When was Qatar was awarded the 2022 World Cup three and a half years ago many people reacted with disbelief.
None more so than Arkansas' finest, Bill Clinton it seems. Slick Willie was the Honourary Chairman of the US bid for the 2022 World Cup and the Sydney Morning Herald reports today that he reacted angrily not long after the announcement of Qatar as the 2022 host nation.
Bill Clinton looked anything but happy as he strode into the Savoy Baur en Ville hotel in Zurich in December 2010. The receptionists could tell he was irritated, but had no idea just how angry he was.
After closing the door to his suite, he reached for an ornament on a table and threw it at a wall mirror in a fit of rage, shattering the glass.
According to a "well-placed source" of the paper, "Clinton was fuming. He felt humiliated and felt the decision did not make sense."
The US bid made it into the final round of voting against Qatar but lost 14-8. If the reports in The Sunday Times at the weekend are to be believed then it looks like Clinton had good reason to think that the decision did not make sense.
