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.
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
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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.
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Blatter to #FIFACongress: "I like you. And Prince Ali was a good candidate, but I'm now the president of everybody. Of everybody. Voila."
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"Think I'm gonna be the scapegoat for the whole damn machine? Sheeee......."
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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.
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."
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
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.
