McRamFan Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Fifa: FBI probing Sepp Blatter role in $100m bribery scandal The FBI is investigating the role played by Fifa president Sepp Blatter in a $100m (£66.2m) bribes scandal, a BBC investigation has discovered. Sports marketing company ISL paid a total of $100m to officials including former Fifa president Joao Havelange and ex-Fifa executive Ricardo Teixeira. In return, ISL was granted lucrative television and marketing rights throughout the 1990s. Blatter denied knowing about the bribes and took no action. He even allowed Teixeira to take part in the notorious vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Panorama: Fifa, Sepp Blatter and Me is on BBC One at 20:30 GMT on Monday, 7 December and available to watch later via BBC iPlayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35007626 Thank you FBI, nice birthday present, hope he gets jailed for the rest of his crooked life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 It bothers me that it took a U.S. law enforcement agency to take action against this crooked organisation. What held back police from Europe or other 'footballing' countries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 19 minutes ago, Grimbeard said: It bothers me that it took a U.S. law enforcement agency to take action against this crooked organisation. What held back police from Europe or other 'footballing' countries? Because the crooks where the ones running it and there was more crooks than 'honest' people. It was only possible for the FBI to do this as they where using USD for the transactions, and the FBI can hunt you down anywhere if you use USD for illegal uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 The worrying thing for me is that for the last 10-15 years even Stevie Wonder could see that FIFA was corrupt and our own Football Association have done nothing about it, the reason being that they are probably just as corrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 This is why we needed to bomb Syria. First the beheadings, and now ISL are getting involved in football corruption. Shocking bunch of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 ....or wanted a World Cup so badly they turned a blind eye to FIFA's shenanigans for fear of rocking the boat, FIFA didn't want their boat to be rockin'. I'd be quite surprised if corruption was going on at The FA, hanky panky and jollies for the boys, yes, fiddling, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I think it will be too late to take the 2018 World Cup from Russia, but the 2022 Cup in Qatar needs another vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 9 hours ago, EastHertsRam said: ....or wanted a World Cup so badly they turned a blind eye to FIFA's shenanigans for fear of rocking the boat, FIFA didn't want their boat to be rockin'. I'd be quite surprised if corruption was going on at The FA, hanky panky and jollies for the boys, yes, fiddling, no. Condoning the corruption is as bad as the corruption itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 Both russia and qatar need to be stripped of the world cup. It is utter BS for russia to be involved in anything that is related to sport. Whole scale state sponsored cheating, athletics is just the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 14 hours ago, G STAR RAM said: The worrying thing for me is that for the last 10-15 years even Stevie Wonder could see that FIFA was corrupt and our own Football Association have done nothing about it, the reason being that they are probably just as corrupt. There's really only the Americans who could have done anything. You need a patsy you can get your hands on to kick things off and for all the faults of our FA I guarantee there is no one half as corrupt as Chuck Blazer. Then you need sufficient political power to be able to lean on countries for detention and extradition of suspects. If it was us wanting FIFA officials to be detained rather than the FBI the Swiss authorities wouldn't be quite so helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 26 minutes ago, Anon said: There's really only the Americans who could have done anything. You need a patsy you can get your hands on to kick things off and for all the faults of our FA I guarantee there is no one half as corrupt as Chuck Blazer. Then you need sufficient political power to be able to lean on countries for detention and extradition of suspects. If it was us wanting FIFA officials to be detained rather than the FBI the Swiss authorities wouldn't be quite so helpful. But over all of the time that it had been obvious that they were corrupt, how many times did anyone from The FA stand up and say something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shang Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Too many people have died to just cancel the Qatar World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Wonder if The Sun and Ian Wright will slag off the BBC Panorama program now like they did last time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 24 minutes ago, Shang said: Too many people have died to just cancel the Qatar World Cup. Well I'm afraid that is FIFA left with blood on their hands. How about too much English taxpayers money was spent bidding for the World Cup to let Qatar just buy it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 8 hours ago, G STAR RAM said: Condoning the corruption is as bad as the corruption itself. Oh get over yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 12 minutes ago, EastHertsRam said: Oh get over yourself. Erm right ok I assume you have no issues with Blatter either then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shang Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 3 hours ago, G STAR RAM said: Well I'm afraid that is FIFA left with blood on their hands. How about too much English taxpayers money was spent bidding for the World Cup to let Qatar just buy it? I sure hope you're not equating human lives with money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 46 minutes ago, Shang said: I sure hope you're not equating human lives with money. No, just the same as I hope you're not holding football culpable for the death of people in Qatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon the ram 2009 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 How about holding blatter accountable for giving "wink wink nudge nudge" the world cup to Qatar so all that blood is on his greasy little ******* hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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