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ayn rand hand job posted:The Japanese police have arrested the owner of Mt. Gox and are going to try him. Oh I know, it was a manner of speaking. It's going to be fun (except for him)
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Dawncloack posted:Anything new going on?? At a quick google: Fifa is having serious trouble recruiting new sponsors, and the remaining big money is demanding assurances. There will be a summit in August, and the way it happened comes across to me as the sponsors really yanking Fifa's chain.http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33649448 , http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/11760982/Fifa-admits-it-cannot-attract-new-sponsors-until-Sepp-Blatter-leaves.html Probably related, the various contenders for Blatter's throne started publicly jockeying for position last week: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33700638 , http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33714580 eviltastic fucked around with this message at 18:52 on Aug 3, 2015 |
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Dawncloack posted:Anything new going on?? Off topic for FIFA, but I wouldn't speak so soon. As others have pointed out, Karpeles got arrested this morning.
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eviltastic posted:At a quick google: Fifa is having serious trouble recruiting new sponsors, and the remaining big money is demanding assurances. There will be a summit in August, and the way it happened comes across to me as the sponsors really yanking Fifa's chain.http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33649448 , http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/11760982/Fifa-admits-it-cannot-attract-new-sponsors-until-Sepp-Blatter-leaves.html Would the current alternatives be any better than the status quo? There really ought to be a massive reorganization that goes way beyond just the huge swath of org leadership that got indicted.
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They could disolve Fifa as an entity and start it again from the ground up but all of the same problems would appear, and I would wager the majority of the people in control of governing bodies would be back in the same job with just a different combination of letters at the top of the paper.
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serious gaylord posted:They could disolve Fifa as an entity and start it again from the ground up but all of the same problems would appear, and I would wager the majority of the people in control of governing bodies would be back in the same job with just a different combination of letters at the top of the paper. You might be able to get away with a 20-year moratorium on FIFA leadership accepting any role from new-FIFA.
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At least right now, any rule change in football must be approved by a special body in which FIFA has 4 votes, and the representatives of the 4 Home Nations (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) have one vote each. So the Brits can block anything dumb the rest of FIFA can dream up. I don't know how that would work if FIFA were dissolved.
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Long time, no news. http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/5824046-u-s-swiss-prosecutors-to-give-update-on-fifa-corruption-cases-in-zurich/The Associated Press posted:U.S., Swiss prosecutors to give update on FIFA corruption cases in Zurich
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Ashley Madison posted:Long time, no news. http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/5824046-u-s-swiss-prosecutors-to-give-update-on-fifa-corruption-cases-in-zurich/ 3 months to crack, I'm actually shocked it took that long.
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Ashley Madison posted:Long time, no news. http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/5824046-u-s-swiss-prosecutors-to-give-update-on-fifa-corruption-cases-in-zurich/ Dude is a surprisingly slippery eel to catch.
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Mister Macys posted:Dude is a surprisingly slippery eel to catch. Unfortunately, not everyone's buying condos for their dogs and dodging taxes on the income that went to fund it. ErIog fucked around with this message at 09:15 on Sep 5, 2015 |
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Switzerland's attorney general announced that they opened criminal proceedings against Sepp Blatter this morning. Then they hauled Blatter and FIFA VP Michel Platini away for interrogation. This has been the best week. Edit: Source: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/724c202a72c24794bb292b65af36e892/swiss-statement-criminal-investigation-sepp-blatter Ceiling fan fucked around with this message at 16:26 on Sep 25, 2015 |
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Sepp and Michael were then politely sodomized with the full dick of the law and the world was a better place, the end.
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Criminal mismanagement and/or misappropriation  On the other hand, this could have all been avoided by explicitly declaring that FIFA's primary purpose is making rich old guys richer as they get older, with the help of a futbol tournament organising public relations arm 
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I CANNOT EJACULATE WITHOUT SEEING NATIVE AMERICANS BRUTALISED!
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A Winner is Jew posted:DCFADP and Sepp Blatter gets indicted. Best week ever? Also, Volkswagen is either dead or crippled.
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Darth Walrus posted:Also, Volkswagen is either dead or crippled. At this rate the Pope needs to just be relocated to DC.
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That or he needs to do a sequel trip to the West Coast. Perhaps LA, San Fran, and Seattle.
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A Winner is Jew posted:DCFADP and Sepp Blatter gets indicted. Best week ever? Don't forget Boehner resigning.
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Darth Walrus posted:Also, Volkswagen is either dead or crippled. Don't be ridiculous, it's neither of these things. I really hope they get Platini as well, which seems likely since he was also
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RandomPauI posted:That or he needs to do a sequel trip to the West Coast. Perhaps LA, San Fran, and Seattle. Pope needs to visit SF during pride week... and forgive / bless everyone as they go by making conservatives heads explode.
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Alkydere posted:Don't forget Boehner resigning. "I look out for the institution.*" *- Wage slavery
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Ceiling fan posted:Switzerland's attorney general announced that they opened criminal proceedings against Sepp Blatter this morning. Then they hauled Blatter and FIFA VP Michel Platini away for interrogation.  Too bad we got to wait until December to see if Warner is gonna get extradited.
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He did. The best week.
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Warner's banned for life. e: Hope the Torygraph is an OK source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/fifa/11898608/Fifa-scandal-Jack-Warner-to-be-banned-for-life.html
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FAUXTON posted:Warner's banned for life. Expecting a youtube statement about the clear conspiracy wherein America wants to get back at superior futbol nations.
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http://tass.ru/en/sport/824270 lol Russian minister of sport afraid to leave the country and go to Switzerland. I'm guessing the wont even go near North-America.
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blowfish posted:Expecting a youtube statement about the clear conspiracy wherein America wants to get back at superior futbol nations. More like a video of him singing "took a little bribe, got banned for life"
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McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Budweiser and Visa demand Blatter to step down. Blatter through his lawyer: "I respectfully disagree". Those companies have give over 1,6 billion to FIFA between 2011 and 2014. Source: Financial Times  Blatter is SO hosed.
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OhYeah posted:McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Budweiser and Visa demand Blatter to step down. Blatter through his lawyer: "I respectfully disagree". Those companies have give over 1,6 billion to FIFA between 2011 and 2014. Hopefully their blessing accelerates criminal charges pressed against him.
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Nonsense posted:Hopefully their blessing accelerates criminal charges pressed against him.
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Mange Mite posted:This criminal prosecution has been sponsored by... "I'm here at the Staples(tm) Supreme Court justiceplex..."
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OhYeah posted:McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Budweiser and Visa demand Blatter to step down. Blatter through his lawyer: "I respectfully disagree". Those companies have give over 1,6 billion to FIFA between 2011 and 2014. Yeah, saw a piece in the WSJ this morning. Blatter's humming about how he's invincible and no one can touch him even though he's already in a Swiss cell and there's a RICO case aimed at him. I wonder if a case can be made to remove him for medical reasons because the man is comically delusional.
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Badger of Basra posted:I thought he resigned. Did he take it back? He planned on staying until December or early 2016 when another set of comical elections could be run.
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OhYeah posted:McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Budweiser and Visa demand Blatter to step down. Blatter through his lawyer: "I respectfully disagree". Those companies have give over 1,6 billion to FIFA between 2011 and 2014. It's easy to act this way when you've never been held accountable for anything, ever. Sayeth Achewood: I wish in the past I had tried more things 'cause now I know that being in trouble is a fake idea
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Alkydere posted:Yeah, saw a piece in the WSJ this morning. Blatter's humming about how he's invincible and no one can touch him even though he's already in a Swiss cell and there's a RICO case aimed at him. Blatter is in prison right now? I know he had criminal charges brought against him finally, but I can't find anything about them actually holding him in a jail.
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