Do you think FIFA are corrupt

astrofool

So, the major sponsors are "concerned by bribery allegations": http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0531/fifa.html

I don't know anyone who thinks that FIFA are anything but one of the shadiest, self serving organisations around.

Do you know anyone who thinks they are not corrupt, and that all their decisions are for the benefit of the game, and it's fans?

Ebbs

A poll?

If anyone clicks No its going to be a misclick, they've already proven their own corruption. Just only half of it....so far.

GavRedKing

Yes I think FIFA are corrupt, and even with things coming out we will never fully understand the full scale of it IMO.

The single handed worse thing about football for me anyway, is the organisation that governs it, which is just sad.

markesmith

Definitely, but if the man at the top (Blatter) is in denial about it, then any corrupt officials are accountable to nobody.

JPA

Lol

celticbest

Simple answer.......................YES

Frank Black

They're obviously bent as a fiddler's elbow.

flahavaj

In before Eagle Eye votes No just to be all gauche and different.

dfx-

Of course at the top, but I don't see why it has suddenly become a big story...it's not that much of a surprise or a new thing..

In other news, a car with no brakes crashes. Concerns have been raised over the safety of cars with no brakes.

TaosHum

No of course not.

syklops

Yep!

parker kent

I don't think anybody who has in anyway read about FIFA could vote anything other than yes. The more you read and the more you learn, the more corrupt you will believe them to be.

DrumSteve

No they are fine respectible institution.

I have never seen any evidence personally of any wrongdoing on their part. All this current furore is done on the part of an English media and establishment who are angry they didn't get to host the world cup in place of that fine footballing nation, Qatar.

4 more years of Sepp thank you. He's a man who knows whats good for the game.

Ebbs

DrumSteve wrote: »

No they are fine respectible institution.

I have never seen any evidence personally of any wrongdoing on their part. All this current furore is done on the part of an English media and establishment who are angry they didn't get to host the world cup in place of that fine footballing nation, Qatar.

4 more years of Sepp thank you. He's a man who knows whats good for the game.

While I realise the sarcasm etc..

I find it funny how some people think that it only came out that FIFA are corrupt after the English bid was rejected. Most of the books etc and indeed investigations on how corrupt Fifa are were wrote 10+ years ago. Corruption in football is hardly a new thing.

Degag

Probably more corrupt than most African nations put together.

parker kent

Ebbs wrote: »

While I realise the sarcasm etc..

I find it funny how some people think that it only came out that FIFA are corrupt after the English bid was rejected. Most of the books etc and indeed investigations on how corrupt Fifa are were wrote 10+ years ago. Corruption in football is hardly a new thing.

It always takes something like that for it to go mainstream. I've read those books and I've read The Observers weekly column pointing out their corruption and doublespeak. But it needed something big to get mass attention and for it to be worthwhile for the media to highlight it to such an extent. All controversies like this seem to happen when one event become the straw that breaks the camels back.

Anywhere where there are vast amounts of money there'll be corruption.

Add to that, a president who's been there since 1998 running unopposed most, if not all the time.

It's the perfect storm for mass corruption.

astrofool

I just thought it funny that the sponsors think it may tarnish their name.

The other thing is, the only way it'll change is a mass boycott by the fans of FIFA run events, Blatter has just made Hamman and Warner the FIFA sacrificial lamb, then it'll be back to business as usual.

parker kent

It's been corrupt pretty much since its inception.

Dublin_Gunner

Does a bear sh1t in the woods?

The only reason they haven't adopted goal-line technology is because none of Blatters mates own a company that develops it.

Dempsey

Corrupt and nobody from within wants to challenge Blatter because he probably has dirt on everyone that could challenge him.

tommyhaas

Ironic that the SFA have backed the FA in their call for a postponement in this election, effectively calling for a full investigation into the corruption allegations. They'd want to get there own house in order before worrying about everyone else

I don't know much about the running of FIFA, but I do believe there is truth in the corruption allegations. Is there any FA's though that are actually well run?

Obviously there's always been issues with the FAI, the SFA are no more then a joke, the FA from what I read in the David Davis book are another sham, the Italians have there own issues with corruption, the French always seem to be fighting, anyone know what the Spanish are like?

I wouldn't trust the South American countries FA's (although I base that only on the little snippets I've read in fourfourtwo's world soccer section over the years) and as for the rest of the world, well I'm really generalising here, but I think FIFA should be run by those from the traditional footballing countries, not the likes of Trinidad or Qatar who haven't got the footballing tradition or experience of running a major league

Maybe the Germans should just take over FIFA? They seem to be the only FA, from one of the traditional footballing countries (Europe and South America), that run major league championships, who know what they're doing. Perhaps the Dutch too?

everdead.ie

flahavaj wrote: »

In before Eagle Eye votes No just to be all gauche and different.

I wanted to thank twice but I couldn't so I'm quoting for truth!

everdead.ie

astrofool wrote: »

I just thought it funny that the sponsors think it may tarnish their name.

The other thing is, the only way it'll change is a mass boycott by the fans of FIFA run events, Blatter has just made Hamman and Warner the FIFA sacrificial lamb, then it'll be back to business as usual.

Removal of sponsorships would hurt them far faster and deeper.

Mr. Presentable

FIFA? The game as a whole is corrupt, the players cheat, the clubs cheat, the managers are bent, why expect the governing body not to be.

ClareVisitor

Probably one of the most corrupt organisations on the planet. Why wouldn't they be when they're effectively exempt from laws in Switzerland designed to combat corruption owing to their "charitable" status?

MUSEIST

I don't know is the honest answer.

My gut feeling is that they probably are, anywhere where humans have power causes coruption, its in human nature to be greedy and obsessed with power and money. Even if they change whoever is in charge there will still be coruption in other forms and people are naive to think otherwise imo

x in the city

astrofool wrote: »

So, the major sponsors are "concerned by bribery allegations": http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0531/fifa.html

I don't know anyone who thinks that FIFA are anything but one of the shadiest, self serving organisations around.

Do you know anyone who thinks they are not corrupt, and that all their decisions are for the benefit of the game, and it's fans?

FIFA and Herr blatter are as corrupt as the italian mafia, in fact I would not be the least bit surprised if that usless ££$$%%$%%^^% was involved in the plenthora of rigged Italian games.

It was clear ever since that French game that Blatter is a smug usless fraud, like the whole of FIFA.

Qatar holding the WC?

Srsly... ?!


It is too bad that he was not fatally injured here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvMPXwqTMto


I would be banned from here if I had more nicer things to say about him

JerryHandbag

Qatar getting the WC certainly made my mind up. The whole thing stinks.

Zebra3

dfx- wrote: »

Of course at the top, but I don't see why it has suddenly become a big story...it's not that much of a surprise or a new thing..

BBC have been following the story for quite some time now.

The rest of the British media have got on the bandwagon since Ingland missed out on 2018.

If they'd got 2018, it wouldn't be such an issue.