FIFA Corruption Thread

[dom9]

Where does an organisation which apparently operates outside the jurisdiction of any known country on this planet lodge a criminal complaint? What does that even mean?

I suspect it's a little bit of hot air to make things look as though action is being taken, when in fact it could be the most elaborate smear campaign to date. Another smokescreen? It'll come out soon enough I suppose.

[Bender]

Where does an organisation which apparently operates outside the jurisdiction of any known country on this planet lodge a criminal complaint? What does that even mean?

I suspect it's a little bit of hot air to make things look as though action is being taken, when in fact it could be the most elaborate smear campaign to date. Another smokescreen? It'll come out soon enough I suppose.

imo Countries and sponsors need to pull out of Euros/and World cups for this Corrupt Organisation to be shut down and rid of it's bent Members

[dom9]

Reuters:

https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/fifa-lodges-criminal-complaint-2018-2022-world-cups-161710019--sow.html

ZURICH (Reuters) - World soccer's governing body FIFA on Tuesday lodged a criminal complaint over the "possible misconduct of individual persons" in connection with the awarding of hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Last Thursday FIFA said there were no grounds to reopen the controversial bidding processes, following a long-awaited report compiled by chairman of the investigatory chamber of FIFA's Ethics Committee Michael Garcia.

However, FIFA president Sepp Blatter confirmed on Tuesday that, on the recommendation of FIFA ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, it was "his duty" to lodge a complaint to the Swiss courts.

Former U.S. attorney Garcia said last week that the governing body had misrepresented his findings, plunging FIFA into a fresh crisis after continued misgivings about how Russia and Qatar were handed the next two World Cups.

Eckert, at the time, ruled that any improprieties uncovered by Garcia were too minor to require new bidding.

Answering questions on FIFA's own website, Blatter said on Tuesday: "I lodged the criminal complaint upon the recommendation of Judge Eckert.

"I cannot, however, comment on any possible criminal offences. I am not a lawyer. I also was not the addressee of the investigatory report, which I have never seen.

"However, given Judge Eckert's recommendation, it was my duty – as the President of FIFA – to lodge the complaint."

Rejecting calls to publish Garcia's report in full, Blatter said FIFA had no authority to do that.

"If FIFA were to publish the report, we would be violating our own association law as well as state law," said the Swiss.

[ChesterDave]

FIFA claims it has no authority to publish a report it commissioned? Well I guess the only person that does have authority is therefore the author?

[ChesterDave]

Another twist in this tale of madness:

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30103293

Logical guess it is the person who is most tipped as a successor to Sepp Blatter. They are usually the ones who find themselves shoved out. FIFA is run the same way that Griffin used to run the BNP - challengers must be silenced!

[dom9]

Logical guess it is the person who is most tipped as a successor to Sepp Blatter. They are usually the ones who find themselves shoved out. FIFA is run the same way that Griffin used to run the BNP - challengers must be silenced!

Assuming these actions are the result of last week's report, and the only people who came in for criticism were the English and Jack Warner, and then you take into account the FA's very public statements since, then I can't see how the proceedings could be against anyone else.

[ChesterDave]

I read the "in connection with the awarding of hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups" to be the significant part of it though. And the FA had no part in that. They may go for Warner, but don't see how they can go for the FA if the FA have declared all of their dealings and other nations have hidden it.


Re public dealings: As far as bribes sweeteners go, Qatar offering to dismantle several football stadiums and ship them to Africa has got to be a pretty big one. Sure would be a tempter for an African delegate to vote Qatar!

[dom9]

That sentence could mean anything in FIFA speak. We'll find out either way soon enough.

[G]

They've already said the process to award the world cup for those years wasn't corrupt and the investigation is now closed yet they are now saying people involved in that process may have broken the law. How can the two be separate!

[Charly]

It must be for nations that did not win. Wasn't the main complaint in the report about the English bid? That would be funny.

[ChesterDave]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30264098

Platini allegedly given a painting believed to be by Picasso in order to vote for Russia.

Probably very little mileage in such a derisory gift with Picasso paintings being ten a penny

[baitman]

i have just noticed this on the bbc football page.

Why didn't Russia cooperate with the FIFA enquiry?

Have I Got News For You Host David Mitchell investigates FIFA's World Cup corruption report.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02cs1p3?intc_type=promo&intc_location=sport&intc_campaign=hignfy&intc_linkname=bbcone_comedy_videoclip

[ChesterDave]

Bad news for old Joey

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30451609

New Swiss law aimed at tackling money laundering for heads of Sporting Bodies

[ChesterDave]

FIFA dismisses Garcia's complaint as 'not admissible'.

****ing crooks

[Alex]

There's a shock.