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Sepp Blatter wins FIFA presidency after Prince Ali withdraws from election

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Fifa corruption scandal: Blatter re-elected president - BBC News
Sepp Blatter has been re-elected president of Fifa, football's world governing body, in a vote overshadowed by arrests and corruption allegations.
Mr Blatter's rival, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, withdrew after the first round of voting.


...sigh...nothing changes.

Fallen.
 
Time for UEFA to start flexing its muscle.
 
Time for UEFA and US to leave with it's money. Watch FIFA fail overnight.

Yep they would be ****ed. He may rely on African support but its not their money that is flowing in.
 
Time for UEFA and US to leave with it's money. Watch FIFA fail overnight.

We needed to do this a long way back once it became obvious how these other nations gained support from FIFA. I suspect overtime the majority of this will get swept under the rug but we are really talking about epic levels of obvious improprieties and dubious conditions over the years. I'm very shocked it took this long for something to come out of it, and somewhat surprised at the reelection win here given we are just at the beginning of FIFA controversy fallout.
 
Time for UEFA and US to leave with it's money. Watch FIFA fail overnight.

Trouble is it's a World Football organisation and other parts of the world have different views on Blatter. I read an article a while ago on how some countries made complaints and were silenced by FIFA throwing vast money into construction of facilities. Here, facilities are built from a range of sources so our loyalty is not bought off.

Nowhere is Sepp Blatter's support stronger than across Asia and Africa. So why did most of the representatives from those two continents vote for him again?
Here's about as succinct an answer as you're going to get - from Amaju Pinnick, newly elected president of the Nigerian Football Federation, talking to the BBC on Thursday: "Blatter feels Africa, he sees Africa and he has imparted so much - a lot of developmental programmes.
"Without Blatter we wouldn't enjoy all the benefits we enjoy today from Fifa. What Blatter pushes is equity, fairness and equality among the nations. We don't want to experiment." Link.

I also don't see UEFA countries leaving the World Cup - the only thing that will make real change is the huge Western sponsors leaving because FIFA gets vast amounts while giving them access to world wide advertising.
 
While Blatter is clearly corrupt it's a joke to think whoever finally replaces him one day isn't going to be just as corrupt. The purely International nature of FIFA and the sport in general means FIFA leadership knows full well no one country can ever truly regulate it legally or financially. It will always dock its boats in corrupt third world harbors as it has always done.
 
Yep they would be ****ed. He may rely on African support but its not their money that is flowing in.

I still don't understand how African, Asian and OFC don't get that? They get those checks because American companies like VISA, Budweiser, Nike, McDonalds, and Germany's Adidas pump $25m to $45m a year into FIFA just for World Cup sponsorship. FIFA just lost Castrol, Continental, Johnson and Johnson, Sony and ironically Emirates this year before the arrests. Then the TV rights US and Europe pay.
 
Trouble is it's a World Football organisation and other parts of the world have different views on Blatter. I read an article a while ago on how some countries made complaints and were silenced by FIFA throwing vast money into construction of facilities. Here, facilities are built from a range of sources so our loyalty is not bought off.

Oh I know how it works.. but if the money ain't there the system won't work.



I also don't see UEFA countries leaving the World Cup - the only thing that will make real change is the huge Western sponsors leaving because FIFA gets vast amounts while giving them access to world wide advertising.

I think they would if they knew they had support. UEFA countries for the last few years have said they've had enough. Germany, England and France (by way of UEFA president) have all said if Blatter was elected again they'd leave. UEFA has it's own tourney that makes money and they'd be happy playing every 4 years on their schedule and they don't have to be bothered with changing European scheduling for 2022.

Sponsors are gonna leave. VISA can't be seen connected to bribery and fraud. Nike can't be seen connect in kickbacks and the other big boys don't need the World Cup as they are world brands already.
 
All we can hope for is that he is going to be arrested and locked up by the American authorities for his crimes against the game of football and all other crimes I have no doubt that he is guilty of.

He might actually be the ringleader of a criminal empire and in my dreams I would hope the rico act could be used against him.

And after his arrest and imprisonment I hope a new generation of morally sound leaders of FIFA is chosen.
 
Now how about this for a thought..

UEFA and NAU (Mexico, US and Canada) all leave FIFA. UEFA extends invite to NAU to join UEFA and starting in 2020 they can join the UEFA Cup system. UEFA gets the big boy sponsors. South American countries see this and decided, money is over here and our players can't play in Europe anymore because we aren't a member of the new org. South America joins and you can run a 16 team tourney every 4 years plus local tourneys.
 
The question on everyone's mind that must be answered: Did everyone make way for Prince Ali? Did they ring bells and bang the drums?

 
-- UEFA has it's own tourney that makes money and they'd be happy playing every 4 years on their schedule and they don't have to be bothered with changing European scheduling for 2022.

Players aren't going to be satisfied testing just against other European nations - you want to play and beat Brazil, Argentina etc.

--Sponsors are gonna leave. VISA can't be seen connected to bribery and fraud. Nike can't be seen connect in kickbacks and the other big boys don't need the World Cup as they are world brands already.

I'm only going to be convinced when those sponsors actually leave. I have a horrible feeling most will stay but I hope to be proven wrong.
 
Players aren't going to be satisfied testing just against other European nations - you want to play and beat Brazil, Argentina etc.

Like I said.. South America could join if it wants. What you are assuming is players have a choice.



I'm only going to be convinced when those sponsors actually leave. I have a horrible feeling most will stay but I hope to be proven wrong.

FIFA has lost 4 sponsors since Jan 2015 over issues with corruption.
 
Like I said.. South America could join if it wants. What you are assuming is players have a choice.

FIFA has lost 4 sponsors since Jan 2015 over issues with corruption.

What you have to remember is I actually agree with you on the corruption at FIFA and the need to sort it out. I just feel the sponsors have to come under so much more pressure before they walk away. Gazprom is not going anywhere and I have a feeling other Russian energy suppliers could step in for the short term (to cover Russian World Cup) which means things will calm down.

Visa have said all sorts of stuff - demanded sorting out corruption but they are still there. For some of these companies, they are looking at losing worldwide publicity vs a temporary bad reputation. People have been talking about corruption at FIFA for years but these companies are still there - some since 1970.

Regarding the South Americans joining with a Europe breakaway - it would be great but again, I can't see it happening. (Yet) Jeffery Webb was head of football in the Americas and he will still have contacts, people he bribed and countries who he steered funds for.

On another matter completely - here's a shocking graphic of recent sporting construction events.

https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/videos/10152958526051939/

Has to be noted the one death at London wasn't actually construction related - the guy had a heart attack in his cab.
 
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