Way OT: Tokyo Sexwale for FIFA President

Submitted by Barca Wolverine on

You read that correctly.  A South African businessman named Tokyo Sexwale is one of five men approved to run for FIFA's presidental vacancy in 2016.  

I know we all love a good name on our MGoBoard, as well as a chance to mock the sport of soccer.

All hail president(ial candidate) Sexwale!

(Photo credit to the Daily Mail UK)

P.S. His name is pronounced "Sex-Wall-Ay", but in my brain it will always be "Sex-Whale".  

Barca Wolverine

November 12th, 2015 at 12:34 PM ^

The article where I found the picture has the headline: 

Tokyo Sexwale... the karate loving anti-apartheid prisoner who finds himself at the centre of football's racism storm

Which sounds like the tagline for the best made for TV movie ever.

LSAClassOf2000

November 12th, 2015 at 12:40 PM ^

I will admit that it does create a vision of a scene where some poor player / coach will get in a spot of trouble and you'll hear something like:

"So, do I go before a committee or something?"

"No, you get to see Tokyo Sexwale."

And forgetting who it is, they'll light up with intrigue and say, "Really? Like, right now?"

DY

November 12th, 2015 at 1:25 PM ^

Has had a few Michigan-ish connections over the years, most notably UM alumn Iris Macadangdang was runner up a few yearss back. 

MSU had Lou Rawls Nair Jr in the bracket last year.

Also, Tokyo Sexwale was the name of a band my friend was in that played in and around Ann Arbor for a while and even once at Top of the Park.

Everyone Murders

November 12th, 2015 at 12:48 PM ^

My buddy, Mory Sexwale.  Went to school with him from K-12.  A prince of a guy, but absolutely hated his name.  As soon as he turned 18 he went to court and got it changed.

He's much happier now as Ira Sexwale.

/drops mike/

mgobleu

November 12th, 2015 at 12:55 PM ^

I'm not up on soccer news, so my assumption from the thread title was that the FIFA president was discovered to have hired an obese Japanese prostitute.