Ugh can't believe after all that talk this shit is still happening in the winter in Qatar http://www.espnfc.com/fifa-world-cu...irms-nov-21-start-for-2022-world-cup-in-qatar
Love how that whole shit storm just seemed to blow over with no real changes being made. Gotta give it to Sepp, he is one crafty fucking bastard.
@FourFourTweet: BREAKING: Swiss attorney general opens criminal proceedings against Sepp Blatter. http://t.co/rObELw6krq
David Conn @david_conn FIFA: Sepp Blatter under Swiss criminal investigation for alleged "disloyal payment" to Platini - who's been "asked to provide information."
David Conn @david_conn FIFA: Swiss attorney general is investigating 2m Swiss francs payment by Blatter to Michel Platini for work done 1999-2002 - paid in 2011.
Wow. UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Bahrain cut diplomatic ties to Qatar for supporting terrorism and destabilizing the region. http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/05/middl...-uae-qatar-terror/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom
"A sum of $2 million was sent to the 10-year-old daughter of a FIFA official prior to Qatar being awarded the hosting of the 2022 World Cup, according to Bild. The German daily is publishing from Tuesday American independent investigator Michael Garcia's report into alleged bribery and corruption during the bidding for the hosting of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. In an extract of the article released on Monday evening, the popular tabloid claims to have got hold of the report of more than 400 pages which has never been properly published by world football's governing body. According to Bild, in the report Garcia reveals that "a former executive committee member congratulated members of the Qatari federation and thanked them by mail for a transfer of several hundred thousand euros" just after Qatar was awarded the 2022 tournament. "Two million dollars from an unknown source arrived in the savings account of the 10-year-old daughter of a FIFA member," add Bild. The newspaper adds that "three executive members of FIFA with the right to vote went to a party in Rio de Janeiro in a private jet belonging to the Qatari federation before the vote to decide who would host the competition." The Aspire Academy in Qatar, one of the biggest sports academies in the world, was also "implicated in a decisive manner in the manipulation of FIFA members who had the right to vote," the paper adds."
FIFA just published the full Garcia report. FIFA statement on recent media coverage regarding the “Garcia Report” https://www.fifa.com/governance/new...rage-regarding-the-garcia-report-2898791.html
Can't wait to read all the articles dissecting this since I have no patience or time to read it in its entirety on my own.
As Sponsors Shy Away, FIFA Faces World Cup Shortfall https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/sports/soccer/world-cup-sponsors-russia-2018.html Weird how being corrupt makes people not want to associate with you and how going to countries that have to bribe you for the tournament means a lack of enthusiasm for it.
Went down a mini Blatter rabbit hole How he only got a 6 year ban and not a lifetime one is maybe his best trick yet
The gift that keeps on giving, I'm sure the arrests and investigations will keep happening long after the event is over. Qatar cheated to get the cup.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-...grant-worker-deaths-qatar-fifa-world-cup-2022 Revealed: 6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar as it gears up for World Cup Guardian analysis indicates shocking figure likely to be an underestimate, as preparations for 2022 tournament continue