FIFA corruption arrests

[WestyCarl]

I'll calling BS on this now, it's all getting out of hand and too unbelievable.

Apparently the latest is that Blatter had an affair with Ronaldo's ex, Irina Shayk (google her).

[ReallyReallyGood]

So FAI would have been negatively impacted had they qualified for the 2014 World Cup - talk about conflict of interest taking that loan!

[dazwalsh]

5 million as a "setlement" for a handball. Not a bad result to be honest. They could well have come away with nothing. How likely was that whole match to be replayed if the court case went ahead?

France was always going to qualify over Ireland, the new rule introduced before that draw took place to ensure France faced a lesser team made sure of that.

[TonyToniTone]

Eric Mc said:

What did they do with the £5 million?

Re-developed Landsdowne Road

[HarryW]

TonyToniTone said:

Eric Mc said:

What did they do with the £5 million?

Re-developed Landsdowne Road

I suppose you've got show more for a whole Road rather than just a driveway for £5m

[hondafanatic]

WestyCarl said:

I'll calling BS on this now, it's all getting out of hand and too unbelievable.

Apparently the latest is that Blatter had an affair with Ronaldo's ex, Irina Shayk (google her).

I would love to google her but I think she's a bit out of my league.

[WestyCarl]

hondafanatic said:

I would love to google her but I think she's a bit out of my league.

Naa, you'll be OK. All you need to be is the head of a multi billion pound, crooked organisation and your in

[NailedOn]

HarryW said:

TonyToniTone said:

Eric Mc said:

What did they do with the £5 million?

Re-developed Landsdowne Road

I suppose you've got show more for a whole Road rather than just a driveway for £5m

Knock on the door.
Some roughneck with a fag end in his mouth "We've got some black top left over. I can do your drive now for £250.”
You "No thanks."
Roughneck "OK, how's £150 sound?"
You "No not interested."
Roughneck "How's £5 mill grab you."
You "Deal."

[kowalski655]

WestyCarl said:

I'll calling BS on this now, it's all getting out of hand and too unbelievable.

Apparently the latest is that Blatter had an affair with Ronaldo's ex, Irina Shayk (google her).

That would have had to take one HELL of a bribe!!

[vonuber]

Halb said:

Interesting google main page.

Woman's World Cup kicks off this weekend.

[Troubleatmill]

Fecking hell.

Arms Deals now.... Rocket Propelled Grenades for votes. Feck on a stick!!!


http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/05/fi...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/articl...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/fifa/116...

Edited by Troubleatmill on Friday 5th June 23:14

[Oakey]

That's got to be the nail in the coffin for the sponsors?

[Troubleatmill]

Video content - I shink she nails it
http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/germany-saud...


And Cameron is calling on the G7 to tackle corruption.
But Merkel is wanting to focus on climate change instead.... I wonder why?
http://news.sky.com/story/1497199/pm-to-urge-world...


Here's what our friends across the water have been up to.

The German newspaper Die Zelt reports that German soccer authorities secured Saudi Arabia's vote in the extremely tight election for the 2006 World Cup by arranging for an arms shipment.
In exchange for Saudi Arabia's backing of Germany, the German government — then led by Chancellor Gerhard Schroder — supplied rocket-propelled grenades to the Saudis.
Germany won the vote, taken in 2000, by 12-11 over South Africa.

Also aiding the German cause before FIFA's executive committee, according to the report: commitments for greater investments in Thailand and South Korea by German corporations Volkswagen, Bayer and Daimler

Edited by Troubleatmill on Saturday 6th June 09:03

[carinaman]

Troubleatmill said:

Fecking hell.

Arms Deals now.... Rocket Propelled Grenades for votes. Feck on a stick!!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/articl...

No, not Cluadia Schiffer too!

Troubleatmill said:

Also aiding the German cause before FIFA's executive committee, according to the report: commitments for greater investments in Thailand and South Korea by German corporations Volkswagen, Bayer and Daimler.

No, not Lewis Hamilton too!


So that's R8s as tainted as the prancing horse for getting Rubens to let Schumi past at Austria in 2002.

[Vaud]

Oakey said:

That's got to be the nail in the coffin for the sponsors?

It will be interesting to see how much some sponsors were also involved, either directly or indirectly.

[jmorgan]

I expect the sponsors have already worked out a fallback and sacrificial lambs.

[carinaman]

VAG could cleanse or rehabilitate their brand by getting Audi into F1.

[Adam B]

WestyCarl said:

I'll calling BS on this now, it's all getting out of hand and too unbelievable.

Apparently the latest is that Blatter had an affair with Ronaldo's ex, Irina Shayk (google her).

just when I think I can't hate the man any more - has to be BS surely, unless she was part of the Russian bung with a bunch of blue pills

[carinaman]

How are we going to take back the thumbs up gesture?

Perhaps we shouldn't.

[ALawson]

I cannot wait to see what the Sunday times have on their front page tomorrow.