Sooooo, a whole bunch of FIFA officials arrested in a big corruption case. My only comment is 'What took so long?' It's been obvious to any regular joe with a brain that this organization was rife with corruption for years especially with some of the mind boggling choices for world cup venues.
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Posté 27 mai 2015 - 02:56
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Posté 27 mai 2015 - 02:59
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WTH?
Have I missed to watch the European Championship finals? There was no one around me to remind me.
Barcelona - Juventus
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Posté 27 mai 2015 - 03:11
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WTH?
Have I missed to watch the European Championship finals? There was no one around me to remind me.
Barcelona - Juventus
June 6th apparently in Berlin.
#4104
Posté 27 mai 2015 - 03:12
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Woman's world cup begins soon here in Canada. I may go to a few games here in Edmonton depending on my schedule.
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Posté 27 mai 2015 - 03:13
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Sooooo, a whole bunch of FIFA official arrested in a big corruption case. My only comment is 'What took so long?' It's been obvious to any regular joe with a brain that this organization was rife with corruption for years especially with some of the mind boggling choices for world cup venues.
I can't believe Sepp Blatter somehow avoided the net.
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Posté 27 mai 2015 - 03:15
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I can't believe Sepp Blatter somehow avoided the net.
He's one of these guys that has a teflon coating on him.
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Posté 27 mai 2015 - 03:29
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I can't believe Sepp Blatter somehow avoided the net.
That French Geezer doesn't know when to quit!
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Posté 27 mai 2015 - 03:32
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That French Geezer doesn't know when to quit!
Though he's Swiss 
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Posté 27 mai 2015 - 03:35
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Though he's Swiss
Dat accent tho
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Posté 27 mai 2015 - 03:43
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I can't believe Sepp Blatter somehow avoided the net.
Wouldn't put it past him to have encouraged investigators to look the way of other suspect people instead of him.
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Posté 27 mai 2015 - 10:04
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Wouldn't put it past him to have encouraged investigators to look the way of other suspect people instead of him.
No surprise. The man's got a bigger buffer zone between him and dirt than the Korean DMZ.
I would be counting for the day he goes, except his most likely successor is probably Michel Platini. Brr.
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Posté 02 juin 2015 - 05:43
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Blatter resigns!
I would guess that the turnabout is probably very likely to do with major sponsors saying they were going to jump ship enmasse if he stayed on. It's all about the money and if the big boys like Coke, Visa and Adidas put their foot down they could quickly make it apparent that the teflon man needs to go.
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Posté 02 juin 2015 - 05:54
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I'm watching BBC right now, still disbelieving. Wow, just wow.
After all the defiant bombast about conspiracies and sore losers, it will be interesting to see what finally pushed him over the edge.
It's the right decision. He may or may not have been involved in the corruption, but it still happened under his watch. At best, he's naive and incompetent. At worst, he's either complicit, or blatantly criminally negligent. None of these are qualities befitting of a leader. He had to go.
And remember, this happened because of US Justice Department and FBI investigations. Heroes don't come much more unlikely than that. All I can say is God Bless America.
After all the defiant bombast about conspiracies and sore losers, it will be interesting to see what finally pushed him over the edge.
It's the right decision. He may or may not have been involved in the corruption, but it still happened under his watch. At best, he's naive and incompetent. At worst, he's either complicit, or blatantly criminally negligent. None of these are qualities befitting of a leader. He had to go.
And remember, this happened because of US Justice Department and FBI investigations. Heroes don't come much more unlikely than that. All I can say is God Bless America.
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Posté 02 juin 2015 - 06:04
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That French Geezer resigned!
What happened to Qatar and Russia upcoming world cups?
And don't forget to watch UEFA Champion Cup Final (Barcelona-Juventus) at 6/6/2015.
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Posté 07 juin 2015 - 06:17
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So Barcelona won the UEFA Championship's cup and two others in Spain, totally a Hat-trick of cups.
Congratulations. Juventus played good too, but wasn't lucky enough. I can say the last goal was BS, it was 1 minute after the time the game should have finished.
And what we have here is:
NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!
I've got tattoos too! The new logic: You either have tattoos or you're not a true football player! 
#4116
Posté 07 juin 2015 - 06:28
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Sweet sleeve.
Not as cool as Dani Alves's hair last week though. (I'd find a picture but I'm phone posting.)
Anyone watching the women's world cup?
Not as cool as Dani Alves's hair last week though. (I'd find a picture but I'm phone posting.)
Anyone watching the women's world cup?
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Posté 07 juin 2015 - 07:12
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If anyone was watching the Ireland vs England friendly today, all I can say to you is; hah hah. That's 90 minutes of your life you'll never get back. Meanwhile, I was enjoying the tennis instead, knowing right from the start it was going to be the dullest 0-0 draw you'll ever see.
Man, the FIFA corruption mess just gets wilder. Did you hear about Jack Warner, former FIFA vice president-turned-politician and hilariously comedic villain, syphoning off nearly half of the $10 million he received from South Africa to a supermarket chain? Or how about when Germany bought Saudi Arabia's deciding vote to host the 2006 World Cup with arms deals, after the New Zealand delegate mysteriously abstained to deny Sepp Blatter the tie-break vote, which would have gone to South Africa? As I said, wild.
Anyone watching the women's world cup?
I will try to catch a game or two, but as I mentioned in an earlier post, this is a very busy time for my other favourite sports. Wimbledon is coming in just three weeks, and Super Rugby play-offs are just around the corner.
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Posté 07 juin 2015 - 07:17
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Sweet sleeve.
Not as cool as Dani Alves's hair last week though. (I'd find a picture but I'm phone posting.)
Anyone watching the women's world cup?
Might watch a game or two that Sweden play but otherwise these few weeks will be the period where I don't watch any football. Will pick up when silly season is in full gear and the next season draw closer
