Why not? once the Oil runs out they wont have much to spend on anything so why not make the most of it while its thereseriously they have two of the biggest and one on abu dhabi the most modern stadium in the world, yet no international tours are happening there lol what a waste of money, UAE sure wastes lots of money on building things
There are quite a few of those actually.Reminds me of the freeway that goes up a mountain in the UAE, but theres nothing at the top, just a car park and a sweet shop
What? u serious? surely they can find better things to do with that money....give more to charity rather than spending it on stuff like that! Agree?There are quite a few of those actually.
true, but really did Abu dhabi need a 25000 seater stadium, i mean even when rivals india and pakistan are playing, more then half the stadium is empty. Abu Dhabi's population is only around 500,000 and even Dubai has just crossed a 1 million mark recentlyAbu Dhabi has 250 years of oil left plus the world's fifth largest reserves of natural gas - the cost of a stadium was literally less than an hour's revenue and was a "gift" from the ruler to workers from the sub-continent that make up 25% of the population (they asked for a pitch, he gave them a 25000 seater)
Seriously, they hold tournaments there every year (India, Pakistan, etc, A teams) and most are telecast.
Headquarters of ICC is now in Dubai where they are also building state of the art facilities
Do not be surprised if, say, Champions Trophy finds a permanent home in UAE
Oil money talks
From what I've seen of Qatar on TV I'm amazed there are any hills in the that partof the world.Reminds me of the freeway that goes up a mountain in the UAE, but theres nothing at the top, just a car park and a sweet shop