FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Sepp Blatter Quits

[Plato]

If anybody has 5 minutes to spare, I'd recommend this read to get a grasp of how Olympiakos is conducting business and tearing apart Greek football.

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/4and6k/uefas_oversight_on_olympiacos_match_fixing_has/

As the article states, Infantino's/UEFA's new General Secretary is the son of the VP of Olympiakos. Terrible stuff destroying the country's football.

 

[Slot]

There was bribery, we would like the bribe money back please. That takes some stones FIFA.

 

[chasespace]

There was bribery, we would like the bribe money back please. That takes some stones FIFA.

When you realize that they're pretty much asking the US government to do it for them on the US' dime then those stones get a bit bigger.

 

[Evilo]

What's amazing is that I'm sure plenty of people believe the 98 and 02 (and now 06) WC were bought, but SURELY, that started in 98, not 94

 

[Power Man]

All the WC's have been bought tbh

FIFA grabs money whenever they can

 

[Evilo]

All the WC's have been bought tbh

FIFA grabs money whenever they can

Nah US don't do that

 

[Power Man]

Nah US don't do that

of course not
The land of the free and home of the brave

Or something like that

 

[Evilo]

Yep.
Just like the centuary Olympic Games being played in Atlanta instead of Athens.
Totally not a Coca-Cola bribe, but totally honest win.

 

[Power Man]

Yep.
Just like the centuary Olympic Games being played in Atlanta instead of Athens.
.

OMG I still remember that

It was such a load of BS

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[Evilo]

Without any single bribe.

 

[njdevsfn95]

the United States: We bribe so well we get anniversary games for games we did not invent.

 

[Evilo]

Just a heads up :
The Panama Papers scandal (money put in Panama for tax evasion) has not only touched high profile political leaders, celebrities and bankers, but also football players and officials.
Messi is in it, Platini as well and yes, the new FIFA president Infantino.

 

[chasespace]

Time to re-light the torches

 

[Evilo]

Damiani (who was co-signer of that tax evasion with Infantino) has resigned from FIFA.

 

[Panteras]

lols it's like who cares at this point

 

[Hackett]

lols it's like who cares at this point

It's at the point where you would be more surprised if they weren't linked to the panama papers

 

[Ivan13]

Infantino was Blatter's right hand man for years. This should come as no surprise.

 

[Deficient Mode]

http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news...appointed-fifa-secretary-general-2790885.html

The FIFA Council today appointed Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura of Senegal as FIFA Secretary General (SG). Ms Samoura is a 21-year veteran of United Nations programmes who is currently the UN’s Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Nigeria. The announcement was made by FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico City.

“Fatma is a woman with international experience and vision who has worked on some of the most challenging issues of our time,†President Infantino said. “She has a proven ability to build and lead teams, and improve the way organisations perform. Importantly for FIFA, she also understands that transparency and accountability are at the heart of any well-run and responsible organisation.â€

An appointment from outside FIFA. Interesting.

 

[Power Man]

Nice

 

[HajdukSplit]

Davor Suker, who bailed out a football official in Croatia charged with tax evasion money laundering, is apparently a candidate for the next UEFA president Though the favorite is another crook, Villar from Spain

 

[Maverick41]

Blatter's FIFA is back, well it was never really gone.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36293324

Domenico Scala, Fifa's head of auditing and compliance, has resigned in protest at reforms at the governing body of world football.

Scala is angry the new Fifa council will have the ability to appoint and sack those in charge of its committees, including auditing, ethics and finance.

The council replaced the Fifa executive committee in the aftermath of a corruption scandal at the organisation.

Committees had been "deprived of their independence", said Scala.

Fifa said the Swiss "has made unfounded claims which are baseless".

 

[HajdukSplit]

Now it appears Infantino could face a suspension or even ban for trying to delete audio recordings from the recent FIFA meetings in Mexico City. While he didn't actually delete these recordings the fact he attempted to could cause punishment

And to show USSF isn't so innocent (only the naïve think this), apparently Gulati was instrumental in Scala's resignation

 

[cgf]

You don't work with FIFA without getting into the dirt.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Former high-ranking Fifa officials Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner awarded themselves pay rises and bonuses worth $80m (£55m) over five years, say Fifa lawyers.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36445879

C'mon guys, this isn't cycling.