# FIFA Officials Arrested On Corruption Charges **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 27, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946 "2015-05-27T06:23:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/221 "2015-06-12T13:03:36Z")
Take it up with **madsircool**. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/222 "2015-06-12T14:08:53Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > And another FIFA official quits (but not under indictment): [Fifa communications chief forced to quit after joke backfires](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/fifa/11667925/Fifa-communications-chief-forced-to-quit-after-joke-backfires.html). Normally when someone makes a joke that bad, people say “ **Don’t** quit your day job”. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/223 "2015-06-15T16:37:10Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > And another FIFA official quits (but not under indictment): [Fifa communications chief forced to quit after joke backfires](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/fifa/11667925/Fifa-communications-chief-forced-to-quit-after-joke-backfires.html). That’s a funny joke. I doubt the joke failed with the fans. The joke only backfired because Blatter is still very much in charge of FIFA, and making decision as to who can work there. Walter De Gregorio tells a joke. This joke has a lot of truth to it. Considering the situation, only Blatter, or a Blatter supporter/accomplice, would ask De Gregorio to stand down/resign. …_It is understood De Gregorio was asked to stand down by Blatter, who himself announced earlier this month he would be resigning as Fifa president after a new election. Blatter’s decision follows the arrest of seven leading Fifa officials as part of an FBI corruption investigation. There appears to have been significant tension between De Gregorio and Klaus J Stohlker, a PR professional utilised on an ad-hoc basis by Blatter._ > **[Fifa communications chief forced to quit after joke backfires](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/fifa/11667925/Fifa-communications-chief-forced-to-quit-after-joke-backfires.html)** > > Walter De Gregorio resigns after reportedly making quip about football's crisis-hit world governing body on Swiss TV The sooner that Blatter leaves, the faster FIFA will heal. The longer Blatter stays, the more entrenched the Blatter-types will become, and the cover ups will continue. The new election is still some six to 10 months away. That’s a very long time. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/224 "2015-06-15T19:33:28Z")
Not so fast. [Blatter is reconsidering his resignation.](http://www.espnfc.com/fifa-world-cup/story/2491089/sepp-blatter-reconsidering-his-fifa-resignation-report) ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/225 "2015-06-15T19:38:47Z")
Will he need FIFA Congress approval to do so? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/226 "2015-06-15T20:28:26Z")
Maybe they can bribe him to leave. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/227 "2015-06-15T22:39:30Z")
Who could possibly see the problem in electing a man who is named like a Waffen SS officer and runs FIFA like his own fiefdom?? Seriously, the sponsors here have most of the power because they have the money. Directly and indirectly. They can refuse to sponsor FIFA and refuse to buy ads on FIFA sponsored tournaments. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/228 "2015-06-15T23:21:18Z")
I’m glad Blatter is reconsidering his hasty decision to resign from FIFA. Snort. Seriously, some European Football association needs to announce the 2022 World Soccer Championship ™, and make inquiries about possible locations. Here’s the twist: _hold it in the summer at a locale with temperatures cooler than 100 degrees F_. I know: wild idea. I respect FIFA’s decision to move the World Cup to the Winter. Snort2. I think they should go through with their 2022 Dubai plan, showcasing such powerhouse countries such as the Caymen Islands and New Guinna. Brazil, Argentina, Germany and Italy can play in the summer outside of the FIFA framework. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/229 "2015-06-15T23:46:04Z")
With the instability in the region (ISIS) who even knows if there will be a Qatar in 2022? :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946.md?page=11)