Thread: FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – Calling the Obama Administration’s actions against the soccer organization “weak and ineffective,” Senator John McCain on Thursday proposed military action to “dismantle and destroy FIFA once and for all.”

“These are people who only understand one thing: force,” McCain said on the floor of the United States Senate. “We must make FIFA taste the vengeful might and fury of the United States military.”

McCain said that he was “completely unimpressed” by the Department of Justice’s arrests of several top FIFA lieutenants this week, calling the action “the kind of Band-Aid solution that this Administration, sadly, has become famous for.”

“Rounding up a few flunkies in a hotel is meaningless when the leader of FIFA remains at large,” he said. “I will follow Sepp Blatter to the gates of Hell.”

McCain requested a four-billion-dollar aid package for moderate elements within global soccer, and said that the United States should be prepared to put boots on the ground in Switzerland.

Calling the use of force against FIFA “long overdue,” he placed the blame for the group’s alarming growth squarely on the shoulders of the White House. “Barack Obama created FIFA,” he said.

McCain Urges Military Strikes Against FIFA - The New Yorker

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

The Borowitz Report

A New Yorker mag humorist just in case anyone get's carried away.

UEFA president Michel Platini (right) congratulates FIFA president Sepp Blatter after he was re-elected
at the 65th Fifa Congress in Zurich on Friday. (Reuters photo)

Bangkok Post / AFP
May 30, 2015

ZURICH - Sepp Blatter won the Fifa presidency for a fifth time Friday after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round.

The veteran Swiss powerbroker fell seven votes short of the required 140 majority in the first round of voting.

Just before the second round was about to start the Jordanian prince, a Fifa vice president who had campaigned on the need for reform, withdrew thanking those "brave enough" to vote for him.

Blatter, 79, has been Fifa's president since 1998 and has defied European calls to stand down as corruption scandals tarnish the multi-billion dollar body's image.

Michel Platini has insisted football's governing body must change in the wake of Blatter's re-election as Fifa president for a fifth and final term on Friday.

Platini, the president of European football's governing body Uefa, said change was still crucial after seven senior FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich on Wednesday on charges of corruption.

"I am proud that Uefa has defended and supported a movement for change at Fifa," said Platini, who had backed Prince Ali's failed bid.

"Change which in my opinion is crucial if this organisation is to regain its credibility.

full article: Blatter wins Fifa vote amid corruption storm | Bangkok Post: news

I'm proud that the justice department has defended and supported a movement for change at FIFA, too.

And I hope they've got a lot more up their sleeve.

Sepp dancing all the way to the bank.

Business as usual !
A bunch of corrupted swines...including the french Michael Platini, german Franz Beckenbauer, the english etc. etc. etc.

pleeze sir can we have our ball back.

got to admire the guy's stamina at coming up to 80 yrs old.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

” Senator John McCain on Thursday proposed military action to “dismantle and destroy FIFA once and for all.”

Did he propose the same as once for Iran?

Originally Posted by billy the kid

pleeze sir can we have our ball back.

got to admire the guy's stamina at coming up to 80 yrs old.

Imagine having this aging nut as President with a bimbo like Palin as Vice President? I'm quite sure this is article is parody, but given the insanity level of McCain it took me several readings to conclude that.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter (R) speaks with
Secretary General Jerome Valcke during a press
conference on May 30, 2015

Bangkok Post / AFP
June 2, 2015

NEW YORK - FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke, who is Sepp Blatter's top lieutenant, made $10 million in bank transactions to an account controlled by another high-ranking soccer official, The New York Times reported on Monday.

US federal authorities said the transfer of millions in 2008 from FIFA to accounts controlled by former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner are key elements of the ongoing corruption scandal that has engulfed football's governing body.

The newspaper, citing several law enforcement officials, said the payments are a crucial part of last week's indictment against nine FIFA officials by US authorities and shows the money trail is closer to FIFA President Blatter than previously known.

FIFA top aide transferred $10 million, report | Bangkok Post: news

some fifa nutter does not know what the onion is

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner, who is on bail on bribery charges, wasn’t laughing as he cited a work of satire published in the Onion on Sunday.
In a video posted on his official Facebook page (it was subsequently taken down but appears to have been reposted by YouTube user rpmackey , Warner blasted an ongoing U.S. Justice Department investigation into his alleged malfeasance at FIFA and brandished a printout of an article published in the Onion to bolster his position.
The article, entitled “FIFA Frantically Announces 2015 Summer World Cup in United States,” was published hours after U.S. authorities commenced a sweeping corruption probe into soccer’s international governing body on Wednesday that indicted several of the association’s top officials, including Warner, who is from Trinidad and Tobago.
The mocking suggestion of the article is that FIFA would be willing to organize a “summer World Cup” simply to appease U.S. authorities. However, the satirical point was lost on Warner. He asks why the U.S. would be willing to host such an event “if FIFA is so bad.”
Warner is currently facing extradition to the U.S.

^,^^

But when you are the type who judges the quality of information based on how true you would like it to be.... these fuckups are inevitable once you start trawling the internet for 'alternative' media.

puts a smile on your face, what a tool

This is new, from Sunday night the 31st. Not only is it hilarious, but it's about the best news coverage of the FIFA arrests I've seen.

BBC Sport - Fifa: Sepp Blatter to quit as president amid corruption scandal

He's gone!

The pressure of UEFA breaking away from FIFA?

Nice pay off no doubt.

the cnut will be running around hiding his ill gtten gains

Qatar will be sh1tting itself

couldn't take anymore pressure; he'll be in disgrace soon
when the Americans have finished with him.

Originally Posted by billy the kid

couldn't take anymore pressure; he'll be in disgrace soon
when the Americans have finished with him.

Couldn't happen to a more deserving scoundrel....

Fifa sponsors, including Visa, Coke, and McDonald's, have welcomed Sepp Blatter's decision to resign as president of football's world governing body.
Mr Blatter's decision to step down comes amid a corruption scandal.
However, both Visa and Coke repeated warnings that they expected a swift overhaul at Fifa.
And McDonald's said it hoped this would be the first step towards "gaining back trust from fans worldwide".
Last week, Fifa was hit by the arrests of top officials on charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering as part of a US prosecution that also indicted 14 people.
Mr Blatter was subsequently re-elected, but on Tuesday resigned, saying that his mandate "did not appear to be supported by everybody".
Visa said it was encouraged "by the recognition by Fifa that extensive and fundamental reform is needed as reflected by the announcement that President Blatter is resigning".
"This is a significant first step towards rebuilding public trust, but more work lies ahead," it continued.
"We repeat, however, that it is our expectation that Fifa will take swift and immediate steps towards addressing the issues within its organisation to quickly rebuild a culture with strong ethical practices that will restore the reputation of the games for fans around the world."
'Act with urgency'
That sentiment was echoed by Coke, which described the move as "a positive step", but added that it expected Fifa to "act with urgency" and "win back the trust of all who love the sport of football".
"We believe this decision will help Fifa transform itself rapidly into a much-needed 21st Century structure and institution," Coke said.
Other sponsors, Budweiser, Adidas and McDonald's, also issued broadly positive statements.
"We expect today's announcement to accelerate Fifa's efforts to resolve internal issues, install positive change and adhere to the highest ethical standards and transparency," said Budweiser.
Adidas said the news marked "a step in the right direction on Fifa's path to establish and follow transparent compliance standards in everything they do."
For its part, McDonald's said it was "hopeful" that the changes being implemented would lead to Fifa being reformed and "gaining back trust from fans worldwide".
Hyundai said the resignation was a "positive first step in creating a governance structure that ensures the highest ethical standards for the sport."
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Who are Fifa's five top tier partners and two World Cup sponsors?
Adidas - the German sportswear firm has been supplying the official match ball for all Fifa World Cup tournament matches since 1970. Also involved in all other Fifa events, such as the Confederations Cup Brazil 2013, and the Fifa U-20 World Cups for women and men.
Coca-Cola - the US soft drinks firm is one of the longest-standing corporate partners of Fifa, with a formal association since 1974 and an official sponsorship of the Fifa World Cup that began in 1978. Coca-Cola has had stadium advertising at every Fifa World Cup since 1950.
Gazprom - the Russian energy giant signed up with Fifa in 2013 as a partner for all competitions in the period of 2015 to 2018, including the 2018 Fifa World Cup, which is due to take place in Russia for the first time. (The firm is also an official partner of the Uefa Champions League 2012 to 2015).
Hyundai/Kia - the South Korean carmaker began its Fifa alliance in 1999, in a deal to sponsor 13 Fifa competitions including the 2002 World Cup, an agreement extended to the 2006 event. It again backed the 2010 World Cup and is now the official Automotive Partner of Fifa until 2022.
Visa - the credit card company became a top-tier Fifa partner in 2007, taking over from rivals MasterCard in controversial circumstances, and recently extended its relationship until 2022. It is a sponsor of five Fifa events this year, including the Women's World Cup in Canada.
Budweiser - the US beverage has been a World Cup sponsor since the 1986 event in Mexico, and is the Official Beer of the tournament, with its product on sale in all stadia at the finals, and it also sponsors the Man of the Match award at each game.
McDonald's - the American fast food chain has been a sponsor since the 1994 World Cup in the US. Its products are available at all matches in the finals tournament, and it also sponsors the World Cup Player Escort programme, in which children accompany the teams onto the pitch

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Slippery Blurter thought he was invincible , but found out it was only in his own thoughts , hopefully the only time we hear the name in the future is relation to the millions in bribes that have flourished under his reign.

Does it truly matter how many of these gangsters are indicted or jailed?

There will be a cycle of the same types to replace them.

I just read a good quote --- you cut the top off a mouldy carrot you still have a mouldy carrot.