FIFA Corruption Thread

[Alex]

Do they want it? They didn't apply to host, their ruling classes did it but will be paying for it.

There should be a random lottery amongst fifa members. If you aren't prepared to host it and be in the hat then so be it. No votes, no bribes and a fairer system.

Cant answer that. But speaking personally if England got the WC Id be delighted.

[Kenneth]

That's not how things work though, I'm sure the general populous of North Korea are sound but I'd not want to see a major sporting event sanctioned there due to their appalling human rights record.

Then they shouldn't be a member of FIFA.

[Exiled_red]

If they were to strip Russia or Qatar of the world cup surely there would be a huge lawsuit against FIFA based on the money those countries will have already spent on preparing for the world cup. Which could get very messy very quickly.

[Kenneth]

So? It would be a good thing for all of this to be forensically examined in court.

[Exiled_red]

So? It would be a good thing for all of this to be forensically examined in court.

I'm not saying it is a bad thing, I just imagine that for the Russian one it wouldn't all be sorted out in time for that world cup and for both FIFA might have to pay out compensation to the countries involved for the money they have already spent unless they can prove their government or football association were directly involved in the corruption (rather than putting it down to individuals acting on their own / for their own ends). It may be that the 'easier' option is to just go with it, I guess it depends how different the new FIFA will be from the old one.

[ChesterDave]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33050289

A vanity film about the history of Fifa has flopped in the US, taking just $607 (£397) in its opening weekend.

United Passions was funded by about £17m of Fifa cash, and was completed before corruption charges were made against 14 of its officials in May.

Starring Tim Roth as Sepp Blatter, the hagiography of football's governing body has had damning reviews.

The Village Voice called it "not merely ham-fisted, but pork-shouldered, bacon-wristed, and sausage-elbowed".

The Guardian added that "as proof of corporate insanity it is a valuable case study."

The movie's budget was estimated at between $25m - $32m (£16- £21m), with Fifa said to have put up about three-quarters of the money.

It debuted in the States on Friday, on just 10 screens.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the FilmBar cinema in Phoenix reported takings of just $9, meaning only one person bought a ticket.

[Exiled_red]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33050289

A vanity film about the history of Fifa has flopped in the US, taking just $607 (£397) in its opening weekend.

United Passions was funded by about £17m of Fifa cash, and was completed before corruption charges were made against 14 of its officials in May.

Starring Tim Roth as Sepp Blatter, the hagiography of football's governing body has had damning reviews.

The Village Voice called it "not merely ham-fisted, but pork-shouldered, bacon-wristed, and sausage-elbowed".

The Guardian added that "as proof of corporate insanity it is a valuable case study."

The movie's budget was estimated at between $25m - $32m (£16- £21m), with Fifa said to have put up about three-quarters of the money.

It debuted in the States on Friday, on just 10 screens.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the FilmBar cinema in Phoenix reported takings of just $9, meaning only one person bought a ticket.

[Norbs]

Without sounding sick it should go ahead in Qatar so the lost lives aren't a total waste

[Roboklopp]

Dunno, seems like it justifies the oppression.

[EwarWoo]

Alternately announce its off immediately before more lives are lost?

[Vermilion]

Shocked she's denied this tbh.

Cristiano Ronaldo's ex-girlfriend model Irina Shayk insists 'pathetic' Spanish media claims she had an affair with Sepp Blatter are 'wholly unfounded'

Outgoing FIFA chief allegedly had a relationship with the Russian model
The unlikely pair are said to have dated some time between 2002 and 2014
Sensational claims emerged in an article that appeared in Spain's El Mundo



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ish-media.html

[Liverpel]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/24/republic-of-ireland-players-paid-lionel-messi

The Football Association of Ireland has denied a report in Argentina claiming Republic of Ireland players were allegedly paid $10,000 each to prevent injuring Lionel Messi during a 2010 friendly in Dublin.

The FAI, in response to the allegations in La Nacion, has called the report baseless and is taking legal advice: “The Football Association of Ireland completely refutes the allegations made about the Republic of Ireland v Argentina friendly match in La Nacion as baseless. The match in question was organised by Kentaro and announced by press release prior to the World Cup play-offs in 2009. We are consulting our legal advisers in relation to the article and will be taking further steps.”

La Nacion alleges that the friendly was suggested by Julio Grondona, who was head of the Argentine FA at the time and a close ally of Sepp Blatter, “to calm Ireland down” but when the AFA was unable to stump up a $5m insurance fee for Messi, who should have been on a pre-season tour in China with Barcelona, Grondona suggested making the payment to the Irish players.

The fixture, the first international football match at the Aviva Stadium, was played soon after Fifa controversially agreed to pay the Football Association of Ireland €5m in the wake of Thierry Henry’s handball in their 2010 World Cup play-off against France – but the FAI says the Argentina match was announced before that.

The source quoted in La Nacion said he asked Grondona, who died last year, “how did you solve the Messi problem?” The AFA president, who had been in the role for 35 years, responded to the source by saying “$10,000 for each Irish player as payment not to hit Messi”.

Argentina won 1-0 courtesy of a first-half goal from Ángel di María, with Messi a peripheral figure before being substituted after 58 minutes. The report does not assert whether any payment was received by the Irish players.

[ChesterDave]

Argentina are alleging that they paid a bribe?

[Reece]

[ame]https://twitter.com/OliverKayTimes/status/614351768953192448[/ame]



We will ever be rid of him?

[BobTheCharmer]

you have to admire his stubbornness.