Buehrle>Wood Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thought this deserved it's own thread. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/05/27/sport...0&referrer= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) Maybe Blatter won't win the election coming up in 2 days after all. One can hope. And maybe, just maybe, this will lead to Qatar losing the 2022 WC? Please let that happen. Edited May 27, 2015 by chw42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (chw42 @ May 27, 2015 -> 12:13 AM) Maybe Blatter won't win the election coming up in 2 days after all. One can hope. And maybe, just maybe, this will lead to Qatar losing the 2022 WC? Please let that happen. I'd say you have a better chance of them postponing the election than him not winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Talk about a hammer coming down. Hope a lot of heads roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Posted in the soccer thread before I saw this one. This was one of the top stories on the local news this morning, here in a city where nobody really cares at all about soccer. I wonder what kind of odds bookmakers would give on the 2022 WC getting moved to the US. It seems pretty likely now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I found it pretty hilarious that they are getting extradited as well. Everyone knows FIFA has been corrupt for so, so long, and really, change is only going to happen when Sepp Blatter goes, and unfortunately, even with this news, I don't think he'll lose on Friday. FWIW, on 2022, if they did re-schedule Qatar, I think Australia would still have a very good chance (we had 95K see Liverpool last year and recently hosted the Asia Cup), but I don't think our country wants to go through that whole bidding process again either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I agree that if 2022 gets yanked from Qatar, Australia or even China have a good shot if they want it. 2026 is going to be held by CONCACAF most likely. I heard someone on a soccer show this morning say that he believes this will be like a mafia investigation, where these middle men will roll on their bosses. We'll see, but man I'd love to see Sepp and his cronies get theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ May 27, 2015 -> 08:32 AM) I agree that if 2022 gets yanked from Qatar, Australia or even China have a good shot if they want it. 2026 is going to be held by CONCACAF most likely. I heard someone on a soccer show this morning say that he believes this will be like a mafia investigation, where these middle men will roll on their bosses. We'll see, but man I'd love to see Sepp and his cronies get theirs. That's already happening. Apparently Jack Warner's sons were some of the government's key witnesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I agree that if 2022 gets yanked from Qatar, Australia or even China have a good shot if they want it. 2026 is going to be held by CONCACAF most likely. I heard someone on a soccer show this morning say that he believes this will be like a mafia investigation, where these middle men will roll on their bosses. We'll see, but man I'd love to see Sepp and his cronies get theirs. Whether it be in 2022 or 2026, guaranteeing the US a WC is probably going to be a necessary step in any deal any of these officials cut. The US has FIFA by the balls right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ May 27, 2015 -> 08:44 AM) Whether it be in 2022 or 2026, guaranteeing the US a WC is probably going to be a necessary step in any deal any of these officials cut. The US has FIFA by the balls right now. That sounds just as corrupt as what we are accusing fifa of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 If there is a more corrupt organization than the IOC, FIFA would be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ May 27, 2015 -> 09:44 AM) Whether it be in 2022 or 2026, guaranteeing the US a WC is probably going to be a necessary step in any deal any of these officials cut. The US has FIFA by the balls right now. Not even necessary. If nothing changes with the 2018/2022 WCs, the 2026 WC can not be in Europe or Asia (including Australia since they are part of the AFC now). That leaves North America, Oceania, South America and Africa. It won't be in Oceania for obvious reasons and Africa is a long shot. South America wants the 2030 WC to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first one. That leaves CONCACAF. Mexico and Canada both want it, but realistically, I can't see it being anything other than the US or some sort of US bid with one location in Canada and/or Mexico in addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Planet Fútbol @si_soccer 7m7 minutes ago Attorney General Loretta Lynch says $110 million in bribes were related solely to Copa America Centenario: http://on.si.com/1AxS2Dz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Apparently FIFA came out this morning and said neither the Qatar or Russia games will be moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 27, 2015 -> 10:12 AM) Apparently FIFA came out this morning and said neither the Qatar or Russia games will be moved. That is what I have been reading too. If thousands of death and human rights violations don't force a move, why would money changing hands change anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 FIFA is as corrupt as it gets. My brother actually lives in Zurich and one visit several years ago we drove by the FIFA headquarters and he was going on and on about the corruption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk 17m17 minutes ago IRS official: Charles Blazer, former member of #FIFA Executive Committee, amassed $11 million in unreported income. http://cnn.it/1J0pMwq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 RT BREAKING: Swiss Police confirm that, when arrested, all seven FIFA officials threw themselves on the ground and pretended to be injured.— Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) May 27, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 FIFA will never change. The only fix is for UEFA and CONMEBOL to agree to withdraw from FIFA and start a new governing body from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ May 27, 2015 -> 10:45 AM) RT BREAKING: Swiss Police confirm that, when arrested, all seven FIFA officials threw themselves on the ground and pretended to be injured.— Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) May 27, 2015 lmao. So they can be blamed for flopping in the sport too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 America cleaning up the world. The whole thing sounds a little crazy. But we'll see if the US justice system can legitimately claim jurisdiction. I see that as the biggest battle to a successful prosecution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 They really must have pissed off the wrong people about that whole world cup bid. The real question is how quickly will the major US sponsors turn on FIFA. I have to imagine that there are some in the US who are trying to humiliate Russia in 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 QUOTE (Tex @ May 27, 2015 -> 01:48 PM) America cleaning up the world. The whole thing sounds a little crazy. But we'll see if the US justice system can legitimately claim jurisdiction. I see that as the biggest battle to a successful prosecution. If the transactions were done on American soil, using American banks, then they absolutely have jurisdiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 QUOTE (Tex @ May 27, 2015 -> 01:48 PM) America cleaning up the world. The whole thing sounds a little crazy. But we'll see if the US justice system can legitimately claim jurisdiction. I see that as the biggest battle to a successful prosecution. The main informant they have, Chuck Blazer, is American. He was heavily involved. They have jurisdiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 The main informant they have, Chuck Blazer, is American. He was heavily involved. They have jurisdiction. With the guilty pleas they've already accepted, the US has these guys dead to rights. Their only chance is to successfully fight extradition, though that seems unlikely. Some, if not all of these guys will quickly cut deals that will gain the US a bunch more info on a bunch more people, and I imagine the higher targets are Blatter and the Qataris who paid the bribes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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