FIFA corruption arrests
Discussion
NailedOn said:
The sponsors certainly have the financial leverage. From what I am reading they are keeping their powder dry but Adidas for one is distinguishing financial corruption from sporting corruption - which I take to mean drugs and match fixing.
For my two penny worth I'd go for your IFA body. Reclaim the game from self-serving FIFA.
Just now, UEFA have called for the presidential vote to be postponed so perhaps the palace walls are crumbling?
Just had a text that the Swiss FA has banned any FIFA executive who is a Swiss national from leaving the country. Has anyone got a source?For my two penny worth I'd go for your IFA body. Reclaim the game from self-serving FIFA.
Just now, UEFA have called for the presidential vote to be postponed so perhaps the palace walls are crumbling?
If so then doesn't that include a certain Blatter?
Derek Smith said:
sponsors could withdraw from FIFA deals if corruption is proved, and all that takes is for some of those involved to indicate they will plead guilty. They could also impose conditions on the FIFA, the first of which must be to kick out Blatter. Whatever, they could even sue the FIFA.
Four of them already have pleaded guilty, apparently - this is going to turn into a well deserved s
t storm 
UEFA not happy - statement just released
The UEFA Executive Committee met today in Warsaw and issued the following statement: said:
Today's events are a disaster for FIFA and tarnish the image of football as a whole.
UEFA is deeply shocked and saddened by them.
These events show, once again, that corruption is deeply rooted in FIFA's culture.
There is a need for the whole of FIFA to be "rebooted" and for a real reform to be carried out.
The upcoming FIFA Congress risks to turn into a farce and therefore the European associations will have to consider carefully if they should even attend this Congress and caution a system, which, if it is not stopped, will ultimately kill football.
The UEFA member associations are meeting tomorrow ahead of the FIFA Congress. At that point, the European associations will decide on what further steps need to be taken to protect the game of football.
In the meantime, the members of the UEFA Executive Committee are convinced that there is a strong need for a change to the leadership of this FIFA and strongly believe that the FIFA Congress should be postponed, with new FIFA presidential elections to be organised within the next six months.
UEFA is deeply shocked and saddened by them.
These events show, once again, that corruption is deeply rooted in FIFA's culture.
There is a need for the whole of FIFA to be "rebooted" and for a real reform to be carried out.
The upcoming FIFA Congress risks to turn into a farce and therefore the European associations will have to consider carefully if they should even attend this Congress and caution a system, which, if it is not stopped, will ultimately kill football.
The UEFA member associations are meeting tomorrow ahead of the FIFA Congress. At that point, the European associations will decide on what further steps need to be taken to protect the game of football.
In the meantime, the members of the UEFA Executive Committee are convinced that there is a strong need for a change to the leadership of this FIFA and strongly believe that the FIFA Congress should be postponed, with new FIFA presidential elections to be organised within the next six months.
SEPP BLATTER ISSUES STATEMENT!
This is a difficult time for football, the fans and for FIFA as an organisation. We understand the disappointment that many have expressed and I know that the events of today will impact the way in which many people view us. As unfortunate as these events are, it should be clear that we welcome the actions and the investigations by the US and Swiss authorities and believe that it will help to reinforce measures that FIFA has already taken to root out any wrongdoing in football.
While there will be many who are frustrated with the pace of change, I would like to stress the actions that we have taken and will continue to take. In fact, today’s action by the Swiss Office of the Attorney General was set in motion when we submitted a dossier to the Swiss authorities late last year.
Let me be clear: such misconduct has no place in football and we will ensure that those who engage in it are put out of the game. Following the events of today, the independent Ethics Committee – which is in the midst of its own proceedings regarding the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups - took swift action to provisionally ban those individuals named by the authorities from any football-related activities at the national and international level. These actions are on top of similar steps that FIFA has taken over the past year to exclude any members who violate our own Code of Ethics.
We will continue to work with the relevant authorities and we will work vigorously within FIFA in order to root out any misconduct, to regain your trust and ensure that football worldwide is free from wrongdoing
This is a difficult time for football, the fans and for FIFA as an organisation. We understand the disappointment that many have expressed and I know that the events of today will impact the way in which many people view us. As unfortunate as these events are, it should be clear that we welcome the actions and the investigations by the US and Swiss authorities and believe that it will help to reinforce measures that FIFA has already taken to root out any wrongdoing in football.
While there will be many who are frustrated with the pace of change, I would like to stress the actions that we have taken and will continue to take. In fact, today’s action by the Swiss Office of the Attorney General was set in motion when we submitted a dossier to the Swiss authorities late last year.
Let me be clear: such misconduct has no place in football and we will ensure that those who engage in it are put out of the game. Following the events of today, the independent Ethics Committee – which is in the midst of its own proceedings regarding the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups - took swift action to provisionally ban those individuals named by the authorities from any football-related activities at the national and international level. These actions are on top of similar steps that FIFA has taken over the past year to exclude any members who violate our own Code of Ethics.
We will continue to work with the relevant authorities and we will work vigorously within FIFA in order to root out any misconduct, to regain your trust and ensure that football worldwide is free from wrongdoing
carinaman said:
Godalmighty83 said:
Please tell me one of those arrested also happens to have dirt on Bernie Eccelstone... pretty please.
The comment on the BBC, possibly by one of the Americans, that the beautiful game had been kidnapped made me think of F1.
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