Breaking News!! Shahabedin Azizi Khadem appointed as President of IFF

[mahestan]

This is the geezer that should chase the AFC's rescheduling fuck up. But what is he doing? probably nothing. Wonder what Karimi would had done if he was in charge.

Probably throw a tantrum and quit.

[Babak agha]

The fact that he avoided the TV debate was a bog letdown. He unfortunately was almost always a quitter when things did not go his way, he would not stay and fight, he’d quit and start the fight.
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Technically he didn't avoid. He had one request and that the debate should have been live (as he didn't trust the editing etc.) but other candidates and Seda o Sima didn't want (to risk) a live debate/interview.
So Karimi gave an interview to one of these "online" channels but Seda o Sima didn't allow the interview to be released (didn't give a permit for it).

It was mentioned here that he didn't campaign with the people (these are not random people but the "board members" of clubs) that vote. It's not that he didn't campaign, he didn't "lobby". He and his team said that they by no means would lobby (lobby meaning paying and agreeing to certain promises). It's sad that some people here actually think that that's a bad thing. It actually show's character and somewhat ethical behavior in a morally corrupt society.

Also, whether true or not, at the end, karimi and his team said that the intention was not really winning as they knew they'd never win. Instead as this was the first time that "anyone" could be candidate and not only "a few pre approved selected friends of...." would be the option, due to AFC/FIFA pressure, Karimi volunteerd ("requested" by other ex players) to be candidate to show that this all is a show and not a real election. They just didn't want the "establishment" to say that ex footballers always say that the IFF boss should be a ex footballer and no one comes forward to be candidate.

[milad_b]

I Guess Kafashian Knew what would happen to the new IFF president! IFF president is already in the puddle

* They had 2 days left to gather their document and send an official letter to AFC for hosting the games.
* AFC replied to them after 24 hours with bunch of BS* excuses which all could've beeen sorted out if IFF had time to fix
* IFF replied back with the most amatuer defense

Guess Ali karimi is thanking god that he wasn't elected.