Chapter 339: Shocking changes! Anti-corruption pioneer! Blatter won! Please resign with dignity! [Subscribe]
Patience has never been an issue for Blatter, 79.
But for some reason, today, he lost his usual patience.
There is always an irrepressible irritation rising from the bottom of my heart.
The counting process is not long and the entire process is broadcast live to the public.
The ballots were tabulated one by one.
Blatter watched his votes rise, but Prince Ali's votes also continued to climb.
Some of it was even beyond his expectations.
Especially when Prince Ali got 66 votes, Blatter's hands shook noticeably.
When he looked at Valk again, his cloudy and old eyes seemed to emit two lightning bolts.
The FIFA Secretary General lowered his head, not daring to look at him.
This means that some of the voters he had originally contacted did not vote for Blatter at all.
But they didn't know who.
The final result was Blatter with 133 votes and Prince Ali with 73 votes.
Blatter won! But it was a narrow and undignified victory.
Blatt's face turned ugly.
The first round of voting failed to reach the two-thirds majority of 140 votes, meaning the election would go to the second round.
Of course, given the current situation, Blatter's election is a foregone conclusion.
Ironically, he also lost.
According to the number of people Valcke contacted before, at least more than 10 people did not vote for Blatter.
These damn guys, before the vote, swore solemnly, shouted loyalty, and demanded all kinds of benefits from him, but when it came to the actual vote, they chose Blatter's enemies! What made Blatter even more angry was that he didn't know who these people were! And there was also Ali, the jumping clown.
Before the vote, everyone speculated that he could only get 50 votes at most and would not pose any threat to Blatter at all.
Why? Because before this, there were only 19 countries that openly supported Prince Ali.
Yes, only 19 countries publicly supported Prince Ali, but the number of votes cast was as high as 73.
Even Prince Ali himself did not expect that he could get so many votes.
Lost, but still happy.
If Blatter had known that Prince Ali would get so many votes, he would never have allowed him to enter the final round of the election.
The experienced Blatt immediately guessed where the problem was.
Yang Cheng!
That damn guy! He gave more and more people reasons to resist! It took Blatt two or three minutes to suppress the anger in his heart.
Just when he was about to stand up and say something, Prince Ali of Jordan stood up before him.
The Jordanians gracefully announced that they would withdraw from the second round of voting.
He gave up!
On the one hand, he is very clear that even if he enters the second round of voting, he will still lose.
“It’s been a really wonderful journey!”
“I want to especially thank all my friends who were brave enough to vote for me.”
"But please forgive me, I don't want the vote to get you into more trouble."
“So, I choose to quit!”
After Prince Ali finished speaking, there was silence for a moment, and then there was a burst of warm applause.
Blatt also stood up and applauded.
He won! But for some reason, he felt bad.
This wasn't the kind of victory he had expected.
Since Prince Ali withdrew, he was the only candidate and was elected as the new FIFA President without any suspense.
The term of office expires in May 2019.
"This will be my last term as FIFA President!"
Blatter made this promise solemnly in his victory speech.
But there was not much reaction from the people below, only some sparse applause.
Why?
Because he has regretted his decisions time and time again over the years.
Who can believe him?
"I am very grateful to FIFA and to all of you who are here."
"Thank you for choosing me to continue to command the FIFA ship for the next 4 years!"
"I promise you, I will bring it back to the port safely!"
The implication is that he will properly handle all corruption scandals involving FIFA.
His explanation for this is that although FIFA leads the world of football, although FIFA is one of the most influential international organizations, and although every member of FIFA is working very hard...
"But we have no way to supervise every member in our organization. We can only correct it when there is a problem."
Blatter said that international football is indeed in very big trouble now.
"It needs a strong, experienced leader more than ever before."
"I am very honored and proud that you chose me!"
"I am willing to take on all the responsibilities of FIFA and I am willing to share this responsibility with you here."
"I can do it, I believe, we can all do it!"
Blatter also expressed some preliminary ideas about his next work.
For example, he won't touch the World Cup.
Regarding the outside world's concerns about the World Cup reform, he said he would not make this decision lightly.
The 2018 World Cup belongs to Russia, and the 2022 World Cup belongs to Qatar.
This is already an established fact and he will not change it.
This part is actually very embarrassing, so Blatter basically just said a sentence or two to get through it.
The embarrassment lies in the fact that the hosting rights for these two World Cups were finalized in January 2011.
Blatter's last term began in May 2011.
The World Cup is in 2018 and 2022.
You've sold out the World Cups for the next term and the next term in advance.
Who gave you the power?
This incident also caused huge controversy within FIFA at the time.
What if Blatter had not been elected in May 2011? What would have happened to the subsequent terms as FIFA president?
This is why Blatter is trying to do everything he can to get elected in 2011.
Because he knew that if he was not elected in May 2011, his successor would most likely overturn the hosting rights of two World Cups.
At least it might be one of them.
And after downplaying his mistake, Blatter continued to make promises.
He said that after four years, he would leave an extremely strong FIFA to his successor.
"Now, I am the leader of football all over the world!"
"I am the president of the entire FIFA!"
“I love all the people who are here, and I love my job.”
"I'm not perfect, no one is perfect, but I will try my best to lead everyone together and keep moving forward!"
"Let us move forward together!"
It was only at this moment that warm applause broke out again.
…
There is a very interesting and intriguing phenomenon that when the news of Blatter's re-election as FIFA president spread, public opinion suddenly surged.
Don't get me wrong, there are suddenly more critical voices.
UEFA President Michel Platini said in an interview with reporters after the FIFA Congress: "In my opinion, if FIFA wants to regain everyone's confidence, it must make strong changes."
"UEFA and I will defend and support FIFA's campaign for change!"
At the same time, the media interviewing Platini also revealed that the UEFA president sat there throughout Blatter's victory speech and did not applaud.
Portuguese legendary football star Luis Figo also revealed in an interview with media reporters, "Today, FIFA lost, but most importantly, football lost, and everyone who really cared about it lost too badly."
"If Blatter really cared about football, he would have given it up."
"If he has any decency left in him, he should resign within days!"
England legend Gary Lineker said: "It's both predictable and frustrating."
"All FIFA members who voted for Blatter betrayed the opportunity they should have cherished!"
Greg Dyke, chairman of the English Football Association, said: "I don't think FIFA will reform under Blatter because he had 16 years to do it before that and he didn't."
Greg Dyke also mentioned Yang Cheng and Bayswater Chinese in an interview, reiterating his support for the Premier League giants.
There are many voices outside worrying that Yang Cheng and the Chinese in Bayswater are likely to be persecuted by FIFA.
In this regard, Greg Dyke said that Yang Cheng is a respectable footballer and Bayswater Chinese is the most competitive and influential top club in the Premier League and even in the world.
"England will not, under any circumstances, be forced or pressured to withdraw from any football tournament!"
What if Bayswater Chinese are banned from participating in European or international competitions? "This is a violation of the agreement between our FA, UEFA and FIFA, and we will file a complaint!"
Obviously, the attitude of the English Football Association is to support Yang Cheng and the Bayswater Chinese! German Bild also pointed out that although the rumors are very fierce, in fact, whether it is FIFA or UEFA, if they want to target Yang Cheng and the Bayswater Chinese, they had better be able to produce convincing evidence.
At least you can win the lawsuit!
The British Sun revealed that when the voting results came out, an unprecedented and vigorous victory parade was taking place in London.
Thousands of Bayswater Chinese fans flooded the streets of London.
They chased the team bus, shouting slogans in support of Yang Cheng and the club, and celebrated this season's Premier League and Champions League double title on the streets of London.
At the same time, there is also a Club World Cup championship!
Some fans even graffitied the scene of Blatter presenting the Club World Cup title to the Chinese in Bayswater, but Blatter was kneeling in the graffiti.
In the championship parade, many people were shouting Yang Cheng's name.
But Yang Cheng did not show up.
The Sun revealed that at the time of the FIFA election, Yang Cheng does not want to bring more trouble to the team.
After the election results came out, many British media outlets, including the BBC, The Times, and The Guardian, called Yang Cheng, hoping that he would come out and accept interviews from media reporters.
That afternoon, in the press conference hall of the Prudential Stadium in London, Yang Cheng appeared again and accepted an interview with the media reporters on the scene, publicly stating, "I am very disappointed with the result of this election!"
"I can only say that FIFA and UEFA have completely lost the ability to correct their own mistakes."
"What they need is a thorough reform from top to bottom!"
"They definitely can't do it relying on their own internal resources!"
Not only that, Yang Cheng also once again made an appeal, hoping that more people would come forward.
"If even we, the practitioners of football, are not willing to come out in unity and speak out for justice, who else can we count on?"
…
"Just got a call from Zurich."
After Yang Cheng finished the press conference at Prudential Arena, he drove directly to the club office in SOHO district.
Adam Crozier briefed him on the latest progress.
"Figueiredo withdrew from the election, and David Gill was elected as FIFA vice president in charge of finance. He got what he wanted!"
After saying this, Adam Crozier couldn't help laughing.
Yang Cheng was not surprised at all.
Since David Gill can deal with Platini and Bilal, it will not be a problem for him to get this position.
This is indeed good news for them.
But limited.
"What should we do next?" Adam Crozier asked again.
The current public opinion storm is still very fierce.
Even more fierce than before.
The main reason lies in the FIFA presidential election.
Before the election, everything was still uncertain, so many people did not dare to speak out.
But now, the election is over and everything is settled.
The whole world thinks that Blatter won!
Yang Cheng was defeated miserably! In this situation, many people dared to speak out.
Because no matter what they say, it will not shake Blatter, and it will not anger the FIFA president.
Therefore, Yang Cheng also began to increase the intensity of his attack and called on more people to stand up.
"Wait!" Yang Cheng said calmly.
"Waiting for what?"
Yang Cheng shook his head and laughed, "I don't know."
This answer made Adam Crozier very upset.
Why wait when you don't know what you're waiting for? "As I said before, I've already handed the knife out, and those who are interested will naturally come and pick it up."
After a pause, Yang Cheng asked back, "Do you think Platini is the only one interested?"
If Yang Cheng were to say, how is the current situation different from his previous life, the difference is huge.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, two days before the FIFA Congress, the U.S. Department of Justice, with the cooperation of the Swiss Police Department, raided the Baur d'Arc Hotel where FIFA representatives were staying and took away several senior officials.
At the same time, in the United States, the Department of Justice formally filed charges against nine FIFA officials and four corporate executives.
This shocked the whole world.
But this matter seems to be very high-profile, but what is the reality?
Blatter and Platini were unharmed.
They were all only questioned and not charged with any crime.
So why did the United States suddenly take action two days before the FIFA Congress? This is by no means accidental.
Because they can't touch Blatter.
Therefore, their main purpose in doing this is to make Blatter lose the election two days later.
What really got Blatter and Platini into big trouble was the Panama Papers.
As Yang Cheng said before, the Swiss government has no way to deal with FIFA.
At least legally, we are stuck in a vicious circle.
But the emergence of the Panama Papers gave them a handle.
But it's just a grabber.
So, later, when FIFA refused to cooperate, Blatter and Platini had no problem.
But in Yang Cheng’s previous life, the Panama Papers only appeared at the end of 2015 and after 2016.
There are too many documents, and it will take time for the Süddeutsche Zeitung and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists to sift through and investigate them.
It's not just FIFA stuff, it's also people like the Icelandic leaders.
Lots of sensitive content.
Even FIFA is just a very insignificant part of it.
At the same time as Yang Cheng, the Panama Papers came out ahead of schedule.
Yang Cheng can say with certainty that the United States and Switzerland are definitely already preparing.
It all depends on when they start taking action.
As long as they take action, Yang Cheng will definitely follow suit.
He has already made his mark.
Down with Blatter and Platini, he is the anti-corruption pioneer in international football!
As soon as Blatter and Platini fall, Yang Cheng will be able to rise to the occasion!
…
Night falls.
The Barr au Lac is known as the top and most luxurious five-star hotel in Europe.
This luxurious hotel, which has a history of more than 170 years and still stands at the top of the world's luxury hotels, is located on the shores of Lake Zurich, echoing the magnificent Alps in the distance.
At this moment, a grand "celebration banquet" is being held in the banquet hall of the Ballake Hotel.
Blatter, who has just been re-elected as FIFA President, is enthusiastically leading all FIFA representatives and FIFA officials under his command.
Even though he and Platini had a big fight, the Frenchman would definitely attend such an occasion.
Blatter, together with Valcke, David Gill, Platini, Bilal and others, greeted the guests one by one.
Everyone was laughing and talking, and the atmosphere was quite warm and harmonious.
It is far less tense than rumored by the outside world.
David Gill has just been elected as FIFA's vice-president in charge of finance.
But he knew that both UEFA and FIFA had a mess of financial affairs that could not be sorted out.
To put it bluntly, as the vice president, he helps the presidents of FIFA and UEFA manage money.
Blatter has also changed from his worries in the morning. He is now full of energy and looks much younger.
Platini doesn't look like a loser at all.
The whole world thought he was supporting Prince Ali.
But those who know him know that he never expected the Jordanian to challenge Blatter.
In Platini's mind, looking at the current world football, the only person who can possibly challenge Blatter is himself!
The atmosphere of the banquet became more and more lively.
Blatt's mood was getting better and better.
Especially after receiving compliments and praise from people around him, he couldn't stop smiling.
After drinking some wine, he completely let go of all his restraints and started talking to the people around him, even making various promises.
In fact, both Valcke and Platini are already accustomed to such scenes.
Interests are always the best weapon to unite the people around you!
Blatter is deeply convinced of this.
But just when the atmosphere of the banquet reached its climax, the door of the banquet hall was suddenly knocked open from the outside.
Then I saw policemen in Swiss police uniforms filing in.
Everyone in the banquet hall was startled.
Near the door of the banquet hall, a drunk FIFA official walked towards the Swiss police angrily, shouting at them to get out.
"This is the FIFA banquet hall, get out of here right now!"
But what responded to him was a direct and rough push from the leading Swiss policeman, who threw him to the ground.
"Everyone stand still, don't move, don't make any noise!"
Faced with this sudden change, everyone was shocked.
When had they ever seen such a scene? Blatt was also a little drunk, but he had to stand up at this time.
Just as he stepped out of the crowd and was about to go forward to ask questions, he saw a group of people walking in from the door of the banquet hall.
Blatt had seen the leader of the group.
of the Swiss Attorney General's Office.
He forgot the specific name.
After that person came in, he walked straight in front of Blatt and everyone else, holding up a stamped document with a signature on it.
“This is an arrest warrant signed and approved by the Swiss Attorney General!”
"At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Swiss police cooperated to arrest the following FIFA officials."
Current FIFA Vice President and Executive Committee member, President of CONCACAF, Jeffrey Webb.
Current member of the FIFA Executive Committee, member of the CONCACAF Executive Committee, and President of the Costa Rican Football Association, Eduardo Lee.
Julio Rocha, current head of FIFA's development department, former president of CONCACAF and president of the Nicaraguan Football Association.
Costas Takakas, current assistant to the president of CONCACAF and former secretary general of the Cayman Islands Football Association.
…
As this person read out the names one by one, everyone at the scene was shocked.
Including the current executive committee member, Figueiredo, who is regarded as Blatter's right-hand man, and former FIFA vice president Jack Warner, 12 names were read out in one breath.
This immediately made the entire banquet hall silent.
After finally waiting for the Swiss official to finish reading the arrest warrant, Blatter took a deep breath and walked out with the support of Valcke.
"These are important members of FIFA. I want to know what law they broke?"
After all, he is the President of FIFA and has never been afraid of Swiss laws in the past.
But at this moment, the Swiss official looked at Blatter coldly.
"I said, we are assisting at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice. They will all be extradited to the United States later, so you can go to the U.S. Department of Justice to find out the specific details of the violation."
"They should be preparing to hold a press conference now."
After a pause, the Swiss official took out another document and still held it high above his head.
“This is a notification from the Swiss Attorney General’s Office.”
"Now, we formally request the following personnel to cooperate and go back with us to assist in the investigation."
Joseph Blatter, current FIFA president.
Jerome Valcke is the current FIFA Secretary General.
Michel Platini, current UEFA president.
Gianni Infantino is the current UEFA Secretary General.
José María Villar is currently the Vice President of FIFA, Vice President of UEFA and President of the Spanish Football Association.
The entire banquet hall was eerily quiet!
Everyone stared in amazement at what was happening before their eyes, feeling unbelievable.
This has never happened in the history of FIFA and UEFA.
It made everyone present feel a creepy fear!
This is the power of the government's judicial iron fist from reality!
Some representatives even collapsed on the ground because they were afraid that the next name they would hear would be their own.
Fortunately, the cruel voice did not continue reading.
Then, the Swiss police immediately stepped forward, two people holding one person, and led all the people whose names were called out out.
No handcuffs were used, but they were not allowed to make any unnecessary movements, including explaining what was happening.
David Gill slumped down in a nearby chair with a pale face after everyone had left.
He suddenly thought of Yang Cheng.
When Blatter was re-elected, everyone thought that Yang Cheng had lost.
Lost miserably! Many people even speculated that Yang Cheng would be pursued by Blatter in the future, and might even be doomed.
David Gill called Yang Cheng. During the call, Yang Cheng congratulated him on his election as vice president of FIFA, but also asked him to make preparations as soon as possible.
At that time, he thought that Yang Cheng could not see the situation clearly.
But now it seems that Yang Cheng knows everything.
He had the real trump card in his hand! Now, he threw it out, and the entire FIFA and UEFA were shocked.
Twelve FIFA officials were taken away.
Blatter, Platini, Valcke, Infantino, Bilal and others were all completely wiped out.
Although there is a difference between the two, one is arrest and the other is assisting in the investigation, but everyone knows that once the news spreads, they are completely finished! Playing dead?
The person has been arrested, how can he still pretend to be dead?
David Gill now completely understood why Yang Cheng was so confident.
He must have been tipped off about it beforehand and may even have been involved.
The U.S. government, the Swiss Attorney General’s Office…
David Gill found it unbelievable even to think about it.
Combined with British Prime Minister Cameron's attitude towards Yang Cheng, David Gill found that he was still too naive! Football has never been a lawless place!
In the past, the United States and various governments did not touch FIFA and UEFA because they felt it was unnecessary.
In other words, the interests of the governments of these countries have not been harmed.
But now, Blatter and Platini have crossed the line!
How bold and arrogant must they be to go against the US government for their own personal interests! Giving the 2018 World Cup to Russia instead of the UK, and giving the 2022 World Cup to Qatar instead of the US? These people are really crazy!
They are so arrogant that they have left the solar system!
David Gill was completely unaware of this before, because in his subconscious, FIFA and UEFA have always been outside the law.
But now, the iron fist has fallen.
He started to get scared!
Just when the entire Barr au Lac Hotel was in a panic and all FIFA representatives were in a state of panic, one of the Swiss police teams raided the FIFA headquarters and took away numerous documents and computer hard drive data.
…
West side of Holland Park, London.
Yang Cheng walked to his backyard and answered a call from David Gill in Zurich, Switzerland.
Over the phone, he received first-hand news from Zurich.
It can be heard that David Gill's voice is still trembling.
Obviously, these pampered guys were frightened! No wonder, in the world of football, nothing like this has ever happened before.
This is the first time ever! "Listen to me, David, calm down."
Yang Cheng on the other end of the phone remained very calm, which gave David Gill on the other end some confidence.
"I tell you, Blatter, Platini and the others are all finished."
After saying this, Yang Cheng could clearly hear David Gill's breathing on the other end of the phone become unusually heavy.
"Your most important task now is to stabilize the situation. Don't forget, you are the vice president of FIFA and UEFA. You should step up and take responsibility for everything now."
Yang Cheng's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over David Gill's head, making him shudder and wake up immediately.
He is not a wimp.
He has worked at Manchester United for so many years and has seen many ups and downs.
However, what happened today was indeed too unbelievable, so he was so confused.
Now, after Yang Cheng reminded him, he immediately realized that this was a great opportunity!
And this is the opportunity that Yang Cheng had been mentioning to him repeatedly before! "David, listen to me."
Yang Cheng's tone was still very calm, even a little cruel.
"You are responsible for stabilizing the situation in Zurich. I will contact Greg Dyke."
"Greg Dyke?"
Chairman of the English Football Association.
"That's right, David. If you want to take that position, it's impossible to do it by yourself. You need the support of the whole of Europe. Do you understand?"
David Gill understood it all.
"Okay, I understand."
“Also, once word of what happened today spreads, the whole world will be in an uproar tomorrow. By then, you must stand up and clearly draw a line between yourself and all corrupt elements, and support the actions of Switzerland and the United States!”
"You should know that now, the whole world is disgusted with this corrupt football organization. Only if you completely draw a line between you and them can you gain the greatest initiative."
"Think carefully about how to play this card!"
David Gill let out a long breath and nodded in agreement.
Xia Qing suddenly appeared behind Yang Cheng at some point.
It wasn't until he hung up the phone that she came up to him and held Yang Cheng's hand from behind, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Yang Cheng smiled at Xia Qing. "David Gill called. The U.S. Department of Justice and the Swiss Public Prosecutor's Office cooperated to arrest 12 FIFA officials in one go."
"Blatter, Platini, Valcke, Infantino and Bilal were taken into custody to assist in the investigation."
Having said that, Yang Cheng grinned and looked particularly relaxed.
"It was at the celebration party for Blatter, in the banquet hall of the Barr-Lac Hotel!"
After Xia Qing heard this, her first reaction was not happiness, but shock!
This is really outrageous!
Such an outrageous thing has never happened in all the years of international football.
In fact, no one can imagine it.
The governments of the United States and Switzerland have personally intervened! This is absurd! "What should we do now?" Xia Qing quickly came to her senses and immediately asked Yang Cheng with concern.
"The opportunity I've been waiting for has come!" Yang Cheng laughed.
"Please help me contact Adam Crozier and ask him to call Greg Dyke and Premier League CEO Richard Scudmore to arrange a meeting."
Xia Qing nodded hurriedly, "What about you?"
"I have to make some calls, too."
Yang Cheng first called Florentino.
Florentino was old and had already fallen asleep, but he was still woken up by Yang Cheng's call.
But when he heard Yang Cheng briefly talk about what happened in Zurich, Switzerland, the Real Madrid president almost jumped out of bed.
This made Yang Cheng on the other end of the phone a little worried about him.
"Florentino, as I said before, in the past few years, club competitions have been the most profitable in UEFA, but our club does not even have a seat on the UEFA Executive Committee, and we do not even have a voice."
"Do you think this is reasonable?"
Yang Cheng’s question made Florentino very excited.
He knew what Yang Cheng wanted to do.
"Don't worry, Yang. I will contact Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, as well as the Spanish Football Association. Although Bilal has been arrested, we can still make our voice heard."
"very good!"
Afterwards, Yang Cheng called Juventus Chairman Andrea Agnelli, Bayern Chairman Rummenigge, Paris Saint-Germain Chairman Nasser, Manchester City Chairman Mubarak, Manchester United CEO Sander and others.
When they heard the news conveyed by Yang Cheng, they were almost all shocked.
Those who can reach their level are all smart and know things very well.
The sky of world football is really going to change!
Yang Cheng’s proposal was what they had been thinking about for a long time.
This is a golden opportunity. European clubs should take this opportunity to make their voice heard! At the very least, they should get rid of the past situation where they were at the mercy of others! …
After Yang Cheng finished the call, he immediately drove with Xia Qing to the office in the SOHO area east of Hyde Park.
At this moment, Adam Crozier, FA Chairman Greg Dyke and Premier League CEO Richard Scudmore have all arrived.
During the time when Yang Cheng was making these calls and rushing to the SOHO district, the latest intelligence also came from the United States.
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch held a press conference to formally indict 12 FIFA officials and four sports marketing company executives.
Among them are the Argentine father and son Hugo and Mariano Jinkis.
They are one of the four families.
Lynch also revealed for the first time that they have been secretly collecting evidence of FIFA's crimes in the past few years and have obtained confessions from Charles Blazer, former secretary general of the CONCACAF and others.
The charges against FIFA officials include 47 counts, including bribery, tax evasion, money laundering, extortion, wire fraud, etc., and these charges are basically concentrated in the United States, Central and North America, the Caribbean and South America.
The amount involved in the case exceeds 150 million US dollars.
In addition, Lynch also revealed that he is closely following the Swiss Prosecutor's Office's criminal investigation into FIFA President Blatter, UEFA President Platini and others, and the two countries will maintain close cooperation.
Everyone was extremely shocked by the current situation.
Especially when Blatter, Platini and others were taken away by the Swiss prosecutor's office.
In name, they are assisting in the investigation, but in reality, everyone knows that they are the suspects.
As long as the Swiss prosecutor's office gets solid evidence, they will have no chance of escaping.
Everyone was concerned about the Swiss police raiding the FIFA headquarters and taking away documents and hard drives.
I don't know if there is any evidence of a crime inside.
But Yang Cheng told them that he didn't care about all of this.
"Starting tomorrow, we will put further pressure on people like Blatter and Platini to resign!"
Yang Cheng said harshly.
Before, this was almost unthinkable.
But now, the situation has taken a turn for the better.
With such a dramatic change, if Blatter and Platini still cling on, their fate will only be more tragic.
Of course, they would not be willing to retreat like this.
In other words, even if they want to retire, they must get sufficient protection to ensure that they can exit with nothing after resigning.
This guarantee must come from FIFA, as well as the governments of the United States and Switzerland.
"Now that five leaders of FIFA and UEFA have been swept up in one fell swoop, I think we should do our utmost to support David Gill in his bid for the position of FIFA president."
"FIFA President?" Greg Dyke was a little surprised.
"So many chairmen and vice chairmen have fallen, he definitely has a chance!" Yang Cheng nodded.
"Moreover, the current situation is completely different from the past. With such a big change, everyone wants reform. At this time, whoever clearly supports reform will be recognized."
"Those senior members of FIFA and UEFA don't stand a chance at all!"
Seniority was certainly a good thing in the past.
But what about now?
All they need to ask you is: What have you done with Platini and Blatter over the years? None of these senior people can answer.
Given the current situation, it is imperative for FIFA and UEFA to carry out major reforms.
The key is who will lead this reform.
"As long as David Gill can get the support of UEFA, the chances of him being elected are very, very high."
It will be difficult for the AFC to be elected if UEFA's candidates are running.
South America and North America are currently the hardest hit by corruption, so people here don't even think about running for election.
Africa?
To put it bluntly, they are not much better than South America and North America.
There are only a few countries in Oceania.
Therefore, as long as UEFA supports him, David Gill will definitely win.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, Infantino was able to be elected with the support of UEFA.
Previously, the English Football Association and the Premier League supported David Gill's joining UEFA, and they hoped that someone could speak for the Premier League and English football in UEFA.
But I didn't expect that it would develop to the point where he would run for the presidency of FIFA.
This was indeed a bit unexpected for everyone.
But it doesn’t really matter.
There have been three English presidents in the history of FIFA, namely the 2nd, 5th and 6th.
Among them, it was only after the sixth chairman Stanley Rolls retired that the Brazilian Havelange became the chairman.
Then there's Blatter.
So, strictly speaking, there is a long tradition of English people serving as FIFA presidents.
David Gill's biggest advantage over others is that he is a technical official and has not been in FIFA and UEFA for long, so his resume and background are relatively clean.
"Can David Gill be selected in such a hurry?" Richard Scudmore was a little troubled.
In terms of resume and influence, David Gill is indeed a little lacking.
Yang Cheng smiled and said, "According to FIFA's regulations, even if Blatter steps down now, there will be no election within four months. It is expected to be the end of the year at the earliest, so there is still plenty of time."
After hearing this, everyone saw Yang Cheng's confident look and immediately stopped hesitating.
This kind of thing requires prompt decision.
If you don't seize the opportunity when it comes, it will be too late to regret.
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In one night, the situation in world football changed dramatically.
As the news of the Swiss police raiding the Baur au Lac and FIFA headquarters spread rapidly, and as the US Department of Justice held a press conference, media and fans around the world were extremely shocked! This has never happened in the history of world football.
Who could have thought that the US government would personally intervene?
Blatter, Platini and others were taken away by the Swiss prosecutor's office to assist in the investigation, and 12 FIFA officials were prosecuted by the US Department of Justice...
All of this proves one thing.
Yang Cheng is right! Both FIFA and UEFA have become so rotten that if they don't launch a thorough reform, they will surely die.
While the media and fans around the world were shocked, Yang Cheng said in an interview with several British media reporters that what happened in Zurich was a great shame for FIFA, UEFA and football all over the world! "I can't describe my feelings at this moment. In addition to being heartbroken, I am more angry."
"They used the trust of fans around the world to seek personal gain."
"Even more, they have fostered a culture of corruption and greed within FIFA and UEFA, creating an unfair playing field for the world's biggest sport, which cannot be forgiven in any way!"
"They have deceived everyone's trust in them, and they should be punished!"
Yang Cheng said that this shocking upheaval may not necessarily be a bad thing for FIFA, UEFA and world football.
"On the contrary, as I said before, only with the intervention of external forces can international football usher in a brand new beginning!"
“This is an opportunity!”
"Fans all over the world still love this sport and are still looking forward to and hoping that it will get better and better!"
"I still hope that FIFA and UEFA can seize this opportunity to carry out thorough reforms, make themselves more transparent, expose their power to the sun and accept supervision from everyone."
"Here, I hope Blatter, Platini and others can retain the last bit of dignity!"
The implication is that you should resign! (End of this chapter)
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