World Cup Controversy

Mushy · 16-10-2010 10:24pm #1

Breaking news coming from Sunday Times that members involved in voting are being offered cash for votes. Will find some links now as just watching on Sky News.

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 16-10-2010 10:34pm

Not all that surprising, tbf.

JPA · 16-10-2010 10:35pm

The whole process of bidding to host a World Cup is a circus.
I wouldn't be even slightly surprised by this.

Mushy · 16-10-2010 10:39pm

Finally got to a link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9099326.stm

BBC wrote:

Two Fifa officials have offered to sell their votes in the contest to host the 2018 World Cup, according to a Sunday Times report. The newspaper has video footage in which Nigerian Amos Adamu, a Fifa executive committee member, asks for £500,000 for a "personal project".

This is completely against Fifa rules.

And Oceania Football Confederation president Reynald Temarii, wanted money for a sports academy for his vote, which will take place on 2 December.
England are competing to host the tournament in eight years time, as well as Russia and joint bids from Spain and Portugal and Holland and Belgium.
A 24-strong committee will decide by secret ballot who should host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

And yes, it doesn't surprise me all too much, but hey, surely a bit topical.

dreamers75 · 16-10-2010 10:50pm

Its normal Mexico 86 kinda set the trend.

Mister men · 16-10-2010 10:58pm

Not surprised in the least. I'd say many officals have made deals already for their votes.

Mushy · 16-10-2010 11:02pm

Mister men wrote: »

Not surprised in the least. I'd say many officals have made deals already for their votes.

They said something on Sky News that friendlies (for example) would be arranged, but that sort of thing is allowed. I think its the cash for votes thing that makes it stronger controversy (I'll stop using that word as none here are shocked by it).

BBC wrote:

The footage, filmed by undercover Sunday Times journalists, shows Adamu wanting money to be paid to him directly for endorsing a bid.
The reporters had posed as lobbyists for a United States bid. The US decided on Friday to withdraw from the running for the 2018 World Cup and instead concentrate on the 2022 competition.

In the video, Adamu was asked whether the money for a "private project" would have an effect on the way he voted, he replied: "Obviously, it will have an effect. of course it will. Because certainly if you are to invest in that, that means you also want the vote."

Fifa has so far not responded to the allegations.

Thats been added into my previous quote from BBC. There is also a video that I saw on tv, but haven't found online.

Pauleta · 16-10-2010 11:07pm

Shame it wasnt Jack Warner they caught but good work exposing them anyway. It still the tip of the iceberg.

monkey9 · 16-10-2010 11:08pm

Mushy wrote: »

Breaking news coming from Sunday Times that members involved in voting are being offered cash for votes. Will find some links now as just watching on Sky News.

Don't worry about the links. Consider yourself believed. FIFA is as dodgy as a Robert Mugabe led organistion.