Fifa Officials Arrested Amid Corruption Claims

[Danny]

Swiss police have arrested a number of executives from football world governing body Fifa over US corruption charges, officials have told the BBC.
Police conducted the operation at a hotel in Zurich early on Wednesday.
The charges are said to include money laundering, racketeering and wire fraud over the last 20 years.
Fifa members are gathering in Zurich for their annual meeting on Friday, where incumbent President Sepp Blatter is seeking a fifth term.
Up to six Fifa officials are reported to have been arrested. They have not been named, but Mr Blatter is not understood to be one of them.
According to the New York Times, they will be extradited to the US.
The paper reports that plain-clothed police officers took the room keys from the reception of Baur au Lac hotel, where the officials were staying, and headed upstairs to the guest room. It said the operation was carried out peacefully.

Friday's election is still expected to go ahead.

Will be interesting to see who has been arrested and what exactly they have done.

[Typoh]

Hasn't FIFA always been corrupt? ? ?

[xxMATTGxx]

Hasn't FIFA always been corrupt? ? ?

From what I can gather, yeah lol

[Typoh]

From what I can gather, yeah lol

Lol I remember theese storys always popping up years ago... same thing happens and come out of it. Nothing.....

[AgnesIO]

Absolutely outrageous that Qatar still has the world cup. This organisation should be destroyed.

[lemons]

why did they even need to vote on who will to host the 2022 world cup 12 years before

[GommeInc]

And the Pope is Catholic. What else is new? This is all crumbling around them. Nepal has got involved in the disputes, by targeting Qatar and their poor treatment of Nepalese workers.

[lemons]

lol sepp blatter just resigned

Sepp Blatter to resign as #Fifa president http://t.co/ijUFa3Dyjt pic.twitter.com/LAHteBtweo

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 2, 2015

[AgnesIO]

WOOOOOO BYE BYE BLATTER YOU PIECE OF VILE SCUM

[FlyingJesus]

Ran out before he could get chased out obviously

Did anyone hear his little speech on why he should be re-elected the other day it was literally "I really like my job. I'm not perfect but who is? Thank you"