FIFA scandal & Blatter resignation

Denis Irwin wrote: PhilliyK wrote: Warner surrendered to the cops in Trinidad & Tobago apparently  Also see the Fifa ethics committee have suspended him, his **** brother and most of the others invovled in this case "Ethics" committee still see no problem with Septic though.....

Trap junior wrote: The FIFA ethics Committee.  What next?  The NAZI human rights committee?

I'd say there's plenty of lads who weren't lifted who had their last peaceful night of sleep last night without realising it

Was just discussing this earlier. It would be interesting to see what would happen with non-European players though - FIFA would be bollixed, because they couldn't exactly ban them from playing for their national teams without seriously pissing the actual national organisations.

A breakaway, a period of chaos (perhaps a missed World Cup, perhaps just a threat of it, perhaps a World Cup without European teams), and a settlement that gives significantly greater power to Europe.

It's ridiculous that St Kitts and Nevis have the same sway as Spain, that Djibouti has the same jurisdiction as Germany, that Eritrea are the equals of England or that Papua New Guinea is as protected as Portugal.

God, I'd love UEFA to pull out of FIFA en masse.

SuperDave84 wrote: Was just discussing this earlier. It would be interesting to see what would happen with non-European players though - FIFA would be bollixed, because they couldn't exactly ban them from playing for their national teams without seriously pissing the actual national organisations. A breakaway, a period of chaos (perhaps a missed World Cup, perhaps just a threat of it, perhaps a World Cup without European teams), and a settlement that gives significantly greater power to Europe. It's ridiculous that St Kitts and Nevis have the same sway as Spain, that Djibouti has the same jurisdiction as Germany, that Eritrea are the equals of England or that Papua New Guinea is as protected as Portugal. God, I'd love UEFA to pull out of FIFA en masse.

Agreed. This is why FIFA cannot continue. A major ploy of Blatter and now Platini was to sweeten all the ropey nations for votes. If you spend 100k on an astrofurf pitch in Djibouti and then hand the contract over the Mr Djibouti, you get your vote. Then there was the continuation of stripping World Cup Spots from Europe to sweeten up the Africans and Asians.

Platini is getting his votes from the lesser European countries for ruining the European Championship with the expansion. He ruined the Europa League too. So much that teams are allegedly losing games to avoid it.

Its Europe that brings in the wonga from TV money and advertising, yet it is the likes of the Caymen Islands FA and Togo that get "elected" to run the game.

The only way to escape this farcical system is for the people with the financial power to say goodbye because the Napalese FA and the FA of Tajikistan ain't gonna vote away their gravy train.

The head of the football associations of these banana republics are ruining the game, so step aside Mr.Delaney

Sponsors Concerned By FIFA Corruption Scandal

Sepp not attending the FIFA medical conference today because he needs to take control of the situation and show leadership

Edited by Denis Irwin - 28 May 2015 at 8:32am