FBI investigation leads to indictments of FIFA Officials on corruption charges

[Nogbadthebad]

In either case, the more information that's released in the coming weeks, the quicker he will be chased out of FIFA. The important point is that he will be gone soon and FIFA can slowly regenerate and reinvent itself, and look at revoting the upcoming WCs.

Oh absolutely. The more that comes out, and the more of the current lot are implicated, the more likely it is that FIFA will get what it actually needs, and that is someone from completely outside the current footballing administration to sort it all out.

I just think that anyone hoping to see blatter heading off to prison will be disappointed. Warner will die in a US federal prison though, I'm sure, he's in his 70's, and with whats come out, even after some plea bargaining, he will still see a 20 year plus sentence I think.

 

[Ducklegs]

What evidence? Do you really think Blatter kept secret documents of his bribes? And even if he did don't you think would have already destroyed them given all that has happened? Sorry, no. I don't think the Swiss authorities are running a con game on Blatter.

Its not secret documents that are coming out, all the wrong doings were hidden in plain sight and officially recorded so that if they were picked up on their own nobody would think anything untoward was going on.

Its only now they are being looked at overall that people are able to piece together whats been going on.

Either way, regardless of whether he actually gets done for anything he knows we all know he is bent, he knows the game is up, his reputation is in tatters.

 

[17 Van der Gouw]

How is having negative views on Qatar's modern slavery being anti Islamic?

Muhammad freed thousands of slaves. The first man to announce the call of prayer in Muhammad's times was a freed slave named Bilal.

The documented cases of foreign workers and their treatment in the Middle East have never been Islamic, as are the behaviours of some of the elite oil rich Arabs.

Great post, very much wish I'd had you there yesterday!

 

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Two people attend LA screening of Fifa movie

http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0608/706707-two-people-turn-up-to-watch-new-fifa-movie/

 

[Tarrou]

Two people attend LA screening of Fifa movie

http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0608/706707-two-people-turn-up-to-watch-new-fifa-movie/

Tim Roth as Blatter

 

[Silva]

Reuters reports that audience member, Mexican football fan Francisco Carrillo said: "I like the World Cup, and the rules of soccer."

 

[Eboue]

Reuters proving why blogs are killing traditional media.

 

[Walrus]

http://www.metacritic.com/movie/united-passions

 

[Mr Pigeon]

Fifa film United Passions scores just $607 in US opening weekend

http://www.theguardian.com/film/201...assions-scores-just-607-in-us-opening-weekend

One of the user comments, amazing;

It made that much? Who went to see it? Chuck Blazer and his cats?!

 

[Sir Matt]

The Mail says that 3 of the indicted suspects are holed up in the CONMEBOL headquarters in Paraguay because it has immunity from law enforcement.

Our only hope is that their shredder motors have died.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#ixzz3cSqA0Ni6

 

[Amethyst]

$607

 

[Walrus]

@Mr Pigeon
Yeah I was reading some of the reviews in the American media. It sounds like it is every bit as shameless and self-congratulatory as you would expect from FIFA.

 

[Mr Pigeon]

@Mr Pigeon
Yeah I was reading some of the reviews in the American media. It sounds like it is every bit as shameless and self-congratulatory as you would expect from FIFA.

I still can believe that they released it. I thought it was just made as an internal puff piece for FIFA, which is bad enough, but are they so deluded that they thought anyone outside of their organisation would actually want to see that shit? It's like the North Korean government releasing their version of Lethal Weapon, starring Kim Jong-un as both Murtaugh and Riggs fending off a gang of evil capitalists - with special guest Joe Pesci (played by Kim Jong-un).

 

[JustFootballFan]

More details about Germany´s 2006 winning bid

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Kaiser when I lay my vengeance upon thee."

 

[Kyonn]

In either case, the more information that's released in the coming weeks, the quicker he will be chased out of FIFA. The important point is that he will be gone soon and FIFA can slowly regenerate and reinvent itself, and look at revoting the upcoming WCs.

As already pointed out the Swiss have very liberal, for lack of a better term, laws when it comes to bribery and don't get me started on the nearly laughable idea that the Swiss might prosecute him for tax evasion. The reality is the Blatter is the current FIFA president, he will be for the rest of this year and probably even have a large hand in naming his successor.

 

[Sir Matt]

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This is just the start of it getting grim, isn't it I imagine there'll be many shameful revelations like this to come

 

[DomesticTadpole]

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What a despicable human being.

 

[SteveJ]

Fifa bidding process for 2026 World Cup postponed
The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been postponed amid uncertainties over the future direction of Fifa.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/10/fifa-world-cup-bidding-postponed

 

[littlepeasoup]

Fifa bidding process for 2026 World Cup postponed
The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been postponed amid uncertainties over the future direction of Fifa.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/10/fifa-world-cup-bidding-postponed

It's just a matter of time before they dig up something on the 2018/2022 bidding processes, and that's when things will get *very* interesting indeed.

 

[Gio]

"Scotland do things professionally and we do things the right way. You probably read last weekend the whole John McBeth (former SFA president) debate from back in 2007.

"We were asked to make a payment of £75,000 into Jack Warner's account for his personal use following the Scotland v Trinidad and Tobago match and he was sent packing with a flea in his ear and warned that the police would be involved if he didn't move on."

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport...n-delaney-ahead-of-ireland-showdown.128524442

 

[Fully Fledged]

Tim Roth as Blatter

Should have been Danny Devito. They could have called it 'Other People's Money II'

 

[Kakeru]

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You despicable son of a b****! That's the lowest of the low anyone can really go, especially with money destined to people who needed it the most.

 

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John Oliver buys time on Trinidad TV a la Jack Warner

http://morningafter.gawker.com/john-oliver-buys-trinidad-tv-ad-to-slam-corrupt-ex-fifa-1710327722

 

[unchanged_lineup]

He was also as good as his word with the Bud Light Lime...
http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/john-oliver-chugs-a-bud-light-lime-ripping/298926/

 

[Sir Matt]

So FIFA turned over IT related evidence to the Swiss authorities today. 15 days after the announcement of the investigation. I'm sure it will be as useful as Russia's computers were to the Garcia report. Seems the Swiss are really intent on getting to the bottom of this.

 

[Americano]

As already pointed out the Swiss have very liberal, for lack of a better term, laws when it comes to bribery and don't get me started on the nearly laughable idea that the Swiss might prosecute him for tax evasion. The reality is the Blatter is the current FIFA president, he will be for the rest of this year and probably even have a large hand in naming his successor.

You have given feck all evidence or reasons to support your repetitive claims. Do you know something that the FBI doesn't?

 

[Kyonn]

You have given feck all evidence or reasons to support your repetitive claims. Do you know something that the FBI doesn't?

Do you? It's you that keeps claiming to know a lot more than you do. When has the FBI said anything about Blatter? This has nothing to do with the FBI anyway and everything to do with the Swiss government who have already said Blatter isn't under investigation and Swiss law will not let them extradite him no matter what the FBI say or does.

 

[Americano]

Do you? It's you that keeps claiming to know a lot more than you do. When has the FBI said anything about Blatter? This has nothing to do with the FBI anyway and everything to do with the Swiss government who have already said Blatter isn't under investigation and Swiss law will not let them extradite him no matter what the FBI say or does.

So you've got nothing except for a gut feeling that Sepp Blatter is going to be totally fine. That's what I thought.

 

[Kyonn]

So you've got nothing except for a gut feeling that Sepp Blatter is going to be totally fine. That's what I thought.

Gut feeling? How is Swiss extradition law a gut feeling? And also as already pointed out by another poster the Swiss have very lax bribery laws, though in fairness they did strengthen them a few years back, but they are still very lax by American standards. That is a fact not a gut feeling. I'm citing actual Swiss law, what are you basing your claims on?

 

[204Red]

He was also as good as his word with the Bud Light Lime...
http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/john-oliver-chugs-a-bud-light-lime-ripping/298926/

Prince of a man that John Oliver

 

[Americano]

Gut feeling? How is Swiss extradition law a gut feeling? And also as already pointed out by another poster the Swiss have very lax bribery laws, though in fairness they did strengthen them a few years back, but they are still very lax by American standards. That is a fact not a gut feeling. I'm citing actual Swiss law, what are you basing your claims on?

Maybe if you say the same thing ten more times it will come true?

 

[Big Ben Foster]

Maybe if you say the same thing ten more times it will come true?

He's actually right though.

 

[Americano]

He's actually right though.

Based on what?

The FBI has indicted or already convicted FIFA officials who will give (have given, are giving) evidence and testimony with the goal of bringing down Blatter. That is how this kind of investigation works - they start with guys like Blazer and Warner who roll over on their bosses on up the chain until they take down big Swiss Sepp. Blazer has been singing for years now and the next phase begins with the takedown of the vice presidents.

 

[Canuckred64]

Based on what?

The FBI has indicted or already convicted FIFA officials who will give (have given, are giving) evidence and testimony with the goal of bringing down Blatter. That is how this kind of investigation works - they start with guys like Blazer and Warner who roll over on their bosses on up the chain until they take down big Swiss Sepp. Blazer has been singing for years now and the next phase begins with the takedown of the vice presidents.

The problem the FBI face is even if Blatter is charged over this and he refuses to leave Switzerland, the only way he will ever go on trial is if the USA can convince the Swiss to try him. The Swiss can't extradite him, because it would violate their constitution.

Now it is a possibility that the Swiss could cave in to public pressure, but I would be surprised if they do. That doesn't seem to be in their nature. The sad reality is that if Blatter is charged he will never leave Switzerland and he will die there of old age living in luxury.

 

[Kyonn]

Maybe if you say the same thing ten more times it will come true?

You think I'm lying about Swiss law?

 

[diarm]

At this stage, more time and money is going to be wasted by trying to hunt down and pin down everyone accountable, than by just taking football off them and setting up something new.

Let Blatter stay in Switzerland and let him keep Fifa. They can govern a 5 a side league in Lausanne and take all the bribes they want.

Meanwhile the rest if the world can find a decent way to manage football. One where money is spent on the game instead of in ridiculous bidding campaigns.

 

[Phurry]

Just staying in Switzerland doesn't protect him as much as people think; the U.S. have another option under Swiss law, which is to ask the Swiss to conduct the criminal proceedings on their behalf, utilising the evidence etc gathered by the FBI.

 

[Sir Matt]

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[Oo0AahCantona]

I honestly think its David Beckhams destiny to be president of fifa.