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  • It has been confirmed that there will be a fresh inquiry into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
  • Corruption did, it has been stated during the news conference, 'extend to Fifa presidential campaigns'.
  • Total of 47 charges dating back 24 years.
  • Arrests come as Switzerland opens its own inquiry. Swiss federal prosecutors open criminal case.
  • Defendants have surrendered $150m in illegal profits.
  • US banks and wiring used in bribery.
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Good, fuck FIFA. Surely we can get the IOC within the next 5 years too right? Come on Justice Department, I'm counting on you!

Sadly, and what should be most important, is the slaves who are dying to build the Qatari World Cup venues will continue to die. Journalists are being arrested trying to expose it. That's the real scandal, a large-scale human rights violation, that is happening directly under FIFA's watch. And unfortunately it's hard to do anything about it, but at least we can get them on widespread corruption.

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If you're going to pull the David Caruso bit, at least have Caruso and The Who at the presser.

Very intrigued to hear these wiretap conversations. I really have a hard time believing that this will change anything, but the fact they actually went after such a large organization is promising.

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THIS JUST IN: UEFA calls for postponement of FIFA presidential election, may boycott congress.

EDIT: And Sepp Blatter is not allowed to leave Switzerland until further notice.

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I still think the best thing UEFA can do just now is announce that all their members will boycott future World Cups/FIFA altogether until Blatter resigns. A football governing body without England, Scotland, Germany, Spain, Holland, Italy, France etc is not a very strong one, and the World Cups would suffer as well (obviously discounting Scotland from my first list as we never qualify anyway).

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If he was locked up, I legitimately think that the election would still be a close call.

FIFA's reputation is in tatters and some of their biggest sponsors are implicated too. It boggles the mind that he'll still be president after tomorrow.

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