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(81,858 posts) Fri May 29, 2015, 12:58 PM May 2015

FIFA Vote: Sepp Blatter Re-elected after 133-73 vote. Prince Ali Withdraws

Source: FIFA TV & ESPN FC Live Stream

FIFA Vote 1st Round: Prince Ali 73, Sepp Blatter 133.

2/3 is needed in 1st round. Majority is needed in the second round.

Prince Ali Withdraws from the race.

Read more: http://www.espnfc.com/video/espn-fc-tv/86/video/2471097

US Chairman Sunil Gulati is the first person to hug Prince Ali after he withdraws. Sad outcome for FIFA and sad for soccer.

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FIFA Vote: Sepp Blatter Re-elected after 133-73 vote. Prince Ali Withdraws (Original Post) Renew Deal May 2015 OP

I'm trying to give a care Demeter May 2015 #1

Well, there are workers dying and slave labor being used TDale313 May 2015 #3

And an election is supposed to stop/fix/or otherwise change that? Demeter May 2015 #4

point is that this guy is corrupt as shit TDale313 May 2015 #6

One thinks of a bad sitcom. bemildred May 2015 #8

Sepp Blatter, an emperor among men. . . DinahMoeHum May 2015 #2

Unbelievable eissa May 2015 #5

The reason Sepp Blatter was re-elected NobodyHere May 2015 #9

Cringeworthy. Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #7

Demeter

(85,373 posts)

1. I'm trying to give a care

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2015, 01:17 PM

May 2015

and utterly failing. Either way.

TDale313

(7,820 posts)

3. Well, there are workers dying and slave labor being used

Reply to Demeter (Reply #1)

Fri May 29, 2015, 01:53 PM

May 2015

Because they decided to award the World Cup to a country (Qatar) with 120 degree summer temps and horrible human rights records... So there's that.

Demeter

(85,373 posts)

4. And an election is supposed to stop/fix/or otherwise change that?

Reply to TDale313 (Reply #3)

Fri May 29, 2015, 02:10 PM

May 2015

The contracts have been signed in blood.

TDale313

(7,820 posts)

6. point is that this guy is corrupt as shit

Reply to Demeter (Reply #4)

Fri May 29, 2015, 05:04 PM

May 2015

And no, it probably wouldn't reverse most past decisions, but who heads these organizations can have huge, even life or death, consequences.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

8. One thinks of a bad sitcom.

Reply to Demeter (Reply #1)

Sat May 30, 2015, 09:56 AM

May 2015

Julia Louis Dreyfus and that McCarthy woman against Marlon Brando in a movie about yet another attempt to pretend professional sports in not a corrupt gambling racket.

You have to approve of it when these little tempests blow up and blow away so quickly though. The Mighty Wurlitzer hardly had time to get warmed up. Now we can go back to not knowing or caring who Seth Blatter is.

DinahMoeHum

(21,786 posts)

2. Sepp Blatter, an emperor among men. . .

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Fri May 29, 2015, 01:25 PM

May 2015

eissa

(4,238 posts)

5. Unbelievable

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2015, 04:30 PM

May 2015

FIFA is filled with corrupt members all covering for each other. The entire organization needs a major overhaul. Doesn't look like that's going to happen any time soon.

NobodyHere

(2,810 posts)

9. The reason Sepp Blatter was re-elected

Reply to eissa (Reply #5)

Sat May 30, 2015, 04:56 PM

May 2015

was because he's a socialist in a world with more have-nots than haves.

Not unbelievable at all.

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)

7. Cringeworthy.

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Fri May 29, 2015, 09:36 PM

May 2015

After this, I hope EUFA goes with their threatened "nuclear option" and withdraws from FIFA.

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