It was brave of Mr Lowy to ask FIFA for the $43 million dollars we spent on our failed 2022 World Cup host city campaign. To even think FIFA would reply to the request, let alone entertain the thought is ambitious. $43 million buys a lot of trips to the Caribbean, private schools fees and ‘gifts’ for friends. The thought process seems logical; ask for money that we spent on a floored ballot process. I mean, I’m not saying FIFA votes are available for hire; ever since I was a little boy I would dream the world’s best nations playing in air conditioned stadiums in the middle east during the sweltering hot summer, hasn’t everyone? The FFA asking FIFA for a ‘refund’ is akin to asking the schoolyard bully for your lunch money back, or me asking Les Murray for a weekly guest spot on ‘The World Game’; it just isn’t going to happen (or is it Les?). We fought a battle of epic proportions; we went up against the oil rich Qatar to host the World’s premier sporting event. Even Socceroos star Brett Holman cannot say no to the riches of Middle Eastern football. Let’s not forget we received [...]