FIFA presidency

[lefty]

Luis Figo officially declared himself as a candidate in the elections for the new FIFA President.

He has the required backing of five federations to enter. Extremely well spoken, intelligent man who understands the business side of football better than 99% of players. He did, after all, revolutionize the transfer market that we know today. Speaks 7 languages. A scholar.

Would be incredible to see him as FIFA President. Good thing for Real Madrid, too. :D

[Venti Quattro]

Traitor pig. Just keep the presidency Sepp.

[lefty]

Traitor pig. Just keep the presidency Sepp.
:lol "traitor"

:lol like he was from Barca

[Venti Quattro]

:lol "traitor"

:lol like he was from Barca

If it comes down to an election, I will be rooting for Sepp Blatter.

[lefty]

If it comes down to an election, I will be rooting for Sepp Blatter.
:lol ok

[DAF86]

Portuguese madridista. Not a good thing for God, tbh. Not that Madrid will get more help than they're already getting but still...

[lefty]

Portuguese madridista. Not a good thing for God, tbh. Not that Madrid will get more help than they're already getting but still...
lol Messi fan talking about help :lol

[DAF86]

lol Messi fan talking about help :lol

Messi never had the Golden ball voting re-done so that he could win it, tbh.

[lefty]

Messi never had the Golden ball voting re-done so that he could win it, tbh.
of course not, they gave him undeserved Ballon d'ors straight away, with no explanation

Not even a chance to redo the votes and award it to the rightful winners :lol

:lol Missi needs Blatter to win ballon d'ors :lol

[Venti Quattro]

:lmao replacing Sepp Blatter with Luis Figo

[lefty]

:lmao replacing Sepp Blatter with Luis Figo
:lol wait and see, when Sepp is too old for that shit and Figo replaces him tbh

Figo will do a great job tbh

[DAF86]

of course not, they gave him undeserved Ballon d'ors straight away, with no explanation

Not even a chance to redo the votes and award it to the rightful winners :lol

:lol Missi needs Blatter to win ballon d'ors :lol

Which Messi Golden ball was undeserved?

[scott]

Fuck Sepp

http://www.espnfc.com/fifa-world-cup/story/2280038/united-states-and-england-support-prince-ali-bin-al-hussein-for-fifa-presidency


U.S., England support Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein for FIFA presidency

FIFA vice president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein says the United States was among the national associations to nominate him to stand against Sepp Blatter for the top job in world football.

The Jordanian also disclosed he was endorsed by his home federation, Belarus, Malta and Georgia. The English FA had already announced it was backing him.

The vote to decide the presidency will be held at the FIFA Congress in May.

At his campaign launch in London, Prince Ali said: "My nominations are from three different confederations, which I'm very happy with. I know it is going to be a big challenge and we have a lot to do until May 29, but I'm very confident in all our national associations and the presidents of our national associations who want the best for football."

Prince Ali's inability to gain widespread backing beyond his homeland in the Asian Football Confederation highlights the tough task unseating Blatter, who is running for a fifth, four-year term in May.

Michael van Praag of the Netherlands and Portugal great Luis Figo are also vying for the presidency, but Jerome Champagne has confirmed he will not be contesting the presidency after failing to secure the necessary backing.

Champagne had said some FAs had "feared reprisals" if they supported him, and Prince Ali also questioned previous elections and voting within the federation, and said he hopes for a cleaner fight for the presidency this time.

"Obviously there is a culture of intimidation -- let me put it that way -- within FIFA," he said. "In the past, if people take a stand they possibly end up being punished for it. That is why the vote is secret and I hope that if things are played fairly and played rightly that things will go in the appropriate way.

"I believe the incumbent has a natural advantage but I assure our national associations that we are moving in the right direction and I will be the right candidate for them.

"Frankly I have been in football for many years. In the last four years I have understood what is going on. I have worked with our players and our fans and understanding their needs. I want to bring that back to football.

"The owners of the games are the fans and the players and the managers. We need to reverse this pyramid, we are here to serve the game not to dictate how things are done, and we also have to restore confidence and I believe I can do that."

Talking about Blatter specifically, Prince Ali believes the 78-year-old has to hold his hands up for the way FIFA has been run, with clouds still hanging over his previous nominations as president as well as the bidding process that saw Russia and Qatar named as World Cup host nations.

"He has been the president and definitely the president needs to be held responsible for what happens," he said. "If I'm president I will take responsibility for all actions that come out of FIFA. We have also had promises from him that he would not run again but that is not the case and I think that, with full honesty and integrity, he should give a chance to others -- including myself."

[ElNono]

lol Blatter got this shit on lock... he'll bribe half the world if he has to

[NASpurs]

http://au.eurosport.com/football/world-cup/2014/luis-figo-announces-plans-for-48-team-world-cup_sto4608559/story.shtml

'I want to fix FIFA' says Luis Figo as he plans 48-team World Cup



The most radical of his suggestions involves expanding the World Cup from 32 teams to 48 - and splitting the tournament across two different continents at the same time.“I believe we should consider proposals to expand the World Cup from its current 32-team structure to a 40 or even 48-team competition," Figo said as he unveiled his manifesto at Wembley.

The 40-team proposal would keep the tournament in one venue, with eight groups of five teams each - the extra sides to be "weighted towards non-European nations", according to the manifesto. An additional three or four days would apparently be added to the tournament.But it is the 48-team option which is most striking: two 24-team tournaments would be played concurrently on separate continents, e.g. one in Africa and one in Europe or one in the Americas and one in Asia.There would then be a final knock-out stage in one country, which would presumably mirror the existing last-16 stage of the tournament as it currently exists.“Both these options are feasible with an extra three to four days of tournament play. If this expansion were to take place, I believe that additional teams should come from non-European nations," he explained."My starting point in this debate is that by increasing the number of teams participating in the World Cup, we not only make sure that we include more countries from across the world in the greatest football competition in the world, but also enable FIFA to raise significant increased revenues that can be used to invest in the growth of the game globally."

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Other ideas proposed by the Portuguese legend include rugby-style sin bins for players who abuse referees, further proliferation of goal-line technology and an end to the "triple punishment" dilemma, whereby teams whose players commit professional fouls in the box suffer a penalty kick, a red card and a subsequent suspension for the guilty player.He would also back reverting to the "old" offside rule, in which players were penalised whether or not they are involved in play.

[DAF86]

http://au.eurosport.com/football/world-cup/2014/luis-figo-announces-plans-for-48-team-world-cup_sto4608559/story.shtml

'I want to fix FIFA' says Luis Figo as he plans 48-team World Cup



The most radical of his suggestions involves expanding the World Cup from 32 teams to 48 - and splitting the tournament across two different continents at the same time.“I believe we should consider proposals to expand the World Cup from its current 32-team structure to a 40 or even 48-team competition," Figo said as he unveiled his manifesto at Wembley.

The 40-team proposal would keep the tournament in one venue, with eight groups of five teams each - the extra sides to be "weighted towards non-European nations", according to the manifesto. An additional three or four days would apparently be added to the tournament.But it is the 48-team option which is most striking: two 24-team tournaments would be played concurrently on separate continents, e.g. one in Africa and one in Europe or one in the Americas and one in Asia.There would then be a final knock-out stage in one country, which would presumably mirror the existing last-16 stage of the tournament as it currently exists.“Both these options are feasible with an extra three to four days of tournament play. If this expansion were to take place, I believe that additional teams should come from non-European nations," he explained."My starting point in this debate is that by increasing the number of teams participating in the World Cup, we not only make sure that we include more countries from across the world in the greatest football competition in the world, but also enable FIFA to raise significant increased revenues that can be used to invest in the growth of the game globally."

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Other ideas proposed by the Portuguese legend include rugby-style sin bins for players who abuse referees, further proliferation of goal-line technology and an end to the "triple punishment" dilemma, whereby teams whose players commit professional fouls in the box suffer a penalty kick, a red card and a subsequent suspension for the guilty player.He would also back reverting to the "old" offside rule, in which players were penalised whether or not they are involved in play.



lol almost all of those ideas suck.

[lefty]

holy shit Figo is drunk :lol

[Brazil]

:lol Figo

[Jodelo]

:lmao

[Venti Quattro]

holy shit Figo is drunk :lol

And you want this guy to replace Sepp? :lmao

[lefty]

Not anymore tbh :lol
:lol at my OP

[Blizzardwizard]

Sin bins :lol

Rugby :lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol should go back to making hair products the sad kent

[lefty]

:lol ^

[Bynumite]

Figo is obviously trying to gain the support of more football associations with the proposal of a WC expansion to more teams.

[FlAVaK]

Breaking news: winter games in katar!

[FlAVaK]

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[lefty]

Woohoo

All because a bunch of phaggots can't stand the heat :lol

:lol water breaks :lmao