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The FIFA Peace Prize (Original Post)
spooky3
21 hrs ago
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Norrrm
(3,682 posts)1. A shiny, vanity bauble, invented to gain favor. Such a cheap trinket.
Other countries that gave expensive gifts now see how cheaply Trump can be bought.
Sneederbunk
(17,100 posts)2. The Nobel Peace Prize Committee is so jealous.
malaise
(291,681 posts)3. He really is shameless
Who the fugg begs for a peace prize? This is scary embarrassing on steroids. It should be publicly laughed to scorn.
vapor2
(3,545 posts)4. Shameless and embarrassing POS
spooky3
(38,182 posts)5. And it's another example of what you have said before about
The corruption of many in sports administration.
malaise
(291,681 posts)7. Deep corruption in sports for eons
The gambling tents were a big part of cricket as far back as the 19th century. Indeed many of the rules of the game were written to protect the corrupt connected who huge sums of money.
I always laugh when idiots tell me about the gentlemens game.
B.See
(7,508 posts)6. F*ck FIFA AND Trump.
malaise
(291,681 posts)8. Chuckle owned two apartments in a Donvict complex
One was for his cats.
He was quite the crook
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Blazer
spooky3
(38,182 posts)9. Charming guy. Nt
malaise
(291,681 posts)10. Jack too
malaise
(291,681 posts)11. More here
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18367869
Warner also alleges Blazer misappropriated quarterly payments of $12,000 from Umbro International, one of Concacaf's former commercial partners.
In a statement to BBC Sport Jeff Webb, the newly elected president of Concacaf, has promised to look into the "very serious" allegations.
In a series of emails to BBC Sport Warner claims that Blazer joined the $18,000 (£11,000) rent for his own Trump Plaza apartment in Manhattan together with that of Concacaf's US office, which is located in the same building.
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Slobby has the dirt on them - take that to the bank or the PeacePrize trinketsl😀
Warner also alleges Blazer misappropriated quarterly payments of $12,000 from Umbro International, one of Concacaf's former commercial partners.
In a statement to BBC Sport Jeff Webb, the newly elected president of Concacaf, has promised to look into the "very serious" allegations.
In a series of emails to BBC Sport Warner claims that Blazer joined the $18,000 (£11,000) rent for his own Trump Plaza apartment in Manhattan together with that of Concacaf's US office, which is located in the same building.
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Slobby has the dirt on them - take that to the bank or the PeacePrize trinketsl😀
usonian
(22,888 posts)12. Some prize.
