It's convenient that he steps down now, mere days after the election that swore him into power once again. If he stepped down during the election Prince Ali would have won. This way, Blatter can call his own election and personally vouch for a new candidate to take over.<p>To me, Blatter was just the face of corruption. I simply cannot see someone from inside FIFA being able to resolve the corruption problems, mostly because these people are the problem. This isn't a new thing, and this isn't something that arrived with Blatter. Some journalists have been investigating corruption in FIFA for decades. Hell, most countries have been a part of it. It's only surfacing now because the bribery is so blatant, and our bribes simply weren't enough.<p>People will cheer and say that "we finally did it", but I cannot see anything truly changing. The only way FIFA will change is through the authorities.
One of Taleb's tweets stated:<p>"From Mafia history: Feds close progressively the circle around the big fish via associates. They get him last to avoid plea bargaining."<p>The circle was being closed, and hopefully Blatter will still face some consequence while he attempts to run away from this mess.
Just wondering - has anyone heared any other side of the story? Whenever a story appears to be such clear cut black and white with one evil villain, my septics radar goes up.
Looks like they planned this before the election.
There was no suitable candidate who would be able to do the job that has to be done now. Now its time to find one.<p>And i would be surprised if they can connect him with bribery etc.
He strikes me as that kind of person who likes power over a bag of money.
For an interesting take on the FIFA charges, YC's Casetext had several articles published by Heather Lowe -
Legal Counsel and Director of Government Affairs at Global Financial Integrity:<p>FIFA: The Bribery Case with No Bribery Charge <a href="https://casetext.com/posts/xyrwas9p8swf80k9-fifa-the-bribery-case-with-no-bribery-charge" rel="nofollow">https://casetext.com/posts/xyrwas9p8swf80k9-fifa-the-bribery...</a><p>Can Victims Sue for Damages? <a href="https://casetext.com/posts/pz8uyoy048izr529-can-fifa-victims-sue-for-damages" rel="nofollow">https://casetext.com/posts/pz8uyoy048izr529-can-fifa-victims...</a>
Too bad he didnt go out with a 'bang' like former FIA prez Max Mosley<p><a href="http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728032,00.html" rel="nofollow">http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728032,00...</a>
In the infamous words from the handbook of Hydra:<p>=======================================<p><i>Cut off 1 head and 2 more will appear</i><p>=======================================<p>Hail FIFA!