Err this is all proceeding under the assumption that the corrupt mandarins who supported Blatter and who think that sarcrificing him will ensure business as usual will be swept away, and a new orginisation put in its place.

I'm guessing this will all result in far, far less upheaval than you're all talking about.

Corruption or no corruption, I'd like to see the Qatar WC shut down for the deaths of all those temp visa workers from Nepal. That shit is murderous and disgraceful.

Well thats right, if that was taking place in a civilised country that would be issue rather than who was getting kickbacks,

Chuck Blazer's testimony has been released. Wow!

From Dan Roan's twitter...

"I & others on FIFA Exco agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with selection of S Africa as host nation."

"..in 93 I & others agreed to accept bribes & kickbacks in conjunction with b'cast & other rights to 98, '00, 02 & 03 Gold Cups"

"I agreed with other persons in 92 to facilitate the acceptance of a bribe in conjunction with selection of host nation for '98 WC"

https://twitter.com/danroan

Here's the whole thing.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2093153/blazer.pdf

I just love that the testimony of a man called Chuck Blazer is bringing them down.

😆

I like the way Blatter is being shown the door into the afterlife.

The 98 World Cup admission is interesting. France voted for Blatter a couple of days ago. Sarkozy told/ordered Platini to change his vote for 2022 from the US to Quatar.

So Platini was head of the organizing committee for the 1998 WC, I wonder if they'll get any dirt on him. 😆

This whole thing is a farce really.

The funny this is that the real Chuck Blazer looks like a bad Santa.

I love how South Africa are saying it wasn't a bribe, they just decided to help out their friends in the carribian 😆

General Mirth wrote:

The funny this is that the real Chuck Blazer looks like a bad Santa.

😆  It's George RR Martin.

I can't believe we had to put up with the vuvuzelas because of this shit.

y va marquer wrote:

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THE COURT: There are ten charges, if I am not mistaken, ten charges in total -
THE DEFENDANT: That is correct.

THE COURT: Involving these organizations. I don't know how you pronounce it, FIFA.

MR. NORRIS: FIFA, Your Honor.

😆

Fair play to the guy, he has been investigated them for years and finally got to see all his efforts pay off. Must feel quite proud that all those years worth of effort hasn't gone to waste.

General Mirth wrote:

So Platini was head of the organizing committee for the 1998 WC, I wonder if they'll get any dirt on him. 😆

This whole thing is a farce really.

The bribe from 1998 is from Morocco and Blazer voted for them.  Nothing about France at the moment!

South Africa's Sports Minister's plea to the South African media.

Mbalula made a plea to the South African media on Wednesday that may well backfire: “Don’t be the first to chase us about bribes when we did not bribe … There is sovereignty and patriotism. We cannot be the first on the march to attack our own country. I know it sounds patronising but it is not. I must say don’t attack your own country. I’m saying state the facts and follow what needs to be followed.”

remember reading this book a couple of years ago. glad he's been credited now, it was the only comprehensive look behind the fifa curtain.

jack warner is also now spilling his guts

  • “I have kept quiet. I will do so no more.”

  • Warner says he has given all documents and cheques to a third party, “beyond my own reach”.

  • He says he will give permission for this third party to release the documents.

  • Documents on link with FIFA funding and me, UNC/PP, Section 34, Blatter and the PM

Biggus wrote:
General Mirth wrote:

The funny this is that the real Chuck Blazer looks like a bad Santa.

😆  It's George RR Martin.

so that's why he can't finish the books, he needs to be bribed.

Jeez, talk about sore losers 😆

You can take legal action over refereeing errors?! :o

otfgoon wrote:

Jeez, talk about sore losers 😆

Well you lot squealed like stuck pigs about the rather poetic justice of Lampards disallowed goal in Sth Africa 10, even though it was meaningless and you were fucking hammered anyway.  😆

Debateable whether going into half time 2-2 with the momentum rather than 2-1 down and still having to go all out to equalise was "meaningless" but we'll never know. There's certainly a chance the second half might have been different but either way I don't recall legal action over it. Referee's decision is supposed to be final.

It probably was for the good of the game though in putting further pressure on the goal line technology debate. It needed to happen in a big match on the big stage. I recall it also happened in the FA Cup final that year.

I'm

Biggus wrote:
otfgoon wrote:

Jeez, talk about sore losers 😆

Well you lot squealed like stuck pigs about the rather poetic justice of Lampards disallowed goal in Sth Africa 10, even though it was meaningless and you were fucking hammered anyway.  😆

Yeah, but we didn't start legal proceedings over it 😆

I thought the Scots were bad over the whole Eduardo drama.

invisibleman18 wrote:

It probably was for the good of the game though in putting further pressure on the goal line technology debate. It needed to happen in a big match on the big stage. I recall it also happened in the FA Cup final that year.

All this honestly makes you wonder whether things like goal line technology or more assistance for referees are being held back for ulterior reasons.

$5m for "the construction of a stadium in Ireland"?
Fifa are cheapskates.
Meanwhile

comments are brutal

General Mirth wrote:
invisibleman18 wrote:

It probably was for the good of the game though in putting further pressure on the goal line technology debate. It needed to happen in a big match on the big stage. I recall it also happened in the FA Cup final that year.

All this honestly makes you wonder whether things like goal line technology or more assistance for referees are being held back for ulterior reasons.

Makes me wonder again about Spain's two disallowed goals versus South Korea in the 2002 WC.
At the time I thought that was dead suspect.

The irony is that France would have been better off not qualifying lol

For them yes, but we were happy their circus covered up our shit performances.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/05/the-19-most-ridiculous-moments-in-terrible-fifa-movie-united-passions

😆
There's being made a feature film about the origins of FIFA, wasn't aware of this before now. FIFA have contributed with 17 of the £20m
budget.

  • Some English guy: “Young lady, the natives of Africa are stupid. Undisciplined. It’s just in their nature – how could they possibly be expected to appreciate the subtleties of a game invented by whites?”

  • Havelange to Blatter: “Today I am making you my second-in-Command at FIFA… it is a great honour Blatter, and a great honour comes with great responsibility.”

  • Blatter: “From now on we will be exemplary in all respects. The slightest breach of ethics will be severely punished. We will play by my rules now.”

otfgoon wrote:

I'm

Biggus wrote:

Well you lot squealed like stuck pigs about the rather poetic justice of Lampards disallowed goal in Sth Africa 10, even though it was meaningless and you were fucking hammered anyway.  😆

Yeah, but we didn't start legal proceedings over it 😆

I thought the Scots were bad over the whole Eduardo drama.

I agree that it was ridiculous and audacious to try it on, it would certainly have failed but if it succeeded it would have opened the floodgates and made football a farcical sport like boxing.
The fact that they were scared and thought throwing money at it was better rather than having the World cup selection and qualification process inspected in court is revealing.
Delaney did well to extract some money out of them and nothing illegal.
However the Irish government should investigate how the money was spent.