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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
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Fifa's circus is still the pinnacle

http://www.newsy.com/videos/barcelona-s-messi-one-of-the-best
"To call Messi the all-time greatest now might be premature by around two years, but I'm certain he's heading that way. The 2014 World Cup in Brazil could satisfy the traditionalists who insist that Fifa's circus is still the pinnacle"

The pinnacle of what, could I ask? The 2014 World Cup in Brazil?
  

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Yes, that's what the author is referring to. Apparently the author feels that the World Cup is a circus and the only way to sanction anything as "the best" is to win the world cup.

  • Yes, that's what the author is referring to.
  • Apparently the author feels that the World Cup is a circus and the only way to sanction anything as "the best" is to win the world cup.
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Yes, that's what the author is referring to. Apparently the author feels that the World Cup is a circus and the only way to sanction anything as "the best" is to win the world cup.
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Thank you, John. What would the "circus" here mean?
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Well, all the preparations and publicity and promotions and gadgets for sale - the whole media frenzy associated with the production of the event. The author feels that this resembles a circus.

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