FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Sepp Blatter Quits

[HajdukSplit]

Oh don't worry, England offered plently. Just less than Qatar. That's what has happenned in every WC.
WC 98 was bought too, reportedly. No surprise there. I might add that I wouldn't be surprised if it was bought on the pitch as well.

Apparently the only clean bid for 2018 & 2022 was the Netherlands/Belgium one, every other bid had some sort of bribery involved, whether big or small

 

[Jeffrey]

Apparently the only clean bid for 2018 & 2022 was the Netherlands/Belgium one, every other bid had some sort of bribery involved, whether big or small

Then award the WC to them for 2018 and re-do a clean bidding process for 2022

 

[Live in the Now]

Then award the WC to them for 2018 and re-do a clean bidding process for 2022

Can't. They had to build new stadiums and make renovations to increase capacity. Too late for that.

 

[chasespace]

Then award the WC to them for 2018 and re-do a clean bidding process for 2022

Why not just automatically award it to Canada?

 

[John Price]

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

Priceless

 

[East Coast Bias]

Why not just automatically award it to Canada?

They may have been able to get Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan to shut up about their WWC fields, but they'd have to fix that before Ronaldo or Messi or Neuer is stepping on those fields.

 

[cutchemist42]

https://twitter.com/Spurs_US/status/603586328857583618

 

[Plato]

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Why am I working today??! I can't stop watching this.

 

[Shrimper]

Oh don't worry, England offered plently. Just less than Qatar. That's what has happenned in every WC.
WC 98 was bought too, reportedly. No surprise there. I might add that I wouldn't be surprised if it was bought on the pitch as well.

Not saying we didn't offer anything.

Just that knowing us we couldn't even do bribing right.

Can't. They had to build new stadiums and make renovations to increase capacity. Too late for that.

Columbia were removed as hosts of the World Cup way back when 3 years and 7 months before it. Netherlands would need some building and changes but I think they could do it.

 

[ProPAIN]

Even if Blatter isn't implicated in any way, shape or form (which I highly doubt), you can't be the president of an organization with this much corruption and not be held accountable. It is purely down to poor leadership and selfish motives that have led them to this point. Blatter has not fixed FIFA, he shouldn't be re-elected.

 

[Shrimper]

http://news.yahoo.com/russia-says-nothing-hide-fifa-bid-probe-123239771.html

Remind me. Didn't their computers "disappear"?

 

[mouser]

Even if Blatter isn't implicated in any way, shape or form (which I highly doubt), you can't be the president of an organization with this much corruption and not be held accountable. It is purely down to poor leadership and selfish motives that have led them to this point. Blatter has not fixed FIFA, he shouldn't be re-elected.

Exactly. Whether Blatter personally took money or not, he's presided over a horribly corrupt organization for nearly two decades now without any serious attempt to reform it. He sure as heck isn't the guy to fix FIFA's issues.

 

[Swervin81]

Even if Blatter isn't implicated in any way, shape or form (which I highly doubt), you can't be the president of an organization with this much corruption and not be held accountable. It is purely down to poor leadership and selfish motives that have led them to this point. Blatter has not fixed FIFA, he shouldn't be re-elected.

Problem is, the voting system is so broken, it needs to be overhauled entirely. Who had the bright idea of giving civilized nations like the US, Germany, England, France the same voting power as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan is beyond a dumbass. This would never fly with the former five, every single civilized nation would have him blackballed from every sports organization if they could. Problem is, for the latter 5, they don't care; corruption is perfectl acceptable, just a way of life to them, and they can be swayed to vote with a little financial "incentive".

 

[AlanHUK]

Even if Blatter isn't implicated in any way, shape or form (which I highly doubt), you can't be the president of an organization with this much corruption and not be held accountable. It is purely down to poor leadership and selfish motives that have led them to this point. Blatter has not fixed FIFA, he shouldn't be re-elected.

he's been in charge for 17 years, he's either complicit or incompetent

either way there is no way anyone could support him as a leader

 

[GKJ]

And Sepp's statement.........................

What else is he going to say?

 

[Ugmo]

Was just reading the latest article in "Der Spiegel" - they think Blatter is finished because Jack Warner is going to completely spill the beans to reduce his own penalties. Man, at this point I would no longer guarantee that Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 are a sure thing.

 

[Plato]

What else is he going to say?

I know the reasoning behind that sort of statement, but that doesn't make the content any less hilarious considering the source.

 

[Halladay]

Was just reading the latest article in "Der Spiegel" - they think Blatter is finished because Jack Warner is going to completely spill the beans to reduce his own penalties. Man, at this point I would no longer guarantee that Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 are a sure thing.

Problem with Russia is that it is 3 years away, so only a few countries could have enough stadiums ready(England, Germany, France, and the United States. I could be missing another country). France is hosting the Euro's next year and Germany hosted in 2006. My guess is that England would get it if it were to be moved. Though I doubt 2018 is changed.

 

[Plato]

 

[Deficient Mode]

Problem is, the voting system is so broken, it needs to be overhauled entirely. Who had the bright idea of giving civilized nations like the US, Germany, England, France the same voting power as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan is beyond a dumbass. This would never fly with the former five, every single civilized nation would have him blackballed from every sports organization if they could. Problem is, for the latter 5, they don't care; corruption is perfectl acceptable, just a way of life to them, and they can be swayed to vote with a little financial "incentive".

"civilized"

Was just reading the latest article in "Der Spiegel" - they think Blatter is finished because Jack Warner is going to completely spill the beans to reduce his own penalties. Man, at this point I would no longer guarantee that Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 are a sure thing.

I shared the immediate reaction of many people in this thread that it is almost guaranteed that numerous FIFA officials roll on Blatter because they aren't part of a culture that stigmatizes snitching like most other organized criminal groups.

I think Qatar could be in trouble. I highly doubt Russia is.

 

[Jussi]

Not exactly "breaking", that story is several hours old already.

 

[Plato]

Not exactly "breaking", that story is several hours old already.

My apologies.

 

[cgf]

Carve out the rot and the tree will either collapse or regrow stronger. Hopefully it's the latter and not the former.

Although, I would be lying if I said I didn't want UEFA to lead a walk out.

An organization isn't a tree. If some members are removed, others will take their place and be corrupted by the exact same forces that corrupted their predecessors.