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Fa Damages Fifa's "good Name" - Pmsl
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http:// www.bbc .co.uk/ sport/0 /footba ll/3003 1405
Now the FA are no angels but really It's like the great train robbers criticising a shoplifter! Qatar process not bent, right oh! Is FIFA fit for purpose?
Now the FA are no angels but really It's like the great train robbers criticising a shoplifter! Qatar process not bent, right oh! Is FIFA fit for purpose?
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1) FIFA is corrupt
2) You don't stand a chance of winning a FIFA bid without partaking in a bit of corruption
3) All the bidders for all the competitions were therefore engaging in corruption to a greater or lesser extent, including the FA
4) Stories of the corruption come to light
5) FIFA task a lawyer to carry out an internal enquiry
6) The lawyer has no power to demand anything of anybody
7) The FA confess to their bit of corruption, but nobody else does. The FA's corruption is on a fairly minor scale - no wonder it only got them two votes!
8) The result of the enquiry is that all are exonerated - except the FA, of course, for being honest
> Is FIFA fit for purpose?
Depends on the purpose. Organising a corruption free World Cup? No.
1) FIFA is corrupt
2) You don't stand a chance of winning a FIFA bid without partaking in a bit of corruption
3) All the bidders for all the competitions were therefore engaging in corruption to a greater or lesser extent, including the FA
4) Stories of the corruption come to light
5) FIFA task a lawyer to carry out an internal enquiry
6) The lawyer has no power to demand anything of anybody
7) The FA confess to their bit of corruption, but nobody else does. The FA's corruption is on a fairly minor scale - no wonder it only got them two votes!
8) The result of the enquiry is that all are exonerated - except the FA, of course, for being honest
> Is FIFA fit for purpose?
Depends on the purpose. Organising a corruption free World Cup? No.
Their approach was classically British:
"Ooh we really want to host the World Cup. Ugh, but it's so corrupt. We're going to have to get our hands dirty if we want to get anywhere. OK, we'll do it but we'll whine about corruption."
... time passes ...
"What? Only two votes? Qatar wins? Golly gosh, how much corruption was involved in that?
... time passes ...
"Oh great, they're having an investigation. We'll participate fully and really knock the head on this corruption once and for all."
... time passes ...
"What mugs we are!"
"Ooh we really want to host the World Cup. Ugh, but it's so corrupt. We're going to have to get our hands dirty if we want to get anywhere. OK, we'll do it but we'll whine about corruption."
... time passes ...
"What? Only two votes? Qatar wins? Golly gosh, how much corruption was involved in that?
... time passes ...
"Oh great, they're having an investigation. We'll participate fully and really knock the head on this corruption once and for all."
... time passes ...
"What mugs we are!"
Really what should happen is that Fifa is boycotted as the joke it is, and an alternative organisation is set up. That'll never happen though because it'll mean that people will lose money in the meantime.
So it'll just rumble on with people moaning about corruption but nothing being done to change it.
So it'll just rumble on with people moaning about corruption but nothing being done to change it.
What a shambles:
http:// www.bbc .co.uk/ sport/0 /footba ll/3003 7729
Everyone from Blatter down needs to resign for football to regain any semblance of credibility it may have.
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Everyone from Blatter down needs to resign for football to regain any semblance of credibility it may have.
FIFA pay a lawyer to investigate the corruption allegations, and the lawyer they paid finds the allegations are unfounded.
To quote Mandy Rice-Davies.....well he would say that, wouldn't he.
Despite the excellent job of the Insight team on The Sunday Times, is anybody surprised by this outcome?
I'm not.
To quote Mandy Rice-Davies.....well he would say that, wouldn't he.
Despite the excellent job of the Insight team on The Sunday Times, is anybody surprised by this outcome?
I'm not.
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