Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
Hosting the World Cup is a great honour and privilege and the host country gets many benefits. It is an excellent way to justify vast investment in football (and sports in general) infrastructure and have the investment return for the most part almost immediately.
Oh yes, great privilege in having your citizens riot in the streets because you spent their money on stadiums which won't be used after a dozen games. Such honor in having your country bulldoze slums and forests alike just so you can send all the profits straight to FIFA anyway!

Sports for sports sake is inhumane.