FIFA busted for corruption

SeawaySensFan wrote:Who's this Seth Bladder everyone keeps talking about?

Well, whoever he is, he just got re-elected to whatever position he was already in.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:Who's this Seth Bladder everyone keeps talking about?

Well, whoever he is, he just got re-elected to whatever position he was already in.

President of FIFA for the last two decades or so.

The fact that he got re-elected shows just how corrupt the whole organization really is.



He's the guy at the top and he had no idea what was going on

Can we say Dung ?

I heard on the radio there would be a "Seth Bladder" update. I google "Seth Bladder" and get nothing. Anyone know what the hubbub is all about?

Thanks in advance!

Kind of weird to run in an election, get re-elected, then resign within a week of the election. Of course, I don't follow FIFA very much.

Resign before getting arrested and hope everyone forgets about you.

tim1_2 wrote:Resign before getting arrested and hope everyone forgets about you.

He's staying under the radar so far. No one seems to have ever heard of Seth Bladder. Not even the internet.

spader wrote:Kind of weird to run in an election, get re-elected, then resign within a week of the election. Of course, I don't follow FIFA very much.

After he got re-elected pressure from sponsors and within FIFA probably forced his hand. I know VISA came out and said they'd pull out if things didn't change. Re-electing Blatter isn't exactly a change.

Other sponsors didn't publicly say much either but probably behind closed doors.

Finally the Feds probably have more dirt on him now, it was only a matter of time.

I'm sure he can see the writing on the wall. I think Russia more or less indicated they'd offer him a job lol.

Watch him hide in Russia and avoid prison like Snowden.

Hoags wrote:

spader wrote:Kind of weird to run in an election, get re-elected, then resign within a week of the election. Of course, I don't follow FIFA very much.

After he got re-elected pressure from sponsors and within FIFA probably forced his hand.  I know VISA came out and said they'd pull out if things didn't change.  Re-electing Blatter isn't exactly a change.

Other sponsors didn't publicly say much either but probably behind closed doors.

Finally the Feds probably have more dirt on him now, it was only a matter of time.  

I'm sure he can see the writing on the wall.  I think Russia more or less indicated they'd offer him a job lol.

Watch him hide in Russia and avoid prison like Snowden.

I don't want to open a can of worms, but what an unusual comparison to make.

spader wrote:
I don't want to open a can of worms, but what an unusual comparison to make.

Both going to Russia, a country with no extradition treaty with the US.

The similarity ends there.