FIFA officials arrested over corruption charges
Newsbot @ Tue May 26, 2015 10:30 pm
Title: FIFA officials arrested over corruption charges
Category: Sports
Posted By: DanSC
Date: 2015-05-26 22:29:30
DanSC @ Tue May 26, 2015 10:30 pm
This should make next month fun!
Freakinoldguy @ Wed May 27, 2015 1:58 am
FIFA corrupt. "Say it ain't so, Joe".
FIFA fits right in with that other unimpeachable, August institution. The International Olympic Committe
Jabberwalker @ Wed May 27, 2015 4:04 am
The FIFA Women's World Cup is here this summer (not that FIFA could give a damn about women). It'll be interesting to see if any of our local officials have been receiving "goodies".
2Cdo @ Wed May 27, 2015 5:44 am
In other news the sun rose in the east this morning.
xerxes @ Wed May 27, 2015 5:51 am
It's a good start but ultimately will change nothing. Blatter will still be the godfather of FIFA at the end of the week and the status quo will carry on for years to come.
If you wanted to arrest everyone in FIFA for corruption there would be five people left in the the entirety of that diseased organization.
xerxes @ Wed May 27, 2015 5:53 am
The only way to make FIFA change will be either corporate pressure or pressure from the various FA's boycotting the World Cup. Which is admittedly, wishful drinking on my part.
But tarring the 2022 World Cup as the slave labour cup could make corporations lean on FIFA to make changes.
DanSC @ Wed May 27, 2015 10:03 am
xerxes xerxes:
Blatter will still be the godfather of FIFA at the end of the week and the status quo will carry on for years to come.
I'm not so sure. I don't see those already arrested choosing jail time over snitching on Mr. Blatter.
martin14 @ Wed May 27, 2015 10:06 am
DanSC DanSC:
jail time
Yeah, right. Like that is going to happen.
FIFA is second only to F1 for corruption, nothing will happen.
Interesting that the Swiss are now happy to execute US warrants for financial crimes.
Another new thing.
DanSC @ Wed May 27, 2015 10:28 am
martin14 martin14:
DanSC DanSC:
jail time
Yeah, right. Like that is going to happen.
I'm not so sure. We Americans currently have the odd combination of not caring about soccer and being extremely salty about not hosting the 2022 World Cup. The DoJ is out for blood.
To misquote Frank Ocean
Football fans in a mob?
What is a mob to a league?
What is a league to the world's game?
What is the world's game to an American?
xerxes @ Wed May 27, 2015 10:39 am
Everyday country who had a bid for the 2022 World Cup should be hopping mad. It's so obvious a massive bribe was paid by the Qataris to host it in that million degree hot shithole. For that reason alone FIFA should be ripped apart by investigations.
xerxes @ Wed May 27, 2015 10:50 am
And F1 is nowhere near as corrupt as FIFA. With F1 it's largely one guy. With FIFA its systemic.
Lemmy @ Wed May 27, 2015 10:54 am
xerxes xerxes:
And F1 is nowhere near as corrupt as FIFA. With F1 it's largely one guy. With FIFA its systemic.
Yep, and F1 and FIFA are small potatoes compared to the IOC.
BRAH @ Wed May 27, 2015 10:59 am
Meanwhile how many Wall Street folks have been arrested for their part in the 2008 financial meltdown?
xerxes @ Wed May 27, 2015 12:39 pm
Lemmy Lemmy:
xerxes xerxes:
And F1 is nowhere near as corrupt as FIFA. With F1 it's largely one guy. With FIFA its systemic.
Yep, and F1 and FIFA are small potatoes compared to the IOC.
I dunno. IMO, deciding who is more corrupt, FIFA or the IOC is 6-5 and pick em' most days.