Der Shovel posted:

Ahahaha now Uruguay are trying to piggyback off this and get Suarez' ban overturned


E: http://www.espnfc.com/uruguay/story/2470242/luis-suarez-ban-may-be-appealed-after-fifa-charges

Der Shovel posted:

Ahahaha now Uruguay are trying to piggyback off this and get Suarez' ban overturned


E: http://www.espnfc.com/uruguay/story/2470242/luis-suarez-ban-may-be-appealed-after-fifa-charges

Dirk Pitt posted:

It makes me angry that Sepp can get away with this by paying off some tinpot dictators in the Caribbean and Africa.

Jose posted:

UEFA aren't going to block the vote and will mostly vote for Prince Ali who has told them he has 60 votes outside UEFA. So Blatter is definitely winning

Kwagga posted:

Don't see the problem with this. I hope this sets a precedent and the world finally takes a serious look at my claim that a FIFA official was sitting in the stands during the final of USA '94 and was reflecting the sun off his watch into Baggio's eyes when he was taking that penalty.

serious gaylord posted:

Greg Dyke has said he will not retake his seat at the executive committee if Blatter is re-elected.

Crazy Ted posted:

The UEFA General Secretary is calling for the election to be postponed and also for a "complete reboot" of FIFA.

dogboy posted:

I read on Spiegel.de that Central and North America fully support Blatter, too!

Honj Steak posted:

I don't think there is any football federation you could really call sane. Chuck Blazer has been as corrupt as anyone else, he just found out soon enough that talking will spare him a lot of harm in the future. Also European Federations got in on this many decades ago with entities like ISL/adidas actively helping to invent this whole business of sports curruption.

Der Shovel posted:

Ahahaha now Uruguay are trying to piggyback off this and get Suarez' ban overturned


E: http://www.espnfc.com/uruguay/story/2470242/luis-suarez-ban-may-be-appealed-after-fifa-charges

GaussianCopula posted:

CONCACAF is mostly corrupt Caribbean people. They consist of 41 national federations, of which 3 are mostly sane (Canada, USA, Mexico) but the rest are shitholes that are happy if Blatter gives them money for their vote

Plaitini posted:

Sometimes I have stomach troubles and that relates to Fifa problems. Honestly, myself as a lover of Fifa, I’m a great admirer of it’s history, I really don’t know where to put myself. I have had enough, enough is enough. Too much is too much.

Today we had a meeting of the 54 members, tomorrow when it comes to the election of the presidency a very big majority of European national associations will vote Prince Ali. People don’t want (Sepp Blatter) anymore and I don’t want him anymore either. I have always said they want Fifa to be strong and Fifa is no longer strong. I am still trying to convince some [European football associations] who are not totally convinced.

I told him ‘Sepp, I’d like to speak to you man to man, face to face.’ He said ‘It’s too late. I can’t all of a sudden leave when congress starts this afternoon.’

I told Sepp Blatter to leave, to step down, because you are giving Fifa a terrible image. It’s not easy to tell a friend that he must leave but that is the way history is going. I’m saying this with sadness, with tears in my eyes. There have been too many scandals.

Prince Ali is young, he’s ambitious and that’s why I support him. He can do some good, he doesn’t need money. Things are a bit complicated in his region because he doesn’t have the support of his region but he’s a man that can do a lot of good.

dex_sda posted:

https://youtu.be/1d6UKHaHvKw russia today on the scandal

Twat le Piss posted:

Platini is going crazy with talking to the media, from the Guardian live thing, a few choice quotes:

NTRabbit posted:

cadfael posted:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32909649

Bit bemused this article has dragged poor Jozy into this mess. It seems to suggest 'his ability to defend the near post at corners and "run the channels' is akin to the pleasure we've all had over the US Attorney General's intervention, or something.

El Hefe posted:

Can someone explain to me what's happening here but comparing it to Star Wars so I can actually understand

Thank you as an american

El Hefe posted:

Can someone explain to me what's happening here but comparing it to Star Wars so I can actually understand

Thank you as an american

quote:

"I'm a Christian and this is blasphemy," Nascimento Lopes told Insideworldfootball

"It's a state conspiracy. People are always trying to knock Blatter. Africa will vote for Mr Blatter and I will follow that. I agree at some point there has to be change but let Blatter finish his mandate and see what he does. It's not all about the major European football countries. If you point three fingers at someone, there's is always one you point at yourself. Tomorrow we are going to vote for Blatter. How do we know anyone else would be any better?"

El Hefe posted:

Can someone explain to me what's happening here but comparing it to Star Wars so I can actually understand

Thank you as an american

NTRabbit posted:

All of football is rulled by the evil FIFA empire, lead by Darth Blatter; following the rule of two, he has but one apprentice, Darth Platini, though they command an immense army of evil and corrupt followers, who in turn dominate all the member nations.

Just this week, thanks to Chuck the Hutt, and the Swiss - many of whom died to bring them this information - the American Rebel Alliance has struck a crippling blow to Darth Blatter and the FIFA Empire. Sensing the weakness of his master, Darth Platini now seeks to overthrow him and take his place as the Dark Lord.

dex_sda posted:

If you point three fingers at someone, there is always one you point at yourself.

...what?

lmaoboy1998 posted:

If you think its appropriate to reference any film with talking robots, the Batman, zombies, magic or elves in when conversing with other adults you have serious brain damage. IMO.

dex_sda posted:

If you point three fingers at someone, there is always one you point at yourself.

...what?

Twat le Piss posted:

Platini is going crazy with talking to the media, from the Guardian live thing, a few choice quotes:

ozmunkeh posted:

they were put on backwards after being hacked off in a warcrime

NTRabbit posted:

All of football is rulled by the evil FIFA empire, lead by Darth Blatter; following the rule of two, he has but one apprentice, Darth Platini, though they command an immense army of evil and corrupt followers, who in turn dominate all the member nations.

Just this week, thanks to the arrest and turning of the villainous, fat criminal Chuck the Hutt, and the efforts of the Swiss - many of whom died to bring them this information - the American Rebel Alliance has struck a crippling blow to Darth Blatter and the FIFA Empire. Sensing the weakness of his master, Darth Platini now seeks to overthrow him and take his place as the Dark Lord.