Apparently the claims by FIFA, that South Africa are ready for the World Cup are wide of the mark. North Korea has sent 1000 workers to help finish stadiums in time for the competition, which kicks off in just 87 days (GET IN).
Why you ask–Is dear leader feeling generous? No–He’s pimping the workers out and collecting their wages.
Sport 24 of South Africa (along with others) is reporting that North Korea is attempting to obtain foreign currency and that Kim Jong-Ill is basically ‘skint’ as a result of sanctions imposed on his country, after he tested nuclear missiles last year.
Soccer City: Looks done doesn't it?
South Africa have set aside around 1.6 billion dollars to build and fix the stadiums for the World Cup, but it is unknown how much money North Korea will receive from the African nation in return for the slave labor.
Apparently, Dear Leader is pimping his peeps out all over the place, with as many as 30,000 workers loaned to China, Russia and countries in the middle east. Who knew?
This does not reflect well on FIFA, who have not only been championing the creation of jobs in South Africa but claiming that the stadiums and facilities being used for the World Cup are bang on schedule or ready already!
FIFA are yet to comment, but I’m sure that they likely wont.
Bootroom Threadjack!
Teams:
Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Insua, Aquilani, Mascherano, Maxi, Gerrard, Babel, Torres.
Subs: Cavalieri, Benayoun, Kyrgiakos, Kuyt, Lucas, Ngog, Kelly.
Portsmouth: Ashdown, Finnan, Wilson, Rocha, Hreidarsson, Brown, Diop, O’Hara, Dindane, Piquionne, Belhadj.
Subs: O’Brien, Mokoena, Mullins, Owusu-Abeyie, Webber, Hughes, Kanu.
Stuart Attwell on the ones and twos! PLAY UP, POMPEY! POMPEY, PLAY UP!
JAMIE ASHDOWN SIGHTING!!! ZOMG!!!
Aquasocks sighting…sweet.
Wow. That’s a full-strength squad for the Red Scouse.
except babel is starting. The Original Dirk Kuyt needs a rest once in a while.
Right. But everyone they need to be fit is fit. Dammit.
@Keith
There is a thread for the game you no good thread jacker!
Like italians, Liverpool fans always wonder why everyone hates their guts.