Blatter gone

[BBassic]

This is literally the only thing he's ever done to help football.

 

[TomandJerry]

Blatter told Swiss TV on Friday: “Why would I step down? That would mean I recognise that I did wrong.” Hmmm.

 

[vegster]

I hope the FBI pursue him for the rest of his days, I really hope he has not managed to get some kind of plea bargain and stepping down means he is off the hook.

 

[Steve in Japan]

I don't think the SA 10m is enough to have spooked him - there must be bigger poo in the pipeline

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Totally bizarre. Right now it looks as though he thought he could beat the FBI. He thought wrong.

Pavilionaire,are you going for someone has done a 'Queen's evidence ?

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

Oh well at least that goes some way to alleviating the disappointment of losing the second test

 

[Leekbrookgull]

I wonder if Qatar are worried yet....

Good point,lets try workers dieing on site.

 

[Pavilionaire]

The cynic in me wonders if he went through with the Presidential election simply as a stalling tactic. A chance for FIFA to avoid a reformer like Prince Ali, get their own man in temporary charge, draw out the next election - you're 6 months closer to both World Cups.

 

[1066familyman]

They (FBI) must have something on him and UEFA's threat to pull out of the World Cup, forced him out. We need a real football person (preferably European) as head of FIFA.

Why European?

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

Interesting that in the conference on SSN the guy said, more than once, that all options were open in terms of FIFA Executive Committee reform.

I may be wrong but isn't that the body that the British FA have a permanent seat on, whilst everyone else is elected? I have a feeling that will be changing fairly soon if it is the guess.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

The cynic in me wonders if he went through with the Presidential election simply as a stalling tactic. A chance for FIFA to avoid a reformer like Prince Ali, get their own man in temporary charge, draw out the next election - you're 6 months closer to both World Cups.

Hm, pretty believable theory.

 

[fat old seagull]

I have to follow the general consensus on here. That irrefutable evidence of his misdeeds have been put before him....what a prat, should have jumped before the poo hit the fan.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Will Blatter end up retiring with his $$$$$ in Russia ? No extradition treaty with the USA.

 

[Bwian]

Why European?

Especially if that European is Platini.

At last it shows the world that the Brits were 100% correct and corruption was at the core of those 2 last World Cup bids.

 

[El Presidente]

Blatter has denied the 2022 Cup Final Hosting awards had anything to do with Qatari oil.

 

[Giraffe]

Wooohooooo, best news Ive heard for a long time.

 

[sir albion]

Good riddance to the ****

 

[El Presidente]

Looks like the super soaraway Sun newspaper had it's finger on the pulse five years ago when the first allegations were made.....

FURIOUS viewers yesterday slammed the BBC’s Panorama investigation into alleged FIFA “bribes”.
Scores of football fans complained it could derail our bid for the 2018 World Cup.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3254283/Viewers-anger-at-BBC-over-FIFA-expos.html

 

[Elvis]

Resigning to a near empty room. What a shame. Bent ****.

Ha I noticed that. How different from Fridays ' lets go FIFA, lets go FIFA' in a packed auditorium.