Fifa rejects Premier League plans

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BBC Website

 

[Fungus]

BBC Website

 

[RM-Taylor]

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

Blatter also says that this may also harm the chances of England hosting the World Cup

 

[RM-Taylor]

Blatter also says that this may also harm the chances of England hosting the World Cup

Doubt that would happen until 2022 at the least anyway to be honest.

 

[Horsham Gull]

First sensible thing Sepp Blatter has said in a long time

 

[7:18]

finally, what a silly idea in the first place!

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

Doubt that would happen until 2022 at the least anyway to be honest.

Well it's just ANOTHER excuse for him to not give it to England.

 

[Easy 10]

And how refershing to see the Football Association taking such a LEADING ROLE in quashing this plans eh....

.....oh.

 

[footychick]

Should think so too

 

[Robdinho]

How is the World Cup host decided? If it's voted for by all the associations then I would imagine that this could definitely lower others' opinion of English football and so would harm our chances.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Great news by FIFA, hopefully Scuddermore can f*** off now.

 

[fatbadger]

How is the World Cup host decided? If it's voted for by all the associations then I would imagine that this could definitely lower others' opinion of English football and so would harm our chances.

It is decided by the associations, and yes, you're right (as is Blatter) - this stupid, stupid idea is likely to have lowered opinions of the English game around the world.

 

[Scoffers]

This is only Blatters opinion, the request is supposed to be considered at a FIFA meeting in March. I agree horsham gull, first sensible thing Sepp has ever said

 

[Munkfish]

barr women ootballers should were shorter shorts haha good work sepp

 

[Cheshire Cat]

MoneyGrabbingFansShaftingRipOffPricingWideBoys......Premiershite

 

[Djmiles]

Good

 

[Easy 10]

Scudamore is totally discredited by this now. I hope its the end for him.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

That's Scudamore stuffed then - should wipe the smug sgrin off his face once and for all

 

[Easy 10]

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore had previously expressed his belief that Fifa could not stop the plan if the clubs receive the go-ahead from England's Football Association.

But Blatter rejected that claim. "It is not true," he added. "Even if the FA did sanction it, all the national associations receiving these clubs would have to sanction it also. This will be very difficult. In addition to that, the Fifa executive committee will apply article two of the Fifa statutes: 'to prevent all methods or practices which might jeopardise the integrity of matches or competitions or give rise to abuse of association football'. "This is abuse. The rich Premier League is trying to get richer and wants to expand the importance of that league."

Blatter, I never thought I would say it, but you have played an absolute blinder.
Crodonilson - do you STILL believe this is an opportunity to "give something back to these many nations who are represented in the Premier League" - or can you join the rest of us now in denouncing this for the obscene money-making FARCE these plans have been from the start ?