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 Bishop F Gantry wrote:
FIFA suspected of Shenanigans, Again! Again?

And will thsi leads to the great FIFA reform?

 Mr. Burning wrote:

 Sigvatr wrote:
The boycott isn't going to happen. Just have a look at how much money is at stake. Do you seriously think they'll even consider not taking it?

Agreed, they'll talk the talk though.

World football can do without European teams, European teams need world football.

If Europe and South America pulled out of FIFA the organisation would be finished.

I thought I'd bump up this thread, as Sepp Blatter has announced he will RESIGN!

Maybe the FBI got to him, after all?

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:
I thought I'd bump up this thread, as Sepp Blatter has announced he will RESIGN!

Maybe the FBI got to him, after all?

So... he's running to the nearest non-extradition country?

 whembly wrote:

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:
I thought I'd bump up this thread, as Sepp Blatter has announced he will RESIGN!

Maybe the FBI got to him, after all?

So... he's running to the nearest non-extradition country?

Destination Cuba!! Hello Castro!!

UPDATE: Blatter to resign, but will remain for a while. Maybe's he's doing a Putin. Step down as president, become Prime Minister, then become President when the heat's off?

Looks like some shenanigans going on here. There's an election and his rival pulls out prior to the second round to let Blatter take the win. A few days later he resigns anyway. What changed, his he expecting charges?

Foil hat on. Blatter didn't want to be beaten in election so some deal was made to allow him to win his fifth term for certain on the basis he would almost immediately resign with his head high, doing the right thing, etc, and back a swift successor. Everyone comes out looking the best they can.

 Howard A Treesong wrote:
Looks like some shenanigans going on here. There's an election and his rival pulls out prior to the second round to let Blatter take the win. A few days later he resigns anyway. What changed, his he expecting charges?

Foil hat on. Blatter didn't want to be beaten in election so some deal was made to allow him to win his fifth term for certain on the basis he would almost immediately resign with his head high, doing the right thing, etc, and back a swift successor. Everyone comes out looking the best they can.

More likely the guy stepped down to let Blatter win, then the arrests of officials blindsided everyone. Once it became obvious that the charges are serious, Blatter decided to step down and run (my two cents )

 LordofHats wrote:

 Howard A Treesong wrote:
Looks like some shenanigans going on here. There's an election and his rival pulls out prior to the second round to let Blatter take the win. A few days later he resigns anyway. What changed, his he expecting charges?

Foil hat on. Blatter didn't want to be beaten in election so some deal was made to allow him to win his fifth term for certain on the basis he would almost immediately resign with his head high, doing the right thing, etc, and back a swift successor. Everyone comes out looking the best they can.

More likely the guy stepped down to let Blatter win, then the arrests of officials blindsided everyone. Once it became obvious that the charges are serious, Blatter decided to step down and run (my two cents )

That's my read...

So... Blatter is setting down to run the slave camps at Qatar now?

Blatter's opponent never stood a chance of getting elected. He did the prudent thing of not wasting everybody's time going for a second vote. There must be something big coming out soon - Blatter's bricking it.

Should Qatar and Russia lose their world cups, who's going to take over? Qatar is more likely to lose theirs and there is plenty of time for another country to prepare. Russia on the other hand ... less likely, but should it happen you're going to need a country with the infrastructure ready to go. The UK or a similar European country would be the strongest bet.

Well, I know my country also wanted it and we've got a decent amount of stadiums.

I don't have an opinion on anything, ever, but the phrase 'golden parachute' comes to mind.

I would be happy if they were literally given golden parachutes and thrown out of a plane.

 MrDwhitey wrote:
I would be happy if they were literally given golden parachutes and thrown out of a plane.

Blatter's always been a survivor. If he fell into a barrel of the brown stuff, he'd emerge with bars of gold


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There's three reasons why Blatter is stepping down now:

1) F

2) B

3) I

Blatter hasn't stepped down yet, and hasn't given an actual date for doing so.

He will remain until replaced, and the vote for his replacement is scheduled to occur 'sometime' between December 2015 and March 2016.

People need to read the news more carefully.