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poklane said:

http://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2015/m=10/news=independent-ethics-committee-bans-several-football-officials-2709916.html

The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee chaired by Hans Joachim Eckert has provisionally banned FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, UEFA President and FIFA Vice-President Michel Platini, and FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke (who has already been put on leave by his employer FIFA) for a duration of 90 days. The duration of the bans may be extended for an additional period not exceeding 45 days. The former FIFA Vice-President Chung Mong-joon has been banned for six years and fined CHF 100,000. During this time, the above individuals are banned from all football activities on a national and international level. The bans come into force immediately.

The proceedings against the South Korean football official Chung Mong-joon were opened in January 2015 based on findings in the report on the investigation into the bidding process for the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cups™. He has been found guilty of infringing article 13 (General rules of conduct), article 16 (Confidentiality), article 18 (Duty of disclosure, cooperation and reporting), article 41 (Obligation of the parties to collaborate) and article 42 (General obligation to collaborate) of the FIFA Code of Ethics.

2002 World Cup. Never forget.

90 days for Blatter doesn't seem enough.



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90 days means he's gone for good as his replacement's election is during this time. EDIT: Forgot he changed that, it's February... They should just do it now before things get worse.

It's weird how he says "I've done nothing wrong." and it's like he forgets how things work. You are the leader and some of those beneath you did questionable things while you were the leader therefore you are responsible whether you like it or not. There have been enough military leaders, policitians, Police Chiefs and COEs who stepped down for the similar things because they are meant to be leaders.



Hmm, pie.

He'll wipe those tears with those 100 dollar bills he got bribed with..



 

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Platini is bad for modern soccer. He doesn't want technology because he believes it takes the emotion of it.
Get outta here.



Klopp has signed! http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/195412-liverpool-fc-confirm-jrgen-klopp-appointment



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Awww now the expectations at Liverpool will go through the roof.. But with the spending power of Chelsea, ManU, City, Arsenal.. I don't see it happening for Liverpool in the next 3 years.. Think the league Title is much harder when you have those 4 instead against 1 Bayern..



 

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Great! Someone new for Mourinho to pick at



Ka-pi96 said:

Spending power? Haven't Liverpool consistently been one of the biggest spenders over the last few years?

Ow.. I mean spending power on worldclass players not mediocre players.. Liverpool can't pay the wages ManU, City gives.. They pay like 50 million more on wages.. 



 

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Ka-pi96 said:

eh, they're only like 20m per year off of Arsenal. Not a huge gap and who knows if they had the right player maybe they'd be willing to pay more. I wonder how their wage bill compared to the others while they still had Suarez.

Besides, high wage bills doesn't mean good players. Just look at QPR


Lol.. It's been 11 years since Arsenal won the league.. And they are just behind with 30 million in wages compared to the top 3.. Like QPR I don't think Liverpool can atract worldclass talent to play there.. Suarez was an exception..



 

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