FIFA In Ruins After Police Raid!!!

[KC McElroy]

Many of the VPs who have been brought in will jump at the chance to cut themselves deals. And their possible deals will be testifying against Blatter regarding the arab bribes that he received. He knows it as well and that's exactly why he says "the next few months will not be easy. I am sure more bad news will follow."

[perspolis#1]

I thought Asia had 54 votes? (1 per federation)

[Iman_Joon]

It doesn't matter.
If Visa withdraws - Mastercard will come in.

If Samsung withdraws - Sony will come in.

If McDonald's withdraws - Burger King will come in...

The wording they've used is the same wording they use for any FIFA crisis. In the end they don't care. They have a huge audience and market because of the World Cup and they won't be biting the hand that gives that to them.

Sony actually left them last year

[Surenas]

I don't get why the Arab confederations won't vote for Ali bin Hussein?

[Iman_Joon]

Some pictures I took from todays caos. Im so tired right now been working from 7 to 23 two days in a row and one more day coming.

Tomorrow will be toughest day with the votings and everything.

Waiting to come in for the pressconference



Halfway through



Finally were in




And now we play the waiting game



At last he came



Im done, goodbye



Shejk shejk shejk, shejk shejk shejk, shejk that booty



We will vote for Blatter says the represents from South Sudan

[AminGP]

Thanks Iman jan for the great coverage. Keep them coming.

[OFFSIDE_1]

out of billions of people in this world, can someone explain to me why Prince Ali's is qualified to be FIFA president ?? Surely such a prestigious position can attract much higher qualified people ???? millions of corporate execs ..... MBA's , founders of companies and this guy is it ????

Career

In 1999, Prince Ali was asked to serve as commander of King Abdullah II′s Special Security in the Royal Guards. He served in that capacity until 28 January 2008, when the king entrusted Prince Ali with establishing and directing a National Centre for Security and Crisis Management.

He is the Chairman of the Board of the Royal Film Commission and is the President of the Jordan Football Association. He is also the founder and president of the West Asian Football Federation, and under his presidency the membership has increased to 13 countries.

Prince Ali announced his candidacy for the position of FIFA Vice President representing Asia on Thursday 7 October 2010. Ali's campaign focused on change, football ideals, and uniting and raising the profile of Asian countries, within FIFA and generally.[6]

Prince Ali won the election for the position of FIFA VP representing Asia (25 votes to 20 for his opponent Dr. Chung Mong Joon) at the AFC Congress that was held in Doha, Qatar, on 6 January 2011. As the newly elected FIFA Vice President, Prince serves as a member of both the FIFA Executive Committee and the AFC Executive Committee.

Prince Ali successfully championed the lifting of FIFA's ban on the hijab in women's football.[7]

Ali was one of a number of FIFA officials to call for the publication of the Garcia Report into allegations of corruption surrounding Russia and Qatar's bids for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.[8]

In January 2015, It was announced that Prince Ali will challenge Sepp Blatter for the leadership of FIFA.[

[Under Lahaf]

30 something year old so called arab prince is best they can do? .... vaghan keh...


by the way who is iran supporting?

[OFFSIDE_1]

morocco offered 1M, but little did they know that South Africa offered 10M

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/fifa-in...224541176.html

"On May 15, 2004, FIFA's executive committee held a vote to select the host nation for the 2010 World Cup. In the running were South Africa, Egypt and Morocco.

Among those in the room that day were Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer, each of whom had a vote.

Several months earlier, Warner, former president of CONCACAF, and Blazer, the former CONCACAF general secretary, travelled to Morocco and met with a member of the country's bid committee. During the meeting, the Moroccan official offered Warner $1 million in exchange for his vote.
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Chuck Blazer plead guilty to racketeering, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges. (AP)

Chuck Blazer plead guilty to racketeering, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges. (AP)
Little did the Moroccan official know his bribe wasn't even close; South African officials were prepared to do 10 times better, offering Warner $10 million.

South Africa eventually won the bid, getting votes from Warner, Blazer and one other associate who were all allegedly in on the fix."

[BacheLot]

Fifa was corrupt even when they had the previous president who stepped down after it was leaked he made millions. Fifa has been corrupt since Fifa had money to make. Probably 1930s after it was corrupt.

yea we all know that, BUT the previous presidents and boards Managed to side-step Prosecution and cleverly snuffed out inquiries in to their scandalous dealings over the years, sure there always been suspicions but NO HARD PROOF Hence they got away with it..!

this time these lot are Busted and many of these arrested execs are already entering plea deals...!! by the time this investigation is finished there will be far more damaging arrests and damning revelations made, in other words, the Shit has hit the fan and there simply is no legitimacy left for another term of Blatter presidency....! He must step aside, at a very least if not arrested and fined/jailed..!
PS
Leave it for the world to just cry, bitttch 'n' whine about FIFA corruptions for more than half a century blah blah blah (especially the wanker Europeans..!) but for the Americans to finally step in and stump the shitt outa these mofo's at moments notice..!!:
the FIFA scandalous fools shoulda known better than to trip and step on the wrong feet, by awarding WCs to a bunch of temporarily n!gga-rich arabs over the mighty US of A..!!

[OFFSIDE_1]

yea we all know that, BUT the previous presidents and boards Managed to side-step Prosecution and cleverly snuffed out inquiries in to their scandalous dealings over the years, sure there always been suspicions but NO HARD PROOF Hence they got away with it..!

this time these lot are Busted and many of these arrested execs are already entering plea deals...!! by the time this investigation is finished there will be far more damaging arrests and damning revelations made, in other words, the Shit has hit the fan and there simply is no legitimacy left for another term of Blatter presidency....! He must step aside, at a very least if not arrested and fined/jailed..!
PS
Leave it for the world to just cry, bitttch 'n' whine about FIFA corruptions for more than half a century blah blah blah (especially the wanker Europeans..!) but for the Americans to finally step in and stump the shitt outa these mofo's at moments notice..!!:
the FIFA scandalous fools shoulda known better than to trip and step on the wrong feet, by awarding WCs to a bunch of temporarily n!gga-rich arabs over the mighty US of A..!!

and compare this to the way our beloved IFF took matters into their hand to fight AFC over that ineligible Iraqi player in the quarter finals ...... that letter which was so well written and did not even have a single misspelled word, really shook AFC.



If FIFA is serious about cleaning up the corruption, they also need to go after these football federations and slap them with a 5 year ban the next time they reach into their pockets to offer bribes. The fact that South africa offered 10M in bribe money is downright criminal. Same with qatar and others.

[OFFSIDE_1]

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borow...s-against-fifa

McCain Urges Military Strikes Against FIFA

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – Calling the Obama Administration’s actions against the soccer organization “weak and ineffective,” Senator John McCain on Thursday proposed military action to “dismantle and destroy FIFA once and for all.”

“These are people who only understand one thing: force,” McCain said on the floor of the United States Senate. “We must make FIFA taste the vengeful might and fury of the United States military.”

McCain said that he was “completely unimpressed” by the Department of Justice’s arrests of several top FIFA lieutenants this week, calling the action “the kind of Band-Aid solution that this Administration, sadly, has become famous for.”

“Rounding up a few flunkies in a hotel is meaningless when the leader of FIFA remains at large,” he said. “I will follow Sepp Blatter to the gates of Hell.”

McCain requested a four-billion-dollar aid package for moderate elements within global soccer, and said that the United States should be prepared to put boots on the ground in Switzerland.

Calling the use of force against FIFA “long overdue,” he placed the blame for the group’s alarming growth squarely on the shoulders of the White House. “Barack Obama created FIFA,” he said.

[BacheLot]

^ lol

[BacheLot]

out of billions of people in this world, can someone explain to me why Prince Ali's is qualified to be FIFA president ?? Surely such a prestigious position can attract much higher qualified people ???? millions of corporate execs ..... MBA's , founders of companies and this guy is it ????

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he was nothing but a hand-picked , token clown-opponent to run against in the presidential elections, so it would seem like a real democracy .!! they probably milked him for millions of cash just for the honor of being beaten by Blatter in their sham elections..!!

[OFFSIDE_1]

he was nothing but a hand-picked , token clown-opponent to run against in the presidential elections, so it would seem like a real democracy .!! they probably milked him for millions of cash just for the honor of being beaten by Blatter in their sham elections..!!

I can't find the quote, but when Platini was asked why prince Ali is a good replacement, he said, he is rich. So there is no chance of anyone being able to bribe him