Cup of Nations IV Hosting Sign Ups

[Michael McBride]

The Association of Football for International Squads (AFIS) is currently taking applications for the host of the Cup of Nations IV. Ideal candidates are a stable nation with excellent football infrastructure already in place. Few to none human rights violations, a place where fans from around the world can feel comfortable traveling to, knowing they will be safe and not subject to strange, harsh, or unjust laws.

Applications, once all submitted, will then be reviewed and the winner will be announced.

Application form:
Nation name:
Participating in the Cup of Nations IV:
Number of football/Soccer stadiums and the name and capacity of your flagship stadium?:
Please list any ongoing or potential conflicts in the near future for your country:
System of government:

[Sargun II]

Nation name: Empire of the Twelve Gods
Participating in the Cup of Nations IV: Yes
Number of football/Soccer stadiums and the name and capacity of your flagship stadium?: 25 in Nigeria alone over 30,000 (10 over 60,000); over 150 stadiums across the entire nation. The flagship stadium, Mount Olympus, can hold 103,103.
Please list any ongoing or potential conflicts in the near future for your country: No ongoing conflicts. Ethnic clashes in the North resolved several months ago, and there has been a record era of peace under the Empire in recent months.
System of government: Constitutional republic with a monarch

Edited December 21, 2010 by Sargun

[Centurius]

Application form:
Nation name: Athenian Federation
Participating in the Cup of Nations IV: Yes
Number of football/Soccer stadiums and the name and capacity of your flagship stadium?: 15 above 60,000 capacity, 15 between 40,000 and 60,000, numerous below 40,000

Olympic Stadium(Athens)
Capacity: 71,030

Please list any ongoing or potential conflicts in the near future for your country: None, the Athenian Federation is surrounded by allied or neutral states.
System of government: Constitutional Monarchy

[Zoot Zoot]

Nation name: England
Participating in the Cup of Nations IV: Yes
Number of football/Soccer stadiums: 15 above 60,000 capacity

Name and capacity of your flagship stadium?: Wembley Stadium:90,000
Please list any ongoing or potential conflicts in the near future for your country: N/A
System of government: Triumvirate

[king of cochin]

Nation name: Kingdom of Cochin
Participating in the Cup of Nations IV: Yes
Number of football/Soccer stadiums and the name and capacity of your flagship stadium?: 21. National Stadium, Cochin City (90,000). All the 20 club stadia have above 60,000 capacity.
Please list any ongoing or potential conflicts in the near future for your country: No conflicts
System of government: Meritocratic Absolute Monarchy.

[KaiserMelech Mikhail]

Application form:
Nation name: Marscurian Siberia
Participating in the Cup of Nations IV: Yes
Number of football/Soccer stadiums and the name and capacity of your flagship stadium?: 5 soccer stadiums. Our flagship is the National Sporting Colosseum in Marscury, with a capacity of 72,698
Please list any ongoing or potential conflicts in the near future for your country: None
System of government: Constitutional Monarchy

[Sargun II]

In front of [url=http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Sargun_Peaceheart/CNRP/MountOlympusdraft.jpg]Mount Olympus[/url], Emperor Peaceheart today held a press conference. The Emperor was personally lobbying for the Cup of Nations to be hosted in his country, which is ranked #4 and has the single largest number of football-playing citizens in the world. The Empire, with a population that topped one billion earlier this year, has football government mandated to combat health issues and promote teamwork, athleticism, and professionalism among teenagers, and as such has one of the highest percentages of citizens who play football and thus more people who plan than in many countries combined.

"I implore the Association of Football for International Squads to select the Empire to host this fourth Cup of Nations. The Empire, a nation whose well-traveled team consistently produces successful results, fulfills all of the requirements for ideal candidates. The Peaceheart family has ruled with no challenges to their power since the reformation of the Republic and the Empire, and there are no leftover governmental challenges from eras past, when the entire world saw nations rise and fall within months. In a single one of our states, Nigeria, we have ten stadiums of over 60,000 capacity. We have over 150 stadiums with over 30,000 capacity across the nation. Our largest stadium had 93,000 capacity in Sarnunga - and we are about to surpass this with Mount Olympus, which will hold 103,103.

"The Empire has prided herself on the amount of government care to the citizens, and has some of the most liberal rules involving human rights in the world. We have one of the highest rates of incoming immigrants in the world, despite a large population. In order to rectify a previous problem of overcrowding and rampant drug use and gang crime among the lower classes, we instituted a decades-long desert reclamation project which has created cities entirely of the poor... cities that now are successful and have drastically raised the standard of living in the nation.

"Visitors can feel comfortable knowing that the Empire has, percentage-wise, a very low amount of crime. Different customs of dress are permitted and encouraged. Religions are all tolerated and places of worship are everywhere. Drug and alcohol use, legalized for those above the age of eighteen, is done in moderation thanks to an early-waning system put in place in schools; except for harsh drugs like PCP, we do not arrest people for recreational drug use. The Empire has her students learn four different languages before graduating from university, and translators are everywhere: people do not need to be afraid that they will be misunderstood.

"What should also stick out is a promise that, if given this bid, Mount Olympus will be fully operational in time for the tournament. The stadium itself is already completed, and we are currently making sure the grass, already grown, will handle tough work. Parking lots around the complex and trees and scenery are all being prepared. While rather gray now, the stadium will be painted gloriously white and red. Everything will be ready. The stadium will handle 103,103 - larger than any other flagship stadium.

"So, AFIS, I have but one statement: choose the Empire. Reward the Empire for her dedication to football, for her masses yearning to see the games of the most popular tournament of the world in person. Reward the continent with two of the top four and three of the top ten footballing nations in the world. Choose the Empire."

Edited December 21, 2010 by Sargun

[Michael McBride]

Applications for hosting are now closed. The committee has narrowed their selections down to the bids from the Empire of the Twelve Gods and the Kingdom of Cochin. A decision will be made shortly.

[Michael McBride]

After due consideration, the AFIS Executive Board has awarded the right to host the Cup of Nations IV to the Empire of the Twelve Gods. Congratulations, and we look forward to the hosting of a successful tournament.