There is no corruption in FIFA thread [READ THE OP, OP]

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Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Spangly A posted:

Isn't the superbowl the only sporting event that pulls more viewers than the WC? I can't see this happening, the sponsors of both would throw a shitfit.

Football is now so rotten I am hoping the loving sponsors will save it.

The World Cup pulls more and has done for a while.

# ¿ Sep 20, 2013 11:28

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# ¿ May 3, 2024 10:02

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

St Evan Echoes posted:

Just one more logistical nightmare for them to handwave away I guess

At least we can look forward to laughing at a room full of decrepit liches trying to wave with Rolex's the size of golfballs strapped to their wrists.

# ¿ Oct 4, 2013 11:14

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Adulterous Hitler posted:

A WC/EC knockout phase without Italy participating is great bc it actually makes it possible for Germany to win that thing.

This but England

# ¿ Nov 2, 2013 00:22

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

It's to allow the visiting dignitaries a chance to arrive into the stadium by helicopter and deliver a final symbolic loving of football.

# ¿ Nov 19, 2013 12:29

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Hegav posted:

When are China going to host the World Cup?

They're pumping their money into large scale infrastructure projects, so probably about 2 years after they finish to show them off (and just before they all fall apart).

# ¿ Feb 20, 2014 17:38

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Suppose it makes sense when you have a country of 2,000,000 people and a projected stadium capacity of 600,000.

Maybe some of the slaves working the construction will get a break

# ¿ Apr 21, 2014 18:48

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

pik_d posted:

Nah, those were the first to go

Nah, Bangladeshi passports, then the magic air conditioners

# ¿ Apr 21, 2014 22:05

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Peanut President posted:

This is definitely going to show off my dumb rear end american-ness but people are freaking out over stickers?

Stickers here are like baseball cards in the States I'd guess? But with far fewer nerds interested in them past 12/13.

# ¿ Apr 25, 2014 15:49

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Meteorologists are dead racist when they point out 50 degree temperatures

# ¿ Jun 9, 2014 18:44

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

If he tries to bring in challenges/ appeals they'll push him I think

# ¿ Jun 11, 2014 21:29

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Byolante posted:

Isn't the government getting involved in football governance a thing that gets you suspended or expelled from fifa?

They're not getting involved in football governance, they're asking an 'expert' for advice on a potential criminal matter.

# ¿ Jul 22, 2014 08:49

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

They paid $30m for a propaganda film starring Tim Roth and people are surprised at an e-zine?

# ¿ Aug 26, 2014 16:54

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Building did a mental Dubai project of the month for a while because every new skyscraper had to be a perfect circle or gold or mad

# ¿ Sep 16, 2014 20:36

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

serious gaylord posted:

The Serious Fraud Office have requested a copy of the report about the world cup bidding process with the aim of prosecution.

I bet Fifa don't give it to them.

It needs to be a concerted effort from INTERPOL so that they can't just move from one jurisdiction to another to avoid prosecution and oversight

Which would be great, if FIFA wasn't donating around 2% of INTERPOL's annual budget to help stop match fixing.

# ¿ Sep 23, 2014 10:47

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Theres an MP trying to get the Serious Fraud Office to investigate Blazer and the 2018/2022 bids because some of the recorded conversations took place in London during the Olympics.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2014 18:11

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Remember that the Congress will only see a shortlist of 3 countries compiled by the Executive Committee.

Which makes the double dipping even more flagrant and hilarious.

# ¿ Nov 13, 2014 14:22

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Walk Free authored a report on modern slavery that was released today.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/17/modern-slavery-35-million-people-walk-free-foundation-report

Russia on pure numbers manages the #5 spot, but Qatar does well on % population enslaved and gets the #4 spot.

"FIFA stands for repect, fair-play, not just on the field of play, but in our society as well."

# ¿ Nov 17, 2014 16:57

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

After France host 2016 I guess they'll join the calls for boycotts, just like Germany and England have done when there aren't tournaments on the line anymore.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2014 17:28

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Spangly A posted:

This would be incredible.

If Beijing can get it then loving anywhere can. It's the end stage of these bidding processes that a competently run FIFA would and should be worried about; when your demands, bribes and insane requirements of host countries drives away viable hosts, you're left with Turkmenistan '26 followed by Azerbaijan '30.

# ¿ Nov 18, 2014 18:08

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

It's a lot harder to justify starting a contract with slavers and despots than it is to continue one until it has 'run its course' for both parties as well.

# ¿ Nov 25, 2014 21:01

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

vyelkin posted:

let alone host one, and doesn't have any infrastructure to do so.

Qatar will host nearly everything bar the Olympics before the World Cup because nobody cares about Athletics or Swimming competitions.

Given half a chance I think they'd bid for the Commonwealth Games.

# ¿ Dec 11, 2014 14:14

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

atomic gog posted:

and Australia have won 3 field hockey world cups.

Including women's sports is cheating.

# ¿ Dec 11, 2014 20:12

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Hegay posted:

Starting to think FIFA might have something to hide

They just had an investigation they're clean as a whistle.

# ¿ Dec 16, 2014 16:15

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Blue Star Error posted:

2026 will be in USA its a foregone conclusion.

It'll be China

# ¿ Mar 25, 2015 08:39

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Pook Good Mook posted:

Why doesn't any news org ever ask the obvious? Kazakhstan can't host until 2034, no one in Asia can.

The pool of countries who are willing or able to give FIFA the kind of poo poo they want is dwindling into an ever smaller number of petro-States and dictatorships, the continent rule will be hand waved away just like any other 'rule' that has threatened to slow down Sepp and Co getting dirty money.

# ¿ Apr 1, 2015 18:50

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

FIFA's only hope at this point is to bankrupt the FBI with the overtime and man hours they'll need to identify all of the corruption and bribery.

There must be a couple of UEFA members making GBS threads it at the moment as well. I know England had 'friendlies' and 'development funds' go to Warner by way of Trindiad and Tobago, I don't doubt that it happened a lot elsewhere either. Look at the fine Rumminegge got for his forgotten watches, and how the tendrils of this are going to start reaching into the domestic club sphere as well.

Thank god yanks hate football.

# ¿ May 27, 2015 12:23

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Shitshow posted:

Again, I'd love to be wrong, but that's how the bureaucracy works.

You're doing that 'oh no were bound to lose against Havant and Waterlooville' faux negativity thing that United and Liverpool fans used too and it's really boring.

# ¿ May 27, 2015 14:17

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Blatter and Snowden will have such fun conversations

# ¿ May 27, 2015 17:44

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Aleksei Vasiliev posted:

That's on the U.S. for letting him in

# ¿ May 27, 2015 17:50

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Shitshow posted:

David Conn ‏@david_conn 1h1 hour ago
FIFA: US Dept of Justice alleges bribes re Brazil team sponsorship by major US sportswear company. Nike done it since 1996. No statement yet

That's tasty.

Are they finally going to prove that Nike ruined fat Ronaldo?

# ¿ May 27, 2015 18:01

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

TraderStav posted:

This is great and all, but does this mean that America will be instrumental in the 'new FIFA' that's to come once this is dismantled?

Hello playoffs, annual world cups, and commercial breaks!

You need to learn what IFAB is and does

# ¿ May 27, 2015 19:04

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triple sulk posted:

HOLY poo poo

He's hosed and he's gone and he's going to die penniless :dance:

ayb posted:

so what third world country FA head will win the election?

Dan Flynn

# ¿ Jun 2, 2015 17:51

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Gigi Galli posted:

Well he wont be a candidate but I bet he'll be running it.

I think they'll read his post on the way out

# ¿ Jun 2, 2015 18:29

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

a quick and simple way to weed out the poo poo countries; if any of the stadiums in your bid needed more than 20% government funding to be built then you can't use them.

# ¿ Jun 2, 2015 20:21