| Australia | abbreviate | acceptably | acquiesce | agitate |
| Czechoslovakia | abscond | accessible | across | adjective |
| Connecticut | absorbent | accidentally | acrylic | adolescent |
| February | absorption | accommodate | actor | advantageous |
| Presbyterian | abstinence | across | adamant | adversary |
| Teutonic | abundance | actually | adequate | afterwards |
| Tuesday | abundant | achieve | adieu | against |
| Wednesday | academy | acknowledgment | adhesive | aggravate |
| abandon | acceptance | acoustic | adjacency | aggressive |
| abysmal | acceptable | aqueous | adjacent | almond |
Monday, June 6, 2011
VOCABULARY 1 THIRD PERIOD
Monday, May 23, 2011
L.A. police identify baseball fan beating suspect as gang member
The primary suspect in the brutal beating of a of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodgers Stadium is a documented gang member on parole for a number of convictions, the Los Angeles Police Department said Monday.
Giovanni Ramirez, 31, is associated with the Varrio Nuevo Estrada street gang, one of 34 gangs in a 15-square-mile area east of downtown Los Angeles, said Jose Carrillo, the lead detective in the case.
Ramirez was arrested Sunday and ordered held on $1 million bail.
Ramirez was convicted of attempted robbery in 1998, robbery in 1999 and firing a weapon in public in 2005, Carrillo said. He said Ramirez has been cooperating with authorities while in custody, though he declined to elaborate.
Authorities say he was taken into custody shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday after police served warrants at a home and an apartment building in connection with the assault that led to Bryan Stow, a 42-year-old father of two from Santa Cruz, California, being put into a coma.
Stow was attacked in the stadium parking lot following the first game of the Dodgers' and Giants' seasons on March 31. His mother, Ann Stow, told HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell last week that it "was a random act of violence against somebody who was wearing Giants colors."
Police withheld Ramirez's identity until his booking Sunday evening on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. In addition to Ramirez's arrest in East Hollywood, police seized evidence and detained several others -- all of whom Los Angeles police said they expected to release after they were questioned.
"This investigation is in its very early stages," Police Chief Charlie Beck said Sunday afternoon outside the stadium. "There are at least two other suspects who we are actively looking for."
Stow's assault has galvanized law enforcement and other authorities in Los Angeles. In particular, security has clamped down at the park in the Chavez Ravine section of Los Angeles.
More than 300 billboards -- which advertise "Wanted" and "Attempted Murder at Dodger Stadium" -- have sprung up around the Southern California city, featuring composite sketches of the suspects. Meanwhile, a $250,000 reward -- including money from the Dodgers, ace Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum and others -- was offered for information leading to the beating suspects' arrests.
Beck assigned 20 detectives to work full-time on the case, saying that as of Sunday afternoon, they'd cumulatively worked more than 6,000 hours -- about 1,000 of those hours on overtime.
He added that police had pursued more than 630 leads from the public and law enforcement. That included a tip from a parole officer that Beck said led to Sunday morning's arrest.
"No matter how small or insignificant it may have seemed at the time, each fact was a critical piece," Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said of the tips. "And hard work, around the clock, brought us to this (moment) today."
Like Beck, Los Angeles City Council member Ed Reyes urged the two remaining suspects to turn themselves in.
"We're not going to stop," Reyes said. "Let's end this."
Dodgers spokesman Howard Sunkin, reading a statement from owner Frank McCourt, applauded the Los Angeles police force, pledged the team's full commitment to the investigation and promised to make Dodgers Stadium "the safest sports venue in the United States."
Giants President Laurence Baer told CNN affiliate KGO that the arrest was "comforting" for the team and its fans, adding that his best hope is that the incident might spur more civility at sporting events.
"It's been sort of a cloud over the organization," Baer said, adding that he thought that Giants players would probably visit the ailing Stow. "That there's an arrest (and) they can bring someone to justice is ... meaningful."
Stow, a paramedic by training, had gone to the game with friends in celebration of the Giants' World Series victory last season, a relative said.
After the game, two men came up to him in the parking lot and -- unprovoked -- began kicking and punching him while yelling profanities about the Giants, police said.
Ann Stow said her son was first hit from behind, at which point he fell and his head hit the concrete.
"It was just a brutal attack," she said. "Whatever that guy hit my son with, Bryan was unconscious before he hit the ground, so he had no way to protect his head."
The attackers fled in a light-colored sedan driven by a woman with a young boy -- believed to be about 10 years old -- inside, police said.
Stow was taken out of a medically induced coma over a week ago, and has since shown signs of some cognitive function, Los Angeles neurosurgeon Dr. Gabriel Zada said. Stow also has "some movement" in his arms and legs, the doctor said.
He was transferred last week from Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center to San Francisco General and Trauma Center, bringing him closer to his home, Zada said.
Stow has been able to open his eyes in recent days -- a positive sign, said his mother, even though he still can't focus and is not looking around.
His children know about their father's condition, but still haven't seen him in the hospital, Stow's sister, Bonnie Stow, told HLN. The whole family, she said, is pulling for his recovery and hoping that any brain damage is minimal.
Giovanni Ramirez, 31, is associated with the Varrio Nuevo Estrada street gang, one of 34 gangs in a 15-square-mile area east of downtown Los Angeles, said Jose Carrillo, the lead detective in the case.
Ramirez was arrested Sunday and ordered held on $1 million bail.
Ramirez was convicted of attempted robbery in 1998, robbery in 1999 and firing a weapon in public in 2005, Carrillo said. He said Ramirez has been cooperating with authorities while in custody, though he declined to elaborate.
Authorities say he was taken into custody shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday after police served warrants at a home and an apartment building in connection with the assault that led to Bryan Stow, a 42-year-old father of two from Santa Cruz, California, being put into a coma.
Stow was attacked in the stadium parking lot following the first game of the Dodgers' and Giants' seasons on March 31. His mother, Ann Stow, told HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell last week that it "was a random act of violence against somebody who was wearing Giants colors."
Police withheld Ramirez's identity until his booking Sunday evening on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. In addition to Ramirez's arrest in East Hollywood, police seized evidence and detained several others -- all of whom Los Angeles police said they expected to release after they were questioned.
"This investigation is in its very early stages," Police Chief Charlie Beck said Sunday afternoon outside the stadium. "There are at least two other suspects who we are actively looking for."
Stow's assault has galvanized law enforcement and other authorities in Los Angeles. In particular, security has clamped down at the park in the Chavez Ravine section of Los Angeles.
More than 300 billboards -- which advertise "Wanted" and "Attempted Murder at Dodger Stadium" -- have sprung up around the Southern California city, featuring composite sketches of the suspects. Meanwhile, a $250,000 reward -- including money from the Dodgers, ace Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum and others -- was offered for information leading to the beating suspects' arrests.
Beck assigned 20 detectives to work full-time on the case, saying that as of Sunday afternoon, they'd cumulatively worked more than 6,000 hours -- about 1,000 of those hours on overtime.
He added that police had pursued more than 630 leads from the public and law enforcement. That included a tip from a parole officer that Beck said led to Sunday morning's arrest.
"No matter how small or insignificant it may have seemed at the time, each fact was a critical piece," Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said of the tips. "And hard work, around the clock, brought us to this (moment) today."
Like Beck, Los Angeles City Council member Ed Reyes urged the two remaining suspects to turn themselves in.
"We're not going to stop," Reyes said. "Let's end this."
Dodgers spokesman Howard Sunkin, reading a statement from owner Frank McCourt, applauded the Los Angeles police force, pledged the team's full commitment to the investigation and promised to make Dodgers Stadium "the safest sports venue in the United States."
Giants President Laurence Baer told CNN affiliate KGO that the arrest was "comforting" for the team and its fans, adding that his best hope is that the incident might spur more civility at sporting events.
"It's been sort of a cloud over the organization," Baer said, adding that he thought that Giants players would probably visit the ailing Stow. "That there's an arrest (and) they can bring someone to justice is ... meaningful."
Stow, a paramedic by training, had gone to the game with friends in celebration of the Giants' World Series victory last season, a relative said.
After the game, two men came up to him in the parking lot and -- unprovoked -- began kicking and punching him while yelling profanities about the Giants, police said.
Ann Stow said her son was first hit from behind, at which point he fell and his head hit the concrete.
"It was just a brutal attack," she said. "Whatever that guy hit my son with, Bryan was unconscious before he hit the ground, so he had no way to protect his head."
The attackers fled in a light-colored sedan driven by a woman with a young boy -- believed to be about 10 years old -- inside, police said.
Stow was taken out of a medically induced coma over a week ago, and has since shown signs of some cognitive function, Los Angeles neurosurgeon Dr. Gabriel Zada said. Stow also has "some movement" in his arms and legs, the doctor said.
He was transferred last week from Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center to San Francisco General and Trauma Center, bringing him closer to his home, Zada said.
Stow has been able to open his eyes in recent days -- a positive sign, said his mother, even though he still can't focus and is not looking around.
His children know about their father's condition, but still haven't seen him in the hospital, Stow's sister, Bonnie Stow, told HLN. The whole family, she said, is pulling for his recovery and hoping that any brain damage is minimal.
"I don't think it's a matter of him surviving," Bonnie Stow said. "It's just a matter of what he'll be, if and when he wakes up."
This is an interesting notice because it produces experience for the police
Thursday, May 19, 2011
NEWS:
(CNN) -- Porto's incredible season continued on Wednesday with a 1-0 victory in the Europa League final against Braga, giving coach Andre Villas-Boas the chance to clinch a treble in his first term in charge.
The 33-year-old became the youngest coach to win a European title, having last month clinched the Portuguese title with five matches to play before ending the domestic league season unbeaten in 30 rounds.
He was 95 days younger than previous record-holder Gianluca Vialli, who won the now defunct Cup Winners' Cup with English side Chelsea in 1998.
Villas-Boas can now emulate one of his mentors, Jose Mourinho, by winning the Portuguese Cup final against Vitoria on Sunday and claiming three trophies in one campaign.
Striker Radamel Falcao scored the only goal against Portuguese rivals Braga in Dublin, extending his record in the second-tier competition to 17. He also scored once in the qualifying rounds.
Is Mourinho student the new 'Special One'?
The Colombian netted for the 38th time this season, heading home Fredy Guarin's right-wing cross just before halftime as the club won the title for the second time.
It was a happy 33rd birthday for Porto captain and goalkeeper Helton, who made a vital save with his leg just after halftime from Braga substitute and fellow Brazilian Mossoro.
Villas-Boas' career came full circle in the Irish capital as he went up against the man who indirectly helped him get into football as a teenager, Braga coach Domingos Paciencia.
He wrote to former Porto coach Bobby Robson about Paciencia, who was then a striker at the club, and as a result the late Englishman took him under his wing and put him in the scouting and statistics department at the age of 16.
Mourinho, who also started out under Robson, brought Villas-Boas back to Porto from the British Virgin Islands, where as a 21-year-old he had been working as a director of football.
He followed the current Real Madrid coach to Chelsea and Inter Milan before taking a coaching job at Academica in 2009 and helping the club avoid relegation to Portugal's second division.
Villas-Boas was again re-employed by president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa after Porto finished a disappointing third in the league last season.
He has revived the club's fortunes to such an extent that the Dragons won the title by a record 21 points, with the only domestic blot being a Portuguese League Cup defeat at home to Nacional of Madeira in early January.
Braga finished fourth in the league, 38 points behind Porto, but reached the club's first European final after initially reaching the Champions League group stage before dropping down to what used to be called the UEFA Cup.
Meanwhile, Lille moved to within a point of the club's first French league title since 1954 with a 1-0 win at home to Sochaux on Wednesday.
It gave Lille a six-point advantage over second-placed Marseille with two rounds left, with Rudi Garcia's side also holding a superior goal difference.
Lille can complete a domestic double by drawing at Paris St. Germain on Saturday, having beaten that team to win the French Cup last weekend and end 56 years without a trophy.
COMMENT:
the porto wons the europa league yesterday
Lawyer: Mother accused of killing son 'wanted to join him in heaven'
The emotional mother of a dead 6-year-old boy repeatedly asserted that she "wanted to join him in heaven," her lawyer said Thursday, hours before she was arraigned in a New Hampshire court for the second-degree murder of her child. The body of Camden Hughes was found under a blanket Saturday alongside a remote road in South Berwick, Maine, near the New Hampshire border. Three days later, the child's mother -- Julianne McCrery -- was taken into custody at a highway rest stop about 65 miles south in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
On Thursday, the 42-year-old Texas woman first appeared in Concord District Court in Massachusetts, where she pleaded not guilty to a charge of being a fugitive of justice.
She was then transferred to Portsmouth District Court in New Hampshire -- the state in which, authorities say, the crime occurred -- and was formally charged with two second-degree murder charges. The first charge claims that McCrery "knowingly caused the death of Camden Hughes by asphyxiation," while the second charge accused her of recklessly causing her son's death in a way that showed "extreme indifference to the value of human life."
Woman in custody in Maine boy case Dressed in prison blue scrubs, McCrery bowed her head and fought back tears as the charges were read aloud Thursday afternoon in New Hampshire. She did not enter a plea on the charges, with her next court appearance -- a probable cause hearing -- scheduled for May 26.
George Murphy, her court-appointed attorney, told reporters he feared McCrery was "suicidal" after their initial 15-minute meeting on Wednesday.
"She said she loved her son and wanted to be with him eternally -- she said it over and over again," Murphy said Thursday morning in Massachusetts, where he represented McCrery in court. "I'm ... concerned with her taking her life right now."
The lawyer said that at no point during their conversation did McCrery tell him that she had killed her son. But Murphy did acknowledge that police had told him she'd "confessed ... in detail."
Saying he was not a psychiatrist, Murphy refused to speculate on his client's mental state. But he suggested it will likely be considered as the case unfolds.
"Is (it) a mental issue? Why would somebody kill their kid? That's the first thing you want to look at," Murphy said.
When police found his body, Camden Hughes was waring a gray camouflage hooded sweatshirt, tan pants and a navy blue T-shirt with "Aviator Series" printed on the front. Maine State Police Lt. Brian McDonough said the boy -- who had blue eyes, weighed 45 pounds and stood 3 feet, 8 inches tall -- appeared to have been well cared for before his death.
Police then asked for the public's help indentifying the boy and the person responsible for his death. McDonough, citing a witness report, said that a truck seen in the area where the body was found had "some type of naval insignia embossed in or around the license plate."
On Wednesday, Massachusetts State Police spokesman David Procopio said that the woman later identified as McCrery was found in a blue Toyota Tacoma that "matches the description" of the vehicle being sought.
"In a short period, a 12-hour period, we were able to go from a case that was relatively unsolved to where we are today," said Middlesex County (Massachusetts) Assistant District Attorney Michael Fabbri on Thursday.
New Hampshire Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell said that Maine state police were "overwhelmed by (the public's) tips and compassion," saying one of those tips led directly to McCrery.
Morrell did not explain how authorities have concluded that 6-year-old Camden was killed in New Hampshire, nor did they detail how he died beyond labeling it as asphyxiation. It is also not clear why McCrery came from Texas to New England.
"The investigation clearly is in its very early stages," Morrell said, "though we have sufficient facts to make an arrest and pursue the prosecution of second-degree murder against Ms. McCrery."
Christian von Atzigen, who said he'd known McCrery for 15 years and considered her a "very close friend," told CNN that she was a hard worker who "had her ups and downs, (but) always kept going."
The Texas resident said that he had a hard time believing that the woman who babysat his children had kill her own son.
On Thursday, the 42-year-old Texas woman first appeared in Concord District Court in Massachusetts, where she pleaded not guilty to a charge of being a fugitive of justice.
She was then transferred to Portsmouth District Court in New Hampshire -- the state in which, authorities say, the crime occurred -- and was formally charged with two second-degree murder charges. The first charge claims that McCrery "knowingly caused the death of Camden Hughes by asphyxiation," while the second charge accused her of recklessly causing her son's death in a way that showed "extreme indifference to the value of human life."
Woman in custody in Maine boy case RELATED TOPICS
George Murphy, her court-appointed attorney, told reporters he feared McCrery was "suicidal" after their initial 15-minute meeting on Wednesday.
"She said she loved her son and wanted to be with him eternally -- she said it over and over again," Murphy said Thursday morning in Massachusetts, where he represented McCrery in court. "I'm ... concerned with her taking her life right now."
The lawyer said that at no point during their conversation did McCrery tell him that she had killed her son. But Murphy did acknowledge that police had told him she'd "confessed ... in detail."
Saying he was not a psychiatrist, Murphy refused to speculate on his client's mental state. But he suggested it will likely be considered as the case unfolds.
"Is (it) a mental issue? Why would somebody kill their kid? That's the first thing you want to look at," Murphy said.
When police found his body, Camden Hughes was waring a gray camouflage hooded sweatshirt, tan pants and a navy blue T-shirt with "Aviator Series" printed on the front. Maine State Police Lt. Brian McDonough said the boy -- who had blue eyes, weighed 45 pounds and stood 3 feet, 8 inches tall -- appeared to have been well cared for before his death.
Police then asked for the public's help indentifying the boy and the person responsible for his death. McDonough, citing a witness report, said that a truck seen in the area where the body was found had "some type of naval insignia embossed in or around the license plate."
On Wednesday, Massachusetts State Police spokesman David Procopio said that the woman later identified as McCrery was found in a blue Toyota Tacoma that "matches the description" of the vehicle being sought.
"In a short period, a 12-hour period, we were able to go from a case that was relatively unsolved to where we are today," said Middlesex County (Massachusetts) Assistant District Attorney Michael Fabbri on Thursday.
New Hampshire Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell said that Maine state police were "overwhelmed by (the public's) tips and compassion," saying one of those tips led directly to McCrery.
Morrell did not explain how authorities have concluded that 6-year-old Camden was killed in New Hampshire, nor did they detail how he died beyond labeling it as asphyxiation. It is also not clear why McCrery came from Texas to New England.
"The investigation clearly is in its very early stages," Morrell said, "though we have sufficient facts to make an arrest and pursue the prosecution of second-degree murder against Ms. McCrery."
Christian von Atzigen, who said he'd known McCrery for 15 years and considered her a "very close friend," told CNN that she was a hard worker who "had her ups and downs, (but) always kept going."
The Texas resident said that he had a hard time believing that the woman who babysat his children had kill her own son.
"This is not the Julie I know," von Atzigen said from Dallas. "I don't understand what happened."
COMMENT: I THINK THIS IS A CRAZY THING BECAUSE HOW CAN A MOTHER KILL HER OWN SUN.
Welfare staff on trail of horse that tried to board train
London (CNN) -- Animal welfare officers in Wales were on Thursday trying to trace a man seen trying to board a train with a pony.
CCTV images showed the pair unsuccessfully attempting to buy a ticket at a station in Wrexham. The man then led the horse onto the platform as a train pulled in, but they were turned away by the conductor.
Later in the day the man also took the horse to a hospital in the town, media reports say.
Wrexham Council's animal welfare staff are now trying to speak to the man to confirm the horse is not in danger, spokeswoman Gill Stevens told CNN.
"We don't often see horses being led onto trains so we just want to have a word with the owner to check the animal is not in any danger."
Arriva Trains Wales said dogs and other small pets were allowed to travel on its trains, but larger animals such as horses were banned for "common sense" reasons.
A spokesman said: "Apart from dogs all other animals have to be in a basket or a cage. Obviously it's common sense that we don't allow horses or ponies on the train. He tried to buy a ticket and was refused and then left the station."
COMMENT: This is very funny. A pony trying to board a train .
At least 840 people were killed and more than 6,000 injured during the Egyptian revolution earlier this year as then-President Hosni Mubarak clung to power through violence and intimidation, Amnesty International said in a report Thursday.
Though protesters ultimately ousted Mubarak, Egyptian leaders have a lot of work to do to compensate victims' families and restore citizens' faith in the government, the report said.
"The Egyptian authorities have much to do to rebuild trust in public institutions, which have been seen as tools of repression and obstacles to justice," the report said.
"They must start by overhauling laws that allowed violations to happen and take steps to guarantee that such abuses will not be repeated."
Egyptian government officials declined CNN's request for comment about the report.
Amnesty International said it sent a team to Egypt, which spent more than two months conducting interviews for the 120-page report.
Complaints about corruption, low wages and rigged elections sparked protesters to hit the streets of Cairo in late January.
In just 18 days, protesters were able to end Mubarak's 30-year rule.
But despite his ouster, many are still suffering, the report said.
"Many hundreds of people who suffered grievous abuses during this period are still waiting to receive justice for what happened to them," Amnesty International said.
The organization said it found "damning" evidence that Egyptian security forces used excessive force to disperse protesters.
Many died from gunshot wounds to the head and chest. One field hospital told Amnesty International that it documented 300 cases of people losing sight because of shotgun wounds to their eyes.
There were numerous cases of torture of protesters who were detained, according to the report. These cases included beatings with sticks or whips, electric shocks and threats of rape.
At least 189 prisoners died during the protests, the group said, calling for an investigation.
Egyptian authorities have detained Mubarak and his two sons in connection with the deaths of protesters.
Former Interior Minister Habib El Adly was handed a 12-year prison sentence for corruption and he will face a separate trial Saturday for his alleged role in the killings. And prosecutors are continuing to investigate other high-ranking members of the deposed government.
But Amnesty said more should be done.
"Authorities' response to victims must go much further than this," the group said. "That means giving them the truth about what happened, providing them with appropriate reparation and making sure that all those responsible are brought to justice."
Mohamed Lofty, an Egypt researcher with Amnesty International, said the organization was trying to get the truth out.
"We have found that abuses and violations of human rights has continued in a very bad manner even after Mubarak left," Lofty said Thursday. "It is very important to reveal the truth about what happened."
Though protesters ultimately ousted Mubarak, Egyptian leaders have a lot of work to do to compensate victims' families and restore citizens' faith in the government, the report said.
"The Egyptian authorities have much to do to rebuild trust in public institutions, which have been seen as tools of repression and obstacles to justice," the report said.
"They must start by overhauling laws that allowed violations to happen and take steps to guarantee that such abuses will not be repeated."
Egyptian government officials declined CNN's request for comment about the report.
Amnesty International said it sent a team to Egypt, which spent more than two months conducting interviews for the 120-page report.
Complaints about corruption, low wages and rigged elections sparked protesters to hit the streets of Cairo in late January.
In just 18 days, protesters were able to end Mubarak's 30-year rule.
But despite his ouster, many are still suffering, the report said.
"Many hundreds of people who suffered grievous abuses during this period are still waiting to receive justice for what happened to them," Amnesty International said.
The organization said it found "damning" evidence that Egyptian security forces used excessive force to disperse protesters.
Many died from gunshot wounds to the head and chest. One field hospital told Amnesty International that it documented 300 cases of people losing sight because of shotgun wounds to their eyes.
There were numerous cases of torture of protesters who were detained, according to the report. These cases included beatings with sticks or whips, electric shocks and threats of rape.
At least 189 prisoners died during the protests, the group said, calling for an investigation.
Egyptian authorities have detained Mubarak and his two sons in connection with the deaths of protesters.
Former Interior Minister Habib El Adly was handed a 12-year prison sentence for corruption and he will face a separate trial Saturday for his alleged role in the killings. And prosecutors are continuing to investigate other high-ranking members of the deposed government.
But Amnesty said more should be done.
"Authorities' response to victims must go much further than this," the group said. "That means giving them the truth about what happened, providing them with appropriate reparation and making sure that all those responsible are brought to justice."
Mohamed Lofty, an Egypt researcher with Amnesty International, said the organization was trying to get the truth out.
"We have found that abuses and violations of human rights has continued in a very bad manner even after Mubarak left," Lofty said Thursday. "It is very important to reveal the truth about what happened."
COMMENT:
this is bad because to much people dead with don't reasons.
NEWS 4
(CNN) -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter has refused to rule out the possibility of rerunning the vote for the 2022 World Cup if bribery allegations surrounding the original ballot are proven.
The head of world football revealed at the organization's headquarters in Switzerland on Thursday that FIFA are to interview the whistle blower who made the claims in British newspaper The Sunday Times.
The unidentified source alleged that FIFA members Issa Hayatou and Jacques Anouma received $1.5 million to vote for Qatar, according to evidence that was handed to a British parliamentary inquiry in London. Both men deny the claims.
Mohamed Bin Hammam, who is challenging Blatter for the presidency of FIFA on June 1 and played a key part in securing the tournament for his native Qatar, also denied the accusations.
When asked by reporters if the vote for 2022 could be re-run, the UK Press Association quoted Blatter as saying: "This is an idea circulating already around the world which is alarming.
"But don't ask me now yes or no, let us go step by step. It's like we are in an ordinary court and in an ordinary court we cannot ask: 'if, if, if'.
"We are anxiously awaiting for these evidences or non-evidences in order that we can take the adequate steps. The newspaper has agreed that we will bring this whistle blower here to Zurich and then we will have an investigation of this."
At the same parliamentary inquiry, David Triesman, who was head of England's failed 2018 bid, told politicians that several FIFA members asked for bribes in return for their vote. FIFA subsequently wrote to the FA to ask them for all the evidence they had in relation to the case.
FIFA has already suspended executive members Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii following accusations of corruption before last December's World Cup ballot.
Russia was awarded the 2018 World Cup after England attracted just two votes and the English Football Association (FA) announced Thursday they would not be voting for either Blatter or Bin Hammam in the upcoming presidential election.
Chairman of the FA, David Bernstein, said in a statement: "The FA Board has today agreed to abstain in the vote for the Presidency of FIFA.
"There are a well-reported range of issues both recent and current which, in the view of The FA board, make it difficult to support either candidate.
"The FA values its relationships with its international football partners extremely highly. We are determined to play an active and influential role through our representation within both UEFA and FIFA.
"We will continue to work hard to bring about any changes we think would benefit all of international football."
COMMENT good desition
The head of world football revealed at the organization's headquarters in Switzerland on Thursday that FIFA are to interview the whistle blower who made the claims in British newspaper The Sunday Times.
The unidentified source alleged that FIFA members Issa Hayatou and Jacques Anouma received $1.5 million to vote for Qatar, according to evidence that was handed to a British parliamentary inquiry in London. Both men deny the claims.
Mohamed Bin Hammam, who is challenging Blatter for the presidency of FIFA on June 1 and played a key part in securing the tournament for his native Qatar, also denied the accusations.
When asked by reporters if the vote for 2022 could be re-run, the UK Press Association quoted Blatter as saying: "This is an idea circulating already around the world which is alarming.
"But don't ask me now yes or no, let us go step by step. It's like we are in an ordinary court and in an ordinary court we cannot ask: 'if, if, if'.
"We are anxiously awaiting for these evidences or non-evidences in order that we can take the adequate steps. The newspaper has agreed that we will bring this whistle blower here to Zurich and then we will have an investigation of this."
At the same parliamentary inquiry, David Triesman, who was head of England's failed 2018 bid, told politicians that several FIFA members asked for bribes in return for their vote. FIFA subsequently wrote to the FA to ask them for all the evidence they had in relation to the case.
FIFA has already suspended executive members Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii following accusations of corruption before last December's World Cup ballot.
Russia was awarded the 2018 World Cup after England attracted just two votes and the English Football Association (FA) announced Thursday they would not be voting for either Blatter or Bin Hammam in the upcoming presidential election.
Chairman of the FA, David Bernstein, said in a statement: "The FA Board has today agreed to abstain in the vote for the Presidency of FIFA.
"There are a well-reported range of issues both recent and current which, in the view of The FA board, make it difficult to support either candidate.
"The FA values its relationships with its international football partners extremely highly. We are determined to play an active and influential role through our representation within both UEFA and FIFA.
"We will continue to work hard to bring about any changes we think would benefit all of international football."
COMMENT good desition
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