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Many Brazilians Angry with Pele for Supporting FIFA
Posted on 3/14/14 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 3/14/14 at 1:06 pm
SIAP: Article from Yahoo Sports
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Pele caused uproar as he called for calm during last June's huge demonstrations.
Pele - along with 2002 World Cup winner Ronaldo - is regarded as always being 'on message' for FIFA, not helped by the large sums of money he is believed to pick up in return for his various roles for the organisation.
Another World Cup winner for Brazil, Romario, who now holds a seat in Congress, has not held back in slamming FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke and president Sepp Blatter.
Romario told a congressional hearing of Brazil’s Tourism and Sports Commission: "We can’t expect anything from FIFA, where we have a blackmailer called Valcke and a corrupt thief and son of a bitch called Blatter.
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Posted on 3/14/14 at 1:10 pm to NOTORlOUSD
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"We can’t expect anything from FIFA, where we have a blackmailer called Valcke and a corrupt thief and son of a bitch called Blatter.
Posted on 3/14/14 at 1:46 pm to NOTORlOUSD
Pele hasn't uttered an original thought since 1954. He's always been surrounded by Brazilian/American/Puma/FIFAn publicity people. Even his gawd awful predictions are often fed to him by sponsors or someone looking to cash in on Pele making a grandiose claim. Campbell's soup definitely had nothing to do with his assertions about Fredy Adu. :sarcasm:
This post was edited on 3/14/14 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 3/14/14 at 1:52 pm to NOTORlOUSD
Yeah, Romario. When Pele and Ronaldo stop supporting FIFA, the organization will surely implode and your cause will succeed.
Posted on 3/14/14 at 4:18 pm to NOTORlOUSD
Brazil's two best soccer players ever are enemies of the people? 
Posted on 3/14/14 at 5:26 pm to thenry712
Yeah, it's painfully obvious that he is completely full of shite. Not entirely sure why he still has an audience
Posted on 3/14/14 at 6:12 pm to thenry712
Yeah, but the Subway spots still make me sad.
Posted on 3/14/14 at 7:06 pm to NOTORlOUSD
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and a corrupt thief and son of a bitch called Blatter.
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