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Posted 2015-May-27, 03:57

So is one of the most corrupt organizations in the world finally getting sorted out ?
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Posted 2015-May-27, 04:00

I doubt it! One has go for the head of the snake
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Posted 2015-May-27, 04:54

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Posted 2015-May-27, 05:43

I am confused. What are the charges, if any? I would think that a private organization can award contracts for whatever reason they want, including bribes. Or is FIFA actually some sort of public entity?
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Posted 2015-May-27, 05:54

 billw55, on 2015-May-27, 05:43, said:

I am confused. What are the charges, if any? I would think that a private organization can award contracts for whatever reason they want, including bribes. Or is FIFA actually some sort of public entity?

FIFA may be allowed to accept bribes but FIFA officials are commiting a crime (with FIFA and its member organizations being the "victim") if they accept bribes for making decisions that are against the organization's interests.
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Posted 2015-May-27, 05:57

 billw55, on 2015-May-27, 05:43, said:

I am confused. What are the charges, if any? I would think that a private organization can award contracts for whatever reason they want, including bribes. Or is FIFA actually some sort of public entity?


Racketeering and wire fraud I think
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Posted 2015-May-27, 06:57

Aha, in another article I read that the officials were arrested in Switzerland for extradition to the United States! Apparently most of the charges relate to CONCACAF happenings. I wonder if a soccer investigation in USA will be taken seriously in Europe and elsewhere.
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Posted 2015-May-27, 07:38

 billw55, on 2015-May-27, 06:57, said:

Aha, in another article I read that the officials were arrested in Switzerland for extradition to the United States! Apparently most of the charges relate to CONCACAF happenings. I wonder if a soccer investigation in USA will be taken seriously in Europe and elsewhere.


This occurred to me as well. No analogy is perfect, but I was imaging baseball owners being arrested in Switzerland and extradited to France on corruption charges. There would be something of a Say What? reaction here.

Of course soccer has taken root here. Growing up, I barely knew what it was. But I still think of it as European. Or Brazilian.

This has nothing to do with whether I think of it favorably, I do. But I never played it and I don't follow the successes or the controversies.
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Posted 2015-May-27, 09:47

 billw55, on 2015-May-27, 06:57, said:

Aha, in another article I read that the officials were arrested in Switzerland for extradition to the United States! Apparently most of the charges relate to CONCACAF happenings. I wonder if a soccer investigation in USA will be taken seriously in Europe and elsewhere.


OK, it seems that the bribes were paid in dollars and were mainly for TV rights which disadvantaged US companies (although Nike seem to have a problem too) which is why the Americans are involved. It's not just CONCACAF, the South American equivalent are also involved, plus the bidding for the south African WC and the Russian/Qatari ones that are still to come.

The Swiss authorities are also investigating some of this.
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Posted 2015-May-27, 09:53

 Cyberyeti, on 2015-May-27, 05:57, said:

Racketeering and wire fraud I think


Add tax evasion in most cases.
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Posted 2015-May-27, 10:24

USA!
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Posted 2015-May-27, 11:33

 Phil, on 2015-May-27, 09:53, said:

Add tax evasion in most cases.


And money laundering apparently
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Posted 2015-May-27, 12:18

Switzerland at least seems eager to cooperate with the USA on this matter. Perhaps anti-FIFA sentiment is strong enough in Europe, that they are happy to see anyone go after them.
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Posted 2015-May-27, 12:52

 billw55, on 2015-May-27, 12:18, said:

Perhaps anti-FIFA sentiment is strong enough in Europe, that they are happy to see anyone go after them.

Heh. When Milosevic arrived in the Netherlands for his trial at the ICC, someone welcomed him in the Airport with a "send him to Texas" sign.
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Posted 2015-May-27, 13:53

The US arguably could've won the right to organize in 2022 if Qatar hadn't bought it. So they're not fully uninvolved.
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Posted 2015-May-27, 15:06

The US could arguably organize the May 28, 2015 world cup if necessary. It's not too late for FIFA to get it right.
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Posted 2015-May-27, 15:14

 jjbrr, on 2015-May-27, 15:06, said:

The US could arguably organize the May 28, 2015 world cup if necessary. It's not too late for FIFA to get it right.


so could germany, so could england of course
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Posted 2015-May-27, 15:19

I can't wait to see John Oliver's reaction this weekend. He devoted most of an entire show to reporting on FIFA's corruption.

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Posted 2015-May-27, 18:42

 helene_t, on 2015-May-27, 12:52, said:

Heh. When Milosevic arrived in the Netherlands for his trial at the ICC, someone welcomed him in the Airport with a "send him to Texas" sign.

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Posted 2015-May-27, 23:52

 jjbrr, on 2015-May-27, 15:06, said:

The US could arguably organize the May 28, 2015 world cup if necessary. It's not too late for FIFA to get it right.


You called it: 2015 World Cup in USA Yes, that is a satire site.
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