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re: "Unexpected" FIFA press conference about to begin ETA: BLATTER OUT
Posted on 6/2/15 at 4:31 pm to DestrehanTiger
Posted on 6/2/15 at 4:31 pm to DestrehanTiger
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If this guy is so extremely corrupt, why did it take so long to oust him? Didn't owners and the various leagues have some sort of leverage to get him out without the need for a government's action?
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In FIFA, all the money and votes are split evenly no matter the size of a country. All of the small, poor countries had no reason to get rid of him because things worked out better for them with him in power. There are a lot more shite countries than big countries, so the votes always went his way.
This. The professional leagues don't have a say in FIFA governance. So the owners of clubs can hate him but do nothing about it. The FIFA president is elected by a popular vote of the FIFA member nations (209ish). Basically, all Blatter needs is a simple majority to win re-election, which he can get just by pandering to the shitty Caribbean countries, Africa and Asia. Hell, in some election years the man ran unopposed because everyone knows that a run against him was pointless.
If you really want to know about Blatter, I recommend trying to find the E:60 report by Jeremy Schapp on Ballter that aired a few weeks back. It's a real eye-opener IMO.
Posted on 6/2/15 at 6:09 pm to RTR America
Thanks for the links
He explained pretty damn well. Dude is pretty damn funny
He explained pretty damn well. Dude is pretty damn funny
Posted on 6/2/15 at 6:57 pm to leoj
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Haha, blatter better be looking up flights to non extradition countries
The Swiss have told him not to leave the country.
Posted on 6/2/15 at 7:08 pm to pvilleguru
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The Swiss have told him not to leave the country.
If he wants to leave, he could. Do you really think that order would stop his corrupt arse from bribing his way out of the country?
Posted on 6/2/15 at 7:18 pm to TN Bhoy
I'd bet the Swiss have possession of his passport. Good luck trying to get out of landlocked Switzerland with no passport. And of course, no doubt he is under surveillance. You think Swiss are idiots?
This post was edited on 6/2/15 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 6/2/15 at 7:48 pm to EastNastySwag
Man, this is insane. I'm still struggling to process it. This either means he is about to take a deal to step down, get arrested, or he's plotting to have control without being the actual president. Dude's probably just Palpatining's it.
Posted on 6/2/15 at 9:04 pm to Dijkstra
Please, he is in self preservation mode and a whole bunch of people will get sent up shite creek. Blatter is gonna roll on so many. There is no way the U.S. govt will him to have further control like a drug kingpin in prison. Blatter is done like dinner.
Posted on 6/3/15 at 6:56 am to EastNastySwag
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LYON, France – At the request of US authorities, INTERPOL Red Notices – or international wanted persons alerts – have been issued for two former FIFA officials and four corporate executives for charges including racketeering, conspiracy and corruption.
The Red Notices have been issued for;
Jack Warner, Trinidad & Tobago national, former FIFA vice president and executive committee member, CONCACAF president, CFU president and Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) special adviser.
Nicolás Leoz, Paraguayan national, former FIFA executive committee member and CONMEBOL president.
Alejandro Burzaco, Argentine national, controlling principal of Torneos y Competencias S.A., a sports marketing business based in Argentina, and its affiliates.
Hugo Jinkis and Mariano Jinkis, Argentine nationals, controlling principals of Full Play Group S.A., a sports marketing business based in Argentina, and its affiliates.
José Margulies (also known as José Lazaro), Brazilian national, controlling principal of Valente Corp. and Somerton Ltd., broadcasting businesses.
Red Notices are one of the ways in which INTERPOL informs its member countries that an arrest warrant has been issued for an individual by a judicial authority and seeks the location and arrest of wanted persons with a view to extradition or similar lawful action.
The individuals concerned are wanted by national jurisdictions and INTERPOL’s role is to assist national police forces in identifying or locating those individuals with a view to their arrest and extradition.
A Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant, and INTERPOL cannot compel any member country to arrest the subject of a Red Notice.
INTERPOL’s General Secretariat does not send officers to arrest individuals who are the subject of a Red Notice. Only the law enforcement authorities of the INTERPOL member country where the individual is located have the legal authority to make an arrest.
Posted on 6/3/15 at 7:48 am to StraightCashHomey21
Am I the only one that hopes Warner suffers a worse fate than Blatter?
Posted on 6/3/15 at 7:58 am to etm512
Nope. But, he is going to roll over and strike some kind of plea bargain.
Posted on 6/3/15 at 8:11 am to TN Bhoy
I'm really hoping Blatter and his ilk are more than just kicked out of FIFA. I believe they should be executed for crimes against humanity. By the time the 2022 Qatar World Cup begins, over 4000 people will be dead in the name of soccer. That is worse than 9/11. Not to mention all the other shite they've done.
Posted on 6/3/15 at 9:07 am to OMLandshark
Yeah baw. Qatar getting the bid for 2022 WC >>>>>>>> 9/11
Posted on 6/3/15 at 1:04 pm to SUB
Qatar stocks lost over a billion pounds today
Russia WC official saying they were transparent and did nothing wrong, yet they destroyed all those WC bid office computers
Russia WC official saying they were transparent and did nothing wrong, yet they destroyed all those WC bid office computers
Posted on 6/3/15 at 1:17 pm to StraightCashHomey21
That's amazing. Source?
Posted on 6/3/15 at 1:26 pm to cwil177
LINK
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Sepp Blatter’s surprise decision to quit as Fifa president wiped $4.5 billion off the Qatar Stock Index on its opening on Wednesday morning, amounting to 3 per cent of its total value.
Qatari stocks later recovered from Blatter's announcement, but it is thought that the location of the 2022 World Cup could now be called into question.
Posted on 6/3/15 at 3:01 pm to StraightCashHomey21
Apparently Chuck blazer admitted to receiving bribes for the France and South Africa world cups in court today
Posted on 6/3/15 at 9:25 pm to PTBob
Apparently jack Warner claims to have evidence incriminating blatter and is handing it over to his attorneys.
Espn sorry on phone no link.
Espn sorry on phone no link.
Posted on 6/3/15 at 9:59 pm to PTBob
Well, I googled "ESPN Jack Warner Blatter", and I found something. Then I realized it was from 2011. However, for a laugh, here's the link. It's really insane that things like this were just never followed up on in any tangible capacity.
ETA: This is the new article.
ETA: This is the new article.
This post was edited on 6/3/15 at 10:02 pm
Posted on 6/4/15 at 2:23 am to PTBob
Warner already on his apology/snitching tour
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Jack Warner: 'I have kept quiet. I will do so no more'
Some extraordinary comments are coming from Jack Warner’s televised address, via tweets from Trinidad and Tobago’s TV6 channel.
You can read the chain of tweets below, but the key points:
“I have kept quiet. I will do so no more.”
Warner says he has given all documents and cheques to a third party, “beyond my own reach”.
He says he will give permission for this third party to release the documents.
He says his lawyers are talking to law enforcement officials, presumably including those in the US who are seeking his extradition.
He says he fears for his life.
This post was edited on 6/4/15 at 6:36 am
Posted on 6/4/15 at 12:19 pm to StraightCashHomey21
FIFA paid the FAI to not pursue legal action over Henry's handball
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The Football Association of Ireland chief executive, John Delaney, has confirmed that the body accepted a payment from Fifa after Thierry Henry’s handball in the 2010 World Cup qualifying play-offs ended their hopes of qualifying for the tournament in South Africa. Delaney said the payment, reported to be €5m (£3.67m), was made so the FAI would not pursue legal action.
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