Was FIFA too greedy, Mr Blatter?

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Was FIFA too greedy, Mr Blatter?
Football supremo stumped by our question on S'pore's World Cup telecast fiasco
By Gregory Loo

August 12, 2010




Fifa president Sepp Blatter had a quick, confident and elaborate reply to every question during his hour-long press conference yesterday.

Then came the question from The New Paper on why Singapore was almost left out of the World Cup live TV telecasts.

The 74-year-old looked completely bamboozled after The New Paper had explained what Singapore fans had to go through in the run-up to the competition, and the frustration many felt at what they perceived as greed on Fifa's part to squeeze every cent for the rights to telecast the finals.

Then we asked the question that has been on football fans' lips since May: "What do you have to say to Singapore fans of football who feel that Fifa might have been too greedy in terms of the rights?"

He was at a loss for words.

Mr Blatter finally broke the silence – but not with an answer.

He turned to Fifa project manager John Schumacher for help.

"John?"

The competition manager, who oversees the Under-20 and Under-17 World Cups as well as Olympic Games football, also had no ready answer.

To his credit, though, the Fifa president looked genuinely concerned as he asked this reporter to leave his card with Fifa's head of media, Mr Alex Stone, for a follow-up before attending to the next question from the floor.

 

[radon39]

most prolly.....it was the Telcos that put up the $$$...but FIFA cannot reveal

 

[shOUTloud]

Hahaha, Gregory Loo going to get sacked or demoted leow. Sepp Blatter going to fuck the YOG person who invited him to Singapore for such an embarrassing question. Someone should do the Hitler scene on this. wahaha

 

[Brightkid]

I am at a lost for words too, how The New Paper can pose that question to FIFA and expect an answer.

If I am FIFA and knowing the country's telco can pay an astronomical price for EPL and the peasants bites, I will be doing an injustice to FIFA if I were to accept anything lower !

Willing Seller and willing buyer.

If SingTel, Starhuib and MDA cannot justify paying the amount FIFA asked for, they should not buy then KPKB about it. Just need to answer to the peasants why Sinkapore is on same situation as some 3rd world or 'controlled' countries.

Don't push the blame as a result of your own blunders. There is no free lunch too even if you are owned by the country.

 

[po2wq]

... Then we asked the question that has been on football fans' lips since May: "What do you have to say to Singapore fans of football who feel that Fifa might have been too greedy in terms of the rights?"...

wtf! ...

get ur facts rite! ... futbol fans have never tot dat fifa was greedy ... in fact, futbol fans r unanimous dat singtel n starhub r ze greedy 1's ...

stop making use of futbol fans wen u ask ur questions! ...

 

[cheekenpie]

Gregory Loo will become a legend... like the good doctor who shouted "Where is the money??"

 

[Velma]

Of course, Blatter has nothing to say, he did not do anything wrong in this case. If he is a real greedy bastard, why do Indonesia and Malaysia get it for free? Means the costs of owning the rights of WC 2010 must be quite cheap so the TV stations can absorb the costs.

The main fault is, Singapore companies offered obscene amount to host the FIFA WC 2010 as they had to made the amount larger than what they bid for BPL by Singtel. Naturally, Blatter will be more than happy to accept the large amount of excessive money. A capitalistic world after all.

So he was shocked with the question, as he never expected PAP dogs to turn against him when they want to prove that Singtel and Starhub are innocent in papers. Hence, no answer.

 

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http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,252090,00.html?

Money used to fund projects
Fifa's reply to TNP: It was need, not greed
By Gregory Loo

August 14, 2010




The New Paper asked football supremo Sepp Blatter on Tuesday whether his organisation, Fifa, was being greedy by asking for too much money for television rights in Singapore.

The question stumped the normally eloquent Fifa president, who paused for a full four seconds before asking another Fifa official to attempt an answer.

And when that failed, he promised The New Paper a response, a guarantee that was fulfilled yesterday by his spokesman.

So what was Fifa's reply?

Their bottom line: We need the money.

Or more accurately, football development around the world needs the money. And that is why Fifa, football's world governing body, uses television rights to secure its funding.

Fifa’s spokesman explained to The New Paper that its primary source of income is derived from the television and marketing licensing rights that comes once in four years from the World Cup.

 

[po2wq]

... So what was Fifa's reply?

Their bottom line: We need the money.

Or more accurately, football development around the world needs the money. And that is why Fifa, football's world governing body, uses television rights to secure its funding. ...

fifa shud have replied ...

raise live telecasts fees 2 help futbol development in sg ...


not unlike dat profound raise gst 2 help ze poor ...

 

[eQuipment]

if stinktel didnt throw so much $ at FIFA, for the rights to air BPL & several other european leagues on MIO (没有) TV.... FIFA wouldnt be given the impression that stinkapore has deep pockets.

the same logic applies to many other trades & industries. traders abroad r often given the impression that stinkaporeans r rich.

 

[zuoom]

always about the money. but to who's pocket? the development of soccer? or individuals?