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vyelkin posted:Yeah Russia at least has stadiums and infrastructure, and despite racism, corruption, bribery, and no-bid contracts for Putin's friends, at least their infrastructure probably won't see thousands of slaves worked to death in order to build it. It's not a good choice, but it's a choice that you could see a less corrupt organization still making if they thought it was a good idea. Well, I am sure a few people were probably worked to death on the Moscow subway. However Russia has hosted both Olympics and it's no worse hosting it there than in the USA USA USA!!
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http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/11/sepp-blatter-fifa-football-planetsquote:The Fifa president Sepp Blatter has shrugged off the corruption claims engulfing the organisation by joking that it would expand its mission to other planets. 
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Jun 11, 2014 15:38
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Jun 11, 2014 15:58
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When thousands of poor workers are dying? No problem for the sponsors and fa's. When corruption is suspected? TAKE IT AWAY FROM QATAR.
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Can't wait to see Platini backpaddle in 2040 when it turns out the 2050 World Cup can't be played on Venus because there's no loving oxygen there.
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Truth posted:When thousands of poor workers are dying? No problem for the sponsors and fa's. When corruption is suspected? TAKE IT AWAY FROM QATAR. More like when public pressure was actually noticeable it became take it away from Qatar. Coca Cola and McDonalds and who the gently caress ever don't care what it is that the thing they're sponsoring does, as long as it reflects badly on them they'll want an inquiry. The outrage could be for something completely mundane but if it was loud enough they'd react. They didn't care about thousands of poor workers dying because the world seemingly didn't care, because journalists and tv news media weren't mentioning it enough.
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Answers Me posted:http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/11/sepp-blatter-fifa-football-planets You heard it here first: Mars 2026. I mean hey, we're not considering whether it's actually possible to play football in the host's climate after all.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27805019quote:Fifa president Sepp Blatter said "his mission is not finished" as he was cleared to stand for a fifth term. 
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Blatter has dirt on everyone. There was an article I think on the Guardian recently about how he got to where he is, and lots of it was getting people to owe him favours so all of the dodgy stuff was done by other people so technically he's clean. Nobody at FIFA can touch him
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Jun 11, 2014 21:39
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It's bad, but I honestly hope he dies. Vile human being
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TwoDogs1Cup posted:It's bad, but I honestly hope he dies. Vile human being
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I loving hate FIFA and Sepp Blatter.
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Pissflaps posted:I loving hate FIFA and Sepp Blatter. It all started with Joao Havelange hating England and turned into this farce because of Switzerland. gently caress the Swiss
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Answers Me posted:http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/11/sepp-blatter-fifa-football-planets Sepp is clearly a Daily Mash reader: http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headlines/2026-mongo-world-cup-triggers-controversy-2014060287120
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NFL style challenge flags? I think Sepp is actually going insane from the pressure, sounds like a really strange speech overall gently caress Sepp, btw.
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Food Court Druid posted:You heard it here first: Mars 2026. I mean hey, we're not considering whether it's actually possible to play football in the host's climate after all. http://instagram.com/p/pHxOa8oaBz/
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porkface posted:He's even got dirt on NASA it cost $10,000 to put that tiny ball into space
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What would it cost to put Blatter into space? Let's say one-way.
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Forgive me if this is already common knowledge, I'm a total soccer noob, but I was shocked to learn that for the longest time, Sepp Blatter has aspired to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Sounds about right for a megalomaniac.
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How can African referees collect their bribes if there are challenge flags? [/racism]
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CubanMissile posted:How can African referees collect their bribes if there are challenge flags? [/racism] Cricket challenges often produce a laughably terrible result so I am pretty sure they could do the same in football
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27805019 Blatters gone fully mental.
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serious gaylord posted:http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27805019 I HOPE HE DIES SOON FFS
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serious gaylord posted:http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27805019 Video replay, yes, hmmmm I think this will lead to some quality posts itf especially while the USA Brigade ramps up for World Cup posting
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Hegay posted:I HOPE HE DIES SOON FFS I don't know, winning the next FIFA election as he becomes increasingly senile would be interesting
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Jose posted:I don't know, winning the next FIFA election as he becomes increasingly senile would be interesting Yeah, it would be pretty loving cool if the dude who somehow seems to be able to manipulate FIFA to do his bidding will get senile and still decide on the sport we all love 
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The World Cup will be played in the South Pole in 2026 as a way to rectify the extreme heat of the 2022 World Cup.
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serious gaylord posted:http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27805019 Haha. I would like to randomly bump into him on the street just to see if I could top "the most disrespectful thing" he's ever experienced. He's either a master troll or so out of touch it's unbelievable. I wonder if he knows that everyone wishes him dead
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tetsman posted:The World Cup will be played in the South Pole in 2026 as a way to rectify the extreme heat of the 2022 World Cup. "Yes, the average temperatures in Qatar may be high, but if you average the temperatures over both world cups..." Distressingly this is something I can imagine him actually saying. As leaps in logic go, its not that much more out there than suggesting that FIFA officials cant be corrupt because racism.
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Michel Platini, more commonly known as 'Blatter but French', has stopped supporting Sepp Blatter and will not accept a fifth Blatter term. He will announce his (potential, not yet confirmed) candidacy for FIFA presidency during the August 28 draw of the Champions League
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belgend posted:Michel Platini, more commonly known as 'Blatter but French', has stopped supporting Sepp Blatter and will not accept a fifth Blatter term. He will announce his (potential, not yet confirmed) candidacy for FIFA presidency during the August 28 draw of the Champions League itshappening.gif One of these cunts is going to be ruined by this and it'll be wonderful even though FIFA will be just as corrupt as ever.
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belgend posted:Michel Platini, more commonly known as 'Blatter but French', has stopped supporting Sepp Blatter and will not accept a fifth Blatter term. He will announce his (potential, not yet confirmed) candidacy for FIFA presidency during the August 28 draw of the Champions League I hope they both die.
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I'm not optimistic this will be successful. Ever since sepp started out as president of the World Society of Friends of Suspenders he's had phenomenal support.
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Jose posted:http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/10/franz-beckenbauer-fine-fifa-investigation-world-cup My favourite Beckenbauer moment was that time he went over to investigate work conditions in Qatar and came back saying they were fine and then had to pay a massive fine for not declaring £400k in watches given to him as gifts while he was there. However, learning that Qatar hired him as a consultant in oil & gas negotiations going on in countries he's never visited pretty much dictates he'll win the Most Poorly Hidden Bribery award 2014.
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FIFA presidency decided by who can provide the bungs with more consistency and, maybe, on how large those bungs are. Ftw. That Champagne fella should run, but if he's as honest as he says and therefore unwilling to provide bungs, he's got no chance.
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