# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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 1, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/121 "2015-06-01T19:17:30Z")
Huh. It actually sounds pretty reasonable. I mean, the writer ascribes lots of things to colonialism that I wouldn’t, but mostly sounds sensible. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/122 "2015-06-01T20:08:13Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > [Here](http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/669184-sepp-blatter-good-for-africa.html)is an an opinion piece from a Ugandan newspaper on Blatter. Its quite eye opening as to the views held in that continent about Blatter It’s an interesting perspective, but it’s hard not to wonder how much money flowed from Africa to FIFA in the course of the bidding process. Getting kickbacks from the ruling family of Qatar is one thing, but I’d like to hope that even FIFA was less greedy about exploiting poorer nations who can less afford it. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/123 "2015-06-01T20:43:05Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > [Here](http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/669184-sepp-blatter-good-for-africa.html)is an an opinion piece from a Ugandan newspaper on Blatter. Its quite eye opening as to the views held in that continent about Blatter I liked this part: _After Africa and South America had had their turns in Blatter’s rotational system, the pendulum swung back to Europe. England was believed to have a fair chance for 2018 until their media poked its priggish nose into sensitive places. The Sunday Times pulled off a ‘Fake Sheik’ stunt and caught two FIFA delegates on camera agreeing to sell their vote for a sum of money. FIFA suspended the pair, but the English bid lost many friends in high areas_. How dare the English media poke it’s priggish nose into sensitive places and TAKE PICTURES OF FIFA DELEGATES AGREEING TO SELL THEIR VOTE FOR MONEY. But why should the English lose many friends in high areas because they uncovered corruption? Were these \*friends in high places" upset that their _bribes as usual_ scheme had been uncovered? ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/124 "2015-06-02T02:15:05Z")
[http://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2015/06/01/Ex-FIFA-official-cites-satirical-Onion-article-in-his-self-defense/stories/201506010105](http://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2015/06/01/Ex-FIFA-official-cites-satirical-Onion-article-in-his-self-defense/stories/201506010105) > [@](#): > > Jack Warner, a former vice president of world soccer’s governing body, FIFA, defended himself against corruption charges on Sunday by citing an article from The Onion, apparently unaware that it was satire. You can’t make this stuff up folks! The scandals are becoming more entertaining than the matches! ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/125 "2015-06-02T03:31:59Z")
[Uefa plots to break away from Fifa and host a rival tournament](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/fifa/11642610/Uefa-plots-to-break-away-from-Fifa-and-host-a-rival-tournament.html) Could this actually happen? I’m skeptical. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/126 "2015-06-02T13:46:50Z")
> [@Apocalypso](#): > > [http://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2015/06/01/Ex-FIFA-official-cites-satirical-Onion-article-in-his-self-defense/stories/201506010105](http://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2015/06/01/Ex-FIFA-official-cites-satirical-Onion-article-in-his-self-defense/stories/201506010105) > > You can’t make this stuff up folks! The scandals are becoming more entertaining than the matches! This goes one better - FIFA has bankrolled a film about Blatter and his heroic defence of ethics. It’s to be released in the US on Friday! 😃 > [@](#): > > First came an international roundup of several of its top officials on federal corruption charges, including a hotel sweep down the street from its headquarters. Close behind came the pageant of its autocratic president’s re-election on a platform of: Eh, just a few bad apples. > > What other drama could possibly await FIFA, the governing body of international soccer? Well, there is this movie: a star-dappled epic about FIFA, underwritten by FIFA and portraying FIFA’s president, Sepp Blatter, as a resolute champion of ethics. > > Its American premiere is on Friday, in the fresh wake of advance publicity conjured by last week’s dramatic indictments. That’s the kind of buzz you just can’t buy. > **[FIFA Film: An Epic Fantasy (Published 2015)](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/sports/fifa-film-an-epic-fantasy.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=1)** > > The film “United Passions,” which is making its American premiere on Friday, is a star-dappled epic about FIFA, underwritten by FIFA and portraying Sepp Blatter as a champion of ethics. That’s just awesome chutzpah right there. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/127 "2015-06-02T14:30:10Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Coventry City fans are next on the list.😉 > > Link works fine for me. I just noticed this. I’m glad I’ve made my mark on this forum. One person remembers my allegiance 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/128 "2015-06-02T14:45:30Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > [Uefa plots to break away from Fifa and host a rival tournament](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/fifa/11642610/Uefa-plots-to-break-away-from-Fifa-and-host-a-rival-tournament.html) > > Could this actually happen? I’m skeptical. Doubtful. I mean this is Africa’s, Asia’s, and Central America’s biggest fears come to life - that Europe’s crusade on this is merely a cover for an attempt to roll back the globalization that started under Havelange, who btw, was a Brazilian. Likely Brazil and Argentina aren’t going to be all that interested in a new global soccer body dominated by Europeans again. FWIW, a figure no less than Pele congratulated Blatter for his victory, which I guess indicates which way Brazil may go on a plan like this. To be honest, I think any chance for a splinter FIFA may have to come from the US (in a group along with CONCACAF and CONMEBOL which invites the rest of the world along) - normally that’d be seen kind of like a bad thing (US unilateralism isn’t much loved in the world), but the combination of the US not dominating soccer (as Europe has done in the past) and the FBI investigation may allow for a more receptive reaction. But even then, a stretch. ---
**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 2, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/129 "2015-06-02T15:49:19Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > [Uefa plots to break away from Fifa and host a rival tournament](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/fifa/11642610/Uefa-plots-to-break-away-from-Fifa-and-host-a-rival-tournament.html) > > Could this actually happen? I’m skeptical. Well, a UEFA/CONMEBOL tournament would be the _de facto_ World Cup, at least in terms of finding the best team in the world. I suspect Brazil will not be all that eager to quit FIFA considering that one of their delegates was among those arrested. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/130 "2015-06-02T16:02:24Z")
Its a pipe dream (as of yet). Some Brits and N Euros want it, Never mind Brazil/Argentina, the Spanish and the French, whose clubs are heavily bankrolled by GCC investors will balk at the idea. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/131 "2015-06-02T16:51:04Z")
Blatter just resigned. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/132 "2015-06-02T16:52:36Z")
The link below is a live update so hopefully it will remain. > **[Sepp Blatter to resign as Fifa president – as it happened](https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2015/jun/02/fifa-calls-press-conference-amid-latest-corruption-claims-live)** > > After 17 years as president of Fifa, Sepp Blatter is standing down from his position ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/133 "2015-06-02T17:04:54Z")
I knew it, I just knew it! It’s the Jooooooz who are behind the whole thing! > **[Keep Your Eye on the Camel](https://www.unz.com/article/keep-your-eye-on-the-camel/)** > > Are the soccer federation arrests about Israel? ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/134 "2015-06-02T17:14:11Z")
Thats was a short lived term. I hereby vote for Luis Figo. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/135 "2015-06-02T17:34:43Z")
Woohoo!!! Ding dong! ---
**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 2, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/136 "2015-06-02T18:21:50Z")
Sepp B’later? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/137 "2015-06-02T18:23:19Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Thats was a short lived term. Longer than some Italian Prime Ministers. {rimshot} ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/138 "2015-06-02T18:45:40Z")
Most South Korean prime ministers can only dream of being in office that long. I guess Blatter realized that he can’t run FIFA from prison. Or while hiding in a non-extradition country. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/139 "2015-06-02T18:48:26Z")
What’s he getting for his lovely parting gift? No way he left voluntarily. I wonder just who explained to him that the gravy train was stopped and he would have to get off it. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946/140 "2015-06-02T19:19:18Z")
Blatter’s resignation will actually take place sometime after the next FIFA election. And that election may take place in early 2016. \*Elections are expected to take place sometime between December and March. “I will continue to exercise my function (until the new election),” said Blatter, who looked strained and serious while reading a statement in French before walking off without taking questions.\* [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/24c82b88d0cb442f8e9f949a2611f8f1/blatter-says-he-will-resign-fifa-president](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/24c82b88d0cb442f8e9f949a2611f8f1/blatter-says-he-will-resign-fifa-president) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges/720946.md?page=8)