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No India and no China. I am surprised they don't get automatic bids considering how big these markets are.

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India don't give a fuck about Football which is nothing close to Cricket's fun.

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23 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 1h

Cricket is a better sport than soccer. I can't disagree with that.

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22 sats \ 3 replies \ @teemupleb 1h

Joint cup hosted by India and China would be interesting. And a few games played in Nepal in high altitude.

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Final should be played a basecamp on Mount Everest.

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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @teemupleb 1h

Or Bhutan could lobby FIFA with their bitcoin stack to host the final in 2042.

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Haven't they been selling their Bitcoin?

Looks like they are down to 1750 BTC. They had 13k at one point.

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Always wondered about this, China is another sleeping giant.

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23 sats \ 0 replies \ @teemupleb 1h

Probably a lack of quality coaching knowledge.

It seems to be a snowball effect: talented kids choose cricket because it increases the odds of becoming a professional athlete.

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It all comes down to economic incentives. Until grassroots football infrastructure in India offers the same career payouts as professional Cricket, the top athletic talent will always follow the money.

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Indians and Chinese are genetically inferior in a way that makes them worse in mainstream sports

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