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thenry 09-07-2015 22:12
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"The popular outrage concerning FIFA in recent weeks has mainly been directed at me personally. I have no problem with this. I can defend myself," wrote Blatter in the column.

"However, I would appeal for fairness: I bear no responsibility for members of a government (the FIFA Executive Committee) I have not myself elected.

"The FIFA President must work with the people allotted him by the confederations. I therefore also bear no responsibility whatsoever for the behaviour of these ExCo members on their home turf," he added.

"Filling the office of President is ultimately only a sideshow, albeit staged in a glaring spotlight. I hope the Congress is not blinded by this, because FIFA’s future is at stake, no more and no less," wrote Blatter.

"In European circles there is only one topic: the presidential election.

"However, the reforms we have not yet been able to implement are in fact more important. This requires a clear statement of intent on the part of the Executive Committee and Congress.

"We need to change structures so they are above reproach," he added, repeating his call for independent integrity checks, the election of the executive by congress and term limits.

"To this day, the UEFA has no ethics committee, and the German association has no ethics committee," he noted.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/0...0PJ2G620150709
So there you go, Sepp Blatter has done nothing wrong :rolleyes:

some nutty quotes in this as well...

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/0...0PJ10K20150709

Osem 09-07-2015 22:17
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He's starting to behave like Hitler did holed up in his bunker as the Russians approached...

Uncle Peter 09-07-2015 22:20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35787597)
He's starting to behave like Hitler did holed up in his bunker as the Russians approached...
Need a light there Sepp? :)

Osem 09-07-2015 22:57
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle Peter (Post 35787599)
Need a light there Sepp? :)
:D

denphone 09-07-2015 23:01
Re: Blatter presides over new FIFA crisis
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 35787594)
So there you go, Sepp Blatter has done nothing wrong :rolleyes:

some nutty quotes in this as well...

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/0...0PJ10K20150709
How do people elect such megalomaniacs.

Ignitionnet 09-07-2015 23:03
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35787614)
How do people elect such megalomaniacs.
The megalomaniacs give them 'stuff' in return for their votes. Simple bribery.

Uncle Peter 09-07-2015 23:07
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Votes from football federations of numerous African and Asian nations which are, to put it bluntly, no entities on the world football stage. As Ignition puts it above, votes in return for "development funds"

Osem 09-07-2015 23:08
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35787614)
How do people elect such megalomaniacs.
£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££s

Ignitionnet 09-07-2015 23:50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle Peter (Post 35787619)
Votes from football federations of numerous African and Asian nations which are, to put it bluntly, no entities on the world football stage. As Ignition puts it above, votes in return for "development funds"
Also generally pretty poor countries so relatively inexpensive to pay for the votes.

£250k goes a long way in some places.

thenry 20-07-2015 14:11
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Date of 26th Feb 2016 set for FIFA Presidential election

time to steer the ship out of stormy waters, or so he'll think.

denphone 20-07-2015 14:13
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Seven months is a joke as why can't they sort this out within a few weeks.:(

Osem 20-07-2015 14:29
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35789591)
Seven months is a joke as why can they sort this out within a few weeks.:(
Because they'll need to attend numerous meetings in suitably lavish surroundings during which vast amounts of the finest food, wine, spirits and cigars will be consumed in order to focus their minds on where FIFA went wrong... :rolleyes:

We really shouldn't expect them to behave better than any number of politicians who've jetted around the globe to contribute to climate change conferences in some 'threatened' paradise somewhere or other. You see they need to have experienced the luxury these destinations can offer first hand in order to see what the planet will be missing if sea level changes swallow them up...

adzii_nufc 20-07-2015 19:37
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33591332

Brilliant.

heero_yuy 20-07-2015 19:56
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Quote:
Originally Posted by adzii_nufc (Post 35789683)
Har, har, har.:D

TheDaddy 25-09-2015 16:30
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Blatter has criminal proceedings launched against him for criminal mismanagement

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...Fifa-live.html

Platini is involved to

denphone 25-09-2015 16:53
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Rotten to the core springs to mind...

Osem 25-09-2015 18:34
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Not according to Putin - it's all a US inspired plot to destabilise blah, blah, blah...

heero_yuy 25-09-2015 18:44
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I want to see him locked up just to wipe the smug look off his face. Maybe then FIFA can restore some semblance of authority over world soccer instead of being mired in corruption.

BTW I hate football and would quite happily see the whole corrupt edifice crumble onto the sands.

TheDaddy 25-09-2015 20:00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35800208)
Rotten to the core springs to mind...
The Platini thing is interesting, so the current president, the likely interim (some Cameroonian guy) president and the favourite for the role all have convictions for or pending for criminal activities involving cash. Interesting times down at fifa hq

thenry 25-09-2015 22:57
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Time for true reform turning it all into a power house.

Julian 25-09-2015 23:44
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time to tell russia to do one.

No world cup you *******s.

denphone 26-09-2015 05:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Julian (Post 35800262)
time to tell russia to do one.

No world cup you *******s.
Russia and Qatar should have not got it in the first place but alas give a few million here and a few million there and Bobs your uncle.

Ignitionnet 26-09-2015 14:18
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The richest game in the world appears to also be the most corrupt. Strange how that works out.

Keep forking out on the TV subs, strips and tickets to feed the beast people :)

Osem 03-10-2015 12:21
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At long last the sponsors are starting to show their frustration with Blatter's antics and FIFA's intransigence:

Quote:
Fifa president Sepp Blatter will not resign despite major sponsors Coca-Cola, Visa, Budweiser and McDonald's calling for him to go immediately.

The four each issued statements saying Blatter should quit after Swiss criminal proceedings were opened against him last week.

Coca-Cola took the first step, saying: "Every day that passes Fifa's image and reputation continues to tarnish."

McDonald's said Blatter going would be "in the best interest of the game".
These corporations have been about as decisive as the EU.

Hom3r 03-10-2015 22:24
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Sepp is like Bernie, both should have gone at 70 years old, they are old fools who need putting in a home.

denphone 07-10-2015 19:20
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Sepp Blatter provisionally suspended for 90 days.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/footbal...linkname=sport

heero_yuy 07-10-2015 19:25
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35802415)
Sepp Blatter provisionally suspended for 90 days.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/footbal...linkname=sport
Excellent. Just heard that on the news. If that doesn't get the old fool out nothing will.

Ignitionnet 07-10-2015 19:42
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"This is provisional for 90 days but he is not actually suspended. The committee has not yet made a decision and their meetings continue."
Ya.

denphone 08-10-2015 12:30
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Confirmed several minutes ago.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...pended-by-fifa

heero_yuy 08-10-2015 12:36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35802547)
That should deflate a few egos. :)

Chris 08-10-2015 12:55
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Finally, someone has the cojones to separate Blatter from the office shredder.

Osem 20-10-2015 23:24
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Fifa president Sepp Blatter's payment to Uefa chief Michel Platini was a "conflict of interest", says Domenico Scala, chairman of the world governing body's audit and compliance committee.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34587081

I can't help thinking that football would be a lot better off without the likes of Blatter and Platini.

adzii_nufc 28-10-2015 00:19
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34639723

Here are the 8 people interested in becoming FIFA president. Look at some of the job titles in there :erm:

I'd give David Nakhid the chance to be fair. It's about time they had someone that's actually played the game, hasn't been suspended, isn't constantly accused of corruption and isn't from a from one of Europe's Elite footballing nations.

Osem 28-10-2015 18:08
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Suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter has suggested there was an agreement in place for Russia to host the 2018 World Cup - before the vote took place.

The 79-year-old told Russian news agency Tass of a "discussion" in 2010 about future World Cups.

He added a late swing in voting that gave Qatar the 2022 World Cup undid a similar agreement to hand it to the US.

The Swiss is serving a 90-day ban alongside Uefa chief Michel Platini and both deny any wrongdoing.

Asked whether it was a mistake to hold voting for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments simultaneously, Blatter replied that before the ballot: "It was agreed inside the group that we go to Russia because it has never been to eastern Europe, and for 2022 we go back to America.

"And so we would have the World Cup in the two biggest political powers."

But he added that four votes from Europe later switched from the USA to Qatar.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34657900

All very cozy... Why bother voting at all eh?

heero_yuy 28-10-2015 18:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35805469)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34657900

All very cozy... Why bother voting at all eh?
Indeed. The FA would have made better use of their £20m 2018 world cup bid by stuffing brown envelopes with cash and just buying it.

adzii_nufc 28-10-2015 18:30
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This isn't new, who didn't know Russia bought the World cup along with Qatar? Isn't this the point of the corruption scandal besides finding out it's been happening years... another fact people already knew.

Then they have the cheek to put forward candidates from within FIFA or UEFA yet again. No disrespect because not everyone is corrupt, but no one from either organisation should be considered for Presidency at this time.

They're going to allow the same voters that voted Blatter in have another round of votes? The same voters that clearly pocketed money for votes, the logic in this is typical of FIFA.

As for the England world cup bid, it was destroyed by our own Media before we even got a chance to offer some money for votes :D

When you allow horrid papers like the Daily Mail to roam free and spew constant crap then you're asking for it.

Osem 28-10-2015 22:24
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What seems to be new is Blatter admitting it.

TheDaddy 29-10-2015 05:06
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Quote:
Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35805470)
Indeed. The FA would have made better use of their £20m 2018 world cup bid by stuffing brown envelopes with cash and just buying it.
Who knows we might yet get it back

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...ken-place.html

Maggy 03-12-2015 10:34
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It continues..
http://www.theguardian.com/football/...MCNEWEML6619I2

Quote:
Two Fifa officials have been arrested in another pre-dawn raid of the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich on suspicion “of accepting bribes of millions of dollars”, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice has announced.

The luxury hotel favoured by Fifa officials was raided for the second time this year, with the New York Times reporting that the Fifa vice-presidents Alfredo Hawit of Honduras and Juan Ángel Napout of Paraguay have been detained on orders issued by the FOJ on behalf of the US Department of Justice.

Osem 03-12-2015 10:44
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Given what we've all suspected for a very long time, I'd like someone to explain why it's taken soooooo long for any of this to happen. :confused: I dare say some will claim powerful corporate interests with lots of money at stake had something to do with the apparent reluctance of the authorities to act until now.

heero_yuy 03-12-2015 10:58
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Daley Thompson has labelled the corruption scandal surrounding international athletics as the worst crisis to have ever hit the sport - and worse than that at FIFA.

French police have announced an investigation into former IAAF president Lamine Diack, who is suspected of receiving 1million euros to cover up doping offences by Russian athletes, with other IAAF officials allegedly involved.

Officers visited the headquarters of international athletics in Monaco on Tuesday and took documents, a statement from the IAAF confirmed.
Source

Endemic I'd say.

Maggy 03-12-2015 11:22
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The minute any sport turns professional and money steps through the door, corruption sidles in afterwards..

Gary L 03-12-2015 11:27
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35811194)
The minute any sport turns professional and money steps through the door, corruption sidles in afterwards..
Because money buys what you want. and people will give you what you want for money.

I could buy you.
but I only have £20? :D

TheDaddy 04-12-2015 02:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gary L (Post 35811198)
Because money buys what you want. and people will give you what you want for money.

I could buy you.
but I only have £20? :D
And you want change :)

Osem 04-12-2015 09:03
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In far too many cases the combination of power, money and vested interests seems to be toxic. The only thing which surprises me is how long it's taken for anyone to do anything about but I dare say that's where having powerful chums comes in...

Kymmy 04-12-2015 11:08
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Nice little parody of the situation :D

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/f...-a6758556.html

Osem 04-12-2015 11:22
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Rather like those politicians who start to believe they're almost God, people like this soon lose touch with reality and start to think of themselves as untouchable. It's a combination of supreme arrogance and complacency which leads to their downfall, some sooner than others.

Gary L 04-12-2015 11:53
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 35811331)
And you want change :)
Naturally.
it's a £20 note :)

Maggy 04-12-2015 21:58
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35012434

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A high-ranking Fifa official has been identified by the FBI as a suspect in a £6.6m bribe paid in return for votes for 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa.
A new indictment from the US Department of Justice refers to the official as 'co-conspirator 17'. He is not named.
It states he made three payments to the now-disgraced former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner.

Osem 17-12-2015 14:48
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Millions of Swiss francs in bank accounts belonging to world soccer's governing body Fifa have been frozen, the Swiss justice ministry has said.

US officials believe "corruption money" may have been transited through the frozen accounts, the ministry said.

Between 50m and 100m Swiss francs ($50.1m-100.2m; £34m-£67m) has been frozen, media reports say.

Meanwhile, suspended Fifa President Sepp Blatter is appearing before the organisation's ethics committee.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35119240

FIFA Ethics Committee?? An oxymoron if ever there was one...

denphone 21-12-2015 10:39
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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini banned for eight years by Fifa.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...Fifa-live.html

Osem 21-12-2015 13:05
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What would they have to have done in order to get a life ban I wonder?

Good riddance to them both.

Arthurgray50@blu 21-12-2015 20:40
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In view of what has happened, l personally believe that BOTH nations for the next World Cups, should be stripped of these tournaments.

Its pretty obvious that corruption is involved. And therefore the voting should start all again.

I believe that both Platini and Blatter should be banned for life. We saw Blatter on TV bleeping about his honesty and all this gentleman's agreement crap.

If it involves a vast amount of money. It should be done in the proper way.

papa smurf 21-12-2015 21:11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35813778)
What would they have to have done in order to get a life ban I wonder?

Good riddance to them both.

sepp splatter is 79 years old at that age 8 years is a life time ;)

Hom3r 21-12-2015 23:36
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how hes not in prison I don't know

thenry 06-01-2016 22:36
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Switzerland possibly? Making it 'rain' lol but lets not get confused involving politics in this :rofl: what a bunch of cringeworthy morons! "Everythings fine. It is how it is" bye.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35813778)
What would they have to have done in order to get a life ban I wonder?

Good riddance to them both.
a better question would be how much more chaos would have been allowed chewing other peoples heads off!

Osem 07-01-2016 20:25
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Suspended Uefa president Michel Platini says he will not stand in the Fifa presidential election next month.

Platini, along with Fifa president Sepp Blatter, has been banned from football-related activities for eight years by world football's governing body.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35257953

Maybe the EU can find a suitably cosy and well lucrative post for him. How about Director General of Sporting Ethics?

Chris 07-01-2016 20:38
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What kind of screwed up universe does FIFA inhabit, that someone who has been banned from the sport for eight years still feels he has the right to decide whether or not to run for office?

thenry 07-01-2016 23:36
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I guess that falls under democracy, democracy when needed of course. Plus everything has to be formal nowadays, again when needed of course :LOL:

Osem 13-01-2016 11:00
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World football's governing body Fifa has dismissed suspended general secretary Jerome Valcke.

The Frenchman, 55, is currently suspended from all footballing activities for his alleged involvement in a scheme to profit from the sale of World Cup tickets.

Fifa has recommended that he should be banned from football for nine years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35301028

Isn't it about time that FIFA was declared unfit for purpose and replaced with a new governing body?

It'd also be interesting to find out if any of the corporate sponsors have acted improperly. Wonder if the FBI is looking into that...

denphone 26-02-2016 18:05
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Gianni Infantino is elected new president of Fifa.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/35107445

TheDaddy 26-02-2016 18:10
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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss

So similar in fact he is from the next village to blatter!!

denphone 26-02-2016 18:13
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Hmmmm that does not bode well then TD.

TheDaddy 26-02-2016 19:24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35824080)
Hmmmm that does not bode well then TD.
It doesn't, fifpro have released a statement about him being mired in previous corruption but I'm prepared to give him a go, I just hope he's got a big broom. Imo this is fifas last hope, this guy gets embroiled in even a whiff of future scandal and the organisation won't survive

http://www.aol.co.uk/sport/2016/02/2...fifa-election/

denphone 03-06-2016 17:58
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The scale of their corruption was even bigger then was thought it seems.

https://www.theguardian.com/football...y-fifa-lawyers

Arthurgray50@blu 03-06-2016 22:57
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I can see the clutter of cell doors coming here. But Blatter is not stupid, he will have his tracks well covered.

I strongly believe that with all the corruption within the Organisation. The entire process of the World Cup, should be scrapped. And started again.

The whole matter stinks to me, and it appears that the voting was rigged. And therefore has been proved, so therefore it should all be made void.

Osem 03-06-2016 23:21
Re: Blatter presides over new FIFA crisis
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35840855)
The scale of their corruption was even bigger then was thought it seems.

https://www.theguardian.com/football...y-fifa-lawyers
It doesn't surprise me. The only thing which should surprise us is how long Blatter and his cronies managed to keep it all going but such is life amongst the self appointed elites and those with whom they enjoyed symbiotic relationships of the mutualistic variety....

denphone 18-06-2019 10:40
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Former UEFA president and French football legend Michel Platini has been detained on suspicion of corruption.

https://news.sky.com/story/michel-pl...d-cup-11743932

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...-a4169566.html

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Mediapart in France claim Platini was taken into custody on Tuesday as part of the investigation into the decision to host the World Cup in Qatar.


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