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Sepp the Incorruptible

@McDonnellDan: John Delaney confirms that FIFA paid FAI €5 million in 2009 after the Thierry Henry handball so they wouldn't proceed with a legal case.
 
Screamindemon3 said:
@McDonnellDan: John Delaney confirms that FIFA paid FAI €5 million in 2009 after the Thierry Henry handball so they wouldn't proceed with a legal case.
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[2&2]That's just a settlement. That's how business gets done.[/logic]
 
So they basically settled the lawsuit but decided to keep the settlement secret?


That's just so stupid.
 
Screamindemon3 said:
@McDonnellDan: John Delaney confirms that FIFA paid FAI €5 million in 2009 after the Thierry Henry handball so they wouldn't proceed with a legal case.
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So many stories like this are going to come out as these clowns start rolling on each other. It's going to be fun to watch.
 
So how much should we have gotten for this?

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The most recent claim, Germany lifted arms embargo to Saudi Arabia in exchange for World Cup votes for 2006. I think it's fair to say that would be a next level of pathetic.
 
"German companies made a series of investments in Asia that helped win the support of FIFA executives from the region. These investments allegedly included moves by pharmaceutical giant Bayer and carmaker Volkswagen in Thailand and South Korea. Daimler, the carmaker, reportedly pumped money into Hyundai in order to boost the bid. A son of Hyundai’s founder sat on the FIFA executive board at the time."

"The government of Gerhard Schroder lifted a short-term arms embargo in order to provide RPGs to Saudi Arabia in another bid to win votes."

"Germany won the tournament by an extraordinarily tight vote — 12 to 11 — and that ballot has long been dogged by allegations of corruption. One voting member recused himself from that vote, sparing former FIFA chief Sepp Blatter from casting the tie-breaking vote, which has been widely said would have gone to South Africa. The FIFA executive who recused himself, the now deceased Charles Dempsey, later described “intolerable pressure” and attempts to bribe him during the bid process for the 2006 tournament."

https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/0...o-saudi-arabia-in-order-to-win-the-world-cup/
 
None of which is any different than US tax dollars going towards subsidizing our pro sports.
 
palmab03 said:
None of which is any different than US tax dollars going towards subsidizing our pro sports.
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Except one is legal? Not that I agree with sports welfare but it's at least conducted through democratic means. I know there can be under the table kickbacks but those are illegal too.
 
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