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But making a settlement still sets a precedent, doing it and trying to cover it up shows it was a bribe, not a settlement. It shows fifa believe they can basically buy there way out of anything.

 
Remodez said:
You could put a spin on all settlements and call them bribes if you really wanted to.

In this case I think they did the right thing, if they had gone ahead with the court case then it sets a precedent and you'll have teams/FA's challenging referee mistakes in court. That would be absurd. 

It's still a settlement, the money was given with the intention of keeping the matter out of court.

FAI were the ones who made the case and they were the ones who got the money. How the funds were put to use afterwards is nothing to do with FIFA, that's down to the corrupt FAI. 
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I think you've got a point that it for all intents and purposes was a settlement, but it was just handled in an amateurish, obfuscated manner which is the hallmark of FIFA under Blatter. In cases like this a settlement would be declared even if the figure wasn't but Blatter and co didn't seem to feel the need to even say that.

The FAI need to answer some questions about this too, because they seem to have pocketed the money without telling the coaches or players which is absolutely disgusting. If they want to call it 'justice' then how about letting the stakeholders (including the fans who had the chance for a once in a lifetime experience apparently robbed from them) know too? 

 
Eeeeeuuuuuuwwwwwww!!!!!!!

 
dkw said:
But making a settlement still sets a precedent, doing it and trying to cover it up shows it was a bribe, not a settlement. It shows fifa believe they can basically buy there way out of anything.
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certainly it seems to set a precedent for FIFA competiton if officials miss something that results in one country suffering a substantial detriment - unless this is somehow disowned by a new FIFA regime it could prove difficult to resist future similar claims to those advanced by the Irish

if I remember correctly Ireland wanted to go to the World Cup as a 33rd team or something like that which was bonkers anyway

 
A vanity film about the history of Fifa has flopped in the US, taking just $607 (£397) in its opening weekend.
 
United Passions was funded by about £17 million of Fifa cash, and was completed before corruption charges were made against 14 of its officials in May.
 
Starring Tim Roth as Sepp Blatter, the hagiography of football's governing body has had damning reviews.
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33050289
 
he movie's budget was estimated at between $25 - $32 million (£16 - £21 million), with Fifa said to have put up about three-quarters of the money.
 
It debuted in the States on Friday, on just 10 screens.
 
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the FilmBar cinema in Phoenix reported takings of just $9, meaning only one person bought a ticket.
 
 

 
ForeverCarefree said:
A vanity film about the history of Fifa has flopped in the US, taking just $607 (£397) in its opening weekend.
 
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the FilmBar cinema in Phoenix reported takings of just $9, meaning only one person bought a ticket.
 
 
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:laugh2:

Or it would be if it wasn't so sad.

 
Beerqueen said:
:laugh2:

Or it would be if it wasn't so sad.
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I just don't understand who the target audience was.... It's a propaganda film that released in the midst of a corruption scandal. 

It'd be like Hitler releasing a video of himself cuddling and playing with kittens in the middle of WWII to show he ain't such a bad guy, just misunderstood. 

 
Bidding for the 2026 World Cup to be delayed. Not surprising

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33078284

Fifa World Cup 2026 bidding process delayed
The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been postponed amid allegations around the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

The decision was due to be made in Kuala Lumpur in May 2017.

Swiss prosecutors are investigating alleged financial irregularities around the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 events to Russia and Qatar respectively.

More to follow. 

 
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