Comments on: Sepp Blatter vs Richard Scudamore? I’m Backing Blatter.

By: Shazback

Shazback — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:40:18 +0000

“He is working to make a lot of money and I’m working to have football as a social, cultural event around the world, being a school of life, bringing hope, bringing emotions. That’s the difference.”

So when he learnt that FIFA had allowed Jack Warner to embezzle at least $1M by selling tickets for the WC2006 he recieved he… Did nothing?

Blatter’s reign at FIFA is a long list of suspicious events, right from his election (and subsequent re-election) to the suspension by his order of an internal audit regarding ISL’s payments to FIFA members. When the head of financial affairs points out to the FIFA governing body numerous irregularities in payment of FIFA personnell, and suggests probes regarding possible widespread bribery, his reaction is to sack the person. Surely something someone who isn’t in it for the money would do.

Not that Scudamore is perfect, but as you say, that’s the irony quota for 2009 well full already for Mr Blatter.

By: Tanuj Lakhina

Tanuj Lakhina — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:16:21 +0000

I don’t agree with you on Sepp “winning” this debate.I don’t think Scudamore is to be blamed if the English game has a lot of money.He popularised it to various destinations(mainly Asia) and that’s where the major money is coming from.If other leagues aren’t able to manage that then they are to blame and not the Premiership.

By: diana

diana — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:12:26 +0000

Since I myself is worried over the fact that the ‘39th game plan’ could still go ahead, I am backing Blatter too.

The last I know Scudamore is still not giving up on it. There is just something about the infamous plan which gives me the chills for some strange reason. All the more coming from Singapore myself, it has been once touted as a possible destination in the past… Oh well.