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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32917364

Putin's backing says it all I reckon. I think the key sponsors need to act decisively now and disassociate themselves from the FIFA charade. I'd also like to see the UEFA countries set an example withdraw from all world cup competitions until such time as FIFA can show it is reformed.

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Yes l would like the UEFA countries to withdraw from all FIFA's competitions but sadly half the UEFA countries have their hands in the pig trough as well so it won't be in their interests to suddenly withdraw even though it would be the best and most honourable thing to do.

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Blatter is the most corrupt, lying, cheating git on the planet

(In my opinion of course)

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no sign of an arrest though

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Typical of Blatter in his latest interview is that he is blaming others but not himself.:(

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I don't understand why all the nations don't band together to dump FIFA. None of us want them and their old boy backroom system.

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Come on now, how on Earth can someone who's been at the top of an organisation for so long be at all responsible for a lack of oversight which allowed this sort of thing to happen and remain undetected for so long? :confused:

If the UEFA nations pull out, the sponsors will have no alternative but to act. Of course Putin's portraying it as yet another unwarranted western attack on Russia and nothing at all to do with alleged corruption on a huge scale.

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Blatter will have his tracks well covered and the feds will have to pull a blinder to make anything stick to the slippery snake.

Pity that certain football federations are still backing an individual who had all of this going on under his nose. Still trying to feed from the contents of the trough even though it's been knocked over, the spineless cowards.

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I always thought Blatter has been made of teflon ... nothing sticks to him.

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Two words Plausible deniability

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one of those arrested will probably do a deal with the yanks and grass everyone up in exchange for immunity from prosecution .

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FIFA should be disbanded and a new governing body set up

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bent Bernie from f1 could run it ;)

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http://www.ibtimes.com/fifas-world-c...re-out-1941995

However..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32911782

Seems that Blatter has the upper hand..

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Wouldn't illegality, if proved, negate contracts entered into in good faith?

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nah there will be a back hander for that eventuality;)

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Have you noticed how much thieving and corruption is going on since Dave has been in power?

you have
millions, billions.

and then you have pennies and pounds in comparison.

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Except for the fact the FIFA corruption has been going on for at least 20 years, and it's outside Europe, you may have something there...... :dozey:

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I have a lot of patience and respect for Old age pensioners with the exception of the old blithering idiot, Blatter.

They say as you get older, stubborness is more apparent, so him being 79, this is no surprise.

However, he has admitted this morning, even before a legal process has taken it's course, through the courts - that there is corrupt individuals at FIFA, but FIFA itself is not corrupt.

So he is fully aware of this before a court has ruled otherwise, so if he knew about said corruption taking place, while under HIS watch and HE did little in the 17 years under HIS leadership to curb it, therefore he has no right to plead for unity.

You need to go and FAST, you silly, stupid and stubborn old man!!!

To the Sponsors - Get some bigger balls and walk away from them, with their complete arrogance, they will only plough you through the mud with them.

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My other post from the football thread.

To expand further: No matter how today turns out, FIFA will never be the same again under Sepp Blatter, Uefa will denounce them and I can see them helping European teams boycott FIFA World Cups under the current regime. It still is an absolute disaster.

Next in action once this clears is something that should've never happened, the awarding of the World Cup to both Russia and Qatar, the former being a country that is illegally warmongering in Ukraine, actively homophobic and constantly sanctioned for racial abuse in football as well as the corrupt methods used to achieve the world cup. The latter is 100% corrupt, slave labour, truly dire working conditions as well as countless human rights violations. A country that has very little to do with the footballing world and provides nothing to benefit the sport in any way.

I think it's now feasible that England and the US are immediately placed on standby to host a world cup within a year, I believe they are the two best suited countries from the rounds of bidding that are capable of doing such a task within a tight timeframe given how long this could drag out.

Onto Sepp Blatter, I've watched football since I was a kid, I can't remember the last time I went a week without watching or going to a match, I support Newcastle, I've been to Arsenal matches, United matches, Chelsea matches and even bloody Blackpool matches. I'd like to throw in there that anyone with a similar experience of Football as me is more qualified than Sepp Blatter to run FIFA, that's how bad it is. You have a guy in charge of the governing body at top level that has never played the game at any respectable level, is completely out of touch with any side of the game not to mention how out of touch he is with modern day society. Gays should refrain from doing anything sexual in Russia, Victims of racial abuse should shake hands with the perpetrator and whatever else comes from this dinosaurs mouth.

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Second round of voting at FIFA elections..

No majority of 2/3 in round 1 of voting
Ali 73 votes
Blatter 133 votes

second round of voting will produce a winner of any majority

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Well its pretty obvious he is going to win the 2nd round vote so now its up to the top European football associations and UEFA to pluck up the moral courage and pull out of FIFA's competitions forthwith and set up their own governing body.

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That so many delegates continue to vote for this guy is probably the saddest indictment of the whole affair. The whole things stinks to high heaven and I hope there'll be serious repercussions for FIFA now.

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Ali has pulled out of the second round of voting. Blatter re-elected.

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R.I.P FIFA:dunce: Good riddance.

No European teams in World Cups hopefully assuming the two scandalous upcoming ones even happen now.

Sometimes the only way to stop a villain is by backing another villain #Platini2015

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So they have voted for more of the same corruption and bribery. So glad i don't watch football.

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no one wanted to get rid of the goose that lays the golden eggs

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Giving a fly blown African country the same voting power as a European nation, without which there would be no sponsors, is insane.

People in Sudan, Chad, Ethiopia etc. don't have Visa cards and drink Budweiser.

Get out of fifa now..... watch the sponsors all quit too.

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Julian I would say give the bigger footballing nations more of a say but yeah it pains me to say it but Blatter must go (heartattack soon?? :) )

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well its nice to see that all swept under the carpet now we can get back to the real business of bribery corruption and money laundering

what am i bid for the big match

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He is 79, president of FIFA, plenty of free dosh (corrupt/ back handers, who cares) and on top of that, a trophy cougar!

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2015/05/2.jpg

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Blatter blames Europe.:(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32941740

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Methinks the sponsors are saying just enough to give the impression they're serious without being so. I think they're calculating that Blatter will ride out the storm and unless there's a financial reason for acting they'll do nothing.

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Zero surprise here. He's playing to his supporters. Starting as he means to go on, cementing his power base.

What, did anyone seriously think he was going to do anything positive? :angel:

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/sp...&nlid=64458123

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32941740

Blatter said:

Oh really? :rofl:

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I was thinking I would do my bit and boycott FIFA sponsors products but:

I don't eat McDonalds
I don't drink Coca Cola or any of their brands
I don't wear Adidas
I wouldn't drink Budweiser if you paid me to
etc.

Ah well I suppose it's the thought that counts!!! :rolleyes:

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Blatter has resigned.

Good riddance but let's hope they appoint someone credible.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32982449

Can't help thinking there's something more to this decision than just media pressure.

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Yes its certainly true but one must hope they will appoint someone who can bring change and everybody together again for the betterment of the game.

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There's no way he'd do this off his own bat. Something very nasty is headed his way. He has jumped before he was pushed.

The next few days and weeks will be very interesting.

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you'd make a terrible defense lawyer ;)

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Yes that's how l see it as well as there have been a lot of rumours about something bigger revelation wise being broke in the coming days regarding someone very high up in FIFA.

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something that has been posted on a few dutch news forums I frequent...

also might appeal to the ManU fans.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2015/06/14.gif

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Has he gone yet or can he delay calling an extraordinary elective Congress?

You can read the full transcript of Blatter's speach here ( post timed at 18:18) ... http://www.theguardian.com/football/...on-claims-live

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I wonder if the Russia and/or Qatar tournaments are up for 'review'...

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Somehow l would not get my hopes up too high as l cannot see those decisions being reversed.

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no chance they have been paid for

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About time
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32982449

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Qatar might be. I don't think Russia will be. It's only 3 years away. It might cause to much of a fuss. Unlike Qatar Russia has stadiums, footballing history, and it wasn't a country you wouldn't expect to host a World Cup. However invading participating nations might be more of a problem for that bid...

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I agree fully, i wonder what will be in the papers and on the news channels in the next few days

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Next President of FIFA - Ernst Stavro Blofeld.....

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Why, has Putin taken Sepp's demise that badly??!!...

:D

---------- Post added at 21:49 ---------- Previous post was at 21:44 ----------

Could this have something to do with it?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32986950

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Good riddance.

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And so it begins :)

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The more I read about alleged dodgy dealings, kickbacks, pay-offs, lavish perks/expenses, inadequate financial scrutiny and cosy jobs for the boys, the more FIFA reminds me of Parliament.

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Sepp Blatter is going to use all of his spare time to concentrate on improving his tennis game.

Rumour has it that his forehand is nothing special but his back-handers are amazing.

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What makes me laugh is one proclaims "we are all in this together" while FIFA calls itself "the FIFA football family" and in both cases its just pure utter ********.

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Don't forget 'One Nation'... ;)

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Another load of codswallop as well.

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order order order the honorable gentleman must retract that statement ;)

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Will a certain individual spit on Interpol ?

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Former Fifa official Chuck Blazer admits accepting bribes for France and South Africa World Cups in New York court.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/32998735?n...e=news_central

http://www1.skysports.com/football/live-blog

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One by one, they'll all start to sing like canaries. The US system is remarkably good at that.

Bribes in relation to France 1998 as well. Wow, this really does go back a long way ... and perhaps no wonder they are believed to have voted to keep Blatter in post.

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There will have to be huge changes at FIFA as its starting to look like the corruption was systemic and no wonder Blatter resigned before he was pushed.

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Rotten to the core anyone?...

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If anyone has booked flights or hotels in Qatar for 2022 I'd star looking very closely at the refunds policy.

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But thats as far as they'll go. The cynic in me thinks nothing will bee found from 94....

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Americans have a near-religious zeal when it comes to prosecuting financial and other so-called white collar crime. If the FBI find evidence that the bid for USA '94 was bent, believe me, they'll go for it big time.

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Has Jack Warner developed dementia? Having apparently denied "any knowledge of wrongdoing" he's now implying he'll reveal an "avalanche of secrets". :confused:

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...o-no-more-live

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...tion-race.html

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Again ... The US justice system has a remarkable track record when it comes to getting people to spill the beans.

Apparently, however, Mr Warner thinks that England using Beckham to front its 2018 bid was just the same as offering a bung. So maybe Warner is losing his marbles after all.

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Documents show details of Jack Warner 'bribes'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-33039014

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I am totally shocked and surprised... :rolleyes:

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my first thought was nooooo not honest jack :rolleyes:

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You obviously don't pick your friends very well old boy.;)

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Is that because the sentences are far more severe and the system far more rigorous for the accused and those found guilty? If you know you're going down for 20-30 years (and won't be serving just a fraction of that) as would happen here) there's a huge incentive to do a deal in return for a lesser sentence or even immunity from prosecution. You get let off, the bad guys get done and there's plenty of kudos to be shared around those responsible for the prosecution, many if whom are elected IIRC and rely on being seen to be getting results.

It's all a bit vague but I recall reading, in connection with the case of a UK citizen put on trial in the states some years ago, that the US prosecutors throw everything possible at those in the dock to raise the stakes and rely on the likelihood that the accused will decide to accept some guilt rather than risk arguing their innocence and getting a massive sentence. The pressure to do this is far greater, apparently, than in the UK system.

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It's my impression as well that politics is never far away from the justice system in America. Especially at the federal level. I think it's even the case that local police chiefs and prosectors are elected as you mentioned. Bit dodgy imo.

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FIFA has ruined money.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-33056234

Oh dear...

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Russia & Qatar 'may have bought votes'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33044932

The revelations are coming out more and more as the days roll by.

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"may have":eeek:

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In the meantime, with impeccable timing, a FIFA backed film that seems to present a very rose-tinted view of FIFA's own history has come out, and flopped.

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Sport genre?

More like fantasy. :D

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Wonder what will come of this?

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33088747

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I doubt any of the shenanigans will be in the "official" books. It all depends on what data the police have been "allowed" to see.

Had they swooped and taken away all the computers for forensic examination including the deleted files* it would be a different story IMO.


*PC's don't actually delete stuff, the OS just marks the space as available storage.

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And of this.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...friendly-qatar

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Half expect the Argentines implicated to try raising the Falklands as a distraction and blame it on some British plot.

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No harm in trying hey

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33126284

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He will not wriggle his way out of this one though.

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Swiss investigating 53 cases of possible money laundering at Fifa.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...torney-general

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I wonder if the Swiss authorities were rather 'relaxed' about FIFA's suspicious dealings until the FBI became involved and they no longer could be.

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Oh, no he didn't!

BBC You couldn't make this stuff up...

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With FIFA anything is possible...

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Frankly its utterly laughable.

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Haha!

I mean, wow. Between him, Ecclestone and the fiascos at the IOC, the cycling authorities in recent years I have to ask if there's a secret game going on between them.

The game? Who can make the biggest mockery of international institutions and get away with it. The problem is of course that thanks to copious amounts of TV and sponsors money, these guys at the top of sports have been able to run amok with no semblance of corporate governance. Yes, we can all point faults with big corps, but being a PLC usually means the CEOs are accountable to someone. With this lot, Blatter and co think they aren't accountable to anyone, including their own words.

I hope the US authorities nail him once and for all.

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Well if they can arrange a world cup tournament during summer in one of the world's hottest places, this is nothing...

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No fool like a silly old fool. :erm:

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Don't rock the established :sleep:

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Sepp Blatter is crying that he has had to bear all the responsibility for the actions of 'others' and that the crisis is not global, something about European circles only speaking of the presidential election.

:sleep: