FIFA Corruption Thread

[Leyton388]

Meanwhile at FIFA HQ

[Lecter]

World Cup relocated to the U.S. ..?

Really dont think its anything to do with this

Its more to do with FIFA officials being able to do whatever they want

Some of the things that FIFA and its officials can do go above and beyond what governmental officials can

Things like their income at World Cups being untaxable, them being allowed to take huge amounts of cash across borders without restriction

Thats got right up the Americans noses and rightly so

I am made up they have gone for them and I hope this is the beginning of the end of Blatter and maybe even the organisation

[RichC]

Fifa corruption inquiry: Sepp Blatter holds emergency talks

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has chaired an emergency meeting, as the football world governing body is mired in crisis over a growing corruption scandal.
Mr Blatter is under pressure to step down and delay a vote due on Friday for the next Fifa president following the arrests of seven top Fifa officials.
Many of its key sponsors have expressed concern, with UK PM David Cameron backing calls for Mr Blatter to resign.
The meeting is Mr Blatter's first since the crisis began on Wednesday.

[Lecter]

It had already started before i even posted.This was yesterday.



http://www.theguardian.com/football/...on-indictments

Havent the US got some agreement that they have jurisdiction on any transaction paid in their currency?

[EwarWoo]

But isn't Ali one of Sepps cronies anyways?

Better to let this **** play out and get someone like Garcia to step back up to the plate.

[kev776]

Blatter is the man without emails, laptop or mobile phone nor does he ever go to Countries where America has influence - now we know why

[Reece]

Presumably he thinks Prince Ali can win so it would be the quickest way of getting rid of blatter. If it goes ahead and blatter wins then he'll have to step down soon anyway so better take the chance now. I suspect he's wrong but it's presumably a calculated risk.

Didn't think of it like that

[Alex]

[ame]https://twitter.com/AAndrewJennings/status/603869046925299712[/ame]

[Alex]

FWIW I dont necessarily think that Blatter is directly guilty. He seems clever enough to keep himself at arms length from things. He knows where the bodies are buried though.

The trouble with FIFA is that they only have to satisfy themselves and their sponsors. Its not like UEFA, where the clubs can get involved with their financial clout. So unless countries start pulling out and forming a new organisation I dont think anything will happen. If they did it would look a lot like they were pulling out for financial gain only, as the smaller nations seem to back Blatter.

[danperkins]

I'll do a jig if Blatter is convicted, guy is a ****ing cretin that has seemed untouchable. Everyone knows he's guilty but he acts like he couldn't care less, chap is so brazen.. he has a neck like a jockeys bollox.

[Kenneth]

Presumably he thinks Prince Ali can win so it would be the quickest way of getting rid of blatter. If it goes ahead and blatter wins then he'll have to step down soon anyway so better take the chance now. I suspect he's wrong but it's presumably a calculated risk.

[Reece]

[ame]https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/603856888787243009[/ame]

[Shaggy]

The Chuck Blazer stuff is unreal.

Supergrass

[Vermilion]

It had already started before i even posted.This was yesterday.

Russia accuses US of illegal overreach with Fifa corruption indictments.

Foreign ministry tells US to ‘stop attempts to make justice far beyond its borders’ though it is unclear if country’s sports minister will be questioned during inquiry.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/27/russia-accuses-us-overreaching-fifa-corruption-indictments

[EwarWoo]

Dont think the venues will change. Too many legal challenges either way and itll be gummed up in the courts for years.

Think its too late for Russia, but not Quatar