The Fifa Superthread; Corruption, Arrests and Sepp Blatter's Resignation!

LuckyGent88

What a fcuking joke of an organisation

homerjay2005

Disgraceful

Mr.Nice Guy

Crooked to the core.

Don't suppose there's any chance that UEFA could withdraw from this joke of an organisation?

adox

'Twas never going to be any different tbf.

That_Guy

Well that was highly unexpected!

Jelle1880

Thanks Asia and Africa, top lads.

Time for UEFA to pull out of FIFA and go at it alone.

brianregan09

Christ above did you hear him......Scum of the highest order

Long Live Sepp.


Holy fcuk, what a poisonous shambolic organisation fifa are.

syngindub

Take a bow Sepp. Well done, well deserved, did not see this coming

GLaDOS

Is anyone actually surprised?

syngindub

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Is anyone actually surprised?

nope

BoJack Horseman

Wonder why the Prince formerly known as candidate pull out?

What harm a 2nd ballot?

Perhaps he got word that most of his 73 votes were going to switch to the Rat King in round 2?

syngindub

let the argument commence how uefa goes this alone.
Africa might have the voting power but uefa is cash king.

sjb25

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Is anyone actually surprised?

Not in the slightest still a fcuking joke tho turned of his acceptance speech grrr

Lord TSC

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Wonder why the Prince formerly known as candidate pull out?

What harm a 2nd ballot?

Perhaps he got word that most of his 73 votes were going to switch to the Rat King in round 2?

Nah, would say he knew there wasn't going to be a swing at all; would imagine the voting would have been near identical so has decided whats the point.

Not shocked at all. Be interesting to see what happens next though; really hope UEFA, USA et al pull out. Just turn the Euros into their own version of the WC.

Lithium93_

Money talks, Blatter gets another 4 years as President

syngindub

sjb25 wrote: »

Not in the slightest still a fcuking joke tho turned of his acceptance speech grrr

how long of a term does he get?

Savman

Don Corleone hasn't a patch on old Sepp.

sjb25

syngindub wrote: »

how long of a term does he get?

4 years

titan18

No surprise, would love if UEFA pulled out and said that any player who wishes to play in Europe can't play in FIFA competitions. Good luck to those small **** countries then

Bret Hart

I still just find it unbelievable mind boggling how this man talks about clearing up this mess of an organisation,despite him being the top man for ****ing over 15 years now.

Agent Coulson

What the FBI need is to get hold of Blatter's blackmail book( May not be actual book) that is the only way to end this.

Diabhal Beag

Just want to distance myself from the detractors and congratulate Sepp on both his victory today and his all round dick swinging over the past decades.

the_monkey

Shock horror .... bunch of corrupt rats elect another corrupt rat to lead the corrupt rats on their corrupt agenda

Lithium93_

Well David Gill won't be taking on the role on Vice President after the news that Blatter has 4 more years.

Fr Tod Umptious

OK hands up all here who are going to boycott Republic of Ireland games in protest against FIFA ?

syngindub

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Just want to distance myself from the detractors and congratulate Sepp on both his victory today and his all round dick swinging over the past decades.

here here, he's a lovely man

GLaDOS

As said, was always gonna happen. All we can hope is either UEFA actually does something about it or Sepp gets taken down by the feds. The latter seems a lot more likely.

Jelle1880

Paddy Power ‏@paddypower 6m6 minutes ago
Prince Ali pulls out. If only Blatter's Dad had done the same.

alchemist33

ScienceNerd wrote: »

As said, was always gonna happen. All we can hope is either UEFA actually does something about it or Sepp gets taken down by the feds. The latter seems a lot more likely.

Yep, I don't think he'll last a full term. One of the arrested will squeal and Sepp will resign to take the heat off, citing "health problems."

syngindub

alchemist33 wrote: »

Yep, I don't think he'll last a full term. One of the arrested will squeal and Sepp will resign to take the heat off, citing "health problems."

yeah, that's likely alright. he is 79 all the same

rob316

Hopefully the old coffin dodger won't make it to the end of his term.

I just don't get why UEFA and the Americas don't go it alone. Be great if they showed some balls.

sjb25

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Paddy Power ‏@paddypower 6m6 minutes ago
Prince Ali pulls out. If only Blatter's Dad had done the same.

Boom

inforfun

Just organise a Euro/American championship if the South Americans come on board.

Let the rest do their own version of whatever they want to call it championships.

ACN and AFC championships are always brilliant tournaments after all.

BoJack Horseman

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I just don't get why UEFA and the Americas don't go it alone. Be great if they showed some balls.

It would be very costly for them.

I would love to see an alternative & competing governing body.

But I think a breakaway association will get lonely after a while with just the US & some of Europe.

Meanwhile many in the Asia/African/S America confederations will love their new found dominance.

It will be seen as another "the west vs the rest" divide.

I don't think there is any real chance of a split.

keith16

Today's vote is a clear statement that there is no intention of change at FIFA.

Let's see if VISA are as good as their word. I won't be holding my breath.

Degag

The problem with Prince Ali was that he was not a credible candidate to take Blatter on. Someone like David Gill should have taken Blatter on.

Fr Tod Umptious

What makes people think that UEFA are squeaky clean ?

Even though the developing world is more susceptible to to corruption for economic reasons, we westerners ourselves are no angles.

It was even mentioned here in the last few days ll the connections between Qatar, France and Platini.

And if you ate looking at a Americas Europe go it alone idea, South and Central America are hardly bastions of high morals.

Blatter

Boom!

Maximus Alexander

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

OK hands up all here who are going to boycott Republic of Ireland games in protest against FIFA ?

If you wanted to start a gŕassroots campaign, the most effective thing to do would be to organise a large scale boycott of anyone who sponsors a FIFA competition, rather than the competition itself.

Sponsors would be quick to pull the plug if sponsorship began having the opposite effect to the one intended.

smileyj1987

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I just don't get why UEFA and the Americas don't go it alone. Be great if they showed some balls.

UAESAFA has a nice ring to it.

titan18

BoJack Horseman wrote:

It would be very costly for them.


I would love to see an alternative & competing governing body.


But I think a breakaway association will get lonely after a while with just the US & some of Europe.


It will be seen as another "the west vs the rest" divide.


Meanwhile many in the Asia/African/S America confederations will love their new found dominance.


I don't think there is any real chance of a split.

Good luck to any tournament if England, Germany etc said that any player wanting to play in their leagues, couldn't be FIFA registered.

Beefy78

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

It was even mentioned here in the last few days ll the connections between Qatar, France and Platini.

Yeah this is my concern. Platini is starting to look like the great white knight come to save football from the evil Sepp Blatter but Blatter didn't vote for Qatar. It was Platini who was front and centre of that bid, politiking for whatever reason for the tournament to go to objectively the least impressive applicant country.

The hypocrisy makes me sick.

That said today is the first day that I have actually felt that something is going to come of all of this. I really think a boycott is on the cards. David Dein is 100% right to say that England can't and won't do it alone but there's enough momentum now that a Germany, Italy, America and one or two of the large South American nations may follow suit. And hopefully Ireland will be there on the side of right as well.

I don't see a Uefa withdrawl as being likely, at least not for 2018 what with that going to Russia.

Fr Tod Umptious

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

If you wanted to start a gŕassroots campaign, the most effective thing to do would be to organise a large scale boycott of anyone who sponsors a FIFA competition, rather than the competition itself.

Sponsors would be quick to pull the plug if sponsorship began having the opposite effect to the one intended.

Boycotting sponsors would be good but it's easier to get people to stay away from 6 home matches a year than to get them to stay away from products produced by the Coca Cola Corporation 365 days a year.

Attendances are not great right now but if they dropped into the low single thousands that would be huge.
Replicate it across Europe and the sponsors will soon know about it too.

smileyj1987

I still think the person who ran against him was a weak candidate. Someone like David gill might have been a better choice to go for presidency of FIFA.

mikeym

FIFA needs to be disbanded now.


It only serves greedy money hungry fat cats who have no interest in the game.


You will never see Blatter go near the USA because hes wanted by the FBI if he had nothing to hide he should be helping the FBI.

Aidric

mikeym wrote: »

You will never see Blatter go near the USA because hes wanted by the FBI if he had nothing to hide he should be helping the FBI.

Do you honestly think Blatter would be so careless as to leave himself open to investigation?

~Rebel~

Aidric wrote: »

Do you honestly think Blatter would be so careless as to leave himself open to investigation?

Indeed, as they were talking about on Second Captains, he makes so much money "legitimately" from Fifa, and charges so much to expense accounts, that he has no need to do anything actively corrupt himself. He just allows other people to be corrupt below him, and stays in power as a result, leading a 'free-for-all' regime.

smileyj1987

Aidric wrote: »

Do you honestly think Blatter would be so careless as to leave himself open to investigation?

I would imagine could one of both he knows what's going on and is on it or he just turns a complete blind eye to it.