FIFA Elections

Discussion in 'Association Football Discussion' started by Mariner, May 27, 2015.

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  1. Number 11 CJ Downes

    Off to the firing squad with all members of the general assembly.

    Schwarzer -------->FIFA President.
     
    Number 11, May 28, 2015
    #21

  2. loganb JEM Logan

    Rumours of corruption with the Russia 2018 bid too, with England now being favourites to host the 2018 world cup. Admittedly that comes from English sources.
     
    loganb, May 28, 2015
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  3. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    The English bid was the best in terms of existing infrastructure. But it was never about that

    Not getting it fucked Plymouth over though. There was a whole redevelopment plan in place around Home Park to get some games down here and when it fell through the club went bankrupt and nearly had to fold. Would have made Plymouth the largest City in Europe without a pro football club apparently
     
    BoyBlunder, May 28, 2015
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  4. loganb JEM Logan

    Which would mean surely, with 3 years to go, we'd be the only suitable candidate, really, if it were taken from Russia.
     
    loganb, May 28, 2015
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  5. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    I think Spain would have a case

    But alot of the facilities used in the Olympics and RWC would be there too I guess
     
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    BoyBlunder, May 28, 2015
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  6. MrPrez CM Dyer

    What, so the World Cup should only be in rich, English-speaking countries, or dominant footballing nations?

    The South African world cup was long over-due - an african world cup. Africa is part of the world, ya know...
     
    MrPrez, May 28, 2015
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  7. loganb JEM Logan

    Yeah but other countries have more money and speak English, so....
     
    loganb, May 28, 2015
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  8. loganb JEM Logan

    I actually loved the South African world cup
     
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    loganb, May 28, 2015
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  9. Mariner CL Warrington

    For some reason they mostly do, yes.
     
    Mariner, May 28, 2015
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  10. Furball G Furball

    Having poor countries like South Africa squander billions of pounds on hosting a World Cup is immoral.
     
    Furball, May 28, 2015
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  11. MightyPies DA Alessi

    You know the South Africa bid was part of the bribery that's being investigated, right?
     
    MightyPies, May 28, 2015
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  12. Frizzed WC Welker

    AFC are constantly riding his dick. It's actually disgusting.
     
    Frizzed, May 28, 2015
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  13. MightyPies DA Alessi

    [FONT=open_sansregular]Fifa is investigating whether corrupt officials at the world soccer’s governing body took bribes during the process that awarded the 2010 World Cup to South Africa, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch alleged on Wednesday.[/FONT]
    FBI says Jack Warner and friends accepted $10M bribe from SA govt in exchange for vote to host 2010 World Cup #FIFA pic.twitter.com/FBhJN8aAno
    — Jonathan Paterson (@patersonjon) May 27, 2015​
    [FONT=open_sansregular]“Around 2004, bidding began for the opportunity to host the 2010 World Cup, which was ultimately awarded to South Africa, the first time the tournament would be held on the African continent,” she told a news conference.

    “But even for this historic event, FIFA executives and others corrupted the process by using bribes to influence the hosting decision.”[/FONT]
     
    MightyPies, May 28, 2015
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  14. Toolman TR Man

    So they're getting rid of the main dude and replacing him with prince ali arab name. Yeah I'm sure he'll be all about fairness and equality.
     
    Toolman, May 29, 2015
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  15. MightyPies DA Alessi

    Hha yeah, I was listening to an interview with Simon hill and he said that he doubts Blatter will even stand down and can't even see him being beaten at the election. It's concerning
     
    MightyPies, May 29, 2015
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  16. Escath LE Schaw

    The reasons for loving Blatter are very obvious. The reasons for hating him are also there, but I think for these federations the pros outweigh the cons.
     
    Escath, May 29, 2015
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  17. Lukic L Popovic

    Yeah, all the poor countries and minnows cause this shit. Say what you want but Uefa and Conmebol's votes should be worth 10x those of AFC/African nations and shit.
     
    Lukic, May 29, 2015
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  18. Starris ER Starris

    Surely there are more than two in the race?

    What's the guy from Jordan like?

    hopefully it's not choosing between one corruption and another.
     
    Starris, May 29, 2015
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  19. Escath LE Schaw

    Luis Figo was in it until recently. It is just the two of them now.

    I think Prince Ali was one of the biggest players in getting the corruption investigations going a while ago. I've also read that he has claimed that he is only running for one term. He wants to reform FIFA and then let someone else take over.
     
    Escath, May 29, 2015
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  20. Starris ER Starris

    Did he do it just to remove the competition?
     
    Starris, May 29, 2015
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