Yep, and itās on all the front pages - in the UK press at least.
Not enough 0ās on those notes. Not worth the calories picking them up.
Todayās laugh out loud headline
Sepp Blatter deserves Nobel Prize, says Vladmir Putin!
Itās so sweet how nice they are to each other!
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Thatās a bit like Charles Bronson praising Fred West.
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You would think that somebody in Blatterās position would realise this it not praise in anybody elseās eyes, only more damning condemnation of his assoication with tyrants and fraudsters
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Sepp Blatter to join ISIS as a western wife. Please.
Sounds as though criminal proceedings are being brought against Blatter, poor bloke:
I saw on Twitter earlier that a presser with Sepp had been cancelled by FIFS, letās hope they get the slippery barsteward this time aroundā¦
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Story has been updated :-
Fifa President Sepp Blatter is currently being questioned by representatives of the Swiss attorney general, the BBC understands.
In a statement, the attorney generalās office said it had opened ācriminal proceedingsā against Mr Blatter.
It said he was being investigated āon suspicion of criminal mismanagement as well as - alternatively - on suspicion of misappropriationā.
Earlier, Fifa cancelled a press conference at its Zurich headquarters.
Platini next in the firing line? That house of cards looks to be tumbling.
The VIP lounge is going to be pretty quiet at the next big game.
(which of course was awarded to the host purely on the strength of their bid)
Even given what we know so far, itās hard to see how Platini can emerge unscathed from this. He received a hefty payment (about Ā£1.35M) early in 2011, apparently as the final payment for work done nine years earlier. However, it just so happens that around that same time Platini decided not to stand against Blatter for election as FIFA president, and advised all European associations to vote for Blatter. This timing, of course, is entirely coincidental.
Good piece from the excellent David Conn right here - dates from Saturday but still salient. Blatter and Platini have both denied any wrongdoing, naturally.
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The man is absolutely fucking deluded
Utterly disconnected from reality. It seems to be what happens to people with all that power and influence flowing around them, and surrounded entirely by sycophantic & greedy yes men.
Sadly, what he says is not in slightest bit surprising. FIFA needs burning down before itāll be anywhere near respectable.
Forget dirty dogs - what FIFA needs is a Sexwale.
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It makes me sick how bros keep bullying that poor old pensioner man
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