Blatter off the hook......

[PLTuck]

slimy fucker. Bin Hammam and Warner both suspended.

Also, what the hell is the point in proceeding with Wednesday's election now that Blatter is the only candidate?


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13590264.stm

 

[Spirit58]

Perhaps it was because he was Innocent, just like every single person locked up in prison, thier all innocent, didn't you know??? :wink:

 

[cwy21]

So Blatters only opponent is suspended and the guy who blew the whistle will probably become President of CONCACAF.

Hmm...

 

[nstream]

statement from Warner:


I attended the FIFA enquiry today at 12 noon pursuant to a request made of me by FIFA to answer allegation made by Chuck Blazer, General Secretary of CONCACAF.

I have learned this evening via the media that I have been provisionally suspended by the FIFA Ethics Committee. This has come both as a shock and surprise to me. At the conclusion of the enquiry I specifically requested that I be notified of any decision as I had learned via the media before attending the hearing that a decision would be handed down at 5:00PM. Despite leaving my contact details, up to this point, I still have not received any notification from the FIFA.

At the hearing I indicated that I submitted two written statements outlining my position. I expressed my disappointment with the way in which the enquiry was conducted as I was given less than twenty four hours to submit a statement for consideration by the committee and, moreover, one of the five members of the Committee is from Uruguay and did not have the value of a translated version of my or Mr bin Hammam's submission. This lack of translation services brings into question the issue of due process.

In addition, FIFA did not have the courtesy to provide me with copies of the allegations before the hearing and it was only during the hearing were the allegations read to me.

At the hearing, among other things, I was asked about the special meeting with the CFU to hear Mr Bin Hammam and whether such a meeting was normal I indicated that President Blatter earlier this year had held a similar meeting in South Africa with thirty seven countries and no objections had been made of that to date. In fact this has been the practice of FIFA in holding meetings with member countries before elections.

I denied the allegations that I made statements at the CFU meeting about gifts being given by Mr Bin Hammam. I also indicated that at the Miami CONCACAF Congress on May 3rd Mr. Blatter made a gift of one million USD to CONCACAF to spend as it deems fit. This annoyed President Michel Platini who was present and he approached Secretary General Jerome Valcke complaining that Mr Blatter had no permission from the Finance Committee to make this gift to which Jerome replied that he will find the money for Mr Blatter.

I also indicated at the CFU meeting held in Trinidad on May 10 which was requested by Mr. Bin Hammam, FIFA through Mr. Blatter organised gifts of laptops and projectors to all members of the Caribbean and no objections have been made today of this to date.

In my statement I attached letters from thirteen Federations whose members attended the CFU Meeting where the allegations of gifts were made.

These statements from the 13 members denied the allegations that have been made against me and any participation of these individuals in the act complained of. While with regard to the allegation of payment only one statement was submitted by Collins & Collins.

On May 18 when I realised that the political battle between Blatter and Bin Hammam was getting out of hand I wrote Secretary General Valcke telling him, among other things, that the outcome of the elections may cause some fracture in the Arab world which we can ill afford now and that I will like to ask Bin Hammam to withdraw from the race. To which Jerome replied to me and I quote :

"For MBH, I never understood why he was running. If really he thought he had a chance or just being an extreme way to express how much he does not like anymore JSB. Or he thought you can buy FIFA as they bought the WC. I have a bet since day one, he will withdraw but on June 1st after his 10 min speech. By doing so he can say he push Blatter to make new commitments bla bla bla and get out under applause. Before means he is a looser. So...He will get some votes. Less than 60 today after CAF support. It will be the "coup de grace" if you would officially send a message as the CONCACAF President by saying CONCACAF supports unanimously. So I am not giving you an advice but just my feeling about what I think is the situation."



Despite the plea from SG Valcke, I refused to give any advice about how CONCACAF will be voting.

At no time during this matter was I ever contacted by Mr. Blazer nor did he contact the Executive or the Emergency Committee of the CONCACAF and it is informative for one to look at Mr Blazer's credibility by referring to the report of the NY District Court Judge in the matter between Master Card and Visa in the FIFA matter of 7th December 2006 .

(para 213) Mr. Blazer's testimony was generally without credibility based on his attitude and demeanor on his evasive answers on cross-examination.

(para 214) Thus, for that reason and based on his evasive answers and his attitude and demeanor, Mr. Blazer's testimony as the March 14, 2006 Marketing & TV AG Board meeting is rejected as fabricated.


The complaints made in this matter are politically motivated against Mr Bin Hammam and me and are designed, among other things, to cause serious prejudice and damage to both Mr Bin Hammam and myself at one of the most critical times for the FIFA.

It is also shocking that at the close of an inquiry at around 5:47pm when the decision was already delivered new evidence in the form of a fax from the Puerto Rico FF appears making allegations which were treated as part of the evidence in this matter. This further demonstrates in the way the enquiry was conducted and the prejudice against me.

The decision to suspend me is an abuse of the process and achieves no real purpose as stated in the decision and again demonstrates the bias of this enquiry.

I intend to say a lot more on this matter shortly.

In the meantime, I will vigorously defend my reputation as well as the reputation of the rest of the Caribbean members.

Respectfully submitted

Sgd Jack Warner

 

[C0YS]

tbh Blatter is actually one of the better members of FIFA, and thats not a good thing

 

[jimtheyid]

Blatter is a cancer.

 

[Riandor]

FIFA is a disgrace, plainly and simply. The whole organisation needs dismantling and football needs to be given back to the people and those who play(ed) the game.

 

[Lilbaz]

:rofl: can't wait for all the mud slinging. This story has only just started!

 

[dav3j]

TBF, I don't think Blatter himself is corrupt. Clueless, full of shit and loves the smell of his own farts, though, yes. Warner has always been a shady spiv, and the revelation that Qatar bought the WC isn't exactly surprising. The level to which corruption is accepted as par for the course by FIFA members is frankly appalling though.

 

[Dougal]

It was be impossible for Blatter not to be corrupt! The bloke is rotten, and that's not just his farts. That press conference last night was a pathetic show of a man caught with his hand in the till trying to make last ditch excuses. No let up now, he's wobbling, time to take him out!

 

[Rocksuperstar]

Blatter is a dirtbag, but he's been found not-guilty of being aware that any corruption was present amongst the members, not cleared of corruption himself.

He does impress me with his press conferences though - he's the real world equivalent of Billy Connelys "What to do when caught having a wank" - When someone walks in and catches you, first thing you do is scream "THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE!!" - this confuses the crap out of them and buys you time to give an explanation so confusing that people would rather just walk away shrugging than respond.

I do like the fact that the FA's representative at the time accuses some members of corruption, they all get off, but all of a sudden FIFA are taking it seriously in other directions, suspend Jack Walker who promptly turns around and starts declaring there is massive corruption at FIFA HQ, that some of the top brass openly joke about how Qatar bought the WC etc.

Actually, considering his previous, i wonder if it'd be worth the BinP campaign team cranking up the old wagon and rolling an application over to the FIFA equivalent of the Legion of Dooms swamp base...

 

[Marty]

Blatter is a dirtbag, but he's been found not-guilty of being aware that any corruption was present amongst the members, not cleared of corruption himself.

He does impress me with his press conferences though - he's the real world equivalent of Billy Connelys "What to do when caught having a wank" - When someone walks in and catches you, first thing you do is scream "THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE!!" - this confuses the crap out of them and buys you time to give an explanation so confusing that people would rather just walk away shrugging than respond.

I do like the fact that the FA's representative at the time accuses some members of corruption, they all get off, but all of a sudden FIFA are taking it seriously in other directions, suspend Jack Walker who promptly turns around and starts declaring there is massive corruption at FIFA HQ, that some of the top brass openly joke about how Qatar bought the WC etc.

Actually, considering his previous, i wonder if it'd be worth the BinP campaign team cranking up the old wagon and rolling an application over to the FIFA equivalent of the Legion of Dooms swamp base...

Classic :lol:

 

[worcestersauce]

Blatter is corrupt but not cheap so he's not going to caught with brown envelopes he's much too sly for that, he is cuorrupt for power and guilty of nepotism.
I don't actually accept that he's been cleared of anything he's just been declared clear by a FIFA "ethics" commitee, bit like a Dalek "humanitarian" commitee surely.

 

[CosmicHotspur]

I'd dangle him on a hook, rather than let him off it, à la Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

 

[Rout-Ledge]

When Blatter says 'what crisis? football is not not in crisis' it makes me hate him even more. He clearly equates 'FIFA' with 'football'.

What an arrogant, useless, corrupt, slimy, pathetic little man he is.

 

[Bill_Oddie]

"FA in 'Doing what is right and honourable' shocker". Well done to them.

Hopefully the FA are now lobbying just a few major other associations to line up with them. If the US, Australia and another European association or two join them in abstaining and pressuring Blatter, something will have to be done.

 

[jimtheyid]

Can't see it myself. It's all too little too late.