We imagine there’s some panicked shredding taking place at FIFA HQ this morning after more than a dozen officials and marketing executives were arrested on corruption allegations.
Following a dawn raid by the Swiss police, officials were led out of the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich behind bedsheets – with JOE suspecting this was done in order to facilitate months of “sweeping it under the covers” puns.
https://twitter.com/dr_somyagupta/status/603452967266553856
The arrests come as a result of an extensive FBI investigation, leading to an outpouring of confused patriotism from a number of Americans.
https://twitter.com/RobUsry/status/603423388095348738
As well as some more well-trodden Switzerland jokes…
https://twitter.com/COakleyFtbl/status/603446374756061185
Those arrested include FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb, a man publicly backed by president Sepp Blatter as a potential successor. Blatter, who is standing for re-election this Friday, was not among those arrested.
https://twitter.com/_Zeets/status/603420218048806912
Following the FBI involvement, the jokes about Americans’ attitude towards ‘soccer’ soon flowed.
https://twitter.com/nathenmcvittie/status/603466164044443648
https://twitter.com/FutbolIntellect/status/603452649955053568
It was reported last year that Chuck Blazer, former CONCACAF general secretary, had been working with the FBI. Most mentions of the larger-than-life character have focused on non-football aspects of his life, such as the fact that he had an apartment at Trump Tower just for his cats.
party at Chuck Blazer's cat-mansion
— James Tyler (still) (@JamesTylerESPN) May 27, 2015
While others decided his name alone was enough material for a joke.
https://twitter.com/HadleyFreeman/status/603466271330557952
So, what next? After the release of FIFA flick United Passions, starring Tim Roth as Sepp Blatter (yes, really), maybe it’s time for a sequel.
Very excited about "Chuck Blazer: The Movie – How One Man Brought Down an Institution" starring Matt Damon winning Best Picture in ten years
— Chris (@chrs00) May 27, 2015
