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FIFA boss Blatter plots another great escape
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Kansaicoon
"He is not dancing in his office". Yeah, better not be with years of allegations showing up on his door step!
sangetsu03
He has been one of the powers-that-be in FIFA for 30-odd years, which makes him at least partially complicit in all the goings on. He himself may be one of the next people to be taken away by the police, if those who have already been arrested try to make deals to decrease their sentences. In situations like this, crap rolls up hill, and as the person on the top of the hill, Blatter's gonna get splattered...
hatsoff
I hope more national teams threaten to pull out of the next World Cup, which England and other UEFA members have said is a possibility if Blatter remains. And it would be good to see the major sponsors pull their support too.
drlucifer
Hypocrites. Blatter has instituted democracy in FIFA where the a small nation like Tonga has the same vote like the mighty USA, England and France and the rich Western European nations and the US are not happy that despite their multinationals contributing the lions share of FIFA's revenue they don't call the shots at FIFA. Sore losers, England and the US are mad that unfanciful Russia and Small Qatar won the hosting rights, It is the arrogance that they are showing like we will break away and form our on WC or our companies won't sponsor FIFA that led to them losing the bid to host the WC, they just thought just placing a bid they will win cause one gave the world soccer and the other is the most powerful country in the world. Blatter has ensured that the WC is shown on terrestrial TV so that even those in the poorest countries in the World can watch it, a truly WC. and some people are not happy about it they prefer to make it pay per view where the vast majority won't be able to watch. Maybe some here would prefer a WC that the hosting will be rotating between the rich western European nations and the USA or a FIFA that is just like the UNSC that a few countries have all the powers and veto rights. Blatter is not a saint so is America I am not in agreement for America and England and a few western European countries use their media to shape public opinion and use dubious means to effect regime change in FIFA as history has repeatedly shown that none of the regime change has ever ended well because it was never out of good intentions but ulterior motives like settling a score or revenge.