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.

why would Sep not just go quietly...

If he resigns he will lose the first 6 months of unemployment benefits.

and according to him he did nothing wrong

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."

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.

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.

I am NOT referring to the judiciary but to the people (reports of TV)

What do you base that on?

on media reports saying that the public increasingly supports Mr Blatter

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

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!"

Start collecting the corruption cards - another great spoof by 26Minutes:

https://www.facebook.com/26minutes/v...8366054938151/

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.

Not long to wait now, http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/fifa-congress/

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.

Available for 7 days here:

http://www.arte.tv/guide/fr/061390-0...a-planete-fifa

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35655454

Suspensions of Blatter and Platini confirmed but reduced from 8 years to 6 years.

http://de.fifamuseum.com/
some info about it

How so? Has Sepp been installed in the museum as a permanent exhibit?