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Sepp Blatter: Russia 2018 World Cup 'agreed before vote'

  • 28-10-2015 3:45pm
    #1
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,943 ✭✭✭✭


    Suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter has suggested there was an agreement in place for Russia to host the 2018 World Cup - before the vote took place.
    The 79-year-old told Russian news agency Tass of a "discussion" in 2010 around future World Cups.
    He also said a late swing in the voting towards Qatar undid a similar agreement to give the 2022 World Cup to the USA.
    The Swiss is serving a 90-day ban alongside Uefa chief Michel Platini. Both men deny any wrongdoing.
    Asked about whether it was a mistake to award the 2018 and 2022 tournaments simultaneously, Blatter replied: "It was agreed that we go to Russia because it's never been in Russia, eastern Europe, and for 2022 we go back to America.
    "And so we will have the World Cup in the two biggest political powers."

    Voting process just a facade it seems


Comments

  • #2
    alchemist33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,969 ✭✭✭✭alchemist33


    If only they'd let the other bidders in on this...


  • #3
    Strumms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,850 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    What a totally abhorent organisation FIFA is. Run by the most obnoxious self serving slithers imanginable. Still making excuses and blaming others for what are straightforward acts of coruption and deceit not to mention contempt for football and supporters everywhere. I seriously hope that Blatter, Platini and their cronies see the insides of a cell and that the organisation can be stripped and re populated with decent football people with the interests of the sport first and foremost.


  • #4
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    He also said a late swing in the voting towards Qatar undid a similar agreement to give the 2022 World Cup to the USA.

    FIFA can't even rig a vote properly

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #5
    niallo27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,037 ✭✭✭✭niallo27


    If there was an agreement in place but votes changed this on the day, then there obviously wasn't an agreement made beforehand.


  • #6
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,427 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    niallo27 wrote: »
    If there was an agreement in place but votes changed this on the day, then there obviously wasn't an agreement made beforehand.

    Well there may have been an agreement but that does not rule out that people were willing to break that agreement if the price was right, which very well may have been what happened.


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