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Old 05-29-2015, 10:16 AM   #181
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Old 05-29-2015, 10:17 AM   #182
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That would be awesome to watch FIFA crumble after UEFA leaves.

Although the new WC wouldn't be the official successor Cup, everyone in their right mind would recognize it as the continuation of the existing WC stats. I think that is what most people are afraid of: losing the tradition and stats that go along with FIFA's long history.
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Old 05-29-2015, 10:18 AM   #183
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SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter President of Palestinian Football Federation Jibril al Rajoub shows a red card to delegates. #FIFACongress
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Old 05-29-2015, 10:25 AM   #184
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One further thing that I recently learned...

I always thought (as everyone else does) that it's completely silly to hold a WC in a country of 1.8 million people. However, what I didn't know is that there are only 278,000 Qataris, and over 1.5 million foreigners living in Qatar.

12 large stadiums in a country with 278,000 citizens.

The stadiums are designed by Albert Speer's son. I'll just leave that tidbit here.
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Old 05-29-2015, 10:25 AM   #185
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SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter President of Palestinian Football Federation Jibril al Rajoub shows a red card to delegates. #FIFACongress
Atleast someone's got the balls.
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Old 05-29-2015, 10:30 AM   #186
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Atleast someone's got the balls.
I think that was toward Israel though, not Fifa or Sepp.
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Old 05-29-2015, 10:32 AM   #187
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The Sports Esquires ‏@SportsEsqBlog 209 ballots have been cast for president at #FIFACongress. All members of #FIFA accounted for.
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Old 05-29-2015, 10:36 AM   #188
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however, what i didn't know is that there are only 278,000 qataris, and over 1.5 million slaves living in qatar.
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So much for UEFA withdrawing if Sepp wins, Spain and France both reportedly voted for him.
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Old 05-29-2015, 10:39 AM   #190
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Christopher Spiker ‏@RealChrisSpiker In 2015, an organization more powerful than some countries runs elections like a student council vote. #FIFACongress

Aaron Meares ‏@aaronmeares Judging by the piles, it certainly doesn't look unanimous @ the #FIFACongress

Tim Olson ‏@PnxNotDed Besame Mucho playing over the #FIFACongress live stream. Kinda weird when you consider we're watching a bunch of officials count votes.
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Old 05-29-2015, 10:50 AM   #191
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Voting has concluded in the FIFA president election in Zurich. All 209 delegates from the world's various football associations have cast their ballots. The result is expected to be officially announced on Saturday.


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


Saturday?
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Old 05-29-2015, 10:52 AM   #192
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Voting has concluded in the FIFA president election in Zurich. All 209 delegates from the world's various football associations have cast their ballots. The result is expected to be officially announced on Saturday.


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


Saturday?
Gives everyone a chance to get their bribes in!
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Voting has concluded in the FIFA president election in Zurich. All 209 delegates from the world's various football associations have cast their ballots. The result is expected to be officially announced on Saturday.


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


Saturday?
I guess they need time to count the bribes, I mean the votes.
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Sepp is getting really sneaky now...
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Gives everyone a chance to get their bribes in!
Bribes had to be in by midnight last night. Strict deadline.
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Saturday? Well that was anticlimactic...
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Bribes had to be in by midnight last night. Strict deadline.
Ooops, I thought there was a second round to "persuade" the vote counters
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Sepp is getting really sneaky now...
Is that the same guy who pretended to know Sign Language at Nelson Mandela's funeral?

I knew he was employed by FIFA!
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Sepp is getting really sneaky now...
Those pesky seat fillers!
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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.

... But they won't
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