Shillzz Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Same Gary Lineker who had no problem hosting the FIFA World Cup when they gave him money to do it. Hypocrite I think he's right, and he's quite just in what he's saying. His comments above come as a result of FIFA's actions during the bidding for those tournaments. It's not like he doesn't have a good reason for disliking FIFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 but surely his opinion would have got more respect if he said it on air during an England World Cup broadcast or boycotted the tournamnet than instead of some magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 but surely his opinion would have got more respect if he said it on air during an England World Cup broadcast or boycotted the tournamnet than instead of some magazine Oh I see what you mean now. Yeah that makes sense. That said, I wouldn't jeopardise my extremely lucrative career just because of an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 I doubt the BBC would appreciate him sharing these opinions on air. There is a time and a place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 but he is a "journalist" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 but surely his opinion would have got more respect if he said it on air during an England World Cup broadcast or boycotted the tournamnet than instead of some magazine I agree that it would have gotten more "respect", but that doesn't mean he is undeserving of all respect for not sacrificing himself. The cynic would say he loves the money too much, but at the same time he also clearly loves his job. Why should he be a martyr? It's not for everyone. The fact that somebody so closely connected to the game for us has spoken out at all is a start and should be applauded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 The decision to award the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively was taken by the FIFA Executive Committee in Zurich in December 2010. Of the 22, 10 have been accused of corruption or been exposed as being corrupt. A further two were banned from the ExCo ahead of the vote after being caught accepting bribes. Here’s the full list: Sepp Blatter FIFA president who has stayed in power thanks to support Asia, CONCACAF and Africa, whose regional bosses – Bin Hammam, Warner and Hayatou – have all been accused of corruption, or been banned by FIFA, or both. Issa Hayatou African Confederation president. Named as recipient of bribes from former FIFA marketing company ISL. Still on the ExCo. Ricardo Teixeira Former head of Brazilian FA, ex son-in-law of Joao Havelange. Banned from FIFA in wake of ISL corruption scandal. Now based in Miami to avoid prosecutors in Brazil. Jack Warner Controversial former president of CONCACAF. Resigned from all FIFA positions in June 2011 following an investigation into allegations of corruption. Mohammed Bin Hammam Qatari former president of Asian Confederation who was banned for life from all football activities by a FIFA ethics committee in July 2011 following attempts to bribe members of the Caribbean Football Union with envelopes containing 40,000 US dollars. Chung Mong-joon Korean, wealthy scion of the Hyundai family, but voted off the ExCo in 2011. Once seen as a challenger to Blatter. Angel Maria Villar Llona Spanish FA president, former goalkeeper. Key figure in collusion between Spain-Portugal’s 2018 bid and Qatar. Still on the ExCo. Michel Platini UEFA president who voted for Qatar, allegedly under pressure from then French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Son Laurent is employed by the Qatari company that subsequently bought Paris Saint-Germain. Geoffrey Thompson Former chairman of the Football Association and the Englishman to be a member of the ExCo. Stepped down after leading England’s failed 2018 bid. Dr Michel D’Hooghe Belgian head of FIFA’s medical committee, one of the biggest critics of Qatar 2022 decision. Chuck Blazer Larger than life American former general secretary of CONCACAF. Suspended by FIFA following allegation of fraud during his time at CONCACAF. No longer on the ExCo. Worawi Makudi Thai FA president who was accused by Lord Triesman (under UK parliamentary privilege) of demanding money for the TV rights to a friendly between England and Thailand. Still on the ExCo. Nicolas Leoz Paraguayan, former president on the South American confederation. Resigned from FIFA in April 2013, citing health reasons, weeks after he was accused of taking bribes from ISL. Accused of Lord Triesman of requesting a UK knighthood in return for supporting England’s World Cup bid. Marios Leftkarias Cypriot FA boss whose family has been accused by France Football magazine of benefitting from a multi-million pound property deal with the Qatari authorities shortly after the 2018/2022 votes. Still on the ExCo. Jacques Anouma Former head of the Ivory Coast FA who was accused by a British parliamentary committee of taking bribes from Qatar’s 2022 campaign. Hany Abo Rida Egyptian ally of Bin Hammam who accompanied the Qatari on his fateful trip to the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) but has not been proved to have been involved in any corruption. Still on the ExCo. Julio Grondona Veteran Argentinian FA president, aged 82. Blatter ally who voted for Qatar. Vitaly Mutko Russia FA boss who led his country’s successful bid to host the 2018 World Cup. Still on the ExCo. Senes Erzik Turkish vice-president of UEFA. Still on the FIFA ExCo. Junji Ogura Japanese FA boss who headed his country’s 2022 World Cup bid. Has since stepped down from ExCo. Franz Beckenbauer Former Germany World Cup winner who backed Australia in the 2022 vote but has since stepped down from the ExCo. Rafael Salguero Guatemalan lawyer, former head of his country’s FA. Still on the ExCo. ALSO…Reynald Temarii and Amos Adamu Did not take part in 2018/2022 vote because they had been banned from the ExCo (for one and three years respectively) after being caught on camera by the Sunday Times asking for cash in return for their 2018/2022 votes. AND NOT FORGETTINGJoao Havelange The former FIFA president quit his position as honorary president of FIFA on health grounds in 2013, shortly before publication of a FIFA ethics reports into bribes paid by ISL to FIFA officials. Also resigned from the International Olympic Committee at the same time. Manilal Fernando Sri Lankan who was a close associate of Mohamed Bin Hammam and attended the CFU meeting with the Qatari. Joined the ExCo in 2011 but was banned for life in October 2013 following an ethics investigation. Read more at http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/fifas-dirty-dozen-extent-exco-corruption-laid-bare#C8T5RkuVMUtOQvbf.99 World Soccer article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 To the gallows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Hideously corrupt organisation. The big football associations need to stand up and form a new governing body 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 yeah but the problems is the "big and moral" football countries are hardly any better. The FA are hardly much better are they e.g. their gutless approach to Tevez affair along with a few other shitty decisions in recent times. Italy, Brazil, Argentina, Spain other major countries with skeletons in their closets in recent years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I think there is a world of difference between the handling of Tevez by the English FA and allegations of bribery and building stadiums with modern day slaves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 that's the thing, If they didn't want to anger the "almighty" Premier League over something so small and petty I cant see them fighting the billionaires of Middle East 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Quite a few stories coming out that reporters who are investigating what is going on have "disappeared". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 What is Syria hosting the World cup now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 What is Syria hosting the World cup now? I hear the back up nation is either Syria or Ukraine at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) Blatter probably would have the World Cup in Syria if he could, to show that "football can bring peace" or some shit like that. Edited September 5, 2014 by Mantis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Blatter probably would have the World Cup in Syria if he could, to show that "football can bring peace" or some shit like that. Depends on what kind of bunse they're packing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 This may sound like a daft question but, hypothetically, is there anything stopping nations forming a breakaway international football federation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 This may sound like a daft question but, hypothetically, is there anything stopping nations forming a breakaway international football federation? Hypothetically no. There's probably all sorts of contractual obligations that would need to be broken, it would cost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 This may sound like a daft question but, hypothetically, is there anything stopping nations forming a breakaway international football federation? Hypothetically no. There's probably all sorts of contractual obligations that would need to be broken, it would cost. So FIFA is bulletproof then effectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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