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Postby Mister B » Tue Jun 02, 2015 4:53 am

New Skaaneland wrote:Oh.. What team does he support?


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Postby Imperializt Russia » Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:17 am

New Skaaneland wrote:Oh.. What team does he support?

Shockingly, I don't believe it's relevant.
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Postby New Skaaneland » Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:33 am

It doesn't sound like a Liverpool accent to me.
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Postby Imperializt Russia » Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:36 am

New Skaaneland wrote:It doesn't sound like a Liverpool accent to me.

Somehow, even less relevant.
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Postby New Skaaneland » Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:41 am

It matters if you want to keep things real.
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Postby Timsvill » Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:44 am

So america, who (as a country) never really liked soccer until now (because america is now really getting into soccer, since the FIFA world cup) now. We're also the first country to make the fifa arrested. Now Switzerland makes more arrest. If the whole world knew that the fifa commissioner and the rest of the people who ran fifa were corrupt, then why didn't they make arrest long ago?!?!?!? And not leave it too america?!?!?
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Postby New Skaaneland » Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:47 am

Why don't we arrest Barack Obama?
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Postby The Alma Mater » Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:50 am

Timsvill wrote:So america, who (as a country) never really liked soccer until now (because america is now really getting into soccer, since the FIFA world cup) now. We're also the first country to make the fifa arrested. Now Switzerland makes more arrest. If the whole world knew that the fifa commissioner and the rest of the people who ran fifa were corrupt, then why didn't they make arrest long ago?!?!?!? And not leave it too america?!?!?


Because football is a religion. We are hestitant to arrest its leaders, depite knowing they are criminals.
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Postby Farnhamia » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:03 am

New Skaaneland wrote:It matters if you want to keep things real.

But if doesn't matter if you want to keep to the topic, which is about the arrest of FIFA officials, not about various individual clubs. Knock it off.
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Postby Vassenor » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:03 am

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Postby Timsvill » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:04 am

The Alma Mater wrote:
Timsvill wrote:So america, who (as a country) never really liked soccer until now (because america is now really getting into soccer, since the FIFA world cup) now. We're also the first country to make the fifa arrested. Now Switzerland makes more arrest. If the whole world knew that the fifa commissioner and the rest of the people who ran fifa were corrupt, then why didn't they make arrest long ago?!?!?!? And not leave it too america?!?!?


Because football is a religion. We are hestitant to arrest its leaders, depite knowing they are criminals.

some of us here in america, soccer (football for the rest of the world) is our religion. We love soccer, we love the premier league, we love MLS, we love Liga BBVA. I'm one of those people. I also love football (or what the rest of the world calls egg ball, handage, a weak version of rugby, ect.) so much, it's like a religion. I'm getting off track here. Anyways, we would also not be hesitant to arrest a leader who is a corrupt criminal. While putting a none-corrupt leader in his (or her) place. When we american's really love our sports, we love it enough to force anyone who is a criminal, or is corrupt, out of that sport.
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Postby Eastfield Lodge » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:12 am

Timsvill wrote:So america, who (as a country) never really liked soccer until now (because america is now really getting into soccer, since the FIFA world cup) now. We're also the first country to make the fifa arrested. Now Switzerland makes more arrest. If the whole world knew that the fifa commissioner and the rest of the people who ran fifa were corrupt, then why didn't they make arrest long ago?!?!?!? And not leave it too america?!?!?

You know, it could be because there wasn't enough hard evidence of corruption in order to charge the officials until now?
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Postby Timsvill » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:47 am

Eastfield Lodge wrote:
Timsvill wrote:So america, who (as a country) never really liked soccer until now (because america is now really getting into soccer, since the FIFA world cup) now. We're also the first country to make the fifa arrested. Now Switzerland makes more arrest. If the whole world knew that the fifa commissioner and the rest of the people who ran fifa were corrupt, then why didn't they make arrest long ago?!?!?!? And not leave it too america?!?!?

You know, it could be because there wasn't enough hard evidence of corruption in order to charge the officials until now?

True.
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Postby Imperializt Russia » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:50 am

New Skaaneland wrote:Why don't we arrest Barack Obama?

Why.
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Postby Farnhamia » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:22 am

Imperializt Russia wrote:
New Skaaneland wrote:Why don't we arrest Barack Obama?

Why.

Enough. Talk about the topic, please and ignore off-topic posts.
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Postby Imperializt Russia » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:37 am

Farnhamia wrote:
Imperializt Russia wrote:Why.

Enough. Talk about the topic, please and ignore off-topic posts.

Kindly explain how it was off-topic.

While ludicrous, what he said was clearly in response to what he perceives as an American-masterminded arrest plot for FIFA officials.
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Postby Farnhamia » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:39 am

Imperializt Russia wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:Enough. Talk about the topic, please and ignore off-topic posts.

Kindly explain how it was off-topic.

While ludicrous, what he said was clearly in response to what he perceives as an American-masterminded arrest plot for FIFA officials.

Given his was a one-liner and given his tendency to take the thread in other directions, it seemed worth a comment. Perhaps it wasn't. My apologies.
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Postby Vassenor » Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:51 am

BREAKING NEWS: DEAR LEADER HAS RESIGNED AS FIFA PRESIDENT
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Help I don't know what's happening anymore.
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Postby Buyan » Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:57 am

Rejoice. A bit of relief.

A second of five later - questions about the future. I'm not sure if this is just the end of Blatter or the end of Blatterism.
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Postby Farnhamia » Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:01 am

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/03/sport ... eputy.html
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Postby The Archregimancy » Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:11 am

The news of Blatter's resignation almost makes up for the news of Charles Kennedy's death.

Not quite, but almost.

Edit:

Blatter to Swiss TV this past Friday:

“Why would I step down? That would mean I recognise that I did wrong.”

Oh really?
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Postby Dumb Ideologies » Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:13 am

How odd. That clearly wasn't planned given the sudden and fumbling organizing of the conference.
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Postby MERIZoC » Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:14 am

Good news, good news indeed.
"FIFA has been my life...what counts most for me is FIFA and football around the world," Blatter said. "An extraordinary congress is to be called to elect my successor as soon as possible."

"For many years we've gone to great lengths to administer reforms and of course these forms need to be refined as they are not sufficient," Blatter added.

Elections are expected to take place sometime between December and March.

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