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Crazy Ted posted:ABC (United States): Sources say Sepp Blatter is being investigated by the FBI Remember when he said last month that he wasn't coming to the Copa America Centennial next year? I think he's going to be here for that, at least.
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So what's the over/under on how long until the Garcia report is fully published? Also, odds on the FBI 'accidentally' having a copy of it already? I wonder if after FIFA pissed him off, Garcia dropped a couple hints about where to go looking for evidence and who to look at.
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BI NOW GAY LATER posted:The investigation by the DOJ has been going on since like 2013 at least. Though I'd say they got some assistance from it. I'm talking the final puzzle pieces. Like some secretary from Lesotho or something being the link between Valcke and Warner.
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Jun 2, 2015 19:39
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Sudden Loud Noise posted:California is willing to host, but all the countries have to promise to fill their water bottles at home before they come. The water fountains won't be turned on here. So just like Europe?
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Jun 2, 2015 20:25
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Does anyone know if Blatter has skipped town? I hope he tries.
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Jun 4, 2015 03:58
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Daric posted:Michigan is still the largest college football stadium at 110,000 Yeah but why the hell would anyone want to go to Michigan? Qatar is bad enough.
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Jun 11, 2015 16:46
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All they had to do is not award the 2022 to the worst possible bid and all these fuckers would have kept their jobs and expensive lifestyles. Also lol Xavi. You complete and utter shill. http://www.espnfc.us/fifa-world-cup/story/2493976/xavi-hernandez-qatar-has-conditions-for-great-world-cup
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Jun 17, 2015 23:17
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El Hefe posted:Is that the same Ireland where the economy went into recession thanks to Henry's hand? Well FIFA did pay them off so they would keep their mouth shut about that one.
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Jun 24, 2015 18:02
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Ewar Woowar posted:Lol what right would they have to appeal?! They could probably appeal the whole game. Because such an important match was decided on a terrible call, they could call for a rematch. Just spitballing here.
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Jun 25, 2015 01:43
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Ewar Woowar posted:Do you realize what kind of precedent that would set? I do know that. That doesn't stop Ireland from demanding it and whining. It was hush money so Ireland would shut the gently caress up about it.
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Jun 25, 2015 03:52
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He's not going to the Final for 'personal reasons'. Personal reasons being his freedom.
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stickyfngrdboy posted:what's that? they investigated FIFA for ten years and still haven't arrested the top dog? this is an organisation we trust, for sure. He's phase 3. Phase 1 was Blazer(the Undercover Informant), Phase 2 is arresting mid-to-high levels executives and get them to roll on higher-ups, leading to Phase 3: Taking down the Boss. It's like you guys have never heard of a RICO case ever. This is how every Mob trial has ever gone.
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Jul 1, 2015 19:19
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stickyfngrdboy posted:how long does phase 3 take? Depends on how fast guys like Webb, Warner, and Valcke turn over evidence. John Gotti took years, but he was actually pretty good at being a criminal. Blatter is not. I'm sure if he were to show up in Canada, there'd be a nice warrant for his arrest waiting for him at the tarmac.
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Shrapnig posted:In Fluo/FLJ voice: Truly their passion united the world.
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You know what, I love Sepp Blatter. He has trolled the world for years, makes tons of money, and bangs hot chicks. I want to be him when I grow up. In regards to Morocco's failed 1994 World Cup bid: “In the opinion of the executive committee, perhaps it was wiser to accept the infrastructure that was existing than the ones that were planned,” said FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who was then general secretary. “Also consider … that the World Cup is not a development program for the basic infrastructure of a country.” From this: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/04/usa-world-cup-94-inside-story
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jyrka posted:It was a completely reasonable interview. And, yes, he knows what you're saying. That is what he was complaining about it. If he didn't want to have his criminal organization treated like a criminal organization, maybe, just maybe, he shouldn't have let his buddies break a bunch of laws?
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CONMEBOL officials are claiming the Copa America Centenario 2016 might not be played in the US like it was planned. I wonder if it's because good old Sepp can't blow this one off like the Women's World Cup?
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blue footed boobie posted:This would not really make much difference except that players would get paid more. Do you really want Nicklas Bendtner to make even more money?!
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MrBling posted:http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/24/michel-platini-usa-2022-bid-voting-qatar And he's the head of UEFA and the soon-to-be head of FIFA. New boss= old boss.
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Blue Star Error posted:they said that about Rolf What did that Muppet ever do to anyone?
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vyelkin posted:FIFA have taken the bold anti-corruption step of banning Jack Warner from football for life, which will surely end all legal pressure on them going forward. This is great because he was already banned for life for the Bin Hammam thing.
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stickyfngrdboy posted:Incredibly, he was the only voice against it. Do your research. If you don't think he already knew the outcome of that vote before it was cast and also knew that a token vote for the US would deflect heat from him, then you're as dumb as your posts have been.
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Oct 16, 2015 17:56
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advanced statsman posted:how could he have known? Because Qatar bribed everyone. He knew the requisite number of votes were already paid for.
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Ninpo posted:http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/22/real-madrid-barcelona-linesman-clasico-match-fixing I want to believe because referee organizations are highly political, but at the same time, there's no way they are scheduling referees this far in advance. But this is Spain, so I can't wait for this to keep exploding. 
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Shoren posted:The question then is: Did they decide the hosts by committee before the bids were seen, or did they decide after seeing the bids, but before the votes were cast? Isn't it still fraud to collude on a vote?
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Oct 29, 2015 16:10
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foobardog posted:Qatar is really what made everyone go what the gently caress? They were promising Bond Villain-esque levels of weather control with man-made, remote control cloud drones with modular stadiums that would be dismantled after the Cup and given to African countries. Yes, it was an insane bid based on non-existent technology and glitter. They claimed the 120° heat of the summer wouldn't be an issue and of course they wouldn't move the dates of the tournament. When a bunch of FIFA Ex-Co members suddenly became great friends of the nation of Qatar and start getting Spanish villas, artwork, cushy job postings, etc right before a major vote on an issue concerning Qatar and all of a sudden Qatar wins the vote when it would never have even been considered, I mean, it's hard not to call shenanigans. It was the most obvious bribe/corruption job the world had seen in a while. They didn't even really try to hide it.
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Shrapnig posted:I'm sure wikipedia will hold up well in the court of law. While that is form Wikipedia, that is absolutely how the voting went when they counted the votes each round publicly.
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serious gaylord posted:Would the level of commentary improve if the worst offenders could be stoned to death? I think USA and FOX would be against that because then we'd have no more commentators.
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Azerban posted:world cup should be a 128 team unseeded single elimination knockout tournament Canada will still lose to Guam in the qualifiers.
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Shoren posted:Why not go all the way and make the World Cup a 209-team tournament? The current format is clearly discriminatory against nations of less wealth and skill and should be done away with. So what if the groups will have 26 teams each? Every nation deserves a chance to go toe-to-toe with the World Champions, even ones that have no chance to win like Mauritania or Brazil. And just think of how much they could charge for TV rights to blockbuster matches like Seychelles vs Maldives! The possibilities are truly endless. So you'd like the current system to stand then?
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Simone Poodoin posted:They released the names of all the arrested people and they are all small time third world nobodies, fail rear end feds if you ask me I'm sure it's because these guys are the dumb criminals they are hoping will roll on the smart ones, or as we all know them, UEFA.
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El Hefe posted:Figueredo has been granted his extradition to Uruguay and now Rafael Esquivel is also trying to get extradited to Venezuela because he knows he'll be able to do whatever the gently caress he wants here I guarantee you he only got extradition because he rolled on someone higher than him.
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Blue Star Error posted:but but but Rico As I said, he probably cut a sweet deal to roll on his superiors.
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Blue Star Error posted:Who are his superiors? Wasn't he the head man or vice head man of South America? They want Platini, Valcke, Blatter, etc. I'll bet you most of them weren't smart enough to not go through American banks, but who knows? Most of these guys are terrible criminals who never actually had to hide the things they did very hard because of the government positions they hold.
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2022 Wold Cup. 
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The Centennario is going to be awesome. I wonder how many FIFA guys are actually going to show up.
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jyrka posted:According to the bookies someone called Salman Al Khalifa is very likely to be the next FIFA president. Don't they know that this election is going to have more scrutiny than ever? Are FIFA members really this dumb?
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New boss is just like the old one. And he is going to win with both Asia and Africa voting in bloc. I guess fully half of FIFA don't understand the reason things have gone south over the past 3 years.
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She's the ultra liberal candidate they put up first before submitting the more moderate 'second' choice that ultimately gets nominated.
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Lladre posted:Prince Ali bin al-Hussein requests postponement of Fifa presidential election. Out of all the candidates, Prince Ali of Jordan is probably the least objectionable.
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