In an unprecedented moment, the head of the Federation International Football Association, or FIFA, has admitted that agreeing to host the World Cup in Qatar was a terrible idea.
In an interview with a Swiss television channel reported on by The Wire, the president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, said, “of course it was a mistake,” when he was asked about the decision to allow Qatar to host an event that takes place in the summer of the Northern Hemisphere. After that statement he said, “One makes a lot of mistakes in life.” .... http://www.dailyzone.com
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Flashback to march 2014: Fifa Asked to Strip Qatar of 2022 World Cup as New Bribery Allegations Emerge
‘The campaign to strip Qatar of the right to host the 2022 football World Cup has gained momentum after it emerged that a firm linked to the Gulf state allegedly bribed a former senior Fifa official.
Jack Warner and his family were paid about $2m (£1.2m, €1.4m) by a Qatari firm linked to the country’s successful World Cup bid, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The former vice-president of Fifa received $1.2m shortly after the Qataris won the right to host the tournament. Warner’s sons received payments totalling almost $750,000, while one of his employees received $400,000, the newspaper reported.’ .... http://www.ibtimes.co.uk
