FIFA FIXA

[Regs]

Magic follow-up:

 

[RL RCD]

And what does Sep Blatter say about all this?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/30/europe/fifa-corruption-case-blatter/index.html

 

[akslop]

Weird???

Word is Sepp is done. Someone musta had some good dirt on him

http://www.businessinsider.com/fifa-president-sepp-blatter-resigns-2015-6

 

[Sliver]

BREAKING: Sepp Blatter resigns as #FIFA president

 

[Sliver]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32982449

 

[trece verde]

So why waste the money and time on that farce of an "election" last Friday? Pompous arse.

Good riddance, Septic Bladder.

 

[Regs]

He still has time to get the women to wear short shorts, no?

 

[Dude]

You'd have to surmise that UEFA and the treat of a FIFA Boycot, led by Platini, had to have been the major factor here. Even with 3/4 or so support of the UEFA, that's a pretty heavy hammer, if not majority around FIFA. The clout they hold on the future of FIFA as we know it, plus the US, is significant. Talking big picture here, like TV deals, etc.

This is fascinating the way it is shaking down, and how cool is it that the spotlight will possibly shine brighter on Canada as a result of the timing?

 

[trece verde]

http://globalnews.ca/news/2029846/fifa-official-to-skip-womens-world-cup-news-conference-amid-corruption-scandal/

...and another one...

 

[dezza]

You'd have to surmise that UEFA and the treat of a FIFA Boycot, led by Platini, had to have been the major factor here. Even with 3/4 or so support of the UEFA, that's a pretty heavy hammer, if not majority around FIFA. The clout they hold on the future of FIFA as we know it, plus the US, is significant. Talking big picture here, like TV deals, etc.

This is fascinating the way it is shaking down, and how cool is it that the spotlight will possibly shine brighter on Canada as a result of the timing?

I suspect it may have had more to do with the $10 million bribery charge that appears to be coming to Sepp's 2nd in command, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke. You gotta think that if he goes down he takes Sepp with him. So maybe Sepp is just going to go into hiding somewhere with no extradition treaties.

 

[Dude]

I'm not saying that isn't true, but then, as Trece said, why not resign last week? Why continue on w/ election?

Weird.

 

[dezza]

Fifa's Sepp Blatter 'under investigation in US'
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32986950

 

[dezza]

Fascinating Pictures‏@Fascinatingpics
Blatter’s secret message to the media embedded in his resignation letter.

 

[Regs]

Mr Blatter said: "Fifa needs profound restructuring."

Yes, clearly because the trail has led back to you. Not as airtight a system as you needed, eh?

 

[Sir M]

Cooperating witness.

 

[RL RCD]

I'm not saying that isn't true, but then, as Trece said, why not resign last week? Why continue on w/ election?

Weird.

Just a theory: Being as arrogant as he always was (and basically untouchable: running multi-billion dollar empire without a lot of transparency; while in power offending some powerhouses that wanted WC for the 2nd, 3rd time but he prevented them and pushed for those who never organized a single WC so far - whatever his reason was to push for Qatar, Russia, South Africa, South Korea and Japan, for example) he decided to run, get rid of the other candidate (who, in his words, was a candidate that USA supported) and then step down. Now, another election will have to be held with maybe different candidates then the last week. In he stepped down before the election, the candidate he obviously did not want to win would win. Sounds logical?

By the way, if the investigation has been going for more than 20 years now, if anybody had any proof against him directly, would not that already surface?

 

[Sir M]

No otherwise he would have resigned back then or at least not have run again. I am telling you the guy cut a deal to save himself.

 

[bandcamp]

He knew he couldn't come to Canada for the WC without facing extradition to the US.

 

[Sliver]

A good article about the reporter who first started investigating the corruption in FIFA.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...ppled-sepp-blatter/?postshare=261433324708703

 

[Regs]

Here's the video referenced in a part of the article - thanks @Sliver !