sanitation@lemmy.today to memes@lemmy.world · 19 hours agoHow do China and India never qualify for the World Cup?lemmy.todayimagemessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1329
arrow-up1329imageHow do China and India never qualify for the World Cup?lemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.today to memes@lemmy.world · 19 hours agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squarefinallymadeanaccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·7 hours agoChina is only interested in advanced math competitions, and India only cares about cricket.
minus-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·50 minutes agoIt’s a british sport that all their colonial countries beat them at! What’s not to love?
minus-squareshawn1122@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 hours agoXi Jinping is a huge football fan. China implemented a plan to qualify over 10 years ago but their federation has been rife with corruption. The previous coach Li Tie (who played in Premier league) is in prison for 20 years for bribery. https://apnews.com/article/china-soccer-bribes-a3fee6547c9fe9f3734d65d23108cf46
minus-squarebryophile@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 minutes agoWait, how does corruption lead to bad results exactly? The entire industry is rotten to the core.
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoChinese Olympic program is as brutal as the American one if not more. They absolutely care about prizes.
China is only interested in advanced math competitions, and India only cares about cricket.
It’s a british sport that all their colonial countries beat them at! What’s not to love?
Xi Jinping is a huge football fan. China implemented a plan to qualify over 10 years ago but their federation has been rife with corruption. The previous coach Li Tie (who played in Premier league) is in prison for 20 years for bribery.
https://apnews.com/article/china-soccer-bribes-a3fee6547c9fe9f3734d65d23108cf46
Wait, how does corruption lead to bad results exactly? The entire industry is rotten to the core.
Chinese Olympic program is as brutal as the American one if not more. They absolutely care about prizes.