FIFA officials arrested, face extradition to United States

[Bobby]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/27/s...on-charges-in-us.html?smid==tw-nytsports&_r=0

Election is Friday. Oh boy.

 

[Back Door Skip]

I kinda figured, but was ultimately disappointed Seph Blatter wasn't part of the arrestees.

 

[Bobby]

He'll probably get re-elected too because he has the tiny countries all sewn up.

 

[Bobby]

https://twitter.com/UniNoticias/status/603426869350932480

Eugenio Figueredo, Jeff Webb, and Carlos Warner (of course!) arrested according to Univision.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

This is awesome, but how the fuck does Blatter escape! I guess Switzerland probably won't arrest and extradite a citizen. Non-Swiss citizens are different.

 

[Bobby]

What if there's a swerve and Sepp's the rat?

 

[Mus]

The way I view it, they were going to vote against Sepp and he got them fucked up

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

It's awesome that the U.S. justice department had the balls to do this. Why are all other non-corrupt countries in the world such pussies?

Bet Figo wishes he hadnt dropped out

 

[Bobby]

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/603596964899528704

 

[jschuck12001]

I can only imagine how deep the corruption runs, Russia is pissed because they will be exposed, I wouldn't be surprised if terrorist organizations have payed money to FIFA.


Its time to dissolve FIFA and create a governing body that is represented by all countries.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

Could this effect the 2018 and 2022 world cups? I mean, if it is proven beyond doubt that they were awarded for corrupt reasons (we all know this anyway, but if it's proven in a U.S. court....)

I suspect this is why Russia is so pissed. I hope this heats up U.S. - russian antagonism even more than the Crimea

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I suspect this is why Russia is so pissed. I hope this heats up U.S. - russian antagonism even more than the Crimea

You take that back

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

Germany's quite close to Russia, Shifty...

 

[Mandieta6]

It's awesome that the U.S. justice department had the balls to do this. Why are all other non-corrupt countries in the world such pussies?

Bet Figo wishes he hadnt dropped out

I'd assume that FIFA represents larger parts of the rest of the world's potential or existing income (or power to attract tourism and whatnot) than for the US.

 

[Bobby]

We heard FIFA was anti-gun and weren't having any of that shit.

 

[Filipower]

 

[MaestroZidane]

Unfortunately this won't affect the next two world cups. The best outcome now is that those arrested end up in Jail and Sept Bladder follows them in a few weeks/months.

 

[Theodorakis]

just at the verge of Russia announcing they'll be developing higher tech weapons and aim for a higher cut in the global weapons trade market.

 

[RobbieD_PL]

Dirty Laundry in Public:

http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/executive-committee/news/newsid=2252026.html

 

[RobbieD_PL]