FIFA is so exploitative and utterly rotten to its core that it makes the NCAA look wholesome and sweet. Today, FIFA may get what’s finally coming to them. Or at least the wheels are finally now in motion to eventually bring FIFA their comeuppance.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter resigned today, seeing the hand-writing on the wall.He’s now going to do all he can to hand pick a Yes Man type successor to follow him. Blatter knows that the Feds have something on him that he can’t cover up.
With FIFA dominating the news, life long Liverpool supporter John Oliver UTTERLY DESTROYED FIFA yet again in his main story for the evening. Have a watch below:
And the U.S. had led the way into bringing down FIFA. The FBI and the DOJ put the wheels in motion
And this came out about FIFA a couple days ago, which is indicative of how Sepp Blatter and FIFA view women. (You’ll immediately think of Blatter and his “women soccer players should wear short shorts in order to create more interest in the game” type remark)
Alex Morgan: Sepp Blatter โdidnโt know who I wasโ at Ballon dโOr gala. http://t.co/8cJ7xjPIc6
(via @GoalUSA) pic.twitter.com/D9XUVoi6jn— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) May 22, 2015
For a crash course on how cartoonishly corrupt and reprehensible FIFA is, let’s flash back to last summer. In the video below, John Oliver’s excitement for the World Cup is tempered by knowing information about FIFA, the organization that produces it.
John details the problems with the upcoming tournament and the staggering allegations of corruption agains the giverning body:
So, here’s Twitter reacting to the HUGE news today.
https://twitter.com/Troll__Football/status/603615426736599044
Nice job on FIFA, FBI and DOJ.
World Police. Hell yeah. America # Uno.
— SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) May 27, 2015
Breaking: Oxford English Dictionary to replace current definition of "Oxymoron" with "#FIFA Ethics Committee". pic.twitter.com/dqTVZD60Cj
— Adrian Littlejohn ? ?? (@yorksfella59) May 27, 2015
And of course, my reaction to the revelations:
https://twitter.com/PaulMBanks/status/605780624293556224
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