Former US soccer leader Blazer spied on FIFA as an FBI informant

Saturday, November 8th 2014 - 10:18 UTC

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Chuck Blazer, once the most powerful man in US soccer, was an FBI informant used to spy on Fifa, the New York Daily News reports. Blazer, who is now suffering from cancer, secretly recorded conversations with officials he arranged to meet at his London hotel during the 2012 Olympics, the report said. Read full article

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ilsen
No surprise really. Fifa is a stinking cesspit of corruption and has been so for many years.
It needs a thorough clean up starting at the top.
Nov 08th, 2014 - 10:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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CabezaDura2
Cool story, so this is what the FBI does??
Nov 08th, 2014 - 10:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
Umm.. yes. As a Bureau it Investigates suspected criminal behaviour at a Federal, not local, level.

The clue is in the name.
;-)
Perhaps you are confusing it with the CIA?
Nov 08th, 2014 - 11:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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CabezaDura2
But why does the FBI take an interest in FIFA?? Is it their competence?
Nov 08th, 2014 - 11:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
“... to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.”

A direct quote from the FBI 'mission statement'. So I would think that if FIFA, or any organistaion, is suspected of crimminal activity on US soil then the FBI is duty bound to to investigate. Equally if an American citizen is involved, I'm sure they have an interest.

Where this gets a little murky is ensconced in the phrase
“ ... leadership and criminal justice services to [...] international agencies and partners.”

hmm... is that deliberately vague?
Nov 08th, 2014 - 12:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
I wonder if this is smoking gun evidence that will at last get rid of Blatta and the rest of the mafioso.
Nov 08th, 2014 - 02:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
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I certainly hope so. The whole of the top-tier of FIFA needs to be rinsed with bleach.
Nov 08th, 2014 - 04:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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