Now that Sepp Blatter has announced his resignation as FIFA president as soon as a new replacement can be elected(despite his own reelection last weekend_, what lessons can we draw from this business?
Firstly to quote, US President Harry S.Truman, "the buck ultimately stops with the man at the top!" ( Blatter's argument that he was unaware of the corruption of his subordinates is disengenuous to the point of absurdity- he was either in on it or so mind boggling stupid as to be in a persistent vegetative state).
Secondly, too many commentators and governments (including my own!) have ignored the graft of this world body.
Thirdly, it is more than just one man's malfeasance and bribe taking( Blatter may not have taken backhanders himself but there is NO way he could have been unaware of the "old Spanish customs"- as we call bribe taking in my own country), the entire world body will have to be cleansed root and branch of graft!
Anybody think as I do?
Terry
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