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Post by stokietomo on Mar 7, 2008 11:19:32 GMT
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Post by mark71 on Mar 7, 2008 12:42:18 GMT
One thing that should be brought up in the meeting is the root cause of these dangerous tackles. A player will only make a rash or violent tackle if their opponent has got too much skill and is making them look foolish.
so root cause is players that are too skill full.
Answer, ban skillfull players from making useless players looking foolish. QED problem over.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Mar 7, 2008 12:49:08 GMT
I'm no supporter of Blatter - a lot of what he says is crap. But to be fair to him he didn't say that any player making a dangerous tackle should be suspended for life and prosecuted. He said any player INTENTIONALLY making a dangerous tackle should be suspended and prosecuted.
In one way I agree with him - DELIBERATELY trying to injure someone (other than in boxing or the martial arts) is assault and should be prosecuted. The difficulty comes in trying to prove intent in the context of a football game.
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Post by stokietomo on Mar 7, 2008 12:53:48 GMT
But who's to say what is intentional or just dangerous? some miss timed tackle or lunges look really bad to me but only the player will know if he meant to hurt his opponent!!
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Post by knowingeye on Mar 7, 2008 13:18:38 GMT
Allegations of FIFA corruption
Blatter's 1998 election to the presidency of FIFA over UEFA President Lennart Johansson occurred amidst much controversy. His 2002's candidacy has also been marked with rumors of financial irregularities and backroom dealings, culminating with direct accusations of bribery made in the British press by the Farra Ado, vice-president of the CAF and president of the Somalian football association, who claimed to have been offered $100,000 to vote for Blatter. "The night before the election people were lining up in Le Meridien Hotel (in Paris) to receive money. Some told me they got $50,000 before the vote and the same the next day, after Blatter won".
Also in 2002, FIFA's general-secretary Michael Zen-Ruffinen, drew up a dossier outlining allegations of financial mismanagement within the organisation.. The dossier alleged that the collapse of FIFA’s marketing partner ISL had led to losses of up to $100m under Blatter's management. The allegations were backed by Johansson, and the dossier was handed to the Swiss authorities, but in the end no action was taken. Also, an internal investigation within FIFA was halted by Blatter, which was seen by many as proof of his guilt. Zen-Ruffinen was removed from office by Blatter immediately before the FIFA World Cup 2002.
In May 2006, British investigative reporter Andrew Jennings' book Foul caused controversy within the football world by detailing an alleged international cash-for-contracts scandal following the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner ISL, and revealed how some football officials have been urged to secretly repay the sweeteners they received. The book also spoke of blatant vote-rigging that went on behind closed doors in the fight for Blatter's continued control of FIFA.
This is an extract of a review made by David Goldblatt for the British paper The Independent and published on June 9, 2006: "Official FIFA business, always an opulent inter-continental affair, has spiralled to grotesque levels. The massively enlarged carbuncle of football bureaucrats, created by Blatter as a phalanx of kept support, have lived the high life. In addition to the five-star, business-class, black-Mercedes arrangements, all have been allowed a daily expenses rate of 500 euros, for which no receipts or accounts are required. Members of the executive committee were handed $50,000 honorariums. President Blatter's salary and accounts remain, despite repeated requests, a matter of complete secrecy". The publishing of the book in Switzerland was banned since Zürich-based FIFA sought and obtained a temporary injunction.
On a BBC Panorama documentary, 'The Beautiful Bung - Corruption and the World Cup' was broadcast on Sunday 10 June 2006, revealing mass corruption throughout the FIFA ranks and heavily implicating Blatter amongst others.
Source Wikipedia
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Post by sirpineapple89 on Mar 7, 2008 14:09:47 GMT
Sepp Blatter - utter twatter.
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Post by starkiller on Mar 7, 2008 15:33:02 GMT
A player will only make a rash or violent tackle if their opponent has got too much skill and is making them look foolish. so root cause is players that are too skill full. Answer, ban skillfull players from making useless players looking foolish. QED problem over. That's ban is already in place for players eligible to play for England. |
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