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I might be wrong but I don't think FIFA has any say in where the confederations play their tournaments. And the Gold Cup is pretty much what keeps CONCACAF afloat financially so I think it will still be in the US in the future. Perhaps not every single time like now though.
Yeah I have to agree with this. What other countries have the infrastructure and security to put on a full Gold Cup like the US does? Canada, maybe Mexico? Maybe a joint group of several Central American countries...I'm sure the players would love a game in Saprissa and then San Pedro Sula 3 days later....
How off base is he with that statement? Would the US DOJ (or whever is pushing this) have gone after FIFA if the US had won one of those bids?
Derby2, electric boogaloo.
Could that be Lampards first game? I have not heard when he is coming.
well yeah- but pretending that there isn't any corruption in FIFA that sepp can't handle himself- what is the issue with the Russia bid?
from what I've seen, even if NYC starts their first team I'd favor the Cosmos. no joke.
I don't want to say completely, but the nexus of this investigation was Blazer rolling early. This investigation has been going on for 4 years at this point and frankly started with the 2010 WC payment to Warner and 2011 Presidency vote. Once the IRS went after Blazer for tax evasion and he had something to offer them, they were going to investigate.
They stole paintings from XXX (I forget where) and then gave them to voters like Platini...and that's just the part I remember. Platini is just as dirty as all these guys.
I am unsure what you are asking.
Although most people suspected some shenanigans with Russia considering how superior England's bid looked, scrutiny of the Russia World Cup has really stepped up as Putin has gone steadily more insane in the last two years or so, particularly with the annexation in the Ukraine. A lot of people who were protesting Qatar finally said, "and wait, how come this lunatic gets to host a World Cup?"
I am convinced Patini was the mastermind behind the corruption related to both 2018 and 2022.
I think more teams are doing these after the season to avoid a major disruption in preseason. (At least that is the official line from Spurs).
On the plus side CONCACAF's current leadership structure is a triumvirate of Canada, Mexico, and the US. If nothing else, maybe the have the leeway in CONCACAF's current state to effect some real change for the future.
Yep, and that's why I'm surprised to see UEFA held up as a model citizen in some pieces during all of this.
Ok... maybe the US clout here actually helps CONCACAF clean up its act?
Just a guess, but I think the DOJ has indicted all the CONCACAF members it wants to. They went after the guys arranging the bribes, not the FA heads who just took them.
Let me put it this way...if you have been subjected to wiretaps, they let you know the matter has been settled. The fact that the USVI and Puerto Rican FA guys weren't arrested, tells me they won't be. Those 2 would be easy fish to fry.
no chance they're going to use evidence collected in this sting, along with whatever testimony they can glean from the recently detained/arrested to go after more of these guys?
The DOJ could not have been more emphatic when they said these first arrests are just the start of the process. I am sure they intend to flip these guys into bigger names.
is this the year your'e out?
I guess they could, but they only indicted the guys organizing the scheme not the guys who just took the bribes. Like I said they have low hanging fruit (USVI/Puerto Rico/any of the British islands) that they could use if they need more evidence. Those guys are easily "obtainable" at any time.
@OliverKayTimes
OH MY GOD. At Fifa congress, they' just tested e-voting system by asking delegates if Germany won World Cup. Five per cent said no! #FIFA
There's a jurisdictional problem with getting the guys who just took envelopes somewhere in the Caribbean as well. The ring leaders at least have some nexus to US banks and IT systems. The recipients, not so much.
