Seekers. Texas storm relateed deaths rise to 19. A warm welcome to the program. Footballs world governing body is being accused of rampant systemic and deeprooted corruption. Charges have been brought by the u. S. Against a number of fifa executives although not against the president seth blatter. Seven executives were arrested in their swiss hotel on wednesday. They including eugenio giueredo and jeffrey webb, now the suspects are suspected of paying or receiving bribes over 100 million dating back to the 1990s. Separately switzerland has begun its own criminal investigation into mismanagement and Money Laundering specifically related to the world cup tournament tournaments awardment to russia and qatar in 2018 and 2022. Corruption allegations have been swirling around fifa for years. They were expected to up hold the rules that keep soccer honest and to protect the integrity of the game. Instead they corrupted the business of worldwide soccer to serve their interests and enrich thems
Drug website is sentenced to life in prison. Hello, good to have you with us. Seth blatter has been elected to a fifth term despite the scandal of fifa. Fifa is in its worst crisis amid corruption and accusations. It was a confused and somewhat anticlimactic end in fifa. Blatter was free to begin a fifth term as fifa president. I thank you that you have accepted me that for the next four years i will be in command of this boat called fifa, and we will bring her back. It is a process. It is not about empowering wrong doing and then rooting it out. Our path on the way to the future must be led by the creation of a culture of transparency inclusiveness inclusiveness. Something for the associations to think about with twothirds majority to win. Blatters vote was just short of that but his rival pulled out. I dont want them to be in any more trouble. Taking a stand so thats why i did it. Blatter has spend decades building a global association. Do you not think that time is for change after
Government hits back with airstrikes. Mohammed to crush boko haram as hes sworn in as nigerias president. And the u. S. Formerly removes cuba from its state sponsors of terrorism list. Hello there a warm welcome to this hour. Seth blat, r has beener has been voted in as president of fifa. He received 133 short of the 140 votes. Now fifa is in its worstever crisis targeted by u. S. And swiss authorities in separate corruption investigations. Well, in his acceptance speech seth blatter spoke to the dammed reputation. Im not perfect. Nobody is perfect. But well do a good job together im sure. I thank you so much for the confidence together we go, lets go fifa. Lets go fifa. Thank you, thank you so much. Thank you. [applause] earlier his defeated challenger thanked supporters as he we drew from the race. Its been a wonderful journey in terms of knowing you working with you seeing the challenges you have. I want to thank you in particular those of you brave enough to support me. But having
Fifa reelecting seth blatter for a fifth consecutive president ial term. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen accepting for for the next four years as command of this bought. I want. Cheryl i want to bring in dan kaplan from the sports business journal. Were getting a statement from cocacola. This is big money story with sponsors fleeing fifa. Maybe rightly some. Fifa cocacola is saying to winning back the trust it has lost. That is from one of their biggest sponsors. Can they win back trust . I doubt they can win back trust not with seth blatter at the helm. He is the head of this organization that has been core result for two decades. He is the problem. He is not part of the problem. He is the problem. He doles out graft. He, he is corrupt. There is to doubt about it. Most people expect the investigation by the Eastern District of new york which was the won that handed down indictments the other day ultimately climb its way up the fifa ladder. No, i dont see how fifa can regrain the trust