Fifa and Sepp Blatter

FIFA is beyond help in my view. Those at the top including Blatter have no incentive whatsoever to reform the organisation and seemingly have no idea what good corporate governance means.  How on earth do they expect anyone to believe that an investigation into possible mis-conduct within the ruling echelons of FIFA, commissioned by FIFA and the report vetted by FIFA, was going to be seen to remotely impartial and objective?  Frankly, it insults people's intelligence. 

Another good article here

http://www.theguardian.com/foo...rped-sense-integrity

I'd be interested to see how other footballing countries newsservices are reacting to this.

"Don't worry. Nobody listen to the English. We've been doing it for centuries!"

And some more basic arguments...

https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com...r-not-132442764.html

FIFA and Blatter remind me of some thirdworld dictatorship re-writing the rules, the past and the facts as they wish. Except with more money and influence.

Leave FIFA I say. It is not like we'd actually lose anything in the sporting context.

Bruce

Anyone seen Greg Dick(sic) on Newsnight? No wonder everyone is having a laugh at England's expense. The guy is a comedian! 

FIFA are a bloody joke, a gravy train powered by greed, nepotism, ambition, corruption and incompetence.

Anyone with a strong stomach who wishes to look at the fetid underbelly of this most egregious and self-serving of organisations should look at David Yallop's masterly investigation, How They Stole The Game:

Reduced my news intake and happier for it, but thought I'd see how the programme covered the FIFA issue. Newsnight has joined the rest down the toilet; interruptions for effect - laughable that the interviewer said they'd discussed the matter at length - and then the cheap shot ambush; Ched Evans. Tacky, wretched, but it seems to be the going rate.

You're probably  right. The production team should have given him a cuppa, perhaps some biscuits and the questions in advance. The guy is in charge and could not answer a single question. " I wasn't there at the time" was his answer to most questions. Did not find the Ched question out of place at all as it is a topic right up his nose. Laura is a good interviewer and did  a good job in my opinion. 

We aren't going to agree; I thought it was garbage, cheap, lazy, press the interrupt button to look good, interviewer and programme trying to be the star twaddle.

Cheers,

OW

Yep, +1 Tony. The Evans case WAS relevant because - as far as I am aware at the time of writing - not one single senior figure from the world of football has actually said anything about what is a troubling and badly-handled case. Dyke did not seem to be at all well briefed.