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07.02.2016, 12:19
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption
Newspaper reports here (in German language) that there doubts about the planned FIFA election on 26th February to choose a new president.
Seems Blatter is suspended, not fired, and he has not formally resigned.
It is claimed he is trying to extract benefits in return for his formal letter.
We live in interesting times.
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07.02.2016, 15:17
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption
why would Sep not just go quietly...
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07.02.2016, 15:35
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption | Quote: | |  | | | why would Sepp not just go quietly... | | | | | If he resigns he will lose the first 6 months of unemployment benefits.
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07.02.2016, 18:36
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption | Quote: | |  | | | If he resigns he will lose the first 6 months of unemployment benefits. | | | | | and according to him he did nothing wrong
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07.02.2016, 20:03
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption | Quote: | |  | | | why would Sep not just go quietly... | | | | |
because the support for him in Switzerland is steadily growing
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08.02.2016, 11:24
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption | Quote: | |  | | | because the support for him in Switzerland is steadily growing | | | | | What's that thing you're smoking? His position keeps getting less tenable.
André Marty, speaker of the attorney general less than two weeks ago:
"The attorney general started criminal proceedings against Blatter on criminal mismanagement and embezzlement. This can be punished with up to five years prison."
From this article:
"Die Schweizer Bundesanwaltschaft hatte ein Strafverfahren gegen Blatter wegen ungetreuer Geschäftsbesorgung und Veruntreuung eingeleitet. Dem früheren FIFA-Boss drohen bis zu fünf Jahre Haft."
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08.02.2016, 14:16
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption | Quote: | |  | | | According to Blick today here in German Language a prosecution lawyer anoounced on ARD TV "An insider/Whistle blower provided us with useful and relevant information to build a case against Blatter" | | | | |
The case is based on this whistleblower about TV rights sold to Jack Warner. Tagesanzeiger and ARD TV are iterating the same. Further there is the 2 million payment to Platini being investigated.
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08.02.2016, 15:22
| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption | Quote: | |  | | | because the support for him in Switzerland is steadily growing | | | | | | Quote: | |  | | | What's that thing you're smoking? His position keeps getting less tenable.
André Marty, speaker of the attorney general less than two weeks ago:
"The attorney general started criminal proceedings against Blatter on criminal mismanagement and embezzlement. This can be punished with up to five years prison."
From this article:
"Die Schweizer Bundesanwaltschaft hatte ein Strafverfahren gegen Blatter wegen ungetreuer Geschäftsbesorgung und Veruntreuung eingeleitet. Dem früheren FIFA-Boss drohen bis zu fünf Jahre Haft." | | | | | I think Wolli means that support for Blatter is such that upon hearing of his imminent loss of employment, even people he's never met, such as this André Marty guy, would like to offer him free accommodation for up to five years.
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08.02.2016, 21:53
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption
I am NOT referring to the judiciary but to the people (reports of TV)
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09.02.2016, 13:20
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption
What do you base that on?
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09.02.2016, 21:54
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption | Quote: | |  | | | What do you base that on? | | | | |
on media reports saying that the public increasingly supports Mr Blatter
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12.02.2016, 22:59
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption | Quote: | |  | | | Jérôme Valcke, the suspended secretary general of Fifa and Sepp Blatter’s long-time associate, has been sacked with immediate effect.
It is the second time Valcke has been dismissed by Fifa. In 2006 a New York judge said Valcke, as head of marketing, had “lied repeatedly” to potential sponsors, with a lawyer saying that among Fifa’s “white lies, commercial lies, bluffs, pure lies, straight untruths and perjury, Mr Valcke even lied when testifying about his lies”. Blatter rehired him eight months later. Source | | | | | Sepp Blatter’s longstanding right-hand man Jérôme Valcke has been banned from football for 12 years for a series of offences by the adjudicatory chamber of the ethics committee. source here | The following 2 users would like to thank marton for this useful post: | | 
19.02.2016, 23:42
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption
From the guardian here
Statement by Blatter; "This condemnation of the Fifa president by the media when I was not responsible for the actions of the members of the executive committee "
Seems to be the usual defence "nobody was responsible for anything!"
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23.02.2016, 18:25
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption | Quote: | |  | | | on media reports saying that the public increasingly supports Mr Blatter | | | | | Ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Those are the people too scared to change their view on anything. Come to think of it, there are plenty of them... Better watch what I write then. | 
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23.02.2016, 22:51
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption
I just watched a great documentary on Arte, France's only decent television channel, on FIFA's miserable history - loads of interviews. What a shame that no-one from FIFA itself chose to speak. It's the Mafia without the guns.
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25.02.2016, 01:15
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| | Re: Mr Joseph Sepp Bellend Blatter - FIFA corruption http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35655454
Suspensions of Blatter and Platini confirmed but reduced from 8 years to 6 years.
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25.02.2016, 03:17
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| | the FIFA MUSEUM opens on 28th FEB 2016 | 
25.02.2016, 07:09
| | Re: the FIFA MUSEUM opens on 28th FEB 2016 | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | How so? Has Sepp been installed in the museum as a permanent exhibit?
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