Adam Vargas

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@burekprincess You seem to think we are the only ones doing stuff like this. Every nation has its bad apples. Look at England and the people singing Ten German Bombers for example. That doesn't represent all of us.

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@deannkh10 Show the listing..... Anyone with a brain knows damn well something is being hidden.

Also, 44th in education and 40th in healthcare are not things anyone should be willing to tolerate from your state representatives.

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@shsatlga @emilypitek They also made the venue capacity requirement 80k, which basically gave MetLife the finals by default.

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@metaboss84 @JaguarGator9NFL They're rough because they're debutantes & low experience teams. You don't see Germany going to Curacao or Haiti to play friendlies. Over time things are going to get interesting, but I agree that some sort of sweet spot needs to be found. Id even argue UEFA should lose one.

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@MarkDavis 80k Venue capacity requirement for finals. AT&T reduced to 70k to meet FIFA spec field dimensions. LA is also set at 70k for the event. MetLife essentially won by default. I don't like it either.

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@Rheamund_ We all knew CONMEBOL was responsible for booking the atrocious security detail, but nobody wanted to hear it.

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@wifiejwn38 @EmptySeatsPics The last broadcast event to break 50 mil that wasn't a Superbowl was the first Clinton/Trump debate in 2016. Streaming/online based content is the big draw now.

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@bkoo Met would've been fine with originally planned specs when both teams were going to have separate venues. Then it all went to 💩. However, it's still the only venue that met FIFA requirement for 80k stadium for the final (LA and Dallas are 70k as built out for the cup)

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@FarleyWrites Only stadium from the used list that met the 80k capacity (Dallas reduced to 70k for field alterations). If you had seen the original plans for that venue, it would be a different story, but being built to house two different teams became a nightmare and ruined everything

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@S_iuu_uuu @valequxnnx @TheFootyFeed 1st, 2nd, 3rd become pots

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@kcseabell @EdBaker97 Seattle capacity as specced for the cup is 70k. FIFA finals requirement was 80k

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@EdBaker97 FIFA capacity requirements for the final is 80k+. Dallas and LA capacity as built for the tournament is only 70k

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@lewis02958 @Cryptoooo81 @CharlestonTommy @ja_10117 @PolitlcsGlobal @BBCSport Your OP only said England so you're moving the goalpost. That aside, look at the bid history....

1990 - withdrew before selection
98 - France (in region)
2006 - (Germany)
2018 - (Russia) only got 1 other vote

Korea+Japan was in 2002, so since then you could've done a UK bid

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@Cryptoooo81 @lewis02958 @CharlestonTommy @ja_10117 @PolitlcsGlobal @BBCSport

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@Cryptoooo81 @lewis02958 @CharlestonTommy @ja_10117 @PolitlcsGlobal @BBCSport

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@ManagerTactical The script is written for Argentina to beat US in the end of we get there.... Messi becomes even more of a God to the football world by stopping the Americans, and the US can stroke its ego for getting there.

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@thejacksvn Add Debutante Cabo Verde to the "has not won a knockout game" now that they're in

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@LouSirr101 There was a plan for a New Zealand/Fiji bid, but even that one for some reason had US involved

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@SPFLWatch Coefficient system (coming from US perspective with college football formerly using it) results in big teams refusing to play smaller teams to avoid risk of upset plummeting. This creates 'tiers" that can never be shifted from a risk/reward mentality

[Adam Vargas @AVatTowson]

@Cryptoooo81 @lewis02958 @CharlestonTommy @ja_10117 @PolitlcsGlobal @BBCSport You're not using them because they don't meet competition regulations. Old Trafford was told significant amenity & even structural upgrades were needed. Anfield doesn't meet total field dimension requirements. WC requires more venues to meet spec (14) than euros (6)