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FIFA: Corruption allegations will not go away.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/qatar-world-cup-2022-fifa-investigation-into-world-cup-vote-is-ignoring-the-new-evidence-critics-claim-9475289.html Qatar World Cup 2022: Fifa investigation into World Cup vote is ‘ignoring the new evidence’, Sepp Blatter denies allegations of corruption   FIFA investigating whether FIFA is a corrupt organisation which accepts graft and bribery as normal practice. However, it has emerged that FIFA will not examine "new evidence" concerning the most recent allegations, preferring instead, to only consider the Michael Garcia report, due in about 6 weeks time. The organisation and management of international football reeks with the stench of decay and corrupt practices. The football management and media in countries around the world, cry out for reform and cleaning up the rotten mess which is FIFA, but there seems to be nothing that anyone can do to bring about the necessary change. Self regul...

FIFA, Qatar and the "awarding" of the 2022 World Cup Finals.

  http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/allegations-of-corruption-emerge-over-decision-to-award-2022-world-cup-to-qatar-9467270.html   Allegations of corruption emerge over decision to award 2022 World Cup to Qatar Fifa president Sepp Blatter applauds as Qatar are awarded the 2022 World Cup finals. On May 16th last, I wrote: "Sepp Blatter Says Awarding Qatar 2022 World Cup Was A 'Mistake' Clearly, the other "bidding nations", were unable to provide  sufficiently high levels of "donations",  to the "FIFA benevolent fund for the rehabilitation of destitute players and managing body officials". The whole bidding award circus was a stinking charade in December 2010 and the stench remains, even today." Only now it seems are "Newspapers" waking up to the fact that the awarding of the venues for the 2022 World Cup, was a complete charade and that the "result" was always more to do w...

2022 World Cup award was a mistake.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/16/sepp-blatter-qatar-2022-world-cup_n_5335567.html?utm_hp_ref=uk Sepp Blatter Says Awarding Qatar 2022 World Cup Was A 'Mistake'   Awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar may well have been "a mistake", Clearly, the other "bidding nations", were unable to provide  sufficiently high levels of "donations",  to the "FIFA benevolent fund for the rehabilitation of destitute players and managing body officials". The whole bidding award circus was a stinking charade in December 2010 and the stench remains, even today.