Fifa's Castle Starting To Crumble?

They'll all vote Blatter. If someone knew comes in and sees what has been going on, they're all going down. Keeping him in his role is the only thing keeping them out of prison.

 

The brass neck of the man is unbelievable

It's like me saying to my companies stake holders, "Sorry lads but about a dozen of the staff have had it away with about £10m, but what can you do eh? I can't watch them 24/7 like"

He really needs to have the basics of corporate governance explained to him, and how as the President of his organisation he has a moral let alone legal responsibility to take accountability for the huge corruption that's taken place during the 17 years of his watch, that extended as high as his right hand man ffs.

The only reason he's clinging on, is that he knows without him the entire pack of cards will fall and any chance he had of escaping the clutches of justice will disappear.

 

Really? you don't see the comparison, two justly dished out punishments and to FAs trying to get the punishments reduced?
It doesn't require a whole lot of lateral thinking Bo.

Your original post possibly inferred Uruguay are sincere in their attempt as if they are calling for justice They are just doing whatever they can to try reduce the ban and the FA would do exactly the same thing for one of their own stars which is why I gave rooney as an example.

 

Indeed.
He will be re elected, then in a few weeks. when one of the 14 squeals, Blatter will be arrested and ousted from office anyway.

Could you imagine is a US President, a week before re-election, his Vice President, and most of his cabinet and joint chiefs were arrested on corruption charges?
He would probably immediately stand down, because the chance of him being re elected after that would be unthinkable.

We all know he is as bent as a 9 pound note.
But even if we believed he wasnt, that makes him completely incompetent and ineffectual at his role, for letting scandalous actions on such a huge scale happen right under his nose without even a whiff of it from anyone?
Either way, if he had any dignity whatsoever, he would stand down....but no....inusufferable prick that he is....he.....ugh, I can't even carry on...

 

First of all Uruguay are seeking an annulment not a reduction, and secondly, was the English FA's reasoning for the reduction request because some FIFA guys were arrested for racketeering? Because if it was, then their request is just as ******ed

 

There's no link whatsoever between the corruption allegations made this week and the banning of a player for biting some ****er in the WC.

By attempting to link the 2 issues the Uruguayans (not for the first time) are making themselves look like total ****s.

Hardly a shocker that you've attempted to give the nonsense some credibility by linking it to one of your anti English hobby horses though.

Meh.

 

Devil's advocate

If you were 79 years old, guilty as sin and facing death in prison most likely, but still jetsetting around the world, staying in 5 star hotels, eating Michelin star meals 3 times a day and bedding the finest prossies on the planet 4 times a day.......

would you just give up and turn yourself in? Or go on one last mad run of excess?

Being a completely honest and saint-like person myself, I'd just give up

But I'd understand why some wouldn't

 

Difference is a US president facing corruption wouldn't get any votes from the public and so wouldn't have a chance of being elected. A corrupt Fifa president will get a **** ton of votes from corrupt Footballing bodies across Africa/Carribbean/world

 

I understand the difference, and why Blatter will most likely get re-elected, but is there not something that can be done about it.
Can the court of Sport arbitration not step in and say "Look this is madness, you cannot possibly re-elect this clown!"
I mean its a moot point anyway, because eventually the US/Swiss investigation HAS to find something on Blatter sooner or later and he will be arrested and forcibly removed from office anyway.
There is no way he walks away from this unscathed.

 

p Blatter's powerbase is in Africa, but why? Zambian journalist Kennedy Gondwe explains to BBC World Service.

"Sepp Blatter is at least a person who has done or has been able to deliver on a number of things he has promised Africa," Gondwe told Outside Source. "He has come to understand what Africans need. Sometimes what is viewed as corruption in Europe is not exactly corruption here in Africa.

"As far as an African is concerned, it's Sepp Blatter who's given them the World Cup. An African is going to ask: "what if Sepp Blatter goes? Am I still going to have these same privileges?"'

 

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A glimpse into later on today perhaps.

 

How is it Sepp Blatter who has given them the World Cup unless it was done by some corrupt method.
Correct me if I am wrong but aren't World Cup hosting privileges decided by a panel with a vote?
Sepp Blatter only has one such vote but surely the FIFA president doesn't have the power to veto a decision and decide where it will be hosted by himself?

 

Hopefully mate

 

Just like with Warner earlier there are cryptic clues to what's going on in these poorer nations within Fifa, build a few little facilities for the poor and line the pockets of their federation members with the guarantee of a vote when the election comes around.

 

Indeed.
So essentially by admitting that it was solely Blatter who got them the World Cup, they are admitting that it was done via some corrupt method (back handers).

 

Not really no.

By actively assisting SA to get the WC he was seen to be helping the entire continent and then post that they were in his pocket and would have been easy to manipulate with the aid of some 'lubricant' to vote for both his continued Presidency but also future WC's.

Those on the Executive committee will have been getting the massive slugs of cash and the minnows in Africa and Asia kept on board with relatively small amounts in comparison. There's been a definite trickle down from the top here. The fact that FIFA are accused of shuffling cash itself proves it.

 

To you and me and millions of others they essentially are but to those involved hes father Christmas and every day is Christmas day.

 

The "secret voting" is a bit shady and open to corruption, it should be an open vote and each voting nation should state their reasons for backing a particular candidate.

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The graph shows just how much power in world football Africa has, no wonder Blatter is there on a regular basis handing out Fifa goodies
There is an equal vote for each nation so why is Fifa money not distributed equally amongst all member nations?
Can't say I've seen or heard of any facilities built by Fifa in the UK?

 

he only assisted south africa after corruptly ensuring germany got 2006. that new zealand delegate changed his vote and nobody ever found out what the payment was cos SA were bribed to go away and they were ensured 2010 was theirs.

this success IMO is why he was so blatent with russia and qatar this time round as the double bid was just so brazen it was untrue.

I it were just england getting out bought by russia i'd say fair enough but to stick your finger i nthe eye of the us delegation to give a **** hole that has no place getting a WC it was too far.

And he will pay.