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[Xando]

In todays shocking news:

French prosecutors are investigating the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and have questioned former Fifa president Sepp Blatter.

France's National Public Prosecutor's Office began examining the bid to award the tournaments, to Russia and Qatar respectively, last year.

Le Monde reports that prosecutors are looking into allegations of corruption.

The French newspaper also reports that Blatter was spoken to by investigators on Thursday, 20 April "as a witness".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39739512

 

[Maxinas]

Nothing is going to happen, at least for the 2018 world cup. I really hope Qatar gets sacked, but probably won't happen either.

 

[PorygonVandal]

I just love how FIFA sanctions Mexico due some yelling the fans say when the other goalkeeper kicks arguing that it's homophobic, but World Cups in anti gay countries like Russia and Qatar are so damn OK.

 

[DECK'ARD]

If I made a World Cup bid it would just be an envelope with "I know where the bodies are buried".

 

[Spider from Mars]

Probably too late for 2018 but 2022 should be moved.

 

[gutter_trash]

I just love how FIFA sanctions Mexico due some yelling the fans say when the other goalkeeper kicks arguing that it's homophobic, but World Cups in anti gay countries like Russia and Qatar are so damn OK.

that is so god damn true.
you can't get more homophobic than Qatar... uh maybe Saudi Arabia

 

[jelly]

What even happened to the FBI investigation?

I thought that was the only chance of cancelling the Russia and Qatar tournaments.

 

[Skellig Gra]

What even happened to the FBI investigation?

I thought that was the only chance of cancelling the Russia and Qatar tournaments.

Nothing was ever going to cancel those

 

[Xando]

Nothing was ever going to cancel those

Yeah. Unless the big nations all quit Fifa and create another organization nothing will ever change except changing one corrupt person for another.

 

[SodiumBenzoate]

Are you seriously telling me that Qatar in July is not the best place to hold an outdoor sporting event and something fishy happened?

I'm shocked.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

There is still time to change the 2022 world cup.

 

[spekkeh]

I'm happy the Netherlands team at least decided to not be a part of Russia 2018. Ahem.

 

[gutter_trash]

I'm happy the Netherlands team at least decided to not be a part of Russia 2018. Ahem.

 

[azyless]

Are you seriously telling me that Qatar in July is not the best place to hold an outdoor sporting event and something fishy happened?

I'm shocked.

They officially changed it to a winter world cup because fuck the leagues and fuck the AFCON.

 

[Lkr]

How are those autonomous A/C drones coming for the Qatar games?

 

[Skellig Gra]

How are those autonomous A/C drones coming for the Qatar games?

No need since they moved it to winter

 

[Trojita]

Identifying corruption.

Yep, it's corruption.

 

[chromatic9]

Keep forgetting the World Cup is in Russia next year. Very strange along side the backdrop of all the claims of hacking, Russia destabilizing Europe and America.

 

[manzoman96]

 

[D4Danger]

I wonder what tipped them off? They were so careful.