FIFA Officials Arrested On Corruption Charges

[russian_heel]

@cmkeller

So if they get convicted, does the 2022 World Cup get moved away from Qatar? While I understand that soccer fans have been against the Qatar selection from the beginning, the country has put tons of money (and, from what I hear, lives) into building World Cup venues, do those just get wasted?

You don’t need a conviction. You need a FIFA head with balls who will release the unedited report on the Russia and Qatar scandal, move both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, and suspend South Africa as well as Morocco and any other country involved in bribery from international play for the appropriate time.

Fuck Russia and Qatar if their stadiums are half built. Maybe Qatar can use theirs for indoor skiing, while Russia can have moto-cross and Monster trucks in theirs. Not my problem, fuck both these scumbag countries. A hard lesson for all countries to learn from.

[AK84]

Americans certainly have shed enough tears on corruption in bidding to fill a Salt Lake.

[Lamar_Mundane]

Salt Lake City may have had it’s own level of corruption, but it was at least a good venue with great snow and infrastructure and access. Not a damn thing close to Qatar.

[AK84]

Qatar has excellent infrastructure and access. There are many arguments against them hosting the WC. Those are not amongst them.

And Salt Lake City was openly corrupt from start to finish. As was Nagano.

[KarlGrenze]

Finally this scandal grabbed a local corrupt politician, Jack Warner. Sadly I don’t think other local politicians are associated to international sports that could be investigated for fraud. But at least it is something!

[Snarky_Kong]

@AK84

Qatar has excellent infrastructure and access. There are many arguments against them hosting the WC. Those are not amongst them.

Don’t they have to build all their stadiums? What’s all the slave labor building if their infrastructure is so great?

[Northern_Piper]

Visa threatens to drop sponsorship of World Cup as a result of corruption; other sponsors makes similar noises

[ElvisL1ves]

Just a little reminder to Blatter who’s *really *in charge.

[Lamar_Mundane]

@Snarky_Kong

Don’t they have to build all their stadiums? What’s all the slave labor building if their infrastructure is so great?

Yeah. Didn’t Salt Lake City have to send home thousands of coffins back to Nepal?

[Peremensoe]

@Snarky_Kong

Don’t they have to build all their stadiums? What’s all the slave labor building if their infrastructure is so great?

Yes, Qatar is building nine new stadiums, as well as hotels, restaurants, roads, utilities, and plenty of other infrastructure to support the event. They even have to build infrastructure to house the workers building the infrastructure.

[ElvisL1ves]

But are they really going to find a way to deal with the small matter of the temperature being hot enough to bake a chicken, even at night?

[Really_Not_All_That_Bright]

@Northern_Piper

Visa threatens to drop sponsorship of World Cup as a result of corruption; other sponsors makes similar noises

@ElvisL1ves

Just a little reminder to Blatter who’s *really *in charge.

Sony and Johnson & Johnson pulled out early this year and nothing seems to have happened.

[Robot_Arm]

@Peremensoe

They even have to build infrastructure to house the workers building the infrastructure.

Are those bars on the windows?

[mascaroni]

@Peremensoe

Yes, Qatar is building nine new stadiums, as well as hotels, restaurants, roads, utilities, and plenty of other infrastructure to support the event. They even have to build infrastructure to house the workers building the infrastructure.

I know Rolf Harris is now disgraced, but…

*Oh, the migrant workers of the firms who build the infrastructure of the housing for the migrant workers building the infrastructure for the hosting of the 2022 World Cup which might not be happen, were just passing by… *

[MOIDALIZE]

@russian_heel

You don’t need a conviction. You need a FIFA head with balls who will release the unedited report on the Russia and Qatar scandal, move both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, and suspend South Africa as well as Morocco and any other country involved in bribery from international play for the appropriate time.

Yeah, I wouldn’t want to have to be the one to tell the Russians that the tournament they won is being rescinded, despite all the “gifts” that were undoubtedly given. I’m betting many such gifts originated from men you don’t screw over.

[ISiddiqui]

Nothing is going to happen to Russia for a few reasons: 1) Russia is a UEFA country. UEFA may make lots of noise about Qatar, but they aren’t going screw over one of their own, 2) The Russia WC is scheduled for 3 years from now and any conviction/proof of bribery likely won’t happen until next year or 2 years from now; they aren’t going to switch it from Russia that quick if they were interested in switching venues.

[ElvisL1ves]

And there’s no major question about Russia’s playing facilities or visitor accommodations or climate/playability or general ability to make it happen successfully, either.

Unlike Qatar.

[astorian]

Serious question, since I know little about FIFA or the bidding process for the World Cup and other tournaments.

Is FIFA guilty of anything substantially more corrupt and sinister than, say, the NFL (which regularly promises the Super Bowl to cities that cough up tax money to build new stadiums for local franchises)?

[ISiddiqui]

FIFA is probably closer to the IOC in corruption. AFAIK, NFL officials don’t get massive individual payoffs to vote for Superbowl sites.

[ElvisL1ves]

This is about individuals taking cash bribes.