FIFA In Ruins After Police Raid!!!

[perspolis#1]

Not really, we are close to Qatar, we won't have to travel a long distance, we know the atmosphere in Qatar and will have a full stadium every game. I think a world cup in Qatar suits Iran. The reason we are against it is the corruption and inhumane conditions of the workforce.

1) We also had a huge contingency of fans in Australia who couldnt take Persian Gulf banners in the stadiums. Do you think Qatar would be nicer to our fans than the Aussies?

2) We know the atmosphere in Qatar is dead. I dont see how that helps us either way.

3) Qatar would NEVER let Iranians have a full stadium in their backyard. They would sooner buy Somali pirates tickets than let that happen.

The world is smaller and smaller. Iran got to Brazil and had little trouble traveling. Russia is just north of Iran. The other candidates for 2022 included UK, USA, Australia which have top level airlines taking them there. Im sure our crowds would be allowed to fully enjoy their game in any of these countries.

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Blatter calls crisis meeting, skips 3rd public appearance


http://news.yahoo.com/blatter-skips-...8675--spt.html

[OFFSIDE_1]

AFC says it fully supports Blatter and that they should still hold elections this friday

http://news.yahoo.com/soccer-world-s...6970--spt.html

you know you are corrupt when you have AFC voicing their support for you


"The chairman of the English Football Association says FIFA President Sepp Blatter should leave his job immediately in the wake of the string of corruption arrests of some of the federation's top officials.

Greg Dyke's comments went further than European football's governing body, UEFA, which called only for a six-month delay in Friday's scheduled FIFA presidential vote.

Dyke said he was unconvinced by Blatter's declaration that FIFA can regain the trust of soccer fans by stepping up efforts to root out corruption.

"Blatter has put out a statement saying now is the time to start rebuilding the trust in FIFA — there is no way of re-building trust in FIFA while Sepp Blatter is still there," Dyke said early Thursday in Zurich. "Sepp Blatter has to go. He either has to go through a resignation, or he has to be out-voted or we have to find a third way."

[Martin-Reza]

Wait, AFC doesn't even support the Jordanian guy? Just became a big fan.

[BacheLot]

if this goon Blatter gets re-elected then that would put a big snag in the prosecutors case ..!!
its much tougher to bring enough evidence and proof to depose a sitting president with 4 years ahead in their bag..!!

all short term efforts must focus on stopping/delaying these upcoming elections..!

[BacheLot]

FIFA was always corrupt ever since that rat Blatter came in. He is behind all of this, I truly believe this.

he has been the Head Honcho for nearly 2 decades now..!!
there is no fking way, he isnt the top dog orchestrating all these corruptions ...!
even if by a very remote chance, he was un-aware and truly innocent, it still points out his extremely Weak Leadership, to have been oblivious to such a large systematic scams and briberies..!!

[O-ZoNe]

I feel like this is the case as well. I mean why aren't any Qatari officials, AFC officials, and so on and so forth mentioned as part of the probe? This is no longer about Qatar as 2018 is nearing, but more about Russia. The American involvement, and more specifically the FBI instead of say Interpol makes this more of a political agenda in my opinion than a fight against corruption and righting the wrongs.

US Senator wants FIFA to remove the WC from Russia in 2018.

http://wegoted.com/2015/05/sen-menen...n-from-russia/

In other not surprising news...AFC does not back its own member candidate and instead feels Blatter is the better choice...guess a corrupt confederation benefits most by a corrupt governing body.

http://www.espnfc.us/afc-asian-cup/2243/video/2234694

[Ali.Karimi79]

US Senator wants FIFA to remove the WC from Russia in 2018.

http://wegoted.com/2015/05/sen-menen...n-from-russia/

In other not surprising news...AFC does not back its own member candidate and instead feels Blatter is the better choice...guess a corrupt confederation benefits most by a corrupt governing body.

http://www.espnfc.us/afc-asian-cup/2243/video/2234694

We fucking knew it. So obvious it was targeted against Russia. I expect a strong reaction from Putin (which i fully support).

[Nokhodi]

The fallout from yesterday's events continue. This is potentially HUGE because in a world of Corporatism, money is the only thing that talks loud and clear (click the link to read the article). And it's nice to see social-media driving those corporate decisions:

Visa threatens to ditch FIFA as sponsor dismay mounts

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.

[pdot]

he has been the Head Honcho for nearly 2 decades now..!!
there is no fking way, he isnt the top dog orchestrating all these corruptions ...!
even if by a very remote chance, he was un-aware and truly innocent, it still points out his extremely Weak Leadership, to have been oblivious to such a large systematic scams and briberies..!!

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.

[O-ZoNe]

We fucking knew it. So obvious it was targeted against Russia. I expect a strong reaction from Putin (which i fully support).

Putin's response: http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/28/politi...up-corruption/

"The USA definitely (has) nothing to do with this," the Russian President said of FIFA, which is based in Switzerland. "This is yet another obvious attempt to spread their jurisdiction to other (countries)."

[Paradigm]

So are we going to get a rematch with Argentina for that 100% penalty kick not called by a corrupt FIFA referee?

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http://news.yahoo.com/fifa-scandal-c...150643911.html

Russia's World Cup is probably in the clear. Few doubt that votes were purchased in Russia's successful 2018 World Cup bid over England. That's standard procedure at FIFA's secretive exco, which doesn't reveal how its members vote. But that's as yet unproven.

In 2012, FIFA hired former US prosecutor Michael Garcia to carry out an investigation of possible corruption surrounding the successful Russian and Qatari bids. In 2014, FIFA banned Mr. Garcia's full report from publication and released a summary that exonerated Qatar and Russia. Mr. Garcia called the summary a misleading whitewash and quit. He complained of "numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations of facts and conclusions" in the Blatter-approved summary.

But at least in the case of Russia, the weather is cool enough in the summer and the country has a strong tradition in the game and reasonable infrastructure. The World Cup is just three years away, making alternatives much less likely.

THE ROAD TO QATAR

Qatar 2022 is far more contentious as a host nation. The World Cup is traditionally played in the northern hemisphere summer to accommodate the wealthy European professional leagues, where the bulk of the globe's top players ply their trade. Summer temperatures in Qatar top 120 degrees Fahrenheit – dangerous for players, and even more dangerous for the migrant laborers now working on the crash program to build football stadiums.

At the time of Qatar's bid, the country only had three of the needed 12 stadiums. Labor conditions for the temporary workers the country relies on, most from the Indian subcontinent, are brutal. Workers typically have their passports confiscated by their employers when they arrive in the country and often find themselves paid far less than they were promised. Qatar's labor record was well known at the time of the bid, and the results since have been no surprise.

The International Trade Union Confederation estimates 1,200 workers have died building World Cup venues so far, and predicts the number will top 5,000 by 2022. By comparison, 10 people died on construction sites for Brazil's 2014 World Cup and two died building facilities for South Africa's 2010 World Cup.

There are other reasons that make Qatar a less than salubrious place for the event. The country does not have a free press. Engaging in gay sex can lead to prison terms, and drinking alcohol in public is also illegal.

During Qatar's bid, Blatter said he believed its claim that it could build nine massive, fully air-conditioned stadiums (the experts were skeptical; the experts were right) and insisted he wouldn't try to move the tournament to the winter (which he is now trying to do.) That effort is enormously disruptive to powerful European clubs like Barcelona in Spain and Chelsea in the UK.

Qatar made so little sense at the time it won that the only rational explanation was backhanders to the exco. On top of everything else, Qatar – whose population of 2 million includes only 300,000 Qatari citizens – has never qualified for a World Cup.

None of this deterred Blatter and his fellow FIFA chieftains. Why?

One suspected reason is the interventions of Qatari tycoon Mohamed bin Hammam, a member of the exco when the World Cup was awarded. He was later found to have spent $5 million buying votes for the World Cup. Though he was kicked out of FIFA, officials within the organization have insisted that the bribery he was engaged in had nothing to do with the World Cup. They say his money was all about rigging a different internal vote at FIFA and so was not relevant."




ok, we believe you. it must have been an honest misunderstanding.





"FIFA elections have generally been more like coronations under Blatter and his mentor and predecessor, Joao Havelange. The two men turned the distribution of patronage into an art form, with all votes cajoled or wheedled or threatened or simply bought well-ahead of time.

That's why Blatter's only opponent at the moment is a Jordanian prince. Sure, there was outrage over his handing the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, but opposing "King Sepp" was seen as a waste of time. Mr. Platini admits that UEFA is now in a "minority" inside FIFA. While most of the sport's billions of dollars are generated in the major European leagues – particularly England, Spain, Italy, and German – the national federations of the world, particularly in Asia and Africa, remain firmly on Blatter's side. And it's one federation, one vote."

[Iman_Joon]

The voting is pretty much already decided. Blatter needs 105 votes and Asia alone has 100 votes so them with Africa, Blatter will win big time. I even heard from the french delegates that they will vote for Blatter because they hate Platini.. Tomorrow morning at 9.30 they will arrive for the happening and at 15.00 the voting will start.

[PSGman#19]

I will vote Blatter