My point was that the media didn’t make the Bread Not Circuses argument very forcefully regarding the men’s sideshow. (Forgive me if I missed your article denouncing it).
Not that we should try to go back in the past, I’m not Yorky.
It just comes off as for the men it was worth the march larger (arguably wasteful) Fifa spend. But for the women’s more modest spend, a total waste.
Question: With all that is going on at Canada Soccer, how do we justify this bid as a Circus for us, but the massive expenditure of the ‘26 World Cup as Bread?
My point was that the media didn’t make the Bread Not Circuses argument very forcefully regarding the men’s sideshow. (Forgive me if I missed your article denouncing it).
Not that we should try to go back in the past, I’m not Yorky.
It just comes off as for the men it was worth the march larger (arguably wasteful) Fifa spend. But for the women’s more modest spend, a total waste.
That’s all
Question: With all that is going on at Canada Soccer, how do we justify this bid as a Circus for us, but the massive expenditure of the ‘26 World Cup as Bread?
They can't pull out of the 2026 bid. Legally. So, it's a false equivalency.
That debate needed to happen 5 years ago.