Blatter finally admits Qatar world cup error

[tescorank]

Platini is being put forward as a successor but he voted for Russia and Qatar and his son was rewarded so that's him out.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/qatar-...

[bad company]

Transmitter Man said:

OK, now to cancel Russia & Qatar.

Probably too late to cancel 2018 in Russia, the draw is due next month. 2022 in Qatar is another matter.

[Wills2]

With what is going on in Qatar around the building of the stadiums, I cannot believe they would play the WC there.

Mind you money talks.

[jogon]

Wills2 said:

With what is going on in Qatar around the building of the stadiums, I cannot believe they would play the WC there.

Mind you money talks.

Don't expect Dave Cameron to do much about it they have bankrolled his so called economic 'recovery' and bought up swathes of London of late like its the monopoly board.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleea...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomchivers/heres-how-much-...

Don't you worry I am sure our boys will be playing footy in Qatar come 2022.

[Einion Yrth]

jogon said:

Don't you worry I am sure our boys will be playing footy in Qatar come 2022.

Yeah, but probably not for very long.

[Jordan210]

Just seen this pop up on a few news sites

"Sepp Blatter under investigation by US officials as part of Fifa corruption inquiry, reports say"

I so hope he gets arrested

[audidoody]

Hmm. Dyke said that something has "terrified" him. And he's up to his neck in dealing with Putin. Maybe ol' Sepp didn't fancy a Polonium sandwich.

[Jazzer77]

Jordan210 said:

Just seen this pop up on a few news sites

"Sepp Blatter under investigation by US officials as part of Fifa corruption inquiry, reports say"

I so hope he gets arrested

FBI have a huge chunk of his underlings facing custody.
US authorities can crack hard bitten established crime families, these soft Fifa exec's will be a walk over.

If there is a case to answer it wont be long until they start testifying against each other.
No code of Omerta within FIFA.

[Welshbeef]

Will be interesting to see how this plays out - could all be innocent / removing himself and focus onto other issues

OR there could be a full on cartel with illegal money laundering and personal bribes. Surely IF that cataclysmic scenario did happen FIFA would have to be disbanded and a totally new body set up.


Not really that different to The Lance Armstrong and UCI (either complicit or utterly inept and thus in both scenarios a worthless organisation with no credibility)

[Asterix]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/sepp-bla...

He's gone!

[Cobnapint]

Asterix said:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/sepp-bla...

He's gone!

No sh*t Sherlock.

Edited by Cobnapint on Wednesday 3rd June 07:36

[Hugo a Gogo]

I hereby predict a Swiss doctor saying Mr Blatter is showing signs of Alzheimers, unfit to stand trial, very old etc

[kowalski655]

Hugo a Gogo said:

I hereby predict a Swiss doctor saying Mr Blatter is showing signs of Alzheimers, unfit to stand trial, very old etc

Send him along to Dignitas then

[cirian75]

the FBI/IRS/NYC prosecutor will build a solid gold case against him.

Apply for extradition

Suddenly he'll be too ill to stand trial, extradition refused.

he'll live under the care of his "nurses" at home and will live another 15 years in luxury off his ill gotten gains.

[tescorank]

Bbc saying arrest warrant issued saying two Fifa members gone missing!

[cirian75]

tescorank said:

Bbc saying arrest warrant issued saying two Fifa members gone missing!

ohhh, juicy.

do we know who?

[Halb]

cirian75 said:

ohhh, juicy.

do we know who?

and

[AstonZagato]

I don't wish to wee in anyone's champagne but who will reform FIFA? The place appears corrupt from top to bottom. Even Platini's son has been accused. Platini is Russia's preferred candidate and France voted for Blatter. Money is allocated equally so Monserrat (pop. 6,000) gets the same vote (and money!!!) as the USA (pop. 350,000,000). Turkeys don't often vote for Christmas and the reason Blatter held so much sway was that the developing nations always backed him - to invite reform would diminish them and stop the gravy train.

A rerun of the bidding process might happen - but it might only be because it gives the corrupt another chance to receive some moolah.

[Jordan210]

Again just seen this pop up

"INTERPOL issues Red Notices for former FIFA officials and executives wanted by US authorities"

http://www.interpol.int/News-and-media/News/2015/N...

Hopefully this will get the ball rolling on some more arrests.


The main issue I see atm. Is with Blatter gone. All the Blatter voters will just vote in the next corrupt head of fifa and nothing will change. The whole organisation needs a culling of members before the next leader vote

[cirian75]

Interpol red notices for

Fifa vice-president Jack Warner

Former Fifa executive committee member Nicolas Leoz

Argentines Alejandro Burzaco, Hugo Jinkis and Mariano Jinkis

Brazilian Jose Margulies.



does this mean they've done a runner ?