Bin Hammam pulls out of FIFA presidential race

[Half Time Pies]

My feelings about Germany were based on this - hope the link works:BBC Sport - Sepp Blatter doing a wonderful job - Franz Beckenbauer. Anyway, it's on the BBC Football home page under the title "Blatter doing a great job - Beckenbauer".

Yes, haven't tried posting links before - as you can probably see!

This doesn't surprise me at all. Based on what we know about the way FIFA operates it wouldn't surprise me if Germany had to cross some palms with silver in order to get the 2006 world cup.

 

[Gully]

I think you'll find that in FIFA's vocabulary, 'Ethics Committee' roughly translates as 'Whitewash'.

Yeah, it is a classic example of an oxymoron!

 

[16bha]

Oh shock, horror, Bladder is cleared of any allegations of corruption, and Bin Hammam and Warner suspended. Now that's how you take a bullet to protect Bladder and his FIFA cronies.

What a joke!

 

[Eric Potts]

Quite right too .

Blatter is clearly as innocent of any wrongdoing as ................ ( randomly picking a name out of the air )........................... Harry Redknapp , for instance.

 

[pasty]

Oh shock, horror, Bladder is cleared of any allegations of corruption, and Bin Hammam and Warner suspended. Now that's how you take a bullet to protect Bladder and his FIFA cronies.

What a joke!

I wonder how much that cost Septic Bladder?

 

[16bha]

I wonder how much that cost Septic Bladder?

Probably an assurance that Qatar will keep the 2022 world cup. I just hope that by then enough associations have left FIFA and it becomes just another naff tournament like the Nations cup in Dublin!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Breaking news on BBC News 24 a couple of minutes ago that specifically implicates Blatter with bribes. Gotcha!

 

[Southern Toon]

Jack Warners not going down alone he is gonna take the rest of them with him ?. Fantastic

 

[Gully]

Jack Warners not going down alone he is gonna take the rest of them with him ?. Fantastic

That would be the best result imaginable.

 

[16bha]

It's now like one of those gunfights in spaghetti westerns when they all end up shooting each other then no one is left.

Bollocks...then Platini will stroll into town and take over.

 

[Southern Toon]

Warners statement.Warner hits back after suspension - Yahoo! Eurosport

 

[GT49er]

Oh please, PLEASE, let this be the first early sign that the shit has truly hit the fan!

 

[GT49er]

.....and that the shit is heading Splatter's way!

 

[16bha]

He's normally Monsieur Teflon, but this time the merd is going to stick!!

 

[Everest]

It's now like one of those gunfights in spaghetti westerns when they all end up shooting each other then no one is left.

Bollocks...then Platini will stroll into town and take over.

A bit like Carry On Cowboy then, cos it's gonna end in a farce.