FIFA corruption scandal

[budgetmeansbudget]

Talk Sport saying he has definitely resigned.

[Aidan11]

It's now confirmed.

[Aidan11]

The fact that Blatter hung on to be re-elected suggests he was waiting for a nice big compo package he wouldn't otherwise have got at the end of his previous tenure.

[Durhamfootman]

He couldn't brazen it out, then?

feels like May 1997

[yuppie]

Maybe he needed to be re-elected so as to give all those that voted for him a say in the future? Or may be paying of his debts?

Qatar will be worried now though.

[Durhamfootman]

seemingly it will be March next year before his eventual successor can take over, which I guess means Blatter has plenty of time to get everything shredded.

I wonder what made him suddenly decide to jump? Some sort of immunity from prosecution deal, perhaps?

[mikesiva]

Maybe he needed to be re-elected so as to give all those that voted for him a say in the future? Or may be paying of his debts?

Qatar will be worried now though.

the successor to blatter will need the support of Africa and Asia so I don't think they will be too worried.

[yuppie]

Maybe he needed to be re-elected so as to give all those that voted for him a say in the future? Or may be paying of his debts?

Qatar will be worried now though.

the successor to blatter will need the support of Africa and Asia so I don't think they will be too worried.

This is the start of the reforms. From now on i would imagine that every countrys votes wont be equal.

So what that means is that São Tomé e Príncipe wont get the same amount of money or voting rights as 5 time winners Brazil.

Just in case anyone is wondering where and what São Tomé and Príncipe is.

Here's their wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_T ... C3%ADncipe

Kinda seems fair to me.

[Aidan11]

I couldn't imagine David Ginola as FIFA President.

Better than Blatter of course.

[Gingerfinch]

Get Sir David Beckham in.

[Aidan11]

Is it too late to call Blatter back?


(only joking).

[Aidan11]

Blatter late than never I say.

This Sepp-aration has been long overdue.


I'm sure there's more. I'll keep you posted.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Maybe he needed to be re-elected so as to give all those that voted for him a say in the future? Or may be paying of his debts?

Qatar will be worried now though.

the successor to blatter will need the support of Africa and Asia so I don't think they will be too worried.

This is the start of the reforms. From now on i would imagine that every countrys votes wont be equal.

So what that means is that São Tomé e Príncipe wont get the same amount of money or voting rights as 5 time winners Brazil.

Just in case anyone is wondering where and what São Tomé and Príncipe is.

Here's their wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_T ... C3%ADncipe

Kinda seems fair to me.

I guess this is one of the 60 or 70 associations which have come under the FIFA umbrella since Blatters been in charge!

[dan08]

Chuck Blazer has admitted that he and other committee members accepted bribes for the 1998 and 2010 World Cups.

[The Waugh Twins]

With blokes like Cost-us Takes-us, and Hugo JInx-us, is it any surprise they got caught?