Thursday, June 19, 2008

Israel to Bid for 2022 World Cup

Jerusalem, Israel: The Israeli Science, Culture and Sports minister, Mr. Ghaleb Majadle announced this morning in a press conference that Israel is considering bidding for 2022 World Cup hosts. The FIFA officials we contacted refused to comment. However, the Palestinian minister of Information and Foreign Affairs, Riyad al-Malki rejected the idea saying, "we don't know whether it will be in existence until 2022."

Pivazistan's Jerusalem bureau chief was unable to tell if Mr. al-Malki was talking about the World Cup or Israel not being in existence.

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