFA is managed by big economic interests, I have no proof but no doubts either, which are the ones that made Qatar to be chosen as host (yes, there was a draw but in the end we do not know how clean it was). Undoubtedly, the Middle East country is not the most ideal to host a World Cup and we are not talking about discrimination but because of its location it is IMPOSSIBLE to play in the usual months.
And in the end, who are the ones who pay the price? - Those same, the players who have already complained enough against the abusive calendar to which they are exposed by FIFA and UEFA. Let's not forget that as far as soccer is concerned, there are some extra things besides the World Cup that will take place in 2022: the Africa Cup, the Club World Cup, the League of Nations, the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF qualifiers and the continuation of the Champions League. As you can see, an absurd calendar. And all this without counting the respective leagues of each country.
But it is contradictory because yes, you have to have empathy with the players but at the same time you enjoy all these events. As will be the case of the culmination of the Champions League where we will see Chelsea taking the cup for the second consecutive year or a new champion lifting the "orejona".
Now, what I fear the most about the World Cup and all these major competitions is the physical condition of the players, since in the end they are the ones in charge of giving us the corresponding show. They are not machines with synthetic muscles and the probability of any of them arriving with overloads or injuries is quite high given the schedule they face this year. And that, my dear, is what FIFA and UEFA do not see, or rather, if they do see it, they turn a blind eye and look the other way because in the end it is money that rules.
So, what am I looking forward to the most? - Well, without a doubt, the World Cup in Qatar, but with all the players in optimal conditions. That at the end of the day an understanding is reached, however distant it may seem, between the players, who are the ones who put their physical integrity at stake, and the great directors and heads of the organizations that manage world soccer. And all this has to be for the good of the sport, because a World Cup with all the great figures possible will be beneficial for the whole world but that is something that for some is very difficult to understand, unfortunately.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos leemos en la próxima!
Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡Hugs to all, see you next time!
sin duda alguna el evento deportivo que más espero este año es el mundial de futbol en Catar, aunque mi país no vaya a estar es algo que me gusta mucho...
Más allá de eso, es un tema de fanatismo hacia el deporte.
A disfrutar y ya.
Saludos!
Feliz año, los que también pagan esos platos rotos los miles de migrantes que están trabajando en forma inhumana para tener todos esos recintos a tiempo
También. Eso es una situación sabida pero que es censurada por todos los medios.
Gracias por recordarlo y traerlo acá. Saludos!
¡Enhorabuena!
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