[LU] R5 - Owners to announce sale of 10%
To a foreign investor. No news of this anywhere else? Just mentioned on the radio 5 sports update. Cheers, Andy C Sent from my iPad ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
Re: [LU] R5 - Owners to announce sale of 10%
A strategic foreign investor!!! Keep an eye on twitter various journos all over the story. Statement later as part of clarification to Bahrain stock exchange over sell no sell issue. Sent from my iPad On 28 Mar 2013, at 08:10, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com wrote: To a foreign investor. No news of this anywhere else? Just mentioned on the radio 5 sports update. Cheers, Andy C Sent from my iPad ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
Re: [LU] R5 - Owners to announce sale of 10%
from BBC website; BBC Radio Leeds understands that the owners of Leeds United are to announce the sale of 10% of the club to a foreign investor. The Dubai-based bank GFH Capital are expected to reveal later today the identity of the first strategic investor they have sought since taking charge in December. Recent reports have indicated an apparent discrepancy between them and their parent company, the Bahrain-based GFH, who had stated they wanted to sell the club completely. GFH Capital completed the takeover of Leeds United on 21 December after paying around £22m for the club and its holding company of which current chairman Ken Bates was the majority shareholder. -Original Message- From: leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org [mailto:leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org] On Behalf Of Matt Anderson Sent: 28 March 2013 09:04 To: Andy Clayton Cc: LEEDSLIST Subject: Re: [LU] R5 - Owners to announce sale of 10% A strategic foreign investor!!! Keep an eye on twitter various journos all over the story. Statement later as part of clarification to Bahrain stock exchange over sell no sell issue. Sent from my iPad On 28 Mar 2013, at 08:10, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com wrote: To a foreign investor. No news of this anywhere else? Just mentioned on the radio 5 sports update. Cheers, Andy C Sent from my iPad ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
Re: [LU] R5 - Owners to announce sale of 10%
It's a Bahrain based investment bank.
This has to be good news. New owners have delivered on more promises in
three months than we've had in the past ten years?
From the official site:-
*GFH Capital, owners of Leeds United FC, today unveiled the first move in
its long term strategy of bringing a consortium of investors into the
ownership of the club with announcement the sale of 10% of its holding to
the International Investment Bank ('IIB').
*
The CEO of the Bahrain-based IIB, Aabed Al-Zeera, will join the Board of
Leeds City Holdings Limited.
IIB is the first strategic investor to come into the club in line with
GFH's long-stated plans to strengthen the club's overall shareholder base.
Others are expected to join as GFH Capital creates the ownership structure
which will provide the club with sound long term finance as the basis for
its return to the top tier of English football.
Aabed Al-Zeera said: 'We are delighted to become investors in Leeds United
and would like to thank GFH Capital for facilitating this for us
David Haigh, Deputy CEO of GFH Capital, said: The introduction of IIB is
in keeping with what have always been GFH Capital's aims for the
successful, sustainable and long term ownership of Leeds United FC.
We believe that a consortium of like-minded investors provides the best
ownership model for a club which belongs among the elite of English
football clubs and global sporting brands.
It is our aim to provide the finance and the stability to enable the club
to complete that journey as soon as possible.
On 28 March 2013 09:10, Richard Naef rich...@triumph-computers.co.ukwrote:
from BBC website;
BBC Radio Leeds understands that the owners of Leeds United are to announce
the sale of 10% of the club to a foreign investor. The Dubai-based bank GFH
Capital are expected to reveal later today the identity of the first
strategic investor they have sought since taking charge in December.
Recent reports have indicated an apparent discrepancy between them and
their
parent company, the Bahrain-based GFH, who had stated they wanted to sell
the club completely.
GFH Capital completed the takeover of Leeds United on 21 December after
paying around £22m for the club and its holding company of which current
chairman Ken Bates was the majority shareholder.
-Original Message-
From: leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org [mailto:leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org]
On
Behalf Of Matt Anderson
Sent: 28 March 2013 09:04
To: Andy Clayton
Cc: LEEDSLIST
Subject: Re: [LU] R5 - Owners to announce sale of 10%
A strategic foreign investor!!!
Keep an eye on twitter various journos all over the story.
Statement later as part of clarification to Bahrain stock exchange over
sell
no sell issue.
Sent from my iPad
On 28 Mar 2013, at 08:10, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com wrote:
To a foreign investor.
No news of this anywhere else?
Just mentioned on the radio 5 sports update.
Cheers,
Andy C
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Re: [LU] R5 - Owners to announce sale of 10%
I do a fair bit of work in Bahrain and I was there a couple of weeks ago.
Something that got me worried was a guy in the government expressed surprise
that Bahraini investors were involved. He said Bahrainis buy tickets to
football not clubs themselves.
I'm more worried now that this is simply an investment in a business deal.
Sent from my iPad
On 28 Mar 2013, at 09:45, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com wrote:
It's a Bahrain based investment bank.
This has to be good news. New owners have delivered on more promises in
three months than we've had in the past ten years?
From the official site:-
*GFH Capital, owners of Leeds United FC, today unveiled the first move in
its long term strategy of bringing a consortium of investors into the
ownership of the club with announcement the sale of 10% of its holding to
the International Investment Bank ('IIB').
*
The CEO of the Bahrain-based IIB, Aabed Al-Zeera, will join the Board of
Leeds City Holdings Limited.
IIB is the first strategic investor to come into the club in line with
GFH's long-stated plans to strengthen the club's overall shareholder base.
Others are expected to join as GFH Capital creates the ownership structure
which will provide the club with sound long term finance as the basis for
its return to the top tier of English football.
Aabed Al-Zeera said: 'We are delighted to become investors in Leeds United
and would like to thank GFH Capital for facilitating this for us
David Haigh, Deputy CEO of GFH Capital, said: The introduction of IIB is
in keeping with what have always been GFH Capital's aims for the
successful, sustainable and long term ownership of Leeds United FC.
We believe that a consortium of like-minded investors provides the best
ownership model for a club which belongs among the elite of English
football clubs and global sporting brands.
It is our aim to provide the finance and the stability to enable the club
to complete that journey as soon as possible.
On 28 March 2013 09:10, Richard Naef rich...@triumph-computers.co.ukwrote:
from BBC website;
BBC Radio Leeds understands that the owners of Leeds United are to announce
the sale of 10% of the club to a foreign investor. The Dubai-based bank GFH
Capital are expected to reveal later today the identity of the first
strategic investor they have sought since taking charge in December.
Recent reports have indicated an apparent discrepancy between them and
their
parent company, the Bahrain-based GFH, who had stated they wanted to sell
the club completely.
GFH Capital completed the takeover of Leeds United on 21 December after
paying around £22m for the club and its holding company of which current
chairman Ken Bates was the majority shareholder.
-Original Message-
From: leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org [mailto:leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org]
On
Behalf Of Matt Anderson
Sent: 28 March 2013 09:04
To: Andy Clayton
Cc: LEEDSLIST
Subject: Re: [LU] R5 - Owners to announce sale of 10%
A strategic foreign investor!!!
Keep an eye on twitter various journos all over the story.
Statement later as part of clarification to Bahrain stock exchange over
sell
no sell issue.
Sent from my iPad
On 28 Mar 2013, at 08:10, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com wrote:
To a foreign investor.
No news of this anywhere else?
Just mentioned on the radio 5 sports update.
Cheers,
Andy C
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[LU] investment / 10% sale according to BBC
Leeds United owners GFH Capital have sold 10% of the club to the Bahrain-based International Investment Bank. The Dubai-based private equity group completed their takeover of the club from Ken Bates on 21 December.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20809027 Last week they reiterated that they were looking to sell part of their share in the club but ruled out selling it in its entirety.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21861233 Leeds are currently 10th in the Championship, seven points outside of the play-offs with eight games to play. Deputy chief executive of GFH Capital David Haigh said: The introduction of IIB is in keeping with what have always been our aims for the successful, sustainable and long-term ownership of Leeds. We believe that a consortium of like-minded investors provides the best ownership model for a club which belongs among the elite of English football clubs and global sporting brands. It is our aim to provide the finance and the stability to enable the club to complete that journey as soon as possible. IIB's chief executive Aabed Al-Zeera will join the board of Leeds City Holdings Limited. He said: We are delighted to become investors in Leeds United and would like to thank GFH Capital for facilitating this for us. On Tuesday, it was reported that the Bahrain Stock Exchange was seeking clarification on the position of the club http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-27/leeds-owner-stalls-on-explaining-team-sale-bahrain-bourse-says.html after GFH Capital's parent company, Bahrain-based GFH, had declared its intention to sell the club outright, thus contradicting the statement from GFH Capital. ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
[LU] Dear GFH
Interesting open letter piece on communication: http://www.footballfancast.com/championship/leeds-united-dear-gfh-capital ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
[LU] Tweet from David Haigh (@haighdavid)
David Haigh (@haighdavid) 28/03/2013 12:10 GFH Capital has unveiled its first move in long-term investment strategy ow.ly/1U96AY #lufc Download the official Twitter app here Sent from my iPad ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
Re: [LU] R5 - Owners to announce sale of 10%
Andy I seriously and deeply envy your pristine optimism. Being a cynical
jaundiced old y*d I see it very differently.
Dr Michael Benjamin,
Community Psychiatrist
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On 28 March 2013 11:45, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com wrote:
Football is a business first and foremost (whether we like it or not), and
for me, the sign that people with money are willing to invest in LUFCPLC
wihich can only benefit the 11 guys in white shirts at the end of the day
is a good one.
More optomistic about our club's future than I have been in a decade?
Andy C
On 28 March 2013 09:50, Matt Anderson m...@leeds-united.net wrote:
I do a fair bit of work in Bahrain and I was there a couple of weeks ago.
Something that got me worried was a guy in the government expressed
surprise that Bahraini investors were involved. He said Bahrainis buy
tickets to football not clubs themselves.
I'm more worried now that this is simply an investment in a business
deal.
Sent from my iPad
On 28 Mar 2013, at 09:45, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com wrote:
It's a Bahrain based investment bank.
This has to be good news. New owners have delivered on more promises in
three months than we've had in the past ten years?
From the official site:-
*GFH Capital, owners of Leeds United FC, today unveiled the first move
in
its long term strategy of bringing a consortium of investors into the
ownership of the club with announcement the sale of 10% of its holding
to
the International Investment Bank ('IIB').
*
The CEO of the Bahrain-based IIB, Aabed Al-Zeera, will join the Board
of
Leeds City Holdings Limited.
IIB is the first strategic investor to come into the club in line with
GFH's long-stated plans to strengthen the club's overall shareholder
base.
Others are expected to join as GFH Capital creates the ownership
structure
which will provide the club with sound long term finance as the basis
for
its return to the top tier of English football.
Aabed Al-Zeera said: 'We are delighted to become investors in Leeds
United
and would like to thank GFH Capital for facilitating this for us
David Haigh, Deputy CEO of GFH Capital, said: The introduction of IIB
is
in keeping with what have always been GFH Capital's aims for the
successful, sustainable and long term ownership of Leeds United FC.
We believe that a consortium of like-minded investors provides the
best
ownership model for a club which belongs among the elite of English
football clubs and global sporting brands.
It is our aim to provide the finance and the stability to enable the
club
to complete that journey as soon as possible.
On 28 March 2013 09:10, Richard Naef rich...@triumph-computers.co.uk
wrote:
from BBC website;
BBC Radio Leeds understands that the owners of Leeds United are to
announce
the sale of 10% of the club to a foreign investor. The Dubai-based
bank
GFH
Capital are expected to reveal later today the identity of the first
strategic investor they have sought since taking charge in December.
Recent reports have indicated an apparent discrepancy between them and
their
parent company, the Bahrain-based GFH, who had stated they wanted to
sell
the club completely.
GFH Capital completed the takeover of Leeds United on 21 December
after
paying around £22m for the club and its holding company of which
current
chairman Ken Bates was the majority shareholder.
-Original Message-
From: leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org [mailto:
leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org
]
On
Behalf Of Matt Anderson
Sent: 28 March 2013 09:04
To: Andy Clayton
Cc: LEEDSLIST
Subject: Re: [LU] R5 - Owners to announce sale of 10%
A strategic foreign investor!!!
Keep an eye on twitter various journos all over the story.
Statement later as part of clarification to Bahrain stock exchange
over
sell
no sell issue.
Sent from my iPad
On 28 Mar 2013, at 08:10, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com
wrote:
To a foreign investor.
No news of this anywhere else?
Just mentioned on the radio 5 sports update.
Cheers,
Andy C
Sent from my iPad
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Ha ha! Classic Mikey.
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On 28 Mar 2013, at 20:30, Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.com wrote:
Andy I seriously and deeply envy your pristine optimism. Being a cynical
jaundiced old y*d I see it very differently.
Dr Michael Benjamin,
Community Psychiatrist
---
myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT
http://www.myRay.com
http://www.myRay.org
--
Mental Health:
http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com
Auditing || Quality Control
http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/
Blog:
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On 28 March 2013 11:45, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com wrote:
Football is a business first and foremost (whether we like it or not), and
for me, the sign that people with money are willing to invest in LUFCPLC
wihich can only benefit the 11 guys in white shirts at the end of the day
is a good one.
More optomistic about our club's future than I have been in a decade?
Andy C
On 28 March 2013 09:50, Matt Anderson m...@leeds-united.net wrote:
I do a fair bit of work in Bahrain and I was there a couple of weeks ago.
Something that got me worried was a guy in the government expressed
surprise that Bahraini investors were involved. He said Bahrainis buy
tickets to football not clubs themselves.
I'm more worried now that this is simply an investment in a business
deal.
Sent from my iPad
On 28 Mar 2013, at 09:45, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com wrote:
It's a Bahrain based investment bank.
This has to be good news. New owners have delivered on more promises in
three months than we've had in the past ten years?
From the official site:-
*GFH Capital, owners of Leeds United FC, today unveiled the first move
in
its long term strategy of bringing a consortium of investors into the
ownership of the club with announcement the sale of 10% of its holding
to
the International Investment Bank ('IIB').
*
The CEO of the Bahrain-based IIB, Aabed Al-Zeera, will join the Board
of
Leeds City Holdings Limited.
IIB is the first strategic investor to come into the club in line with
GFH's long-stated plans to strengthen the club's overall shareholder
base.
Others are expected to join as GFH Capital creates the ownership
structure
which will provide the club with sound long term finance as the basis
for
its return to the top tier of English football.
Aabed Al-Zeera said: 'We are delighted to become investors in Leeds
United
and would like to thank GFH Capital for facilitating this for us
David Haigh, Deputy CEO of GFH Capital, said: The introduction of IIB
is
in keeping with what have always been GFH Capital's aims for the
successful, sustainable and long term ownership of Leeds United FC.
We believe that a consortium of like-minded investors provides the
best
ownership model for a club which belongs among the elite of English
football clubs and global sporting brands.
It is our aim to provide the finance and the stability to enable the
club
to complete that journey as soon as possible.
On 28 March 2013 09:10, Richard Naef rich...@triumph-computers.co.uk
wrote:
from BBC website;
BBC Radio Leeds understands that the owners of Leeds United are to
announce
the sale of 10% of the club to a foreign investor. The Dubai-based
bank
GFH
Capital are expected to reveal later today the identity of the first
strategic investor they have sought since taking charge in December.
Recent reports have indicated an apparent discrepancy between them and
their
parent company, the Bahrain-based GFH, who had stated they wanted to
sell
the club completely.
GFH Capital completed the takeover of Leeds United on 21 December
after
paying around £22m for the club and its holding company of which
current
chairman Ken Bates was the majority shareholder.
-Original Message-
From: leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org [mailto:
leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org
]
On
Behalf Of Matt Anderson
Sent: 28 March 2013 09:04
To: Andy Clayton
Cc: LEEDSLIST
Subject: Re: [LU] R5 - Owners to announce sale of 10%
A strategic foreign investor!!!
Keep an eye on twitter various journos all over the story.
Statement later as part of clarification to Bahrain stock exchange
over
sell
no sell issue.
Sent from my iPad
On 28 Mar 2013, at 08:10, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com
wrote:
To a foreign investor.
No news of this anywhere else?
Just mentioned on the radio 5 sports update.
Cheers,
Andy C
Sent from my iPad
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Just got a KINDLE reading Chris's latest book.
I am in love with the KINDLE as per usual Chris's book is excellent. I wish
I had some of his talent. You just read a page and are back in old Leeds
riveted.
A must buy.
Tomorrow in Leeds for a few hours to visit my parents grave.
Every Passover I come back to be with my brothers. Sign of the times and
mainly Bates's attrition that I made no attempt to fit in any games.
We were but are no longer.
Dr Michael Benjamin,
Community Psychiatrist
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On 28 March 2013 12:41, Ian Murray ianjamesmur...@hotmail.com wrote:
Ha ha! Classic Mikey.
Sent from my iPhone
On 28 Mar 2013, at 20:30, Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.com wrote:
Andy I seriously and deeply envy your pristine optimism. Being a cynical
jaundiced old y*d I see it very differently.
Dr Michael Benjamin,
Community Psychiatrist
---
myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT
http://www.myRay.com
http://www.myRay.org
--
Mental Health:
http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com
Auditing || Quality Control
http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/
Blog:
http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com
On 28 March 2013 11:45, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com wrote:
Football is a business first and foremost (whether we like it or not),
and
for me, the sign that people with money are willing to invest in LUFCPLC
wihich can only benefit the 11 guys in white shirts at the end of the
day
is a good one.
More optomistic about our club's future than I have been in a decade?
Andy C
On 28 March 2013 09:50, Matt Anderson m...@leeds-united.net wrote:
I do a fair bit of work in Bahrain and I was there a couple of weeks
ago.
Something that got me worried was a guy in the government expressed
surprise that Bahraini investors were involved. He said Bahrainis buy
tickets to football not clubs themselves.
I'm more worried now that this is simply an investment in a business
deal.
Sent from my iPad
On 28 Mar 2013, at 09:45, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com
wrote:
It's a Bahrain based investment bank.
This has to be good news. New owners have delivered on more promises
in
three months than we've had in the past ten years?
From the official site:-
*GFH Capital, owners of Leeds United FC, today unveiled the first move
in
its long term strategy of bringing a consortium of investors into the
ownership of the club with announcement the sale of 10% of its holding
to
the International Investment Bank ('IIB').
*
The CEO of the Bahrain-based IIB, Aabed Al-Zeera, will join the Board
of
Leeds City Holdings Limited.
IIB is the first strategic investor to come into the club in line with
GFH's long-stated plans to strengthen the club's overall shareholder
base.
Others are expected to join as GFH Capital creates the ownership
structure
which will provide the club with sound long term finance as the basis
for
its return to the top tier of English football.
Aabed Al-Zeera said: 'We are delighted to become investors in Leeds
United
and would like to thank GFH Capital for facilitating this for us
David Haigh, Deputy CEO of GFH Capital, said: The introduction of IIB
is
in keeping with what have always been GFH Capital's aims for the
successful, sustainable and long term ownership of Leeds United FC.
We believe that a consortium of like-minded investors provides the
best
ownership model for a club which belongs among the elite of English
football clubs and global sporting brands.
It is our aim to provide the finance and the stability to enable the
club
to complete that journey as soon as possible.
On 28 March 2013 09:10, Richard Naef rich...@triumph-computers.co.uk
wrote:
from BBC website;
BBC Radio Leeds understands that the owners of Leeds United are to
announce
the sale of 10% of the club to a foreign investor. The Dubai-based
bank
GFH
Capital are expected to reveal later today the identity of the first
strategic investor they have sought since taking charge in
December.
Recent reports have indicated an apparent discrepancy between them
and
their
parent company, the Bahrain-based GFH, who had stated they wanted to
sell
the club completely.
GFH Capital completed the takeover of Leeds United on 21 December
after
paying around £22m for the club and its holding company of which
current
chairman Ken Bates was the majority shareholder.
-Original Message-
From:
[LU] News of an old boy
Guiseley sign former Leeds United winger Seb Carole By Ian Whiting, from www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk Guiseley have announced the signing of former Leeds United player Seb Carole. The midfielder or winger also numbers Monaco and West Ham United among his former clubs. Carole settled in the area and has been playing for Knaresborough Town in Northern Counties East Division One but will now be linking up at Nethermoor with recent Lions signing Paddy Mullen, who joined on loan from Doncaster Rovers until the end of the season. Both men are awaiting their debuts after last night's home game against Lee Sinnott's Altrincham was postponed due to the bad weather. ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
[LU] NON LU: FIFA corruption
Transparency In Sport World Exclusive How I helped the FBI investigate FIFA corruption Revealed: the story behind the years of FBI investigations that started before the World Cup in South Africa. Now I can disclose the confidential meetings, the document handovers, the bribes, corruption, fraud, vote-rigging and protection for a vulnerable witness. Blatter's reform process, created and controlled by him following massive corruption allegations, is now irrelevant. It was only ever intended to keep him in power FIFA's Executive Committee is in trouble. And FIFA staff that permitted theft of FIFA money and World Cup tickets will have tough questions to answer. The World Cup next year faces disruption as the FBI lifts the lid on ticket rackets. How long can Blatter hang on as FIFA President? Here's the breaking story from Reuters ace reporter Mark Hosenball How the story developed at Transparency In Sport. July 17, 2011: Lucky Chuckie! Blazer takes secret 10% on sponsor deals August 14, 2011: Chuck's world of offshore bank accounts August 21, 2011: Questions for Chuck – and FIFA Sept 4, 2011: FIFA's Valcke backs Blazer But for how Much Longer Follow Twitter for more FIFA Corruption : AAndrewJennings ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
[LU] NON LU: FIFA corruption (links)
http://transparencyinsportblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/what-i-told-the-fbi-about-the-fifa-crooks/ http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/27/uk-usa-fbi-soccer-idUKBRE92Q11620130327 http://www.transparencyinsport.org/Lucky_Chuckie/blazer_takes_10_percent_on_sponser_deals.html ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
