I really hope he doesn't get away lightly for turning informant, the man was probably the biggest cretin in FIFA.
FBI investigation leads to indictments of FIFA Officials on corruption charges
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Blazer and Warner are disgusting human beings.
Boom! Every day, a new gem emerges to warm my heart 
Blazer and Warner are disgusting human beings.
I find it very alarming that Warner could just use the $$$ to pay credit card bills. I would have assumed a modicum of subterfuge. ie transfer money to shell company like 'Carribean Football Foundation' and disburse from there (even spend a few $$ on a pitch or two)
The arrogance of the untouchable.
Oh yeah! Hell yeah!
Yes!
Jack Warner, what a fecking clown. Actually calling him a clown is an insult to clowns.
I wonder what Putin will do about this?
What can he do, any sabre rattling & he'll suffer stronger sanctions & their economy in very weak as it is.
He will throw his toys out his pram but that's about all he can do. It will obviously be another massive stain on corruption in Russia.
England would have to have a decent shout at one of those World Cup slots if they become available, you'd have thought.
And I reckon they will be available.
And I reckon they will be available.
There is no way Russia loses the '18 Cup, just not enough time. People seem to be forgetting that Blatter is still President for the rest of this year.
That's assuming he isn't lead out in cuffs during the next wave of arrests.
Forget Russia, will FIFA even exist in 2018?
Probably.
Blatter is a Swiss citizen, as long as he stays in Switzerland nothing will happen to him.
Swtizerland may build a case against him based on the FBI work. They are already investigating.
The Swiss have already said that they are not investigating him and trust me they will not do anything to him unless they think he violated Swiss law, no matter what the FBI says or does.
Tbf, Swiss are trying to change their image recently and been more willing to somewhat bend under pressure of US in many matters which were previously no go. So if FBI has a case and US govt. pushes for it then considering the high profile nature they may try him in Switzerland.
Probably should move to Russia and get some special Immunity from Putin or such. Though if there is a case lodged against him then him even remaining FIFA Prez till end of the year looks untenable.
@Kyonn I don't think Sepp enjoys the same support/protection he once did. It's eroding every day with each revelation, article, and tweet. The Swiss investigation into the 2018 & 2022 bids is likely to reveal his involvement. With the public outcry they may have no choice but to prosecute the criminal mastermind behind this global fraud that stains Switzerland. An ambitious politician could really make a name for her or himself by taking down that monster, don't you think?
I was branded 'xenophobic' today during a pub discussion when I divulged that I didn't think the cost of human life and (alleged) corruption was worth hosting the world cup in Qatar.
Am I being small minded by holding onto the notion that hundreds of people have lost their lives preparing a football tournament? My mates agreed with me, but a guy from the middle east said I didn't realise it but I had been conditioned by the media into being hysterically anti-Islamic (ironically, whilst having a pint in the pub with us)
Otherwise a nice guy, and a United man too.
Am I being small minded by holding onto the notion that hundreds of people have lost their lives preparing a football tournament? My mates agreed with me, but a guy from the middle east said I didn't realise it but I had been conditioned by the media into being hysterically anti-Islamic (ironically, whilst having a pint in the pub with us)
Otherwise a nice guy, and a United man too.
It does seem a touch odd that we haven't had it in England for nearly 50 years. I know there are more than 25 other countries to fill those spots in the meantime, but Germany have had it twice since then and so have Mexico.
Say what you will about the national team, England as a nation is a giant of world football...and supposedly the home of the sport.
England 2022. Bring it on!
Weeeell, West Germany held it in 74 & a united Germany in 2006 & Mexico got the finals in 86 due to Columbia, having been awarded the finals, then pulling out. England don't need it - give it Poland or Scandinavia or the old eastern Europe countries.
It has nothing to do with special protection, the Swiss will not extradite a Swiss citizen nor will they prosecute in Swiss court based on something the IRS/FBI says. Not going to happen, no matter how much many would like to see otherwise.
If I'm wrong I'll make sure I come back and publicly admit it but I think I have a better chance of winning powerball then Blatter has of seeing jail time.
I remember hearing on a guardian podcast that the Swiss Authorities are pretty embarrassed by the mess that is Fifa and have viewed FIFA as their big target to get(Also isn't there some sort Swiss/US Treaty with regards to extradition.)
Still even with that I agree that there a tiny chance of Blatter getting jail time(Let alone going to the US).
Who is predicting that he will be in a US jail? Let's start with "Blatter indicted by Swiss authorities on fraud and tax evasion charges as a result of joint investigation with FBI". He will probably be dead before he could be prosecuted.
He's not going to see jail time, neither in the US or Switzerland. I highly doubt he's ever arrested. The Swiss have already said he's not under investigation.
Have you ever thought that perhaps the Swiss authorities don't want to spook him and inadvertently force him to destroy evidence?
Currently not under investigation means only just that. What do we know if something solid emerges?
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.
How is having negative views on Qatar's modern slavery being anti Islamic?I was branded 'xenophobic' today during a pub discussion when I divulged that I didn't think the cost of human life and (alleged) corruption was worth hosting the world cup in Qatar.
Am I being small minded by holding onto the notion that hundreds of people have lost their lives preparing a football tournament? My mates agreed with me, but a guy from the middle east said I didn't realise it but I had been conditioned by the media into being hysterically anti-Islamic (ironically, whilst having a pint in the pub with us)
Otherwise a nice guy, and a United man too.
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.
Switzerland does not extradite their own citizens. So unless he did not violent Swiss law, nothing will happen to him as long as he stays in Switzerland
That was when Fifa / Blatter handed over documents for the judges to check. Now, it is a completely different scenario and the Swiss authorities will jail him if they find something
The Swiss may not extradite him, but they can pursue their own case against him and use evidence gathered by the FBI, which would be comparable to an extradition and conviction.
Probably not unfortunately. Its only in the last couple of decades there has been any bribery legislation regarding private businesses in Switzerland at all, and my understanding of the current legal system is that they only prosecute if the bribes are paid to a swiss company. They don't seem to care if its to a company outside their own borders.
So, Blatter cannot be extradited (he has to give written agreement himself under swiss law) and is unlikely to be prosecuted in switzerland.
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.
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