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sheikh radlinrol · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain

Football (soccer) fans all over the globe will be delighted by the news of today´s arrests in Switzerland. The FBI has taken the bull by the horns. Good old USA! FIFA has stunk for a long time. Where will the 2018 and 2022 World Cups be staged when it is demonstrated that Russia and Qatar bribed Herr Blatter?

Knedliki · Joined: 08 May 2015 Posts: 160

Good on America for doing this, hope a load of people get extradited and sent down, hopefully those at the top.
Everybody knows what a corrupt organisation FIFA is. Looks like they've been too confident, thinking they can launder their money in the US banking system and not get caught.

Just follow the money...

mnruman · Joined: 30 Mar 2015 Posts: 93 Location: Manchester, UK

Hopefully we'll see some positive changes in football and it can now start moving forward.

Gamajorba · Joined: 03 May 2015 Posts: 357

Wonder if Qatar 2022 is still gonna happen now...wouldn't it be a shame to see all that hard work around Doha go to waste? Laughing

johnslat · Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 6:22 pm Post subject:

FIFA has said that (despite all the bribery) they will not change the already chosen (i.e. purchased) locations of future World Cups.

After all, then, the "chosen ones" would probably want their money back. Very Happy

Regards,
John

Phil_K · Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 2041 Location: A World of my Own

The worst thing is that Blatter will probably be re-elected on Friday.

johnslat · Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 11:26 pm Post subject:

Naturally - to do otherwise would amount to a tacit admission of guilt.

Regards,
John

grahamb · Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 1945

Tricky Dicky was a saint compared to slippery Sepp.

Dedicated · Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 972 Location: UK

The investigations into allegations of corruption within Fifa have hardly come as a surprise. Even if one accepts that Sepp Blatter knew nothing at the time of any misdemeanours within the Fifa family, the honourable action would be for him to leave while he still has a vestige of credibility.

The problems with Fifa run far deeper than its leader, however. Its systems and processes lack transparency, facilitate undemocratic decisions and are no longer remotely fit for purpose.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Sepp was actually very clever in his operations. A stadium for Utter Slobodistan and a football scholarship for XYZ. Spread the wealth around ! Reminds me of Huey Long !