Blatter

[suttonred]

When i clicked on this thread i was hoping to see that the old cunt had snuffed it.

Disappointed.

Yeah me also. Rik's gone and that old git is still festering up the place. No justice in this world.

[Power to people]

I think that there are a few other countires media that have picked up on it but it only seems to be the british press that are investigative.

The Fifa congress meeting is today and tomorrow it will be interesting to see if any of the british reps there including the vice president are happy to sit and take part and keep quiet.

There are so many snouts in the trough that Fifa would have to have a complete overhaul for get rid of the corruption.

[blinkpip]

From Maradona:

Diego Maradona has once again opened fire on FIFA, accusing Sepp Blatter of doing nothing for the money he earns.

The Argentina and Napoli icon yesterday branded world football’s governing body as corrupt and today focused his criticism more specifically on President Blatter.

“The multinational FIFA are lying,” Maradona said during an interview at a publicity event.

“Bill Gates was rich because he earned the money, Blatter takes $4000m without doing anything!

“How can the winners [of the World Cup] only earn $35m if FIFA earn $4000m?”

[Ardiles]

Do they really turn over $4 trillion?!

[Ardiles]

Figures aside, I could almost forgive him for his handball in '86 for that.

[Samdy Gray]

Turned over $1.3 billion in 2013 and have cash reserves of $1.4 billion.

Not bad for a non-profit organisation.

http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/30/12/07/fifafr2013en_neutral.pdf

[chalkies_shorts]

So says the credible tax evading, adulterous, drug cheating, handballing poison dwarf.

[Reg Smeeton]

So says the credible tax evading, adulterous, drug cheating, handballing poison dwarf.

Alongside Blatter and FIFA, Maradona looks like a latter day saint.

[chalkies_shorts]

Alongside anyone else he'd still look a cunt.

[Summerof69]

I think you can safely say that Jerome Valcke must have some dirt on Blatter after getting a promotion 6 months after being sacked after lying in a New York Court :

The appointment of the new general secretary of FIFA Valcke surprised some experts, as FIFA president Blatter had released Valcke in December 2006 from his job as marketing director after a New York court had found him guilty in the summer of 2004 in his role as marketing director for negotiating sponsor agreements with the rival VISA, despite the existing agreement of FIFA conducted with the long-time partner MasterCard and thus violated the right of first negotiation of MasterCard. Because of this, the FIFA was fined USD$60 million. FIFA president Blatter said: "Strong people bring you back. When he began his work as director of marketing and TV in FIFA four and a half years ago, we were in a financial crisis. Currently we have an equity of CHF 752 million." According to Blatter, Valcke was released in December and had not been fired. Valcke responded to his promotion of 27 June 2007 in Zurich, with the following statement: "It's like a dream for me."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_Valcke

[janaage]

Alongside Blatter and FIFA, Maradona looks like a latter day saint.

Maradona's a footballing God, already a sporting immortal. Glad to see him pipe up on this kind of matter.

You tell 'em Diego!

[Abrahammer]

Alongside anyone else he'd still look a cunt.

Nowt wrong with Diego, has lived a legendary life

[Flashheart]

Blatter's getting it in the neck from all angles now.

Dyke has had a pop, Maradonna, The Dutch DA president and EUFA.

[tans]

I see David Gill walked out of the FIFA meeting

[Ardiles]

It's what he said before walking out that (thankfully) is getting all the press.

Gill Urges Blatter to Stand Down

Good rebuttal of the 'racism' claims.  Had to be said.