U.S. Accuses Soccer Officials of Decades of ‘Rampant, Systemic Corruption

[Luiz 4,253]

In a cascading explosion of events that sent the soccer world into shock on Wednesday, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said that officials of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) — the world’s most powerful and lucrative sporting body — had engaged in decades of criminal actions in which they pocketed millions of dollars in bribes over more than two decades. Unveiling charges of money laundering, racketeering and wire fraud against 14 people, including nine FIFA officials, Lynch said the charges showed “corruption that is rampant, systemic and deep-rooted both abroad and here in the United States,” and that “at least two generations of soccer officials… have abused their positions of trust to acquire millions of bribes and kickbacks.”

 

“They did this over and over, year after year, tournament after tournament,” Lynch said at a press conference on Wednesday.

In a morning that left FIFA officials reeling, Swiss police stormed the Zurich hotel rooms of seven executive committee members before dawn on Wednesday, hauling them into custody in preparation for extradition to New York, whose Eastern District court unveiled indictments against 14 people, including two FIFA vice presidents, involving bribe-taking and fraud worth millions and dating back to 1991.

That was not the end of the morning’s stunning events. Within hours, Switzerland’s Attorney General’s office announced it had raided FIFA headquarters in Zurich on Wednesday and seized hordes of documents and computer hard drives, in connection with “criminal mismanagement and money laundering.” The Swiss charges relate to FIFA’s decision in December 2010 to award the World Cup to Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. The prospect of Qatar hosting the Cup was greeted with incredulity as it has never qualified for the tournament, it has a population of just over two million and its summers are too hot for outdoor sports although it one of the richest countries in the world. Qatar beat the U.S. by a single vote.

full > http://time.com/3897538/fifa-corruption-charges/

[Morphine Prince 109,677]

Change the word soccer to "football' or else people will rush in this thread to post "IT'S FOOTBALL NOT SOCCER YOU DUMB AMERICANS" 

Actually change it to "FIFA Officials" lol

[Dangerous Man 9,245]

We call it soccer too here. Idg the issue.

 

[lego 44,165]

Change the word soccer to "football' or else people will rush in this thread to post "IT'S FOOTBALL NOT SOCCER YOU DUMB AMERICANS" 

 

 

I was actually laughing at - soccer. You uncultured cowboys!!!11 

 

 

 

 

[Blue Jeans 3,815]

In my country we call it "Football"

 

[Luiz 4,253]

Change the word soccer to "football' or else people will rush in this thread to post "IT'S FOOTBALL NOT SOCCER YOU DUMB AMERICANS" 

Actually change it to "FIFA Officials" lol

​not changing a ****ing thing

i'm a stubborn american........ deal

[Morphine Prince 109,677]

​not changing a ****ing thing

i'm a stubborn american........ deal

​SOCCER SOCCER SOCCER SOCCER SOCCER SOCCER

 

[lego 44,165]

 

[Luiz 4,253]

 

​you see if i knew what country you were from i'd be able to insult you properly but since your country is to basic to even be mentioned all i will say is 

 

[Vernier 3,786]

Considering the main focus of this article is FIFA, "soccer" doesn't make sense here, unless you want to call them FISA  

[Morphine Prince 109,677]

 

​"Yanks" is such a cringeworthy word  

Do people actually use it commonly?  

 

[lego 44,165]

​"Yanks" is such a cringeworthy word  

Do people actually use it commonly?  

 

I think it's used in UK.

[lego 44,165]

​you see if i knew what country you were from i'd be able to insult you properly but since your country is to basic to even be mentioned all i will say is 

 

 

 

[Luiz 4,253]

I think it's used in UK.

​when british people are mocked out here and we imitate them to make fun of them we always just talk about tea and crumpets and call eachother yanks so when i see british people use that word its like you're kinda just making us laugh at you even more  

 

i mean its like a black guy calling a white person honkey. even a white person would laugh at that   we have a baseball team out here named the yankees so its really not an offensive word to us at all

[Luiz 4,253]

 

 

​the good old days 

i miss big dick willy  save us   pls