Sepp Blatter Pranked At Fifa

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Sepp Blatter Pranked At Fifa

Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:26 pm

I thought this was hilarious.

At the start of a major FIFA press conference, UK prankster Simon Brodkin (aka Lee Nelson) showered Sepp Blatter with fake money as a bribe for awarding the 2026 World Cup to North Korea.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33591332



Aside from him asking "Where is my security?", after Brodkin was escorted out, Blatter told the assembled press "Ladies and Gentlemen, we have to clean this first." I took that to mean the money needed to be laundered!

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RE: Sepp Blatter Pranked At Fifa

Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:44 pm

Quoting scbriml (Thread starter):

I thought this was hilarious.

Me too he is such a crook. That guy created the photo op of the year   Great  
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RE: Sepp Blatter Pranked At Fifa

Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:59 pm

Quoting scbriml (Thread starter):
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have to clean this first." I took that to mean the money need to be laundered!

It would make sense if Blatter's first reaction to a bunch of cash was to try to launder it...   

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RE: Sepp Blatter Pranked At Fifa

Tue Jul 21, 2015 1:26 pm

Quoting OA260 (Reply 1):
he is such a crook.

  

Blatter makes Roger Goddell look alike a saint in comparison and that's pretty damn hard to do. FIFA is so corrupt is makes me feel bad about watching soccer knowing I am supporting essentially a bunch of crooks.
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RE: Sepp Blatter Pranked At Fifa

Tue Jul 21, 2015 2:32 pm

Quoting scbriml (Thread starter):
I thought this was hilarious.

Indeed. I can't help laughing every time I see the clip.

Quoting OA260 (Reply 1):
That guy created the photo op of the year

   The still is even better than the video!

Are the bills real? It seems they are. The impact is enhanced even more.

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RE: Sepp Blatter Pranked At Fifa

Tue Jul 21, 2015 2:35 pm

Quoting scbriml (Thread starter):
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have to clean this first."

Yes, Sepp. Yes we do need to clean FIFA. And it starts with you.

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RE: Sepp Blatter Pranked At Fifa

Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:52 pm

Quoting OA260 (Reply 1):
That guy created the photo op of the year

If I had my way, that image would be used to illustrate any item relating to Blatter or FIFA. It's just SO appropriate.
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RE: Sepp Blatter Pranked At Fifa

Wed Jul 22, 2015 3:31 am

Very well done! And the laundering bit was just icing on the cake!
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