FIFA Corruption Thread

[Bender]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34657900

Unbelievable ...

[Fivex]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34657900

Sepp Blatter: Russia 2018 World Cup 'agreed before vote'

Suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter has suggested there was an agreement in place for Russia to host the 2018 World Cup - before the vote took place. The 79-year-old told Russian news agency Tass of a "discussion" in 2010 around future World Cups.

He also said a late swing in the voting towards Qatar undid a similar agreement to give the 2022 World Cup to the USA. The Swiss is serving a 90-day ban alongside Uefa chief Michel Platini. Both men deny any wrongdoing.

Asked about whether it was a mistake to award the 2018 and 2022 tournaments simultaneously, Blatter replied: "It was agreed that we go to Russia because it's never been in Russia, eastern Europe, and for 2022 we go back to America. "And so we will have the World Cup in the two biggest political powers."

[McDermotX]

Beckenbauer in the frame now as he was on the committee that chose Russia and Qatar.

[Vermilion]

Crazy to think that when Blatter walked into Fifa all those decades ago, it had just 12 people working there.

Wonder how much money he's taken out of it since that moment.

[Beastie]

As he has a bit of spare time, we should get him down to the club. A combination of Klopp and Blatter is a combination to die for.

[EwarWoo]

Well, it is the first time anyone's said he's appealing, maybe he did it for the novelty.

[Muddled]

Sepp Blatter has appealed.

... I don't have the words.

[Venton]

It's turtles all the way down [emoji16]

[dww]

Acting president Issa Hayatou was censured by the IOC for taking kickbacks

[RichC]

Incredible stuff.

... I can't believe FIFA had an ethics committee neither.

Rats and sinking ship comes to mind.

[Muddled]

Incredible stuff.

... I can't believe FIFA had an ethics committee neither.

[S-RED]

Platini suspended also... lovely. That should be enough to stop him becoming the president

[Alex]

Blatter, Platini and Valkye all suspended.

[Liverpel]

I don't think I'll ever be too old, or mature enough, to not find Tokyo Sexwale funny

I hope not.

[ChesterDave]

I don't think I'll ever be too old, or mature enough, to not find Tokyo Sexwale funny