Blatter presides over new FIFA crisis

[Osem]

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

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Osem

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

nah there will be a back hander for that eventuality

[Gary L]

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.

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......

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.

[adzii_nufc]

It doesn't need to stick this time. This has literally torn apart every bit of reputation they had left. I find it extremely hard to believe Sepp Blatter is clueless about it too. I think it's time FIFA was torn down and rebuilt with ex footballers that have the game in mind. As it stands FIFA are on the verge of meltdown. This is a lot bigger and goes a lot deeper than people realize.

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.

[thenry]

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

[denphone]

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.

[Osem]

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.

[thenry]

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

[adzii_nufc]

R.I.P FIFA 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

[Sirius]

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

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Sirius

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

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

[Julian]

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.

[DocDutch]

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?? )