Should FIFA strip Qatar of the 2022 World Cup
Blatter and Co are under the cosh as documents surface that show the extent of corruption by Warner and Bin Hamman of Qatar
The only way is for FIFA to strip Qatar of the World Cup and hand it to the 2nd runner up...do know who it is
Besides , nobody seemed to ask the queation what is the temperature when the tournament is to be held apparently 50 in the shade
The daily mirror says,
Qatar's grip on the 2022 World Cup was loosened this morning as evidence of the potential ''smoking gun'' that could bring a FIFA re-vote was uncovered.
Documents seemingly proving disgraced former FIFA executive Mohammed Bin Hammam paid crooked Trinidadian Jack Warner millions as payment for his support in the controversial vote in 2010, appeared likely to be the key the unlocked the door to a change of venue.
FIFA's investigations chief, former United States Attorney Michael Garcia, has to find evidence of corruption before the validity of the vote is questioned by the world governing body.
But the apparent confirmation that Bin Hammam – like Warner a former acolyte of Sepp Blatter who was also dumped when he plotted against the FIFA - gave the disgraced former Trinidadian government member a $2million kick-back just two weeks after the vote in Zurich opens the door for Garcia to follow the paper trail.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/2022-world-cup-qatars-staging-3255565#ixzz2wKfnIG7b
The only way is for FIFA to strip Qatar of the World Cup and hand it to the 2nd runner up...do know who it is
Besides , nobody seemed to ask the queation what is the temperature when the tournament is to be held apparently 50 in the shade
The daily mirror says,
Qatar's grip on the 2022 World Cup was loosened this morning as evidence of the potential ''smoking gun'' that could bring a FIFA re-vote was uncovered.
Documents seemingly proving disgraced former FIFA executive Mohammed Bin Hammam paid crooked Trinidadian Jack Warner millions as payment for his support in the controversial vote in 2010, appeared likely to be the key the unlocked the door to a change of venue.
FIFA's investigations chief, former United States Attorney Michael Garcia, has to find evidence of corruption before the validity of the vote is questioned by the world governing body.
But the apparent confirmation that Bin Hammam – like Warner a former acolyte of Sepp Blatter who was also dumped when he plotted against the FIFA - gave the disgraced former Trinidadian government member a $2million kick-back just two weeks after the vote in Zurich opens the door for Garcia to follow the paper trail.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/2022-world-cup-qatars-staging-3255565#ixzz2wKfnIG7b
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FIFA abhor corruption
There is no way the wc will be held in Qatar
The USA came second.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup
Personally, I'd start the whole process again. There's still plenty of time.
The uk could stage it with a few months notice, I think that's what will happen.
We have all the required stadiums already, have one of the strongest sporting cultures in the world, are proven to be highly capable of organising and hosting major sports events, and have a climate that won't cause people to drop dead.
Therefore by FIFA's standards, we are a poor choice for host.
This phrase seems to come up before almost every World Cup at some point during the build up, but again it's very unlikely to be moved. Further it's not just the UK (or England) who could stage it with a few months notice, so could Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and let's face it the runners up for 2022 - the USA.
So how come the sun didn't set on the British Empire? Englishmen (and mad dogs) apparently were happy to go out in the midday summer sun.
Have we gone soft all of a sudden? Just get a job lot of solar topees and punkah wallas and concert parties with lovely boys to cheer us along.
As long as their corporate partners, advertisers and broadcasters stick with them they won't do anything.
Fun Fact - Because of the location of our overseas possessions, the Sun STILL never sets on British territory.
(I suspect that) Football is about tax dodging and money laundering. Nothing to see.
No it's not.
FIFA is little more than Blatter's empire which focus on profit over the the game. The whole of FIFA needs clearing out and replacing with an honest and open team running the game.
Will they - No
Sums it all up
I very much doubt any crime has actually been committed, though. FIFA isn't based in Switzerland for nothing. Corporate Law is a bit more lax than in the EU and the WC is owned by FIFA so they can effectively manage the bidding process however they want. It may be unethical and immoral but I doubt Qatar or Russia did anything illegal. The only reason FIFA would reconsider the bid would be if the commercial success of the WC was threatened and that would only happen if FIFA or Qatar's reputation was significantly tarnished by corruption allegations. It's reminiscent of the 2002 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake City was shown to have bribed it's way to the games and the reputation of the IOC was so sullied that they had to carry out a root-and-branch ant-corruption over-haul. No-one actually did anything illegal, though.
Qatar, Russia. two of the richest countries in the world, stripped of the World Cup?
You know there's no chance of that happening - absolutely no chance. Good article by Henry Winter sums it all up
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10705160/Qatar-World-Cup-investigation-Imagine-if-Australia-won-2022-bid-a-sports-mad-country-wanting-to-put-on-party.html
I'm sure there are international anti-corruption agreements that could be used as leverage for investigations in the regions concerned.
America does a lot of trade with caribbean countries. They could very easily influence a full investigation into this chap.
I bloomin hope so as Qatar will expose FIFA for the corrupt organisation they are. At least the IOC changed after the Salt Lake City bribe scandal, any wrongdoing by their members & they're out the door, FIFA on the other hand look unwilling to change.