mumkin Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Blatter gone..press conference shortly. Good riddance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32982449 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocketMan Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Best news ive heard all year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Blatter gone..press conference shortly. Good riddance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32982449 Unfortunately the same people who voted him in will vote in his successor. Expect more of the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrNorm Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I just watched John Oliver on HBO claim that in terms of voting and distribution of FIFA funds, everyone is equal. “The U.S. gets the same share as Montserrat, which a.) isn’t even a country, and b.) has a population of less than 6,000." Now, the UK general election result was the most disproportionate on record, but in comparison to FIFA elections that's nothing! There's no wonder Blatter gets so much support from the small nations. The system is so ridiculously skewed in their favour. What I don't understand is why the main footballing nations with large populations who are under-represented in FIFA don't just walk away? Surely there's a massive incentive to organise a rival non-corrupt ruling body that has something approaching proportionate and fair representation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 What I don't understand is why the main footballing nations with large populations who are under-represented in FIFA don't just walk away?Platini threatened exactly that on behalf of UEFA last Friday. He was knifed in the back by many of UEFA's participating nations, including even his own, France, who still voted Blatter in. Make of that what you will. There's just too much money in football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrNorm Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hmmm, yes. With all the money floating around in football, you have to suspect corruption. It has to run deep. Maybe it will be the sponsors who end up bringing about real change? Now wouldn't that be ironic. Having to be grateful to the likes Visa, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Budweiser, Nike and Adidas to end corruption? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternageek Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Mod Note: Thread already discussing the issue: http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11035225 Please do a search before creating a new thread. Closing. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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