And the World Cup 2050 is awarded to...(drum roll)...Mars!"
Sound far-fetched? Not if a recent suggestion of future "inter-planetary competitions" is anything to go by.
Some might have felt references by Fifa's chairman to football in space aimed to detract from the row about awarding the 2022 event to Qatar.
Others might note that if a tournament did go ahead on Mars, it would at least be cooler than in Qatar.
But Sepp Blatter did raise a serious question - how will football, and sport in general, develop in an ever-changing, tech-focused world? And what will the World Cup be like in 2050?
There is no doubt that humans seem to be getting better at sport.
If the winner of the 2012 Olympic marathon had competed in the 1904 race, he would have won by nearly an hour and a half.
And if Jesse Owens, who took gold in 1936, had competed against Usain Bolt in the 100 metres at London 2012, he would still have had 14 metres left when Bolt crossed the finishing line.
And the World Cup 2050 is awarded to...(drum roll)...Mars!"
Sound far-fetched? Not if a recent suggestion of future "inter-planetary competitions" is anything to go by.
Some might have felt references by Fifa's chairman to football in space aimed to detract from the row about awarding the 2022 event to Qatar.
Others might note that if a tournament did go ahead on Mars, it would at least be cooler than in Qatar.
But Sepp Blatter did raise a serious question - how will football, and sport in general, develop in an ever-changing, tech-focused world? And what will the World Cup be like in 2050?
There is no doubt that humans seem to be getting better at sport.
If the winner of the 2012 Olympic marathon had competed in the 1904 race, he would have won by nearly an hour and a half.
And if Jesse Owens, who took gold in 1936, had competed against Usain Bolt in the 100 metres at London 2012, he would still have had 14 metres left when Bolt crossed the finishing line.
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