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Post by werrington on May 27, 2015 5:37:36 GMT
Breaking news SSN
Corruption charges
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Post by mosquito on May 27, 2015 5:39:04 GMT
Please let it be Blatter
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Post by JoeinOz on May 27, 2015 5:42:21 GMT
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Post by Frogger Theft Auto on May 27, 2015 5:44:02 GMT
It's probably anybody that was voting against Blatter.
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 27, 2015 5:44:36 GMT
It's not Blatter (yet). We have always known that it was corrupt, remote and anonymous.Staying in a 5 star hotel ,on the shore of Lake Geneva....a gravy train for many, paid for by us
Fifa officials arrested on corruption charges – reports Several top Fifa officials have been arrested on corruption charges in an early-morning police operation in Zurich, Switzerland, according to reports Follow developments Live Staff and agencies Published: 05:54 BST Wed 27 May 2015 ? The FIFA logo is seen outside the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Photograph: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images Several top Fifa officials have been arrested on corruption charges in an early-morning police operation in Zurich, according to reports.
The New York Times claims that more than a dozen plain-clothed officers descended on the plush five-star Baur au Lac hotel in the Swiss city on Wednesday morning.
The hotel is the setting for this year’s annual meeting of football’s world governing body.
Multiple arrests were made on allegations of widespread corruption.
It is expected that those arrested will face extradition proceedings to the United States where they could federal corruption charges may be waiting for them.
The charges stem from a joint investigation by the FBI and US tax authorities that has been ongoing since at least 2011, according to the New York Daily News website.
According to the reports prosecutors more than 10 officials may be indicted as part of the investigation.
Not all of the officials are believed to be in Zurich at present. But it is reported that Sepp Blatter, the president of Fifa, is not one of those arrested in the morning raids.
? An announcement is expected to be made in New York on Wednesday morning.
In November last year, Fifa’s ethics committee closed its investigation into the controversial bidding process that saw Qatar named as host of the 2022 World Cup, ruling that any breaches of the rules were only of “very limited scope”
The decision to award Qatar the tournament was hugely controversial, prompting an avalanche of allegations about the way it won the bid and concerns about the searing heat in which it would be played and the treatment of migrant workers building the infrastructure underpinning it.
But Fifa said an investigation did not find any direct link between the World Cup bid and illicit payments made by the disgraced former Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed bin Hammam, a Qatari who was banned for life for paying bribes during a campaign to unseat Blatter as president.
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Post by gonk on May 27, 2015 5:46:19 GMT
Plea. :(se let it be Pisser waited till they are all in one place .Sounds like its not Blatter.
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Post by mickstupp on May 27, 2015 5:46:21 GMT
Blatter not among them ......yet. Pretty serious stuff by the looks of it. FBI to hold a press conference at 3:30pm UK time.
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Post by britsabroad on May 27, 2015 5:51:30 GMT
Go USA.
Noone else had the balls to do anything but moan.
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Post by JoeinOz on May 27, 2015 5:55:35 GMT
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Post by corkster on May 27, 2015 6:01:04 GMT
Go USA. Noone else had the balls to do anything but moan. Couldn't agree more. Sometimes criticised as an overly litigious nation, they do seem to be willing and able to prosecute powerful entities and complex cases
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Post by lordherefordsknob on May 27, 2015 6:28:23 GMT
Looks like getting the monkeys in to grass on the organ grinder.
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Post by M on May 27, 2015 6:35:40 GMT
Go USA. Noone else had the balls to do anything but moan. Couldn't agree more. Sometimes criticised as an overly litigious nation, they do seem to be willing and able to prosecute powerful entities and complex cases Only when it suits their agenda that is.
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Post by harryburrows on May 27, 2015 6:36:22 GMT
As I said before the FBI are the only body with the balls and the means to bring them down , the Swiss should have done it years ago . Well done to them
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Post by JoeinOz on May 27, 2015 6:37:55 GMT
Everyone screams for Blatter's blood but he is the tip of the iceberg.
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Post by spunkbubble on May 27, 2015 6:38:38 GMT
Looks like getting the monkeys in to grass on the organ grinder. This. Hopefully this is just the thin end of the wedge.
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Post by salopstick on May 27, 2015 6:39:12 GMT
It has implications on this weeks vote. Maybe Figo gave up too soon
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Post by werrington on May 27, 2015 6:48:25 GMT
It has implications on this weeks vote. Maybe Figo gave up too soon Surely that now has to be suspended mate ?
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Post by lawrieleslie on May 27, 2015 6:49:44 GMT
I just wonder if this is of David Garcias making. He was the American anti-corruption lawyer employed by FIFA to investigate their own conduct during the 2018 and 2022 WC bids. They then dismissed his findings as erroneous but refused to make them public. He is married to an FBI agent. Nicely done David.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on May 27, 2015 6:51:35 GMT
It has implications on this weeks vote. Maybe Figo gave up too soon The sensible thing would be to postpone the vote to until it is clearer how this will pan out. Will these delegates be able to vote if they are in custody? Presumably not. If Blatter had any decency he would step down now, postpone the elections and appoint a non controversial interim replacement until the dust settles. But decency and Blatter are rarely found in the same sentence.
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Post by iplayinthehole on May 27, 2015 7:13:47 GMT
If they find anything, Blatter will have to go immediately, especially after their own investigation was proudly announced as finding nothing.
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Post by salopstick on May 27, 2015 7:14:41 GMT
In any other organisation the man at the top carries the can
Surely he can't escape this
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 7:16:17 GMT
Couldn't agree more. Sometimes criticised as an overly litigious nation, they do seem to be willing and able to prosecute powerful entities and complex cases Only when it suits their agenda that is. True, However they do have lots of practice at it within their own nation GD
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Post by Olgrligm on May 27, 2015 7:18:28 GMT
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Post by petershiltonsmini on May 27, 2015 7:22:38 GMT
I just wonder if this is of David Garcias making. He was the American anti-corruption lawyer employed by FIFA to investigate their own conduct during the 2018 and 2022 WC bids. They then dismissed his findings as erroneous but refused to make them public. He is married to an FBI agent. Nicely done David. Yes LL I was thinking just this myself. After the disrepectful way they discounted his report I'm not surprised. David Garcia's reputation would have been harmed by the way FIFA treated him and he who laughs last etc...... Didn't realise he was married to an FBI agent a well. That makes it even funnier.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on May 27, 2015 7:23:02 GMT
What FIFA need now, is an experienced, firm pair of hands to steady the ship through these stormy waters.
Well that's what I'm expecting Sepp to say in his statement, as he postpones the election indefinitely. Sepp will leave no stone unturned in his unwavering fight against corruption in our beloved game.
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Post by mosquito on May 27, 2015 7:30:08 GMT
Press conference called /photo/1
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Post by JoeinOz on May 27, 2015 7:33:37 GMT
Does this increase the possibility of the Garcia report being made public in its entirety?
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Post by JoeinOz on May 27, 2015 7:35:47 GMT
Press conference called /photo/1 Its the FBI we WANT to hear from not the Swiss circus
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Post by mosquito on May 27, 2015 7:37:57 GMT
Press conference called /photo/1 Its the FBI we WANT to hear from not the Swiss circus Lets see what spin they are going to put on it
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Post by upthefud on May 27, 2015 7:39:27 GMT
The corruption was fucking obvious but I'm surprised by this.
Off with their heads!
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