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Blatter continues as his corrupt minions rally around him
Voters didn't know whether to vote for Blatter or.... Blatter
By Tom Gaunt
As Sepp Blatter uttered the words “Crisis… what is a Crisis?” there was a collective sigh from the press room, where hundreds of International journalists had gathered to witness one of the most eagerly anticipated press conferences of the year. As it turned out witnesses is all they were as Blatter acted out a theatrical play in which he refused to comment on certain subjects and went as far as to say he had “No reaction” to the fact that his long time ally Jack Warner had stated that Blatter “Must be stopped”. Ironically it is this same man who has now pleaded with CONCAF to support Blatter, as the farce continued. It would be some stretch of the imagination to suggest that FIFA have intentionally created this mess, with false-sackings, bribe-alleging emails and a blame-game merry-go-round to keep the heat off Blatter, but you would not bet against it. It has all played nicely into Blatter’s hands as he looks to shift power from the Executive Committee to the FIFA members. Read the rest of this entry
