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GradyPhilpott · 3 June 2015, 03:15 AM

Sepp Blatter resigned as FIFA president on Tuesday, four days after being re-elected to a fifth term.

Blatter, 79, announced the decision at a news conference in Zurich, six days after the FBI raided a hotel in Zurich and arrested several FIFA officials.

He was re-elected after his only rival, Jordan's Prince Ali bin Al Hussein withdrew after losing heavily in the first round of voting.

"FIFA has been my life...what counts most for me is FIFA and football around the world," Blatter said.

http://news.yahoo.com/blatter-stands...7095--sow.html

Cru Jones · 3 June 2015, 05:09 AM

From what I understand, the sharks were circling.... It'll be good to get some new blood in there.

wantonebad · 3 June 2015, 05:16 AM

His name always sounds to me like a condition that would make someone incontinent...

MonBK · 3 June 2015, 05:58 AM

Not a minute too soon.

TheBluePrince · 3 June 2015, 06:07 AM

Good riddance to utterly corrupt scum.

SearChart · 3 June 2015, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by wantonebad

His name always sounds to me like a condition that would make someone incontinent...

GradyPhilpott · 3 June 2015, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by wantonebad

His name always sounds to me like a condition that would make someone incontinent...

It does indeed.

Rock · 3 June 2015, 02:36 PM

The challenge, of course, is to elect someone who ISN'T corrupt or will soon get that way.
We don't want to mention the Olympic Committee, or F1, or dozens of others.

zama · 3 June 2015, 07:49 PM

This opportunity is made for Roman Abramovich.......

FYI by luck I happened to wake up at about 2am local time when those two world cups were selected..... he had a Cheshire cat grin before the announcement that just gave away what Russia did to ensure the cup. QATAR just proves even further how corrupt the whole deal was.

Lets not forget that Africa and many developing regions along with Putin are crying poor about Blatter being pushed out....... As an old boss of mine said does not matter how thin the pancake is there are always two sides.

joli160 · 3 June 2015, 08:52 PM

Let's hope the FBI will now prosecute him and all the FIFA bobo's.
I am so tired and completely fed up with all the corruption going on in sports and politics alike. Sincerely hope that the Olympic Committee and the F1 are also going to be investigated.
Big brooms are needed.
The only country in the world where they cannot get away with this is the USA

Malak · 3 June 2015, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBluePrince

Good riddance to utterly corrupt scum.

More corrupt is the IOC.

AK797 · 3 June 2015, 11:43 PM

FIFA is even worse than Eurovision.

GB-man · 3 June 2015, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by joli160

Let's hope the FBI will now prosecute him and all the FIFA bobo's.
I am so tired and completely fed up with all the corruption going on in sports and politics alike. Sincerely hope that the Olympic Committee and the F1 are also going to be investigated.
Big brooms are needed.
The only country in the world where they cannot get away with this is the USA

Surely you jest

?

Where power exists, corruption follows. Interested to see if the replacements are any better.

TheBluePrince · 4 June 2015, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by GB-man

Surely you jest

?

Where power exists, corruption follows. Interested to see if the replacements are any better.

Indeed, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Mugabe and Moi were apparently pretty decent when they first came to power.

FIFA needs to completely change it's leadership structure. A board of execs with a chief exec and a chairman that check and balance each other. The president with all the power model is just not acceptable for such an important global organisation.

Ruud Van Driver · 4 June 2015, 05:36 PM

Like any football fan, I'm glad to see the back of Splatter and the likes of fellow crooks like Jack Warner.

Personally, I'd like to see David Beckham in charge of THIEFA, sorry, FIFA.

Andad · 4 June 2015, 05:45 PM

I doubt they could find anyone to translate.

dddrees · 4 June 2015, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by GB-man

Surely you jest

?

Where power exists, corruption follows. Interested to see if the replacements are any better.

Actually I was going to say there's just too much money. People Luv their sports and with good reason, but the fact there's just so much money involved tends to attract so many of the wrong type of things.

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