Reply With QuoteUntarnished saint or lying toad? I know which one my money is on!
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More negative coverage directed against poor Mr. Blather!
"Swiss criminal proceedings against the president of Fifa, Mr Joseph Blatter, have been opened... on suspicion of criminal mismanagement... and - alternatively - misappropriation," the Swiss attorney general's office said in a statement. It said Mr Blatter was suspected of signing a contract with former Caribbean football chief Jack Warner in 2005 that was "unfavourable to Fifa" and in doing so "violated his fiduciary duties and acted against the interest of Fifa..." The contract they mention is thought to refer to a TV rights deal agreed between Fifa and Mr Warner's organisation Concacaf which, according to an investigation by a Swiss broadcaster earlier this month, allegedly resulted in a multi-million pound profit for Mr Warner's own company.
According to the Swiss attorney general, Mr Blatter is also suspected of making a "disloyal payment" of two million Swiss francs ($2m; £1.3m) in 2011 to Mr Platini, the statement
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Untarnished saint or lying toad? I know which one my money is on!
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"Lying Toad" for me too, Wokes!
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I think I despise Platini even more, which is saying something...
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I despise them both equally, and I also think everyone at FIFA is now 'tainted'. I think the whole organisation needs closing down and a new one formed with a completely new and fairly elected board.
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Small bloke from an Alpine country who wanted to rule the world
I don't mind Platini tbh
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I agree, Plates, let's go back to square one, clean house and start over with a fresh slate!
OK, Jon, we'll keep Platini on...but you're responsible for keeping an eye on him!!
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Complete aside but I can remember us being linked to Platini as a player -probably around '78 before he really hit the big stage
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Wow! Good memory, Jon!
(I can't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday!)
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Originally Posted by JonDeWolf
Yes we were and it was around '78/79 but we eventually got Raphael Villazan instead!
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