Chuck Blazer fired???

[Gamma]

as david byrne said in his song "once in a lifetime" ... - same as it ever was -.

which is why the outrage perplexes me...EVERYONE knows how FIFA operates and have played the game england america russia.... btw i notice the focus is on qatar ... what happened, putin made a call?

[Zeppo]

A clear bias and admission of corruption on Grondonas part... at least he didn't ask for cash, just some wind swept islands...

Yeah, so much for what FIFA's technical reports stated when it came down to choosing the best bid: quality stadiums, fans, facilities, climate, etc.

For too many voters in the end it was all decided by personal political grudges and bribes.

[Peter R]

Sancho's comments are interesting... basically the TTFF screwed them in more ways than one. That's how it rolls when you mess with one of FIFA's pickney!

[Peter R]

The Soca Warriors finally get paid... the timing is interesting, but I suppose they don't desrve the money, after all it's an English dispute panel that upheld their claim. $7 m TT is just a bit over $1M US... to be shared among 13 players (likely minus legal fees), a far cry from the 50% of revenues they had negotiated... doesn't even match 50% of profit accrued to the TTFF (nudge nudge wink wink) in 2006.
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sport...122762354.html

[Paul Marin]

These guys must be some real idiots. How could he fire the man without knowing if he had the authority to do so? These officers, do they not know what it takes to remove someone from their position as in this case? Such ineptitude, no wonder CONCACAF is in such a state.

Tilla, it is not limited to CONCACAF. The man in charge of the AFC didn't know he was in charge (after MBH got suspended) until someone in the media told him. This is a great example of an organization run by incompetents, starting with the president on down. Un-effing-believable.

[Pbanta]

Jack is still at war

Report: Chuck Blazer Fired By CONCACAF
As pointed out in the comments by Commenter Ryan, Paul Kelso of the Telegraph is reporting that CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer has been fired by Interim President Lisle Austin. No word on whether this was done by fiat or if done according to the CONCACAF statutes (Article 28.c PDF Warning), which require the Executive Committee to appoint and presumably fire the General Secretary.

So, maybe Chuck Blazer has been fired by the organization that he reported several members were involved in a bribery and corruption scandal, maybe he wasn’t. Regardless, it does not speak well of an organization that treats whistle blowers in this manner and perhaps indicates CONCACAF will try to sweep this under the rug. The hand of Jack Warner still reaches far.

You are more than likely correct BB. Hope youi are well. Jack will not going down for many months to come without further disruption of the CFU and CONCACAF. As I said a few days ago "your sins will one day find you out". It's just that way ..... they catch to everyone one day.

Look....... many of us out there are former players and caoches. The guys robbed his own country men of their wages. Just how sad is that for a so called leader of the CFU and CONCACAF. No long, God willing, will he be able to get away with this bad stuff regardless of who blew the whistle on him or who did not. You play with fire you get burnt. Obviously he did play with fire when a boy like the rest of us..

[Peter R]

A clear bias and admission of corruption on Grondonas part... at least he didn't ask for cash, just some wind swept islands... England kick their (Argentina) military butt and him still have dem up... ahh bwoyy...

BTW Politically, my bias is with the Argentinians with respect to Las Malvinas.

[Gamma]

it will come down to votes and CFU is multitudinous, thanks to Jack!

getting? gotten? will get?

[Zeppo]

Austin is clearly acting as Jack's puppet here. I wonder what kind of favors he's getting in return.

[Rudi]

Some man carry feelings fi a long, long time.

[Mosiah]

"But with the English bid I said: Let us be brief. If you give back the Falkland Islands, which belong to us, you will get my vote. They then became sad and left."

HUH?!!?

[Karl]

Seems like Austin got a bit too big for his britches. Firing Denied!

UNAUTHORIZED ACTION TAKEN VERSUS CONCACAF GENERAL SECRETARY; BLAZER CONTINUES AS CONCACAF GENERAL SECRETARY

I would be shocked if Blazer is not "dead man walking". The display, right or wrong, of stabbing "Jack" in the back means he would do it again as it suits him so even if "Jack" goes the next presi could not trust him.

I also expect that that move by him shall result in any hope of a US person holding the CONCACAF President's office for some time...being further in the future.

[Gamma]

the hits keep racking up!

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...ngland?cc=3888

[Tilla]

These guys must be some real idiots. How could he fire the man without knowing if he had the authority to do so? These officers, do they not know what it takes to remove someone from their position as in this case? Such ineptitude, no wonder CONCACAF is in such a state.

[Gamma]

a temporary reprieve .... a whole heap a lobbying taking place right now! more anon because this is not done yet!!!