Tag Archives: FIFA corruption

“One day we will take it back.”

Posted on December 4, 2010 by

From Paul Hayward’s great article in the Guardian on Friday, Dec 3: What is the World Cup meant to mean? The shirts, the fascination with each country: the buttercup yellow of Brazil, the dark brilliance of Argentina, the new Spain, … Continue reading →

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FIFA Executive vote for the full ‘double dip’

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

Russia and Qatar? Has it really got to this level of corruption at FIFA? As soon as Qatar was announced you could almost hear the Swiss bankers groan, “Well, there goes my lunch break.” Russia, you can live with. It … Continue reading →

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BBC’s FIFA expose on eve of 2018 World Cup announcement – ouch!

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

Pretty much anyone who even casually follows FIFA exploits is aware of how just dirty those waters are. On the eve of the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, BBC’s Panorama investigative journalism program broadcast an explosive expose … Continue reading →

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