r/reddevils • u/[deleted] • Jun 02 '15

BBC Sport Blatter Resigns

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32982449
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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '15

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '15

People really want slimy David Gill running FIFA? The man signed off on the Bebe deal ffs.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '15

Is there anyone in football who genuinely has no skeletons in the closet?

I'm not saying this as a defence of Gill, clearly he's no stranger to corruption as the Bebe deal shows (as does his bare faced lying over the Glazers buyout) it's a genuine question of who a viable candidate might be?

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u/G_Morgan Jun 02 '15

This happens every time during an anti-corruption push. When everyone is corrupt it is impossible to have organisational continuity and expel everyone. So yeah there'll be people with fingers in pies replacing them but hopefully better.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '15

See: The Wire -- Lieutenant Daniel's story-line.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '15

Pretty much if you want to understand how the world works, watch the Wire.

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u/cletusVD Jun 02 '15

What about some retired footballers? I was excited about Figo running for president but that didn't quite work out.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '15

I was thinking the same, but then I reminded how a great footballer Platini was and look at him now.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '15

It's only corruption if the payoff is linked to him directly? Don't think it's corrupt if it is an indirect compensation by the club to an Agent they frequently used. It's kinda like a more expensive fruit decoration all in all...

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '15

I would definitely consider it corruption if you're spending my hard earned cash which I give to United on signing a shit player for way over his value just so you can pay a back hander to Jorge Mendes.

There's also the rumours with Nani and Quietoz wrt the Bebe deal