FIFA corruption arrests

[anonymous-user]

I wonder if the IOC's lawyers have had a few panicked phone calls this morning to?

[roachcoach]

Gargamel said:

roachcoach said:

Past precedent says they almost certainly will, it's like the opposite of the UK over there, the higher the profile of the criminal the greater the odds of them locking you up and tossing the key away if found guilty (as opposed to here, where being famous is a get out of jail free card for the most part).

What like O J Simpson ?

There was a reason I added "if found guilty" as Mr Snipes found out....

[carinaman]

Smollet said:

Godalmighty83 said:

Please tell me one of those arrested also happens to have dirt on Bernie Eccelstone... pretty please.

Bernie does not represent the governing body though unlike those arrested.

On the most recent Motor Sport magazine podcast Rob Widdows mentioned interviewing Mosley this week.

[Cheib]

I read a while ago (probably in The Sunday Times) that during the bidding for what is now the Qatar and Russian Olympics that Bill Clinton was part of the US bid team. Apparently after the results came out Clinton went fking mental/smashed some things in his hotel room "Never been so angry"..the story specualted then that Clinton wouldn't let it drop. Seems like he hasn't

I think Blatter's fked now...they got this lot today by going after Chuck Blazer who turned informant and now these guys who they have gone after today will do the same thing to try and cut a deal. He won't go easily but he's got it coming. I read that the Swiss authorities have told all Swiss Nationals employed by FIFA including Blatter that they cannot leave the country.

[Starfighter]

Radio 4 PM program had a very entertaining and informative interview with an investigative journalist. He had contacts in the security services and FBI and has been pushing this for a long time. He was very scathing of sports reporters who could not investigate and just "ran the press release and not the story". Worth a listen.

[carinaman]

Starfighter said:

He was very scathing of sports reporters who could not investigate and just "ran the press release and not the story". Worth a listen.

Agreed. He said other than a few in the Panorama team that had been pushing it for years, the BBC didn't seem to want to know.

[anonymous-user]

I don't know the first thing about football or who any of these people are but I got sent this link to the actual indictment which I guess will interest you chaps. Apparently para 225 on page 97 is a big deal but having just glanced at it the following paras appear to detail a money laundering operation through the US which usually attracts very serious jail time.

http://www.justice.gov/opa/file/450211/download

[kev1974]

carinaman said:

Agreed. He said other than a few in the Panorama team that had been pushing it for years, the BBC didn't seem to want to know.

The first rule about gravy trains is you don't talk about other people's gravy trains

[kev1974]

Godalmighty83 said:

Please tell me one of those arrested also happens to have dirt on Bernie Eccelstone... pretty please.

From what I have read in the last week, he may be about to have major problems of his own with HMRC, something about his recent court involvements causing them to look again at his trust fund arrangements.

[Cobnapint]

fblm said:

I wonder if the IOC's lawyers have had a few panicked phone calls this morning to?

Sales of crosscut paper shredders and hard drives must be going through the roof in Switzerland at the minute.

[ALawson]

Blatter should probably speak to Lance Armstrong to get an idea how this is all going to pan out. Fingers crossed.

[Einion Yrth]

ALawson said:

Blatter should probably speak to Lance Armstrong to get an idea how this is all going to pan out. Fingers crossed.

They're going to cut his balls off?

[Dogwatch]

blearyeyedboy said:

Statement from McDonalds describing the situation with FIFA "extremely concerning".

Never mind the FBI and IRS. FIFA needs to be scared of McDonalds, Coca Cola and Adidas.

Several sponsors got out - was it last Autumn? - those still payrolling FIFA should have taken the hint at the time but seemingly chose not to.

[anonymous-user]

Count 41 is hilarious.

FIFA is toast based on that indictment.

[Russ35]

I wonder how many vacant seats there will be tomorrow and Friday

[elster]

TEKNOPUG said:

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 complete bks. FIFA don't have a code of ethics.

[cold thursday]

johnfm said:

This will be a delicious few months.

I agree,it is should be good. . Lets hope a proper job is done.

in the "land of the free and the home of the brave" God bless the FBI .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32889845

Edited by cold thursday on Wednesday 27th May 23:47

[unrepentant]

roachcoach said:

Gargamel said:

roachcoach said:

Past precedent says they almost certainly will, it's like the opposite of the UK over there, the higher the profile of the criminal the greater the odds of them locking you up and tossing the key away if found guilty (as opposed to here, where being famous is a get out of jail free card for the most part).

What like O J Simpson ?

There was a reason I added "if found guilty" as Mr Snipes found out....

Actually The Juice is a good example. A dumb jury found him not guilty but where is he now? Behind bars where he will be until he's well into his 70's. If Blatter ever got extradited to here he'd die in a US jail. I'm sure he'll develop some drastic illness that prevent extradition if things get tricky....

[cirian75]

unrepentant said:

roachcoach said:

Gargamel said:

roachcoach said:

Past precedent says they almost certainly will, it's like the opposite of the UK over there, the higher the profile of the criminal the greater the odds of them locking you up and tossing the key away if found guilty (as opposed to here, where being famous is a get out of jail free card for the most part).

What like O J Simpson ?

There was a reason I added "if found guilty" as Mr Snipes found out....

Actually The Juice is a good example. A dumb jury found him not guilty but where is he now? Behind bars where he will be until he's well into his 70's. If Blatter ever got extradited to here he'd die in a US jail. I'm sure he'll develop some drastic illness that prevent extradition if things get tricky....

Yes, he will suddenly to ill to try or extradite

[easytiger123]

Superb piece in today's Telegraph which doesn't pull any punches...to put it mildly.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/internat...