Quincy Abeyie wrote:

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

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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.”

Looks a cracking film its got great actors in too I'd love to see it, Tim Roth is the spitting image of a young Blatter.
They're all there the toffee nosed bigoted English the greasy corrupt Uruguayans 😆

“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?”

Its funny because thats exactly how we speak of (Nth) Americans now lol.

Biggus wrote:
Quincy Abeyie wrote:

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.”

Looks a cracking film its got great actors in too I'd love to see it, Tim Roth is the spitting image of a young Blatter.
They're all there the toffee nosed bigoted English the greasy corrupt Uruguayans 😆

“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?”

Its funny because thats exactly how we speak of (Nth) Americans now lol.

I'm saying that its funny the early 2oth century English football snobbery towards African and well players from pretty much everywhere else is repeated by everyone in the early 21st century towards (Nth) Americans.

But the bases are different. In the first instance, the other people are said to be stupid, while in the second instance there's a recognition that until recently soccer was only the 5th or 6th most popular sport.

Hey it's not me I'm far from an elitist I've spent my life in countries where soccer is a niche minority sport, I recognise that Meaty and a few of his compatriots are a civilised avant garde who can not only appreciate real skill with a ball but have also have found their way to the true faith of Gunnerdom.
People like Meaty and USArsenal and Australians would have to had to suffer sneers of derision like- Nancy boys diving cheating Euro-poofers why don't you play a mans game where you can break someones jaw?

Europeans Africans & Asians need to understand that some of us are operating behind "enemy" lines.

It really isn't that bad. I went to high school in the States in the 90s. There were two American football fields and 7 soccer fields. Football drew the larger crowds, but soccer had higher participation. And I don't recall any of us being labeled 'poofters'.

Just in Australia then.

Mind you Claudius, things have changed by Australia's qualification for 2006/10/14 World cups.
Australia loves winners and will gladly jump on a success bandwagon.

I can't speak for other countries but that definitely applies is Australia, particularly outside of the cities. I got all kinds of shit as a kid for playing 'wogball'. Things have changed a fair bit over the past ten years, but it's still looked down upon as a 'soft' sport. A lot more people now appreciate the skill involved but the diving and theatrics are strongly ridiculed.

Aye the game thats played from Iceland to Invercargill was called "wogball" here, but happily those days are gone- Mostly.

Sounds like an intolerant country. #wogball

To be fair, no one calls it "wogball" any more, and the diving and theatrics do deserve ridicule (and get it from football fans the world over).

Claudius wrote:

Sounds like an intolerant country. #wogball

You'd better believe it!
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5 days later

Warner responds to John Oliver!  The background music is just epic 😆

his dumb ass should have stopped making videos after that one where he thought the onion article was real. even if you don't know the onion the fact that you're (or were) a fifa vp you should know they can't just award a world cup to a country and have it start in a week. he's an embarrassment to caribbean people everywhere. at least be a smart corrupt motherfucker, not a dumb shitstain one.

12 days later

Blatter: I'm not actually going to resign

But, according to Swiss newspaper Blick, Blatter told a party at a Fifa museum: "I did not resign. I put myself and my office in the hands of the Fifa congress."

Blatter is thought to be considering standing for re-election as president.

Best. Troll. Ever. 😆

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33284185

24 days later

"Where's my security?"

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I've seen it said that it's the first time Blatter's been terrified by the sight of money being thrown his way

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But look at his hand moving......For a 79 year old he's got the reflexes of a goalie when it comes to grabbing cash.

Looks to me that he instinctively first went for the money, like he is used to, and then his brain realized it was a trap. 🙂

8 days later

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I'd like to see a video war between Wenger and Mourinho.

Acording to the interpreter Ronaldo does not give a f*** about FIFA or Qatar.
Don't make him angry.

😆 He is such a baby.

Did they play it backwards in slow speed?
Is it a secret message for the world?
When do we rise up Christiano?

2 months later

Blatter under criminal investigation. Even the Swiss are investigating him.

Source: every where

It's over. This shit will take the next 2-3 years as all these thieves are set against each by prosecutors.

7 days later

Coca Cola, McDonalds, Budweiser & Visa all have demanded that Blatter steps down.

Meanwhile Platini is being investigated as well

Happy days

About time the FIFA sponsors make some demands.

Mirth wrote:

Coca Cola, McDonalds, Budweiser & Visa all have demanded that Blatter steps down.

Meanwhile Platini is being investigated as well

Happy days

Indeed, don't want Platini. 🙂

4 days later

Amazing. This is better than House of Cards.

Platini has been suspended as well

It's amazing. I reckon this is the ethics committee trying to not look completely useless.

If these allegations came to light before the Feds and the Swiss got involved, I reckon it gets swept under the carpet.

... and the new acting head of FIFA is someone who was implicated in a ticketing scandal some 13 years ago. These cats are all the same. This is a completely rotten place. We actually need a completely fresh start with a man/woman of integrity/authority at the top. Some have suggested South Africa's Tokyo Sexwale, and I'm sure there are others globally who can fill this role.
What FIFA needs right now is operational continuity below the Exec level while the Execs are cleaned out and replaced. And then once the Exec level is cleansed, investigators should go after the remaining footsoldiers