Britexpat the secretary general has said a great many things over the past few months. SOME of which has turned out to be true.

Of course the 2018 and 2022 bids are no longer a sure thing. That has been part of the agenda for some from the start.

Genesis--the contracts will not go away if the bids are redone. And if they did, someone else would pick up the slack. The game is too popular in the region. Besides if they awarded 2022 to the US, FIFA would make a fortune vs. keeping it with Qatar. The selection committee acknowledged as much.