stripeyfox Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 I don't think 2018 or 2022 will change now, but hopefully there will be a less rotten process to choose future hosts
brisfox Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 I am shocked, shocked, to find that there is corruption at FIFA. I was also shocked to find that Jimmy Saville was a child abuser, that Adolf Hitler was a Nazi and that the world is not flat.
EnderbyFox Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 I imagine Sepp Blatters office looks a lot like this currently
leicsmac Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 I imagine Sepp Blatters office looks a lot like this currently And a lot of this
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 I am shocked, shocked, to find that there is corruption at FIFA. I was also shocked to find that Jimmy Saville was a child abuser, that Adolf Hitler was a Nazi and that the world is not flat. I think Hitler was pretty upfront about being a Nazi
AKCJ Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 I think Hitler was pretty upfront about being a Nazi common knowledge imo
VLC86 Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 I imagine Sepp Blatters office looks a lot like this currently Hahaha brilliant, was just going to say the same thing, Reminds me of Better Call Saul.
MC Prussian Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 I imagine Sepp Blatters office looks a lot like this currently Well, he didn't partake in the press conference today, so you may have a point there...
tom27111 Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 Swiss prosecutors have also launched a seperate criminal case in to the bids for the next 2 World Cups! The only bad news is they haven't arrested Blatter. With the news that Chuck Blazer was wearing a wire to gather info, it doesn't look like they've got anything on Blatter.
The Padster Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 I imagine Sepp Blatters office looks a lot like this currently
HitchinFox Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 So happy. This is really happening! I'm reading through the 164 page document now and it looks like the yanks have done their home work!!! Blatter is fooked. He isn't directly accused, but the crooks that have made the mistake of getting caught include some of his closest allies. Backs up the claim by Blazer that Blatter has always made sure there's at least one name between him and the dodgy funds. Curtains for the FIFA Exec Committee in its current form - most excellent! Here's a taster - you can download the indictment at the end. http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/nine-fifa-officials-and-five-corporate-executives-indicted-racketeering-conspiracy-and
BoyJones Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 Nobody is surprised. A world wide monopoly generating billions of euros, answering to no one, no regulatory body to ensure checks and balances in place. A sure fire recipe for corruption and greed. Just wonder why it took so long, just hope one of the accused turns states evidence and comes clean on Blatter.
Wymsey Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 Hopefully some light is starting to be seen from a very long, gloomy tunnel.
ramboacdc Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 UEFA threaten to boycott the congress and ask for presidential vote to be postponed. here we go!
yorkie1999 Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 I think there's going to be some twitchy bums within fifa over the next few days. Who'd have ever thought it was a corrupt organisation being run by a guy whose obviously as honest as the day is long.
Carl the Llama Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 Can't believe anybody representing any official capacity within the game can call this a "bad day for football" (I'm looking at you Prince Ali, Germany FA guy, & co.), was absolutely made up to wake to this news this morning and I've been smiling since.
Fox in the North Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 I think it's a bad day that's had to come down to this. Apart from that, it's very satisfying to start seeing everything unravel.
davieG Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 Fifa officials corrupted football - US prosecutors 15 minutes ago From the sectionUS & Canada Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionThe BBC's Richard Conway asks: "If the corruption investigations are good news, what does bad news look like for Fifa?" Fifa in crisis Fifa corruption claims: Key questions answered Sepp Blatter: The man who won't give up Who are the indicted Fifa officials? Who can fix Fifa? US prosecutors have accused several officials from football's governing body Fifa of racketeering, fraud and money laundering involving tens of millions of dollars over 24 years. Prosecutors said they had discovered a dozen schemes, including one awarding the 2010 World Cup to South Africa. Fourteen people have been indicted, with seven held in Zurich on Wednesday. Fifa president Sepp Blatter, who is not among them, issued a statement vowing to kick out corrupt officials. Swiss prosecutors have also opened a separate investigation into the bidding process for the World Cup tournaments in 2018 in Russia and 2022 in Qatar. Mr Blatter's statement came as Fifa announced a "swift and immediate provisional ban" on 11 people from football-related activity. Mr Blatter said this was "a difficult time for football, the fans and for Fifa as an organisation... such misconduct has no place in football and we will ensure that those who engage in it are put out of the game". He said he welcomed the investigations by the US and Swiss authorities. Fifa has said it still intends to hold its presidential election on Friday. Mr Blatter is seeking re-election and is favoured to win a fifth term. However, European football body Uefa has called for the election to be postponed and said it would decide on Thursday whether to boycott the congress. Fifa arrests and indictments: The day as it happened Key questions answered Who are indicted officials? 'Over and over' Those indicted in the US case are accused of accepting bribes and kickbacks estimated at more than $150m (£97m) over a 24-year period beginning in 1991. One of the seven arrested in Zurich is Jeffrey Webb, current Fifa vice-president and head of the Concacaf federation that serves North and Central America. Six of the seven are contesting extradition to the US, Swiss authorities say. The Fifa executives indicted include Rafael Esquivel, Nicolas Leoz, Jeffrey Webb, Jack Warner, Eduardo Li, Eugenio Figueredo and Jose Maria Marin Former Fifa vice president Jack Warner of Trinidad and Tobago, who was not one of those held in Switzerland, is accused of soliciting $10m in bribes from South Africa's government over the hosting of the 2010 World Cup. Mr Warner issued a statement saying he was innocent of any charges. If convicted on racketeering charges, the defendants could face up to 20 years in prison. Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionAttorney General Loretta Lynch said that Fifa executives and others used bribes to influence the decision to hold the World Cup in South Africa Spelling out details of the US case, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said some Fifa executives had "used their positions to solicit bribes. They did this over and over, year after year, tournament after tournament". "They corrupted the business of worldwide soccer to serve their interests and to enrich themselves." Ms Lynch said the charges included: receiving bribes to receive media and marketing rights to football tournaments receiving bribes to influence the decision of where tournaments should be hosted - including the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and the 2016 Copa America in the US racketeering - organised illegal activity money laundering wire fraud - or obtaining money by fraudulent means Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionFifa presidential election explained Ms Lynch said the forthcoming Fifa election had played no part in the timing of the indictments, and that although Fifa had a "lot of soul searching to do", US law officials were not looking to have "an impact on the decisions" Fifa needed to make in the future. However, Acting US Attorney for New York eastern district Kelly Currie warned this was the "beginning, not the end, of the investigation". Four individuals and two companies have already pleaded guilty. But the US officials said there were no allegations that any football matches were affected by the alleged corruption. Football's untouchable 'dark prince' - Imogen Foulkes, BBC News, Switzerland Many have wondered how Sepp Blatter can have been in charge of Fifa for so long amid so many reports of corruption and yet remain, apparently, untouched. One Swiss newspaper jokingly called him "the dark prince of football, the godfather, Don Blatterone" - but no inquiry has ever revealed proof of his involvement in corruption. Some old friends describe Mr Blatter as down-to-earth and open. Others who have worked with him say he is a man who resents opposition, pointing to the swift departure of Fifa colleagues who dared to question him. What emerges, finally, is a man who both critics and supporters say cannot imagine his life without Fifa, a man whose tenure as president has outlasted three marriages. Sepp Blatter: The man who won't give up In the second case, Swiss prosecutors opened criminal proceedings "against persons unknown on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and of money laundering in connection with the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 football World Cups". Swiss police said they would question 10 Fifa executive committee members who participated in the votes that selected Russia and Qatar in December 2010. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said the investigation would not affect its hosting of the 2018 event, telling Associated Press: "We've got nothing to hide." The Russian foreign ministry added that the US investigation appeared to be an "illegal extraterritorial application" of US law.
Vacamion Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 I agree with Lineker's recent tweet, suggesting that the silence from Greg Dyke, about postponing the FIFA President vote, is deafening.
yorkie1999 Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 Wonder how many bribes the americans have been involved in with the olympic committee over the years.
Jattdogg Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 I wont lie and act like I understand the legalities involved but how could another world governing soccer body with proper oversight and voting be implemented. Carrying on with a seriously corrupt organization is not the path forward. Could member countries just withdraw from fifa membership and enroll in another governing body???
21st Century Fox Posted 27 May 2015 Posted 27 May 2015 Please let them find more than nepotism at play in Blatter's dealings with his nephew.
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