2 FIFA Suspensions, But Not Blatter...

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The HQ knows what you're thinking... soccer and corruption...???
You're shocked... we know...

FIFA suspended two executive committee members in a vote-buying scandal in the current presidential election campaign. FIFA president Sepp Blatter was cleared in the same prelimary investigation where he was accused by one of those same committee members of ignoring the bribes in the first place.

The accused: Qatar's Mohamed bin Hammam and CONCACAF Head Jack Warner will now face a full FIFA inquiry. If found guilty, they could be expelled from FIFA and banned from all international soccer activity of any kind.

The ethics commission said there was evidence to investigate the allegations that bin Hammam and Warner offered $40,000 bribes to as many as 25 delegates of something called the "Caribbean Football Union" at a Caribbean soccer association meeting in Trinidad back in May.

The payments were allegedly made to secure votes for bin Hammam in his campaign to unseat Blatter as the head of FIFA.

Bin Hammam had asked the ethics panel to investigate Blatter instead claiming that he ((meaning Blatter)) knew of alleged bribes and didn't do anything about it. The panel said there was no evidence to take action against Blatter, who is now running unopposed for president for his fourth term since Bin Hammam has since withdrawn.

Here's UEFA Head Michel Platini addressing the Final and FIFA's recent shenanigans...

Barca Takes Out ManU For UEFA Title

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It was a dominating performance by, who a lot of people think, is the best team on the planet right now...

Lionel Messi led FC Barcelona to the UEFA Champions League crown with a 3-1 win over Manchester United at the new Wembley Stadium in London...

Here's the highlights...


It's Barca's third Champions League title in six years.

Wayne Rooney offset Pedro Rodriguez's opening goal before halftime to tie the score at ones, but Dani Alves' marker and Messi's goal in the 54th minute were the difference.

A Gorgeous Strike From 50

((HT: Goalsarena.com/FanhouseUK))

Inter Milan lost to FC Schalke 5-2 in an opening round blowout. That will probably cost them advancing in the Champions League playoffs...

But MF Dejan Stankovic destroyed this shot from damn near midfield...

Messi's Outburst Is One For The Ages...

The HQ really doesn't put soccer on the front page a great deal, but when one of the world's best players goes absolutely off it has to be shown...

Yesterday, FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi was a one man gang against Arsenal in the Champions League quarterfinals...

Responsible for all four goals in the 4-1 blowout, this is now considered a performance for the ages...
((HT: 723FootballFilms))


And, yes, you heard the play-by-play guy invoke Allah and PlayStation after goal number two in the same sentence...

Aresenal's defense was flat awful and all need to be sent packing...
Here's postgame from ITN...


Okay, it's unanimous... he is PlayStation...

FCB TCB In Champions League Final

((HT: AwfulAnnouncing/ESPN))

This, is probably, one of the few times during the year that we'll actually show futbol highlights.

Those of us at OSG HQ thought Puyol did yeoman's work from the back for Barca, but Messi and Eto'o got the ball in the back of the Ol' Onion Bag...

2-nil was your final as FCB took out ManUnited...
Bollocks!!!