Qatar has likely lost the World Cup

[Senator Clay Davis]

Sepp almost gets there on ballot one, 133 votes for and he need 140. But yeah he'll be winning this thing again. Slippery Sepp does it again.

Originally Posted by nik-

Second round of voting and in the second round it's a simple majority wins. It's going to be Blatter and it's not even going to be close.

Hopefully UEFA stand by their threat.

Considering France, Spain and Russia (predictable for them though) broke ranks to support Sepp, I doubt we'll see UEFA do much.

[CroFlames]

This is gold...

[troutman]

6:59 GMT: Voting will go into a second round after Blatter gets 133 votes to Ali's 73, early results suggest. Three ballots were ruled invalid. For a first-round win, 139 votes were needed. A victory in the second round requires a simple majority.



http://rt.com/news/262385-fifa-offic...ed-corruption/

[nik-]

France is shocking since it's Platini making the most noise.

[CroFlames]

and this! haha

[Coach]

Invalid? Why?

[Looch City]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Invalid? Why?

Bribe was less than $1m.

[nik-]

And Ali drops out, Blatter wins.

[troutman]

NBC Sports Soccer ‏@NBCSportsSoccer Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein withdraws from the race. Sepp Blatter will be reelected as FIFA's president. #FIFACongress

[CroFlames]

I hope there is a case brewing right now against Sepp, and as soon as he steps off the plane in Canada for the WWC, a pair of cuffs are waiting for him. The RCMP should wear their Red dress uniforms when they arrest him though, you know, to show Canadian hospitality

[troutman]

Ben Machell ‏@ben_machell
The call-girls of Zurich will tell their grandchildren of this day #FIFACongress

Gary Lineker ‏@GaryLineker As predictable as it is depressing. All those FIFA members that voted for Blatter have betrayed the game they are supposed to cherish.

[SuperMatt18]

Anybody have a link to see who voted for who?

[Senator Clay Davis]

Lol...gotta appreciate the audacity.

Josh Elliott ‏@JoshElliott32 9 mins9 minutes ago
Blatter to #FIFACongress: "I like you. And Prince Ali was a good candidate, but I'm now the president of everybody. Of everybody. Voila."

[polak]

Uefa + Canada + USA please leave. PLEEEEASE.

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by polak

Uefa + Canada + USA please leave. PLEEEEASE.

All the major countries would follow if UEFA, USA & Canada led the charge. Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Japan, Uruguay, etc etc. So would the sponsorship dollars.

The only countries that would remain loyal to Fifa are Russia, China, India and the small countries that Fifa has bribed.

There's no reason the new world cup can't be called world cup. They can't trademark that generic term. They can trademark FIFA World Cup, but all they have to do is preface the new world cup with whatever the new world organization decides to call itself.

Maybe World Football Organization.

Welcome to the 2018 WFO World Cup, hosted by USA

[Locke]

I think we need to change the thread title.

After today there is no way Qatar is losing the World Cup.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by troutman

Gary Lineker ‏@GaryLineker As predictable as it is depressing. All those FIFA members that voted for Blatter have betrayed the game they are supposed to cherish.

To quote my favorite line from Daredevil:

"If you could see the number of zeros on this cheque, you wouldn't care."

"Maybe you would if you couldn't."

[troutman]

Players must lead revolution to topple Sepp Blatter and his obscene Fifa regime

Gary Neville: Protests from fans and pundits is not enough - if stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi boycotted the World Cup, Blatter would be finished



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...fa-regime.html

[Hessen]

8 p.m. (1800 GMT; 2 p.m. EDT)
Victorious FIFA President Sepp Blatter has warned European soccer that it faces losing influence on his executive committee.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/latest...180645657.html

As in the past, those that publically stand against Sepp meet some kind of punishment...

[polak]

Wow. This guy has some ####ing balls.

UEFA is the World Cup. They need to leave.