Posted on 10/16/2015 10:32:02 AM PDT by C19fan
Germany's winning bid for the 2006 World Cup was aided by bribes paid to FIFA executive committee members, the German newsweekly Der Spiegel reported Friday.
Spiegel said the German bidding committee set up a slush fund of 10.3 million Swiss francs (about $6 million at that time) that was contributed in a private capacity by former Adidas chief Robert Louis-Dreyfus.
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Let’s face it....The sporting industry is about MONEY not sports and certainly not sportsmanship. That ended a long time ago.
I expected Simpsons references. I get Seinfeld references? Any relations to Julie Louis-Dreyfus?
or VW
Nope. “Elaine’s” father is a guy named Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, worth more than $4 billion. In the energy sector according to his Wikipedia bio.
Turns out there are. The guy in question is her cousin.
Let them have their one world socialist sport fest. Gonna watch a real international sporting event tonight. Blue jays versus The Royals.
Anyone surprised?
Cool. She’s uber-connected. And I thought Jerry was the rich one.
...just like Benghazi and Mena Ark and TWA800....
justice delayed is justice denied.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is one of the richest heiresses in the world.
I don’t care for her politics, but the fact that she has worked hard, from the ground up, in an unsure industry for so long without living a lifestyle that would tell everyone that her father is a multiple billionaire says a lot. So does the fact that she has been married for almost 30 years to the same man now.
I have a lot of respect for her as a person.
Out of curiosity how is it a socialist sport when Capitalism is used to generate money . The NFL would be more socialist would it not as the TV revenue etc gets spread around to each team owners.
It might , or is the worlds most watched sport and it might not be liked either by some , but to say it’s socialist does not really add up.
It’s the UN with jocks. Capitalist? Yeah Crony Capitalism. With guys like Mittens Romney pushing it....
....and NO BASEBALL.
She still can’t dance though.
I think Hillary Clinton MUST keep her eyes on the ongoing investigation by the Swiss legal authorities into FIFA because of the rumors that the Clinton Foundation was heavily involved in many of FIFA's financial irregularities.
Too funny. What is going on with the Germans? Bribing FIFA, cheating on diesel engine testing, and now welcoming the Muslim hordes. Gee, Hitler should be ranting down in the bunker. LOL
Don’t mention the war!
Rotten Sepp Blatter strikes again.
Hmmm ... Louis-Dreyfuss ... soccer ... little kicks .... gotta be a joke in there somewhere!
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