FIFA officials arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges

[The Larch]

How is jurisdiction decided anyway?  Is your jurisdiction basically what you claim it is while still getting other countries to honor in your extradition requests?

The Wolfman mentioned things like owning property in the US, having a bank account.

Also, the issue blew up because the IRS found the evidences through Chuck Blazer's tax returns. It went through US bank accounts and apparently at least part of the bribing decissions were taken in US soil (CONCACAF's HQ is in Miami).

[The Larch]

Apparently Swiss authorities have forbidden FIFA's Swiss employees (including Blatter) from leaving the country until further notice. 

[Admiral Yi]

The Templars are no more!

[Monoriu]

A bunch of thieves.  It is about time to make the organisation more accountable. 

[Admiral Yi]

So how are these clowns chosen?

[Valmy]

The Templars are no more!

Does this mean Obama and the Pope will be dead within a year and the US will be hit with a hundred years of war and plague? Might want to sell your stocks.

[DGuller]

So how are these clowns chosen?

By a vote, one from each country. 

[frunk]

So how are these clowns chosen?

I'm assuming it requires some sort of accreditation.  You know, from a college.  For clowns.

[Zanza]

So how are these clowns chosen?

The bozos in national federations pick a lesser clown to represent them. These lesser clowns then assemble on a continent scale and pick which of the lesser clowns should become one of the clown-gnomes of Zurich...

By the way, this is the James Bond villainesque boardroom of FIFA ... it's just too fitting.

[dps]

So, I guess this means that the US will never qualify for the World Cup again.

[Admiral Yi]

The bozos in national federations pick a lesser clown to represent them.

Who picks the bozos?  Who is the unmoved mover?

[The Brain]

It's decided in the coke-filled room.

[derspiess]

So, I guess this means that the US will never qualify for the World Cup again.

[celedhring]

The bozos in national federations pick a lesser clown to represent them.

Who picks the bozos?  Who is the unmoved mover?

It's pretty complicated; mainly clubs, footballers, referees, etc... elect their representatives to the national FA; and those elect the president. In the case of Spain, our current president is an expert puppet master that's been able to swindle his way to 7 consecutive terms. Ultimately, a Football Association has access to shedloads of money, and you only need to distribute it astutely to get yourself enough votes.

[Zanza]

The bozos in national federations pick a lesser clown to represent them.

Who picks the bozos?  Who is the unmoved mover?

There is typically a few more levels of kooks, crackpots, morons and goofs until you reach the grassroots level of football where normal amateurs play their game.