The moment which so much controversy is: president Sepp Blatter of FIFA makes the allocation of the 2022 World Cup known to Qatar. Photo EPA / Walter Bieri
The FBI investigation that leads to the FIFA includes the allocations for the World Cups of 2018 and 2022, respectively, to Russia and Qatar. That said, an American police officer according to Reuters. Until now, it seemed research focusing primarily (€) on corruption in South and Central America.
By now also investigate the allocation of the World Championships closes the FBI joined the Swiss justice. That did last week on the same day that the Americans nine (former) FIFA officials arrested a raid on the headquarters of world football. The Swiss have opened a separate case because of “suspicions of criminal mismanagement and money laundering in connection with the awarding of the World Cup football in 2018 and 2022,” the statement from the Swiss Attorney General last week.
‘Prejudice and racism
Russia and Qatar point yet all allegations of corruption resolutely. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on television that “there is no threat” to the organization of the World Cup in his country. President Putin said last week that “the United States have nothing to do with FIFA.”
The Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiyah denied that his country is stripped of the organization of the tournament 2022. Today he called the accusations part of a “anti-Qatar’ campaign based on” prejudice and racism “.
High temperatures and poor human rights
The World Championships in Russia and Qatar have been around since the allocation in December 2010 debatable. Immediately after the congress where the tournaments were awarded there were noises about corruption. Also since then much criticism, particularly on the tournament in Qatar, where summer temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius can get. Furthermore, the human rights situation encountered in the oil state, and to a lesser extent in Russia, many repugnant.
As a result of crisis that emerged last week was yesterday President Sepp Blatter announced his resignation. That came as a surprise, because last Friday was the 79-year-old Swiss, despite all the scandals elected to his fifth term. Yesterday leaked out that he is being investigated by the FBI in connection with corruption.
The next victim seems to be the right hand of Blatter, General Secretary Jerome Valcke. Yesterday a leaked letter from the chairman of the South African Football Association suggesting that Valcke would have $ 10 million in bribes paid to Jack Warner. Warner, the former vice-president of FIFA, is one of the main suspects in the corruption scandal surrounding the football organization. Valcke today denied on French radio any kind of involvement or responsibility in the case
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