<![CDATA[FIFA officials arrested in 'dawn raid' over FBI corruption investigation]]>Title says it all really.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32895057

]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/37135/fifa-officials-arrested-in-dawn-raid-over-fbi-corruption-investigationRSS for NodeFri, 02 Oct 2026 21:08:59 GMTWed, 27 May 2015 08:29:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to FIFA officials arrested in 'dawn raid' over FBI corruption investigation on Sat, 06 Jun 2015 19:25:03 GMT]]>Now, lets get the 2022 world cup in the US.

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@gftchris said:

Sepp Blatter, president for the last ~20 years and main 'Jimmy Haslam clone' at FIFA is resigning. I know most of you don't know how amazing this news is, but everybody I know is so, so happy with this.

Blatter seems to be a prideful punk but FIFA did very well under his direction. He has pushed the right buttons even if he got paid while doing it. Corruption, while not the best or most fair plan, often times get things done efficiently.

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@the-gipper said:

So, you say Blatter is stepping down?

Who is going to replace him? Ali Haji Sheikh? (Ask Woody why that would make him happy).

There will be an election later this year to determine his successor. Presumably it'll go to the guy that pulled out last minute this time, Prince Ali ababwa bin al-hussein.

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@gftchris said:

Sepp Blatter, president for the last ~20 years and main 'Jimmy Haslam clone' at FIFA is resigning. I know most of you don't know how amazing this news is, but everybody I know is so, so happy with this.

So, you say Blatter is stepping down?

Who is going to replace him? Ali Haji Sheikh? (Ask Woody why that would make him happy).

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/509412https://brownsboard.com/post/509412Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:00:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to FIFA officials arrested in 'dawn raid' over FBI corruption investigation on Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:49:52 GMT]]>Sepp Blatter, president for the last ~20 years and main 'Jimmy Haslam clone' at FIFA is resigning. I know most of you don't know how amazing this news is, but everybody I know is so, so happy with this.

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@diehardbrownsfan said:

Criminal.

That's what the FBI is trying to show.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/509103https://brownsboard.com/post/509103Mon, 01 Jun 2015 15:04:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to FIFA officials arrested in 'dawn raid' over FBI corruption investigation on Mon, 01 Jun 2015 15:02:22 GMT]]>Criminal.

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@the-gipper said:

You say that money was paid to FIFA....but what I understand is that the payments in question went directly to the Administrators to the tune of millions of dollars.

The money was withheld from a payment by FIFA to the SA FA. That money was then re-distributed, at the request of the SA FA to Jack Warner and concacaf.

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@gftchris said:

I know it probably doesn't get so much traction over there, but the world of soccer is currently thanking the FBI very, very much for having the balls to do what everyone else should have done a long time ago.

The World of soccer may be giving thanks....but not the soccer world. If they did then Blatter would be aufed.

But....I hear that he may not be out of the woods yet in terms of indictment.

Though this very much has a Jimmy Haslam like ring to it, no? The underlings fall on their swords, the top guy gets to stay.

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@gftchris said:

And this just in, South Africa made a $10m definitely-not-a-bribe-but-just-to-say-thanks-ahead-of-time payment to FIFA, to host the world cup in 2010, which in a completely unrelated turn of events was redistributed to the association of the head of the central america association, who then in an unforeseeable turn of events managed to convince all the members in his jurisdiction to vote for south africa.

Seems legit.

You say that money was paid to FIFA....but what I understand is that the payments in question went directly to the Administrators to the tune of millions of dollars.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/509089https://brownsboard.com/post/509089Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:37:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to FIFA officials arrested in 'dawn raid' over FBI corruption investigation on Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:05:34 GMT]]>

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/509079https://brownsboard.com/post/509079Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:05:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to FIFA officials arrested in 'dawn raid' over FBI corruption investigation on Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:02:17 GMT]]>How Blatter has the front to not only not resign, but to again stand up and want to be re-elected is beyond me.

FIFA are a disgrace and the WC in Qatar the poster boy for it.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/509077https://brownsboard.com/post/509077Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:02:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to FIFA officials arrested in 'dawn raid' over FBI corruption investigation on Mon, 01 Jun 2015 10:07:20 GMT]]>I know it probably doesn't get so much traction over there, but the world of soccer is currently thanking the FBI very, very much for having the balls to do what everyone else should have done a long time ago.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/509058https://brownsboard.com/post/509058Mon, 01 Jun 2015 10:07:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to FIFA officials arrested in 'dawn raid' over FBI corruption investigation on Mon, 01 Jun 2015 10:06:14 GMT]]>And this just in, South Africa made a $10m definitely-not-a-bribe-but-just-to-say-thanks-ahead-of-time payment to FIFA, to host the world cup in 2010, which in a completely unrelated turn of events was redistributed to the association of the head of the central america association, who then in an unforeseeable turn of events managed to convince all the members in his jurisdiction to vote for south africa.

Seems legit.

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@baconhound said:

I believe he needed 2/3s in the first round but fell considerably short. To save face he withdrew, not uncommon I guess.

yeah pretty much. The election goes something like:

First round - if anyone gets a 2/3 majority they win, stop. Otherwise, eliminate candidates who got under x% of the vote (don't remember how much) and proceed to round 2.

Second round - if any of the remaining candidates get more than 50%, they win, stop. Otherwise, rinse and repeat by removing the lowest scoring candidate until someone gets a majority.

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@browns149 said:

I wonder what the guy that withdrew got.

I believe he needed 2/3s in the first round but fell considerably short. To save face he withdrew, not uncommon I guess.

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@browns149 said:

I wonder what the guy that withdrew got.

The antidote, probably.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/508721https://brownsboard.com/post/508721Sat, 30 May 2015 15:50:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to FIFA officials arrested in 'dawn raid' over FBI corruption investigation on Fri, 29 May 2015 21:33:01 GMT]]>I wonder what the guy that withdrew got.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/508611https://brownsboard.com/post/508611Fri, 29 May 2015 21:33:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to FIFA officials arrested in 'dawn raid' over FBI corruption investigation on Fri, 29 May 2015 19:48:03 GMT]]>Yep. Not shocked.

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@gftchris said:

Something I neglected to add - the elections for FIFA presidency are happening today, now. There were calls for it to be postponed until this was all resolved, but no. There were calls for Blatter (incumbent) to resign, as any disgraced leader would, be it politics or business or whatever, but no.

I hear he got re-elected. Fox watching the henhouse.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/508583https://brownsboard.com/post/508583Fri, 29 May 2015 19:31:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to FIFA officials arrested in 'dawn raid' over FBI corruption investigation on Fri, 29 May 2015 15:49:16 GMT]]>Something I neglected to add - the elections for FIFA presidency are happening today, now. There were calls for it to be postponed until this was all resolved, but no. There were calls for Blatter (incumbent) to resign, as any disgraced leader would, be it politics or business or whatever, but no.

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@browns149 said:

Of course they are the richest country.

They hate EVERY person, unless they are male and rich

Sounds like our Founding Fathers 🙂

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@diehardbrownsfan said:

Just goes to prove that soccer is a corrupt gay sport.

Roger Goodell would love it.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/508346https://brownsboard.com/post/508346Thu, 28 May 2015 13:06:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to FIFA officials arrested in 'dawn raid' over FBI corruption investigation on Thu, 28 May 2015 13:02:38 GMT]]>Just goes to prove that soccer is a corrupt gay sport.

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