FIFA Corruption Thread

[SB]

£1.6m can’t be swept under the carpet that easily hopefully.

[baitman]

Bound to be a whitewash

A verdict in the fraud trial of former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and vice-president Michel Platini is expected on Friday.

Swiss prosecutors claimed that a 2011 payment of 2m Swiss francs (£1.6m) made by Blatter to ex-Uefa president Platini was unlawful.

Both men denied wrongdoing and say the transfer was belated payment for Platini's advisory work for Fifa.

They were banned from football in 2015 and indicted last November.

The 11-day trial, which took place at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, concluded on 22 June.j

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62086784

[Exiled_red]

Cleared of corruption but found guilty of accepting bribes hahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahahaahahhah hahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahahaahahhah hahahahahahahahaahahha

I suspect that will be a useful distinction for FIFA to make when if/when the Qatar WC is investigated

[baitman]

Cleared of corruption but found guilty of accepting bribes hahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahahaahahhah hahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahahaahahhah hahahahahahahahaahahha

It's comedy club material

[ChesterDave]

Cleared of corruption but found guilty of accepting bribes hahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahahaahahhah hahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahahaahahhah hahahahahahahahaahahha

[baitman]

Turkeys not voting for Christmas shocker

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61923886

Paris St-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi acquitted in Fifa media rights investigation.

Paris St-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been cleared of corruption by a Swiss appeals court.

Ex-Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke was also cleared of the same charge but in a separate case was found guilty of accepting bribes and forging documents.

Valcke, 61, was given an 11-month prison sentence and a fine of 20,000 Swiss francs (£17,000), both suspended.

Swiss prosecutors were appealing a ruling from October 2020 by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court.

The charges related to World Cup TV rights at a time when Valcke was general secretary of football's world governing body.

Al-Khelaifi, also chairman of the European Club Association and a member of Uefa's executive committee, was acquitted of inciting Valcke to commit aggravated criminal mismanagement and the appeals court backed that decision in a written judgement published on Friday.

Further covering up and whitewashing in the article.

[SB]

Beats Dead Pants

Is that what your Mrs calls you?

[Norbs]

Beats Dead Pants

[SB]

The enemy of my enemy...

Cool name for a punk band maybe.

[Charly]

The enemy of my enemy...

[SB]

Real and barca are only arsed because they see themselves losing their dominance in the transfer market and now speak up. Yes, it's a bit cheeky given their level of corruption but anything that helps to stop city, psg, Newcastle and others from taking the piss to a whole new level must be seen as a good thing

[Exiled_red]

Real and barca are only arsed because they see themselves losing their dominance in the transfer market and now speak up. Yes, it's a bit cheeky given their level of corruption but anything that helps to stop city, psg, Newcastle and others from taking the piss to a whole new level must be seen as a good thing

[Rafa Justice]

Real and barca are only arsed because they see themselves losing their dominance in the transfer market and now speak up. Yes, it's a bit cheeky given their level of corruption but anything that helps to stop city, psg, Newcastle and others from taking the piss to a whole new level must be seen as a good thing

We were below Real and Barca money wise anyway. To go below the oily journalist murdering human rights abusers is a joke.

[baitman]

**** real and Barca, they have also played their part in over inflating the market to ridiculous levels over the years.

PSG and City shouldn’t be allowed to do what they do but I don’t think those two from Spain can be on their high horse.

Real and barca are only arsed because they see themselves losing their dominance in the transfer market and now speak up. Yes, it's a bit cheeky given their level of corruption but anything that helps to stop city, psg, Newcastle and others from taking the piss to a whole new level must be seen as a good thing

[Corndog]

**** real and Barca, they have also played their part in over inflating the market to ridiculous levels over the years.

PSG and City shouldn’t be allowed to do what they do but I don’t think those two from Spain can be on their high horse.