Soccer 2014 - 2015
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Urlithani
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I believe you have to convince a federal grand jury to get an indictment when the US government moves forward with federal charges. Evidence and testimony is required; a federal judge won't let you move forward with just probable cause.
If the US is going this far there is a good chance they are going to get proper fucked. (And that the Swiss are cooperating is also telling).
Don Blatterone is well-liked by some people. Of course, those people have an unfortunate habit of being found guilty of corruption...
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Asshat Brando
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What's telling is they're being charged via RICO, basically these people are fucked and all of their assets will be seized unless they roll on higher ups. You didn't have to commit the crime yourself under RICO, you just had to order it or help facilitate the crime which shouldn't be hard to get Blatter with if any of these people do roll which with RICO they undoubtedly will.
Four of the people charged and two of the companies have already pleaded guilty and have been co-operating with the FBI.
I'm still skeptical, but if this will get rid of them, then it will be best thing to happen to football in my lifetime.
Elerion
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Pretty much agree. I predicted 5th before the season (City - Chelsea - Arse - Man U - LFC).
Obviously very disappointed with how the more established signings (Balo, Lovren, Lallana) turned out. Didn't have much hopes for Markovic and Can in the first season.
Regime
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I wish but I am skeptic like Quinloe said. They need to bring the hammer down.
Jait
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Someone pointed it out already but RICO is no joke. To cut through the bullshit, it's basically a way of making a group of people radioactive then telling those people first one to rat out the Don gets immunity.
Right now these guys are all scrambling to rat out their bosses. And up the pyramid it goes.
Right now these guys are all scrambling to rat out their bosses. And up the pyramid it goes.
Asshat Brando
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As far as LFC, the Stoke game is being used to put an exclamation point on the whole season but that's 1 out of 38 games. The writing was on the wall after that ManU game at Anfield along with Sturridge having to have surgery. My main concern in going forward is the consistent playing of players out of position during all parts of the season where it was clear it was an issue yet repeatedly doing it and the pathetic CL campaign where striker or no striker you can't be losing to Ludogrets and Basel when you compare the squads. I don't think Rodgers got the most out of his resources and now it looks like he wants to go back to his 2012/13 plan of Swansea vs. what was created with Suarez and Sturridge last year which was amazing. He wanted to sign Bony last year and supposedly now Benteke this year which are just improved Danny Grahams for them to be target men for inverted wingers to play off of. It didn't work in 2013 at LFC and I don't get why it would work now. For that reason alone I'd sack him but I guess he'll be given another year, wierd.
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Asshat Brando
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What army does Blatter control? He just basically gives money to shit countries who then keep voting for him to be FIFA president. If there is anyway to link him to any of these wrongdoings then he'll be arrested and he can have fun with the US government instead of running FIFA.
Quineloe
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You don't really think you need a personal army to be rich and influental, I hope...