FIFA Selects Dollars Over Sense

Twenty-two men convened in Zurich to seal the fate of the world’s most popular sport for the next dozen years. The preceding weeks and months saw FIFA forced to investigate alleged corruption, the spectre of blatant vote-buying and potential collusion between bids in the two adjoining cycles. It was a risk they knew they would take by selecting hosts for the next two available tournaments. Read More  Read More

FIFA puts credibility at risk with December’s 2018 and 2022 World Cup vote

Blatter took the first step, apology, but had no follow-through to remedy his blunder... It’s not something you’re apt to see every day — FIFA president Sepp Blatter expressing regret for a decision he has made. But Blatter apparently recognizes that it was a mistake lumping together the bidding process for both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Despite his admission that keeping the 2018 and 2022 bids together caused more harm than... Read More