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Acting FIFA President Issa Hayatou Dozes Off During Press Conference

FIFA is literally asleep behind the wheel.

Acting FIFA President Issa Hayatou appearing to fall asleep during today's press conference pic.twitter.com/wvAA4zTRUg
— Dan Roan (@danroan) December 3, 2015

Where does FIFA find these fucking guys? Do they just browse through catalogs of fired bank CEOs from the 70s and pick out the most corrupt or inept of the bunch?

The acting FIFA president Issa Hayatou—who was accused of taking bribes in the 1990s for World Cup TV rights—now fits the bill of corrupt and inept, as the former head of the Confederation of African Football was caught dozing off in the middle of FIFA's press conference today. It just might be an important time to stay awake, given that two FIFA officials avoiding extradition to the U.S. were arrested today. Seriously, the New York Times is reporting that 10 more officials are expected to be charged. Wake up, dude.

Granted, the 69-year-old Hayatou just had kidney transplant surgery before taking over for old Sepp, so it's understandable that he might beat least a little sleepy. But it also means that the people in charge of FIFA are literally asleep at the wheel.