More Qatar World Cup Allegations

[johnnya24]

2 more members of the FIFA Ex-Co are opening accused of taking $1.5m bribes in exchange for votes.

Everyone is talking about the members who are accepting the bribes ... why is no-one investigating the Qatar team who offered them?

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/new-fifa-bribe-allegations-over-qatar-world-cup-bid-2281847.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/10/millions-bribes-qatar-2022-world-cup-claims

... the good news ... FIFA is investigating matters

[Fresno Bob]

2 more members of the FIFA Ex-Co are opening accused of taking $1.5m bribes in exchange for votes.

Everyone is talking about the members who are accepting the bribes ... why is no-one investigating the Qatar team who offered them?

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/new-fifa-bribe-allegations-over-qatar-world-cup-bid-2281847.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/10/millions-bribes-qatar-2022-world-cup-claims

... the good news ... FIFA is investigating matters

This just in....water is wet.

[Judge Jude]

You guys just have your minds in the Qatar, is all...

[amcg]

The very, very best part of the timing of this is that earlier this week FIFA announced that they were giving $28m to Interpol over the next decade to fight match fixing and illegal betting.

You have to give them credit for the F-you in-your-face duplicity and hypocrisy, you really do...

[Bob Kohm]

Not to diminish FIFA or your game, but isn't it just assumed that these things are rigged, a la the Olympics host city choices? I can't imagine that Sepp Blatter wants to forever play second fiddle to the deceased Iron Horse of sports corruption, Juan Antonio Samaranch, in the "Richest Bastard In Sports Admin" competition.

[amcg]

Not to diminish FIFA or your game, but isn't it just assumed that these things are rigged, a la the Olympics host city choices?

Yep...

[Igor]

As long as no notable group of FA's grow some stones and tell FIFA to get bent, nothing will change. Prop's to the British press for staying after it. For the world's game, the lack of press on these crooks is shocking.

[johnnya24]

Sepp Blatter refuses to rule out rerunning vote for 2022 World Cup

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/19/sepp-blatter-vote-2022-qatar

[Bob Kohm]

The man is a genius-- he shook down Qatar for millions of dollars going into his numbered accounts, now he gets to re-do it and shake down Japan, Dubai, South Korea and whoever else is willing to pay through the nose for this. Maybe we should make him head of the IMF...

[johnnya24]

The man is a genius-- he shook down Qatar for millions of dollars going into his numbered accounts, now he gets to re-do it and shake down Japan, Dubai, South Korea and whoever else is willing to pay through the nose for this. Maybe we should make him head of the IMF...

[Igor]

Well, now things are really starting to get interesting. With the farce of an election scheduled on June 1st, the "Ethics" committee is going to be quite busy until then. Bringing Jack Warner down alone ( CONCACAF head, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago when the real one is away- no lie, blatant crook ) would make me shout with glee alone.

Fifa in crisis after claims against Jack Warner and Mohamed bin Hammam

Would have posted yesterday, but was suffering through the Red Sox beat down of the Indians, better than being at work anyway.

[johnnya24]

Sepp Blatter cleaning up FIFA ... cleaning out his opposition more like.

[johnnya24]

:happy:

Fifa has opened ethics proceedings against its president, Sepp Blatter.

Brilliant ... Blatter moves against his rival by bringing corruption charges, and Hammam tells what he knows about Blatter.

[amcg]

Putin has now come out saying that he'd vote for Blatter.

Tells you all you need to know really...

[Igor]

The 'ethics' committee is due to release its findings in about 20 minutes, not expecting much, a few heads roll and a bunch of white wash.