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FIFA President Sepp Blatter Resigns, Calls For New Elections: Live Feed
Update: FIFA PRESIDENT BLATTER RESIGNS, CALLS FOR NEW PRESIDENT TO BE ELECTED
Below is his full resignation speech:
I have been reflecting deeply about my presidency and about the 40 years in which my life has been inextricably bound to Fifa and the great sport of football.
I cherish Fifa more than anything and I want to do only what is best for Fifa and for football. I felt compelled to stand for re-election, as I believed that this was the best thing for the organisation. That election is over but Fifa’s challenges are not.
Fifa needs a profound overhaul. While I have a mandate from the membership of Fifa, I do not feel that I have a mandate from the entire world of football — the fans, the players, the clubs, the people who live, breathe and love football as much as we all do at Fifa.
Therefore, I have decided to lay down my mandate at an extraordinary elective congress. I will continue to exercise my functions as Fifa president until that election. The next ordinary Fifa Congress will take place on 13 May 2016 in Mexico City.
This would create unnecessary delay and I will urge the executive committee to organise an extraordinary congress for the election of my successor at the earliest opportunity.
This will need to be done in line with Fifa’s statutes and we must allow enough time for the best candidates to present themselves and to campaign. Since I shall not be a candidate, and am therefore now free from the constraints that elections inevitably impose, I shall be able to focus on driving far-reaching, fundamental reforms that transcend our previous efforts.
For years, we have worked hard to put in place administrative reforms, but it is plain to me that while these must continue, they are not enough. The executive committee includes representatives of confederations over whom we have no control, but for whose actions Fifa is held responsible.
We need deep-rooted structural change. The size of the executive committee must be reduced and its members should be elected through the Fifa Congress.
The integrity checks for all executive committee members must be organised centrally through Fifa and not through the confederations. We need term limits not only for the president but for all members of the executive committee. I have fought for these changes before and, as everyone knows, my efforts have been blocked.
This time, I will succeed. I cannot do this alone. I have asked Domenico Scala to oversee the introduction and implementation of these and other measures. Mr Scala is the independent chairman of our Audit and Compliance Committee elected by the Fifa Congress. He is also the chairman of the ad hoc electoral committee and, as such, he will oversee the election of my successor.
Mr Scala enjoys the confidence of a wide range of constituents within and outside of Fifa and has all the knowledge and experience necessary to help tackle these major reforms. It is my deep care for Fifa and its interests, which I hold very dear, that has led me to take this decision. I would like to thank those who have always supported me in a constructive and loyal manner as president of Fifa and who have done so much for the game that we all love. What matters to me more than anything is that when all of this is over, football is the winner.
Which is as we predicted a week ago. Recall:
What happens next? Sepp Blatter's reelection this coming Friday, which until yesterday had been guaranteed, is now virtually assured to fail as Putin's frontman at FIFA is shown the door. What else likely happens? Following some dramatic procedural changes, Russia loses the hosting of the 2018 World Cup.
And now, let's see how FIFA strips Russia of its 2018 World Cup hosting, which also as noted previously, was the entire reason for the sudden and unexpected DOJ crackdown on FIFA, whose corruption has been well known for decades.
As for Qatar, generous donor to the Clinton Foundation, and host of the 2022 World Cup, we don't expect much if anything to change there.
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Following overnight news that yet another former FIFX executive, this time Jerome Valcker, former top deputy to FIFA president Sepp Blatter, may be involved in the latest money laundering and corruption scandal, one involving a $10 million transfer of funds, which has been presented as an alleged payment of bribes over South Africa's bid to host the 2010 World Cup, moments ago the FIFA president announced he would hold an imprompty press conference. Will Blatter finally announced his resignation? Find out now.
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What will it take to get Jamie and Lloyd to resign?
edit: My experience, seen from a futbol nation, is that FIFA from top to bottom is corrupted
a crash of the matrix and good luck with that
Put him in jail just like Jon Corzine!
Oh wait....
Anyone Know What Kind Of Name Is Blaatter, Is That Irish???
Is there anything the US wont try to manipulate and rig?
This will further destoy US banking.For who in their right mind will put a transaction through a US bank when this can happen?
Oh, so your'e not a US citizen or conducting business in the US - well you wired some money through a bank that has a branch on US territory - so we will hunt you down and kidnapp you, until you do what we want!
Hello AIIB!
I think you have made a very POWERFUL observation. This will indeed destroy US banking.
So, I guess we can say that FIFA had a weak Blatter.
That's actually funny... I don't understand why you received a down arrow <g>.
Blatter will not resign unless the Swiss extradite him to the USSA. Since he is a Swiss citizen, I doubt this will happen. Nevertheless, if I were Blatter, I would put all travel plans on hold, lest something 'bad', by pure luck of course, happen to his private plane in mid air. See Panama Plane Crash, Omar Torrijos.
in German, "Blattern" means "smallpox". Singular is "Blatter" meaning a single "pock".
who cares , as long as I am concern ,by 2018, the world will be at war and the system will crash
so who cares about games , in three years from now
We can see what Obama's latest 'Affirmative Action' appointee will focus on: NOTHING!
She's prosecuting Soccer & Movie Theatres???!!!
Heaven forbid someone who steals billions should actually go to prison (i.e., Banksters).
Soccer???!!!
A sport that nobody in America even watches!
>>> FIFA from top to bottom is corrupted
Certainly FIFA is from top to bottom is corrupted and has been for many years.
But USA does not have a dog in this fight and should be expelled from FIFA for damaguing the sport.
Just like our govt is corrupted from the top down.
The US and the elites including elites who have bought football clubs like the Glazers see a lot of money in football. FIFA has not flooded the premier, Serie A and other european leagues with enough blacks/africans. The elites want all Africans.
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Just let the US try to boycott the games in Russia in 2018.
They'll get more than expelled
I have so much shit I'm not giving about this little sideshow. Wake me up when they start indicting the Olympics mafia.....
Hire Goodell.
That will keep the corruption with the teams, where it belongs.
I suspect the reason the administration is forcing FIFA offcials out, is so they can find positions for former Goldman and SEC officials.
"Oh, look at all the graft and corruption in FIFA!!! We want our share!!!"
This is a hostile take over. the elites like Soros, Clinton Foundation and other Z-scum sees a lot of money in football so they take it over by force. Just like the Ukraine and Libya especially their gold. Take and loot.
Every institution and anyone in power across the world is corrupt. If you are outed it's for political reasons. This is how it works in a world devoid of any sliver of ethical conduct.
hahaha, exit Blatter!
If only Juncker walked as well.
You guys should read more carefully what I write :
On the other thread the guy said : I agree with everything you say EXCEPT your remark about Blatter !
Guess what ?
An half hour later Blatter shit in his diapers !
Alors; mes amis; who knows "what's what" here in ZH forum !
Here's a headline....Soccer will still suck after the installation of the next corrupt stooge.
Yeah, I don't follow futbol so when I saw Blatter accepting on some guy's television, I was like, how the hell is Bernie Madoff running FIFA?
So I was disappointed. But now the door's open.
Perhaps his conscious got the better of him.
Nah, I'm fucking with you, he was offered a choice and "or else" was his other option.
Israel -- "Thanks DoJ"
Blatter is a fricken cartoon character... he's like every buffoonish Euro villain from a b-rated movie.
Or like every leader in the European Commission. (Barraso, Juncker, Lagarde, Draghi, the list goes on)
Dovie'andi se tovya sagain (It's time to toss the dice)
Got Karatbars?
Blatter is not more corrupt than others but it was just too much pressure. I bet the FBI said either you step down or we'll press charges against you too. Yesterday he was still saying he would attend the women soccer final in Canada. Well I guess that's the last final he'll attend as FIFA president. Such is our world that corruption is only persecuted when there are bigger interests at stake! In this case I'm pretty sure it's Russia....
Nobody cares about these old white-guy footballers except a black president and a black AG.
For God's sake, lets crack down on Goldman Sack, the IRS, JPMorgan, LIBOR, the Clinton Foundation, PM market rigging, George Soros, etc., etc. There is a very target rich environment out there.
cracking down on the institutes you suggest is counter productive if you want to rule the world.
taking over the power of the old white-guy footballers -- when the US doesn't even care about foot ball -- is definitely a move in the right direction.
You know this is about ways to piss each other off between O and Putin.
I say who gives a fuck, it's soccer. BFD. You can only BRIBE those in power. FIFA has no power other than over the members of FIFA.
Pay to play is all this is. I say go for it. They should give soccer players knives too. Make for a faster game.
FIFA will be at the forefront of all the talk as the Clinton slush fund for arms foundation to blow up brown people around the world slowly fades.
THAT is a bribe, because State actually has power.
pods
It is more than just a minor pissing match between O and Putin. But even if that is all it was look at the lack of influence by Putin.
FIFA is huge outside of the US. There is enormous PR and perception potential in hosting the tounament. The US/Israel is not as interested in the postitive PR to Putin by hosting as they are the negative PR and public humiliation that will be delt out as they move to have Russia removed as host. Every accusation and slap across Putins face will get huge air time outside the US and it will be effective even though most will understand it is political. Why effective? Because it will be a public showing of how they are in control and Putin is just a little kid who cannot compete.
If Putin has any remaining influence he better use every bit of it to prevent a US/Israel puppet from winning the reelection. A real chess player would now take control of the new election, get the right person elected and then have the new president declare that the US dollar is not to be used in any FIFA business. That would turn the tables.
But what Zerohedge does not want to have discussed, and what is more significant. Is this is about Israel having the power to force the US to do their work again. This is about Israel being criticized and potentially sanctioned by FIFA. That is what this is really about.
Stump
Stop displaying your retardedness.
Just because you never know whether to first eat all the super size french fries or your big mac, doesn't mean that Putin doesn't know his priorties.
on a happier note, you don't seem as retarded as you used to.
So aunt FIFA couldn't hold her Blatter. Who cares?
Time for a new set of crooks to take their rightful place on the 'global government' stage.
Fuck the bribe takers. Punish the Floppers
LATEST on BLATTER and FIFA
The REAL reason:
http://tersee.com/#!q=blatter&t=text
You guys underestimate the emotion a soccer worldcup creates and how it can put the host country into a good light guys! It may not be a big sport in the US but it sure is in many other parts of the world. And the US knows that otherwise they wouldn't have bothered to chase them down now!
I watch all the Stuper Bowl zombified dumbasses here in America. I think many of us here at ZH don't underestimate the idiocy of foreigners when it comes to their "beloved" soccer. We see the same brainwashed behavior her in good old USSA.
National Felons League is just as corrupt as FIFA.
Its FOOTBALL, dipshit. USA only 300 million people. All over the world its called FOOTBALL. You pussies need to wear helmets and padding for your pussy football which is actually RUGBY which is played by real men, not a bunch of dumb ass niggers who run 10 yards and then take a break and pat each other on the ass.
Well fucknut you missed my point but what should I expect from a feriner.
Go stick your finger in another dyke for referring to me as dipshit for no reason.
Enough guys! This is how you run with the oval ball . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsXTa7UCGlk
I'm not a fan of soccer either and I'm from Europe but this doesn't make the sport any less important. I don't like team sports and golf just for the records...
True sj7... I'm sure this is all about another poke at the Bear... can't allow Russia to shine, in any way, even if it's 3 years out (assuming we make it that far). I predict we'll be playing footy in the rubble by then...
Who didn't know and who gives a fuck. Millions of dollars in bribes? Wow how many man hours will it take to bring these "criminals" to justice? Just when I though they'd go after those that stole TRILLIONS, it seems they'll be to busy bring down FIFA. JustUS is served.
billion dollars plus up for grabs.
last week israel was gonna be kicked out of fifa for mass arab murder holocaust.
rupurt murdoch mossad informational gatherings for blackmail and fbi stings.
a week later israel still kicking the ball no vote
soon the zionist vampyre takes over the host big investments in israel football coming.
no doubt these crazy kosher kats are slick.
they are a mafia not a race with a limited cancerous history that is why they destroy erase the ancient.
every fight has samson option built in.
well played nutty yahoo
you psycho cunt well played nutty.
imagine if putin or iran made a threat to destroy fifa would it make it on the bbc or fox : )
“The effort to hurt Israel will destroy FIFA because if they start with one country they will move on to another and it will collapse the organization. The effort to suspend Israel is severe and we will resist it unequivocally.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/netanyahu-warns-fifa-pales...
Sepp Blatter? Straight from the pages of a Douglas Adams book.
The kikeroaches of Israel win again.
Only good Kike is a dead one.
Watch the next step. Taking away Russia's World Cup
Fucking rats, swine, vermin, ALL KIKES and of course roaches
Hold the position open for Obama: He certainly knows a thing or two about wrangling some balls, and he can finish this union off too!
Say what you want about Obama. he always gets what we wants
When all you want is the glory of being president without being assasinated its easy to work out who to support
Just not what he needs
To be replaced with an Amongst in 3..2..
Liberty is a demand. Tyranny is submission..
IF they yank Russia's World Cup, all BRICS nations should boycott the World Cup and make their own World cup.
I miss our President already.
https://vine.co/u/1210686835861692416
It sure seemed like he fully embraced and was going to run with the idea of a fifth term. I was expecting big things from him. Like maybe a crack cocaine scandal.
MIB
Israel was about to be voted out due to their REAL holocaust against the Palestinians. All of a sudden the DC US brings charges against a few FIFA people overseas.
And FIFA Israel is saved.
That folks, IS Zion. Zion pulls the strings of tyranny of the DC US.
Now Zion can install some Amongst in the top ranks of FIFA, like in ALL of the DC US' sport enterprises. They can then set out on a massive building/buying scheme funded with their banksters' poison, and bam, more plunder.
Liberty is a demand. Tyranny is submission..
Those that don't see Zion, are blind.
Bingo, not to mention Zion's push for hatred of Russia. Look for the kikeroaches to get the WC in Russia dropped.
Funny, this picture is time stamped just last year. These "leaders" do not hate each other. It's a big club and you ain't in it. They are though.
http://jpupdates.com/2015/04/20/israeli-defense-officials-criticize-neta...
"So Mr. President, your organization boycoted Israel and now we hold your balls. We give you an opportunity to voluntary resign or we take a hard steps and you end up in jail for long, LONG time. Of course, its not that easy, we will only allow you to resign without being prosecuted if you prepare everything in the coming FIFA elections to help us put our own people on new leadership positions. Chose wisely, sincerely yours(you know who)."
Thats exactly how kikeroaches roll.
I would bet this creep is already in plea agreement talks.
He definitely did not want to do a "perp walk" in handcuffs from FIFA HQ.
So if Blatter is gone by YE 2015, how will the plotters take away the 2018 World Cup from Russia? Everybody predicts it, but how will it be done? Will there have to be a vote? If so, I can see that splitting FIFA right down the middle, because that is how the vote went last week. I'm thinking fisticuffs and name calling and lawsuits - and that is just from the African and Asian delegates, who voted for Blatter.
Blatter isn't resigning. He's just taking a dive.
So the next step will be...
Remove Russia as hosts of the 2018 World Cup, due to their e.g. "aggression against democratic Ukraine"?
OK, but Russia won't be bothered, they always keep their powder dry.
P.S. Actually Russia need to change the logo, because it looks like the Martian invader probe from War of the Worlds, with Gene Barry.
ESPN reports that VISA was going to pull its sponsorship if Blatter didn't step down
two things
Blatter's retirement doesn't take effect until May 2016. Two days less than a year from now. He has a year to make mischief for our Black Mischief
Israel's suspension wasn't for murdering the Palestinians. It was for interfering with the Palestinian football team practice in the West Bank. Israel said it would stop its interference of the Palestinian's team practice and Palestinian withdrew it's complaint.
The whole world is now watching to see if Israel interferes with the team's ability to practice like every other country's team
Does Israel need more money for policing the Palestanian football team practice? Cuz, we Americans stand ready to support these greedy f'king beggars.
I guess they could use a few more checkpoints to keep the whole Palestinian team from ever practicing.
But we should send more money anyway. Bibi can always misappropriate the funds into a few pounds of starchy foods for his cow of a wife.
The above observation is spot on, and look here: http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/06/03/qatar-risks-economic-hangover-...?
The WSJ blog has already started on the propaganda campaign to ensure that Qatar are portrayed as the 'good guys', who are "spending on infrastructure projects in education, transportation and healthcare", not for the world cup, but "to meet the demands of their growing population". A cynical person would laugh at this suggestion.
We should not be surprised to soon read a WSJ article or blog post villifying Russia for "winning" the bid to host the World Cup in 2018. In fact, one suspects the Russians already know what's coming, judging by this quote from TASS:
"Firstly, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York is conducting a criminal investigation into the awarding of media, marketing and sponsorship rights for soccer tournaments in the United States and Latin America. Secondly, the Swiss Office of the Attorney General is conducting a criminal investigation into the selection of Russia as the host country for the 2018 World Cup and Qatar as the host country for 2022."
from this link: http://tass.ru/en/sports/798355?
This whole affair with the arrest of FIFA officials & corporate execs by the FBI & US Attorney General contains a much larger geopolitical battle of 'tit for tat' between the West (US, UK, EU, Japan) and the East (Russia, China, EEU, ASEAN).
Could this be the West's response to the recent ban by Russia, on 89 EU officials to enter Russia?
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1814098/russia-bans-89-eu-officia...
The petty, childish, 'sandpit fighting' mentality of the globalist despot says "YES".
FIFA was, is & always will be corrupt. It was corrupt before Blatter. It will be corrupt after him. This whole affair with Blatter & the FIFA officials & corporate execs is a sideshow..."look over here...look over here...look over here...these guys are bad & should be removed" and that will fix FIFA from corruption. This is so you don't "look over there", where you will see the reality that the whole of FIFA, regardless of Blatter and the currently arrested officials & execs, was, is & always will be corrupt. It is built into that organisation's DNA, no matter who is in charge.
Just look at their income & outgoings:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-05-29/how-fifa-makes-and-spends-its-m...
They spent more money on the mysterious category of "Other", than they spent in all the other categories of Outgoings, except for the World Cup Tournament itself. That is not surprising for a corrupt organisation.
As for Russia, they will now have their 2018 World Cup bid revoked, and Qatar will remain as hosts of 2022 because they, unlike Russia, are "spending on infrastructure projects in education, transportation and healthcare", not for the world cup, but "to meet the demands of their growing population". </sarc>