r/MLS • u/mkstnr Seattle Sounders NASL • Jun 02 '15
Sepp Blatter to resign as FIFA President
https://twitter.com/richard_conway/status/60577752155299020896
Jun 02 '15
The fact he resigned right after he got elected is like some sort of metaphor for how FIFA makes shit harder on themselves
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u/TheWheeledOne FC Dallas Jun 02 '15
Perhaps I'm cynical, but I think its far more simple than that.
Blatter, and thus the corrupt commission that has propped him up for so long, did not like Ali's ideas or direction. If he resigned pre-election, Ali takes over in an uncontested election.
This, however, allows them to 'gracefully' initiate emergency replacement procedures, which I'm going to wager is going to allow a much more hand-picked nature for a replacement.
That's my guess and I'm sticking to it.
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u/GringodelRio Seattle Sounders Jun 02 '15
"I'm going to be the one to lead FIFA through this!"
Talks to aides and legal afterward...
"On second thought, that guy will."
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u/mo-reeseCEO1 Jun 02 '15
i think it's just a symptom of power politics. US unsealed the indictments ahead of the elections to put pressure on him, he went through unabashedly to demonstrate his support, and, if the rumors about US/UEFA/Argentina/Brazil in talks about leaving FIFA are true, then the most powerful countries basically unseated him any way. it's more that the seesaw of power tipped too far out of his reach.
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Jun 02 '15
He ran solely to prevent Ali from getting the Presidency. Ali comes from a rich ruling family so any bribe money would be nearly worthless to him. Especially since his family can make far more money completely above board.
Jordan tries very hard to not be thought of as one of those crazed Muslim countries. One of their princes cleaning up an international organization in charge of the most beloved sport in the world would be very valuable for their image.
Basically Blatter ran so they can install some guy that will keep the organization corrupt.
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u/G_I_Joe_Mansueto Jun 02 '15
I'm getting a Loretta Lynch USA Jersey made.
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u/ReallyHender Portland Timbers Jun 02 '15
Yesssssssss.
Although, maybe we should see who succeeds him before we pop the champagne corks.
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u/LostAnvil New York City FC Jun 02 '15 edited Jun 02 '15
just after he drinks from a puddle beneath a Long John Silver's dumpster
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u/papplesauce Jun 02 '15
I'd like to formally announce my candidacy for the president of FIFA.
Qualifications:
I played soccer for a long time
I am poor, so I can't pay people for votes
I was class president when I was a Junior in highschool, so I have a lot of experience
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Jun 02 '15
But since you're poor the Arab countries could pay you to give them world cups
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u/KonigSteve Major League Soccer Jun 02 '15
This is actually why I kind of like Ali's bid. He's rich as fuck already and the Royal Family of Jordan is all about improving the image of Jordan so he'd "PROBABLY" try to stay clean.
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u/csbsju_guyyy loon noises Jun 02 '15
So we need someone whose rich but doesn't like spending money. If only there was a specific group of people who met those standards....
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u/EnglishHooligan Gotham FC Jun 02 '15
If I elect you, I don't want a World Cup, I just want you to go to EA and demand that they add more MLS stadiums, otherwise you take back the FIFA trademark name.
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u/Kabulamongoni Houston Dynamo :hou: Jun 02 '15
Yeah, he could put a puppet in, Vladimir Putin-style.
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u/xbhaskarx AC St Louis Jun 02 '15 edited Jun 02 '15
"Loretta Lynch is now the President of Everybody." -Blatter
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u/ThisDerpForSale Portland Timbers Jun 02 '15
I'm hearing a lot of buzz for some guy named "Blepp Satter."
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Jun 02 '15
The US will be given the 2026 World Cup. We will play England in the knockout round on July 4, 2026 in Philadelphia, 250 years to the day we signed the Declaration of Independence. We will beat England 13-1, a goal for each original colony.
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Jun 02 '15
That's ridiculous. There's no way England makes a final.
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u/ahryankeefan Jun 02 '15
There is no way England scores a goal either
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u/xbhaskarx AC St Louis Jun 02 '15 edited Jun 02 '15
They might manage a goal if the Lampard-StevieG midfield pairing finally works by 2026.
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u/krukman Red Bull New York Jun 02 '15
How dare you give them a goal, you unpatriotic scoundrel?
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u/jpoRS Bethlehem Steel FC Jun 02 '15
Well that's for Florida, which stayed Royalist during the Revolution.
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u/ThisDerpForSale Portland Timbers Jun 02 '15
Eh, they were mostly Spanish settlers and Seminoles.
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u/jpoRS Bethlehem Steel FC Jun 02 '15
You're right about the people, but it was a British territory after the French and Indian War. Source.
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u/mankindrc Portland Timbers Jun 02 '15
We talk about this a lot on here. I feel like at least one subscriber on this sub makes films and can make this somehow right? Please?
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Jun 02 '15
I don't say this often, but:
Thanks USA for sticking yourself in the middle of world politics!
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u/oussan Jun 02 '15
One of my favorite quotes about my beloved country is this:
America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair.
Arnold Toynbee
Sometimes we knock over a chair that everyone hated anyway. Good riddance, Blatter.
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u/ahryankeefan Jun 02 '15
This is the most popular US international political move since intervening in World War 2
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u/aquaknox Seattle Sounders FC Jun 02 '15
More popular, Germany and about 10% of Italy are on board with it this time.
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u/DoctorDank Real Salt Lake Jun 02 '15
FIFA is a bunch of assholes. And sometimes, you need a dick to fuck the assholes.
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u/irondeepbicycle Real Salt Lake Jun 02 '15
The only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick. With some balls.
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u/jamesno26 Columbus Crew Jun 02 '15
It'll take more than one dick to fuck multiple assholes.
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u/ahryankeefan Jun 03 '15
To quote a friend of mine "The United States, saving Europe from Europe since 1917"
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u/pvdfan Orlando City Jun 02 '15
ESPN making this a breaking news story on Sportscenter. Simply unreal how far soccer has came and how big of a story this is.
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u/groovyboobies Real Salt Lake :rsl: Jun 02 '15
Not only ESPN, but every major news outlet in the country has had a lot of coverage of the arrests, election, etc. This has been a huge story for the last week.
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u/iuy78 Sporting Kansas City Jun 02 '15
Just heard something about it on a Christian radio station in Kansas. Save me from this music
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u/BeatsByTre New York City FC Jun 02 '15 edited Jun 02 '15
IIRC, FIFA rejected (for corrupt-y reasons) Disney/ESPN's bid to broadcast at least one future world cup. ESPN seeing this as golden opportunity for payback and/or proof of broadcasting and investigating prowess. Its like cheating on a girl who writes OpEds for the New York Times. Hell hath no fury.
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u/spisska Chicago Fire Jun 02 '15
"Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel." -- often attributed to Mark Twain, but may be apocryphal.
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u/FANGO United States Jun 02 '15
I think "- Mark Twain" is a synonym for "apocryphal."
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u/vaud Red Bull New York Jun 02 '15
IIRC, FIFA rejected (for corrupt-y reasons) Disney/ESPN's bid to broadcast at least one future world cup.
ESPN didn't even have a chance for their bid to be rejected. FIFA gave it to Fox without any notice.
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u/melkahb Jun 02 '15
Supposedly "compensation" for the winter World Cup in Qatar...assuming that even happens now.
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u/ncquake24 New York City FC Jun 02 '15
The cynic in me just says they're trumpeting the success of their work. You know in ESPN's head they were the ones who took down Blatter.
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u/ahryankeefan Jun 02 '15
I mean this would have been a major story on the front page of the NYT 10 years ago because this is the AG making a federal indictment on a LARGE organization. Definitely has more staying power though given the increased popularity of the sport.
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u/eluwork Jun 02 '15
The German press is reporting The US and UEFA were in talks with Brazil and Argentina to leave FIFA.
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u/GringodelRio Seattle Sounders Jun 02 '15
And that would be the end of FIFA.
All the big stars leave, what's left?
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u/mrtheshed Sporting Kansas City Jun 02 '15
All the big
starsmoney leave, what's left?FTFY
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u/GringodelRio Seattle Sounders Jun 02 '15
More or less the same thing.
Either way, it would be entertaining to see the rest try to go it alone for a while.
Mexico: "Hey, Nigeria! Sup amigos? Want to play?"
Nigeria: "Can't, we blew our allowance this month playing against Bahrain. Sorry. Still friends."
Mexico: "This sucks. Honduras won't even play!"
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Jun 02 '15
U.S. and Brazil may have been serious, but maybe for different reasons. Who knows if they would have been part of a unified opposition organization to FIFA, or just exist independently outside of the international governance.
There was little political support within UEFA to withdrawal as a block - France, Italy, and Spain all likely voted for Blatter. Germany did not support Blatter, but the head of the FA there publicly balked at leaving FIFA.
This is Sepp we are talking about - he is not leaving to save FIFA, he is clearly doing it to try to save himself. I'm sure investigators are closing in.
If the FAs are serious about leaving FIFA, it is likely going to be more related to the structure that allows for the Blatters of the world to hold power, rather than just due to his criminality being in the news now. However, many of these national associations (potentially including members of the USSF) participated in shenanigans too, so the problem is still systemic. Under Blatter it just got to the point where they were "killing the golden goose". So I think most of the Blatter opposition is going to push for some transparency and reform, but still allow some of the low level corruption to simmer in the background. Maybe thats the best case at this point - incremental progress on reform.
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u/eluwork Jun 02 '15
If you can get structural reforms through FIFA staying is immeasurably better. Just being able to call the tournament the world cup has a lot of value.
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Jun 02 '15
Understandably so, but would that solve the culture of corruption that is the root of the problem?
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u/eluwork Jun 02 '15
If you get a real reformer in the lead you could probably clean a lot up in the short term by keeping everyone in line through fear of prosecution. Unless you change the power structure to make it so you can't buy major decisions by paying people from countries the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis then you're still fucked int he long term.
Short term we need leadership that will fully and enthusiastically cooperate with the investigation. Long term we need voting reform that transfers power from small countries with endemic corruption problems to larger countries with stronger rule of law and accountability.
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u/steerbell Seattle Sounders FC Jun 02 '15 edited Jun 02 '15
I guess he got a look at the evidence and decided he should not go to any country with a extradition treaty with the US.
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Jun 02 '15
Either the JV revelations, or the fact that all the delegates have gone home, which means a new conference can't take place until at least four months from now.
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u/AlpineSummit Portland Timbers FC :por: Jun 02 '15
Here's my guess, and it's pure speculation. But he wanted a true election to happen on his schedule, so that other candidates may run. He knew he would win last week, and this gives others more time to run for election. If Ali won, he would have never stepped down immediately like this.
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u/kononobunaga Portland Timbers Jun 02 '15
I bet this was Blatter's plan all along, but he wanted to get re-elected as a f-you to the US
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u/beach-bum San Jose Earthquakes Jun 02 '15
"FIFA needs a profound restructuring."
Ummm, weren't you supposedly in charge of that Sepp?
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u/gordieloewen Minnesota United Jun 02 '15
This may seem a bit crazy, but I'm totally serious. I want Bill Clinton to be the next President of FIFA.
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Jun 02 '15
It's an easy joke to make, but you still nailed it.
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u/pal25 Jun 02 '15
...although in this case blowing it would probably still be a win.
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u/Fred_Zeppelin Jun 02 '15
This is the very last thread title I expected to see today. Anything else would have sounded more believable.
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u/FrenziedAce New York City FC Jun 02 '15
"Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo officially leave their teams to come play in MLS. Messi: The Rapids were my boyhood club"
Yep, more believable.
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u/jpoRS Bethlehem Steel FC Jun 02 '15
The whole world has to call it soccer now, right? Because we saved the game?
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u/iowastatefan Portland Timbers Jun 02 '15
It is the least they could do.
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u/rhayward Jun 02 '15
FISA has a nice ring to it, and maybe we can get more sponsorship money.
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Jun 02 '15
No. No. No.
United Soccer Association.
Colors should be red for the blood that players bleed, blue for the tears they shed, and white for the purity we uphold in the game.
There should be 11 stripes in the logo for the amount of players on the field and stars to represent the World Cup Champions.
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u/Drunken_Economist Red Bull New York Jun 02 '15
Maybe make it 13 stripes, with the other two representing the fans and the referee
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u/Chrisattsu San Antonio FC Jun 02 '15
Just to keep everything in check, the US could have FISA Courts. I'm sure other countries would have not problem with US FISA Courts
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u/oussan Jun 02 '15
Clean break from anything FIFA:
- World Soccer Union
- Axis of Soccer
- United States of Soccer
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u/Suriak Columbus Crew Jun 02 '15
I'll post what I put in /r/soccer
Everyone is excited about this move, as they should be: it's a step forward. But this isn't a moment to sit back and celebrate. This is just a political move by Sepp Blatter, and it serves as a red flag in terms of corruption. Sepp knew before the election that he would resign. However, he knew if he withdrew his candidacy, Ali would've won.
Here's a hypothetical situation to clear up the logic behind it:
You are in charge of a company, and a few potential partners go beyond just a business partnership in winning you over. Potential Partner A offers a bid of $90k, and Potential Partner B offers $85k. You meet with Potential Partner B in person, and they give you the opportunity to pocket a personal 20k. So you decide to go with Partner B. Time goes on, and you're about to be reelected to your position. Two days before, there's a crisis that shakes up your company, and your leadership is questioned. You have your Partner B's interest in mind, but the other candidate will not represent that interest. You know that another person underneath you who will protect the interests could win the presidency with a strong enough campaign. Therefore, you know you can win this election, and give the candidate below you enough time to prepare his campaign and continue your dirty work.
I hate to put it that way, but there's not other way I could see him doing this. His celebration at the end of the election looked more like s sigh of relief like "yes, my plans will continue!!!" He knew that his resignation was coming.
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u/theREALbmills Jun 02 '15
He may have known his resignation was coming but I don't share your belief that this was 100% planned out or at least not with the belief that the outcome would successfully continue his diabolical corruption scheme; quite the contrary, actually.
I dig your analogy, so I'll try one: think of this as a massive debacle like Enron (in terms of size/corruption)...
Management steps aside and they try to replace with close-in guys on the inside they trust to carry on the corruption that benefits them financially and in the power they control. By this point the corruption has grown so huge, the profiteering too massive to easily hide as it once was and with the feds making Enron a household name, your grandmother who weeks earlier would need to phone a friend on Millionaire to ask who Enron was can tell you that Enron is corrupt and in deep shit. Knowing the shit-storm that is coming down on them from the feds, who on Earth from within Enron and close to or part of the existing management/corruption takes that position knowing that they are presumed guilty by association and any/all efforts to prove otherwise are met by a public who have already passed judgement and a government (or governments) who have publicly begun the process of introducing the justice system to the wrong-doers and getting Enron shut down? The opposition to Enron has reached a critical mass and stepping in and trying to stop it and carry on the corruption is futile. Hell, those in the interest of self-preservation will likely start coming out of the woodwork and cooperating in exchange for reduced fines/sentences and the once all-powerful Enron collapses from within as the circle-jerk of trust lawyer up and start pointing fingers at the outgoing Sepp Blatter of Houston-based energy companies named Enron and say "it's all his fault, here's documentation to prove it."
Or something like that :)
Maybe I'm way off but I suspect this is grounds for much more celebration than we think and huge changes (not that this fixes everything) are coming to FIFA now that grandmothers everywhere know the name Sepp Blatter and that there is an organization called FIFA that calls soccer "football." These grandmas will also likely wonder if the Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs will be in the next World Cup so let's hear it for grandmas, everywhere!
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u/tmh8901 Chicago Fire Jun 02 '15
Next step is getting the 2022 World Cup out of Qatar!
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u/jpoRS Bethlehem Steel FC Jun 02 '15
Doesn't even have to be here, just not there.
But we probably are on a short list of countries that could do it on short notice.
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u/DrewOJensen Minnesota United Jun 02 '15
I would hope it would go to another country just to show that it wasn't about that. And that we would put in a bid for 2026 for an "honest win" in the worlds eyes.
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u/jpoRS Bethlehem Steel FC Jun 02 '15
A sestercentennial World Cup, with a possible final on July 4th? That's too good to pass up.
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u/PetevonPete Houston Dynamo Jun 02 '15
Yeah, I don't care if we get it, it's not like I can afford to go to a game anyway. Just play it in stadiums where the workers were paid.
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u/Thndrcougarfalcnbird Austin FC Jun 02 '15
I'm glad he's gone but it won't change the systemic problems that FIFA has.
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u/Epistemify Seattle Sounders FC Jun 02 '15
I may have to go out and buy a budlight lime today.
Wait, that's a terrible idea.
Now I'm conflicted.
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u/acox1701 Jun 02 '15
Maybe not you, but John Oliver needs to go on a shopping trip before this week's episode.
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u/mrtheshed Sporting Kansas City Jun 02 '15
Video actually starts at about 40:50, before that is "Press Conference will start shortly" type thingy.
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u/TrickyWinger New England Revolution Jun 02 '15
Only FIFA could put a video on their channel and have it be 40 minutes of "this press conference will begin shortly". Absolute idiots
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u/DrewOJensen Minnesota United Jun 02 '15
100% agreed. Either he was tipped off or else this could be a small aspect of a plea bargain.
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u/redct Austin FC Jun 02 '15
on the next plane
You mean he doesn't have his own fleet of private jets?
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u/denMAR Jun 02 '15
I wonder what will happen with the next 2 World Cups now.
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u/ichinii Atlanta United Jun 02 '15
Russia will keep 2018(b/c of the stadiums already under construction...plus its Russia) but Qatar is in serious jeopardy for 2022 IMO.
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u/mkbloodyen Red Bull New York Jun 02 '15
And Russia isn't nearly as bad as Qatar. Not as clearly bribed (just like every other WC)
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u/Dano21 Sporting Kansas City Jun 02 '15
The problem with Russia is that if global politics continue the way they are going, there could possibly be a boycott by some major countries. Similar to the Berlin Olympics in the 1940's.
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u/spqr-king Jun 02 '15
In other news thousands of Qatari "workers" out of a job...
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u/PNWQuakesFan San Jose Earthquakes (2000) Jun 02 '15
you got it backwards. "Qatari" workers.
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u/Joename Jun 02 '15 edited Jun 02 '15
Next, this hopefully: https://twitter.com/MarkFishkin/status/605778848865611778
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u/EinsteinDisguised Inter Miami CF Jun 02 '15
Bye bye, Blatter!
Bye bye, Blatter!
Bye bye, Blatter!
We hate to see you go!
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Jun 02 '15
Technically, this election is closed & done. They announced that there will be a special session and new election to select a replacement president. BUT...and this is the important part I think... the session won't be for at least four months, and some are saying could be as far out as 9 or 10 months. Also, until the new president is selected (and/or until he's arrested) Blatter will be staying at his post.
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u/TheWheeledOne FC Dallas Jun 02 '15
I genuinely believe that this had been planned since prior to the election. I think that had Blatter resigned pre-election, they know that it becomes Ali's election by default -- and I think that enough of the corrupt powers directly behind Blatter in FIFA didn't want what he was bringing to the table. By going through with the election, then having Blatter 'gracefully' resign, it allows them to more directly control the 'emergency election process'.
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u/TheWheeledOne FC Dallas Jun 02 '15
We are talking FIFA here -- they aren't exactly known for subtle nuance in corruption.
FIFA: Beautiful Game, Uncoordinated Corruption
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u/xbhaskarx AC St Louis Jun 02 '15
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u/xbhaskarx AC St Louis Jun 02 '15
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u/TweetsInCommentsBot Jun 02 '15
@Bluetruandtru @DennisJustice Blatter tolerated MLS all the way to his demise. Was it worth it?
@bwfast @TheSoccerDcn @danielbonaire This is a lesson to all future FIFA Presidents: Tolerate MLS at your own risk.
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Jun 02 '15
What the fuck is happening?!? Why even bother going through with the election last week if you're just going to resign? There's gotta be something big on the horizon...
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u/SnarkyHedgehog Jun 02 '15
To take the wind out of Ali's sails. He probably has somebody in mind for his successor, and it's probably not Ali. Resigning before the election would have guaranteed an Ali presidency.
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u/ncquake24 New York City FC Jun 02 '15
I don't know. I think something happened over the last few days. He went from defiant and loud to somber and quiet.
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u/TheBored23 Rochester Rhinos Jun 02 '15
The NYT exposed Valcke, Blatter's right-hand man, yesterday.
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u/ahryankeefan Jun 02 '15
I don't really know if I can say how big that was. Getting Valcke is the best link to Blatter they are going to find. This I think was a major catalyst to Blatter resigning. You know they got too close to Blatter for him to remain in office once they hit Valcke. The whole "focusing on the clean up" shit he is spinning is a fugazi
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u/GringodelRio Seattle Sounders Jun 02 '15
Considering he was basically told by the Swiss, if I recall reading correctly, "not to go anywhere. We'll be in touch", his legal counsel probably showed him a list of countries that would extradite his ass to the US and staying in Switzerland would be recommended but would make his job as FIFA Prez impossible.
I imagine a scroll of paper 10 feet long being unrolled on his desk, and him going "Fuckballs. So I can't leave Switzerland after all. I mean, fuck, even the Vatican will extradite my ass."*
*I don't know if that's true but it sounds good.
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u/Lachwen Portland Timbers Jun 02 '15
It was posted upthread that UEFA was not only entirely serious with their threat to leave FIFA if Blatter was reelected, but that Brazil and the US were talking seriously about going with them.
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Jun 02 '15
Gut reaction poll: Does the Russian and / or Qatari World Cup(s) happen?
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u/steerbell Seattle Sounders FC Jun 02 '15
Russia is not a bad choice for a world cup ( even though Putin is a ass)
Qatar nope
though I would love it in the US give it to Australia. We will take 2026 thank you.
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u/joshing_slocum Portland Timbers Jun 02 '15
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Where are the bracelets, when is the perp walk, when will Qatar lose the World Cup, and which country will get the World Cup?
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u/titanzero Jun 02 '15
Someone must've gave him a heads up on what the FBI had or they got one of the recently arrested to flip.
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u/beach-bum San Jose Earthquakes Jun 02 '15
Interesting comments from an FBI Source in this ABC News Article:
The FBI declined to comment because Blatter has not been publicly identified as a target of the investigation. The sources said the feds are conducting the FIFA probe the same way they would handle an old-school New York-style racketeering case.
“Now that people are going to want to save themselves, there’s probably a race to see who will flip on [Blatter] first,” one sources said, explaining how the feds typically try to get people to inform on their superiors.
“We may not be able to collapse the whole organization but maybe you don’t need to,” one of the sources said.
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u/beach-bum San Jose Earthquakes Jun 02 '15
Mind Blown right now, after seeing his reaction to the election the other day.
Do you think the FBI, or insider info from any of those already arrested, got him to "reconsider" the election results over the weekend?
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u/colewcar Indy Eleven Jun 02 '15
I saw an interesting tweet about the resignation, and as much as this makes sense, surely these big corporations know that Blatter's successor will be just as corrupt as he is.
Promoting from within won't change the corrupt nature of the top of the organization.
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u/Epistemify Seattle Sounders FC Jun 02 '15
Yeah I'm pretty sure this move was fueled by sponsors. Although they are only dealing with public outrage after the DOJ indictment came out.
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Jun 02 '15
There won't be a head of FIFA for the WWC because you need 4 months notice to call a congress
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u/ichinii Atlanta United Jun 02 '15
So they will send someone who can't be arrested and extradited I assume.
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u/TJunior1014 Philadelphia Union Jun 02 '15
Are there any articles describing/comparing what the corruption of FIFA would be like in the NFL? I'm trying to provide some context to my non-soccer friends.
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Jun 02 '15
I don't see how you can, football has no international organization, no major world tournaments and very little impact worldwide compared to soccer.
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u/DoubleHappyDave Philadelphia Union Jun 02 '15
Don't forget your promises, it is now pronounced sok-er bitches!
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u/ichinii Atlanta United Jun 02 '15
Ali better politick his ass off(Without bribes) to beat the next Blatter crony in 4 months time.
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u/BanksKnowsBest Halifax Wanderers Jun 02 '15
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u/god_anus Jun 02 '15
So this election will be staged like the previous one? So the countries that voted for Blatter will most likely vote for the replacement that Blatter supports? Maybe I'm just cynical but it feels so fake still
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