FIFA Corruption

In the past week there have been numerous arrests in the football world. The arrests concerned top FIFA officials who are suspected of corruption, the investigation is going as far back as the 1980's and more importantly the circumstances under which Quatar were awards the 2022 world cup. Quatar a strict country with 1.5 million people who all live under Sharia law which includes a ban on homosexuality, and one of the most important aspects of a football World Cup: Alcohol, which is banned in public places in Quatar . There is also a current issue of migrant labour that is being used to build all 8 stadiums that are needed for the world cup all of this comes from a country that has no football league, so the question is asked, how did Quatar get awarded the world cup over countries such as the UK, and USA who were also in contention both of which would only have to carry out minimal work to get the country ready for the world stage. Friday also saw the re-election of Sepp Blatter the president of FIFA who is also suspected of being heavily embroiled in the corruption scandal, in my personal opinion as a lifelong football fan he should be arrested and have his presidency stripped. The whole of FIFA needs to be disbanded and reformed in order to rid the entire organisation of the corruption that runs so deep.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32897066

Nicole Meechan