KingBilly Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Soccer/2015/05/27/22420091.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 http://www.thevoyageurs.org/index.php?/topic/20553-fifa-corruption/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Keeps getting better... looking forward to next episode! http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/02/us-jerome-valcke-idUSKBN0OH3IT20150602 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarnado1555362291 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 FIFA holding an impromptu press conference: http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/watch-live-fifa-to-hold-press-conference/ Blatter announces his resignation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I'm catching on to it late...I think Blatter resigned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillium Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Have to wonder if the FIFA LOC for Women's World Cup will hold the money in Canada from ticket sales etc for funds not yet transferred to Zurich, as a fiduciary it would be a smart move to hold the funds back until the dust settles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Blatter dug his own grave when he said he was not running again and then betrayed all candidates by running once more. Although Fifa was already corrupted, at least now he wouldn't look like a total imbecile and totally discredited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Blatter dug his own grave when Qatar was awarded the WC Finals. A scheme too vulgar to be even try to believe and one that was pulled off at the direct expense of who's competing bid? Lets see know... oh yeah, the United States. PIty he resigned. Lots of fun to come yet, of that I am sure, but Geez, I had so set my hopes on a UEFA mutiny and the thunder of the dominoes that would fall afterwards. Oh, well. Can't have everything I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 The President of Paraguay has asked his Congress to remove the diplomatic immunity of Conmebol so the police can execute a judge ordered search of their head office in Asuncion. I assume if that goes ahead more heads will roll off Conmebol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBilly Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 "I will spill FIFA and Blatter's secrets"....Jack Warner http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/04/world/fifa-corruption-jack-warner/index.html http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fifa-vice-president-jack-warner-vows-avalanche-evidence-corruption-trinidad/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2015/06/02/world-cup-game-involving-spain-under-scrutiny-amid-fifa-corruption-probe/ Anyone who recalls those two WC 2002 games in the knockout stage involving South Korea will not be surprised to learn that those games are under investigation. i missed the Italy S Korea match but did watch the game involving Spain. That one will always standout to me as a far as biased referreeing. Worst and most obvious tricked match i ever saw. i am surprised by that article in learning that the Referee for that Italy Korea match was later arrested for Drug trafficing. it would be nice if they looked into Benito Archundia refereed match in Edmonton in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 List of Blatter's lovers. http://www.elmundo.es/loc/2015/06/04/556eea31268e3e92438b457b.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 List of Blatter's lovers. http://www.elmundo.es/loc/2015/06/04/556eea31268e3e92438b457b.html Who cares, that's tabloid fluff. Let's keep it to soccer and corruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 'Russia & Qatar may lose World Cups' - Fifa official http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33041467 Clearly, if there is clear evidence of bribes or other wrongdoing in either bid, they should be stripped of the right to host for the year in question. Otherwise, there is the dangerous precedent of them profiting from their cirmes. They can bid for and use the the facilities they have for a time in the future. I accept the fact that many of the nations complaining have obtained previous tournaments through wrongdoing, but this is about the future and reform. I know that many here disagree with me, and I respect their opinion (even when they do not respect mine) , but I personally find the idea of having host nations that treat their own people and their neighbours with such violence and disrespect obscene (worse than having the Olympics in Germany in 1936, because, at least at that time, they had not yet carried out invasions of neighbouring countries) and so I am a bit biased, I admit. But in terms of simple justice within FIFA, moving the tournaments , even at a late date, for any corruption, would be the only alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 "In a separate Swiss investigation, authorities seized documents at FIFA headquarters in their probe into the bidding contests for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments." http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifa-scandal-alejandro-burzaco-turns-himself-into-police-1.3105981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillium Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 US$1.2M BRIBE FOR JACK Former FIFA presidential candidate paid Warner to arrange infamous Hyatt meeting for votes Published on Jun 9, 2015, 10:48 pm AST By Camini Marajh 71 Comments http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20150609/news/us12m-bribe-for-jack Article Share: Facebook Twitter Wire transfer: Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner. Disgraced former vice-president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) and MP for Chaguanas West Jack Warner allegedly collected a US$1.2 million bribe from former FIFA presidential candidate and Qatari billionaire Mohamed bin Hammam for arranging the infamous May 2011 cash-for-votes meeting at the Hyatt Regency (Trinidad) hotel in Port of Spain, according to documents seen by the Express. Warner has repeatedly denied the bribe-paying allegations of packaged US$40,000 envelope inducements handed out to Caribbean Football Union (CFU) delegates, but US investigators say he was handsomely rewarded for his role in the affair with a US$1.2 million kickback from the former president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and former FIFA presidential candidate. Documents obtained by the Express show bin Hammam paid a US$1,212,000 wire transfer to a private Warner account held at Intercommercial Bank Ltd, Chaguanas branch, on July 14, 2011, some two months after the failed bribe attempt to influence the 2011 presidential vote in football's world governing body, FIFA. According to a US Department of Justice (DOJ) document, the US$1.2 million bribe followed a failed attempt a month earlier by a bin Hammam-owned company, Khalid Electrical and Mechanical Est (Kemco), to route three wire transfer payments totalling US$1.2 million through a US bank to separate accounts controlled by Warner's indicted sons, Daryan and Daryll, and his personal assistant. US banks raise red flags The June 2011 scheme collapsed after the transaction was red-flagged by a US bank which requested further information relating to the “purpose of the transfers”, according to the DOJ document. E-mail correspondence, bank records, witness testimony and other documents, said the DOJ, revealed that after the initial attempt to wire the money failed, Warner's personal assistant e-mailed bin Hammam's office with a template suggesting how Kemco should word “the purpose” for the transfer of funds. “Kemco subsequently sent to the banks letters incorporating the suggested language,” said the DOJ document, adding “notably, each letter provided a different explanation as to the purpose of the proposed transfer. The letter to the bank where the account of Warner's assistant was held stated that the transfer, in the amount of US$412,000, was intended to offset expenses associated with meetings held in Trinidad and Tobago, Zurich, Switzerland and New York, USA of delegates and officers of the Caribbean.” The Kemco correspondence advised that the US$412,000 payment represented costs associated with airfare, accommodation, logistics related to meetings, interpretation equipment and services, among other things. The Kemco explanation for a US$432,000 payment to Daryll Warner's account was “to offset legal expenses incurred by legal counsel” in Trinidad in an ongoing matter. The reason provided for the third wire transfer payment in the amount of US$368,000 to Daryan was “to offset legal expenses for foreign lawyers as well as for expenses associated with meetings of delegates and officers of the CFU in the Caribbean”. But even after receipt of these further explanations, the recipient banks still asked more questions, said the DOJ document, adding that on June 22, 2011, Warner's assistant advised Kemco to just give the banks a new storyline. The revised story relating to a contract between the Qatari company and Warner's two sons and personal assistant based on their so-called “relationship, understanding and history with all the players, regionally and internationally” failed to pass scrutiny and the banks refused to accept the wire transfers. Direct payment to Warner one month later Unable to obtain the bin Hammam money through his several intermediaries, Warner accepted a direct payment to his private Intercommercial Bank account one month later on July 14, 2011, according to the DOJ document. The money was wired from a Kemco corporate account at a Doha Bank in Qatar through Wells Fargo Bank NA to Intercommercial Branch at 111 Wall Street, New York. The actual transfer amount flowing from the wealthy Gulf state was for US$1,211,980, but the currency adjustment saw a figure of US$1,211,000. The DOJ document said prosecutors involved in the FIFA corruption investigation believe that: “Warner first attempted to have these funds wired through intermediaries to avoid detection. When that failed, the funds were transferred directly from Kemco to Warner.” Investigators pointed to: 1. Warner's efforts to conceal the transfer of funds; 2. The inconsistent explanations provided for the payments; 3. The absence of any known legitimate business relationship between Kemco and Warner. The DOJ document stated: “The funds appear to be monies paid by bin Hammam to Warner in connection with his assistance in facilitating the bribery of the CFU officials who attended the May 2011 meeting and for his continuing support thereafter when the bribery scheme was uncovered.” US investigators found that prior to the transfer of funds to Warner's Intercommercial Bank account in Trinidad, bin Hammam attempted to transfer the funds to Warner's Cayman account at Fidelity Bank in the name of J&D International. The bank where Warner's former pal and indicted Concacaf (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football) president Jeffrey Webb was a consultant refused to accept the Kemco wire transfer. Prosecutors surmised that: “Warner, by means of an international wire transfer that travelled through the United States, received payments in Intercommercial Bank account 373498-0401 connected to a bribery scheme, in violation of his duties to FIFA, CONCACAF and the CFU, and thus used that account to commit and facilitate the commission of honest-services wire fraud. “The wire transfer, as well as the attempted transfers that preceded it, also constitutes money laundering, as it and the prior transfers were designed to promote and conceal the fraud.” US$220,000 to Daryan for 'child support' The source of funds declaration, signed by Warner, said the bin Hammam payment was for: “professional advisory services”. A supporting letter from bin Hammam's private company, dated July 14, 2011, said: “This is to advise that monies in the amount of US$1,2 million was wire transferred to Mr Jack Warner by Kemco to offset professional services provided over the period 2005-2010.” The address he provided for Kemco was PO Box 2642, Doha, Qatar. At a time when a players court dispute threatened to make him a party to the proceedings, Warner is said to have used US$778,774.30 of the bribe payment from bin Hammam to settle an outstanding debt to the Soca Warriors. The US document cited the six-figure payment made to the Registrar of the Supreme Court. He also provided a US$200,000 payment to Daryan for ''child support''. As reported in a special Warner series published in this newspaper, bin Hammam also made a US$250,000 payment to Warner in 2008 and provided a US$363,537.98 wire transfer payment to a Republic Bank CFU account controlled by the ex-regional football jefe in April 2011 to take care of the associated costs related with arranging the infamous Hyatt meeting in Port of Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Giant Coca-Cola wants and independent commission to rebuild the corrupted FIFA and not Blatter. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33575358 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Justice nearing biting Blatter's behind. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifa-probe-us-attorney-general-arrests-1.3227193 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Jerome Valcke from Fifa suspended for crooked dealings with the 2014 world cup tickets. Who is next.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I applaud Trinidad and Tobago for approving Warners demise. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34318353 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I think Platini is now toasted as candidate for FIFA presidency. The 2 million that Blatter paid him IMO is for the support from UEFA that Platini gave him so he could win the recent election. The two disguised the payment as services rendered by Platini years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Blatter defied calls from FIFA sponsors Budweiser, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Visa to quit immediately. This guy is sick on the head, should be declared unfit to lead and removed forcefully in a straight jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 "The UK government has added its voice to demands from sponsors for Fifa president Sepp Blatter to resign with immediate effect." http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34435311 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Blatter defied calls from FIFA sponsors Budweiser, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Visa to quit immediately. This guy is sick on the head, should be declared unfit to lead and removed forcefully in a straight jacket. By this point if Blatter's exit from FIFA HQ doesn't include a team of anxious men in white lab coats and a giant butterfly net I for one will be gravely disappointed. Gravely disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 By this point if Blatter's exit from FIFA HQ doesn't include a team of anxious men in white lab coats and a giant butterfly net I for one will be gravely disappointed. Gravely disappointed. I, for one, would be greatly disappointed if we do not get an inside report from, Litterbox, our telepathic fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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