Russia, Qatar, Could Lose The World Cup If Dirty Bidding Claims Are Confirmed: FIFA Official

[RandySF]

FIFA, the international soccer governing body, could strip Russia and Qatar of their World Cup hosting rights if evidence comes to light there was corruption in the bidding process, a FIFA official said Sunday.

Domenico Scala, the chairman of FIFA's audit and compliance committee, said that 2018 World Cup host Russia and 2022 World Cup host Qatar could be in trouble if allegations of bribery turn out to be true, Reuters reported.

"If evidence should emerge that the awards to Qatar and Russia only came about thanks to bought votes, then the awards could be invalidated," Scala told the Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung Sunday. "This evidence has not yet been brought forth."

Both countries have denied anything improper went down during the bidding process. Qatar officials have called the allegations of a corrupt bid "prejudice" and "racism."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/07/russia-qatar-world-cup_n_7529490.html

[TexasProgresive]

1. So what countries weren't giving FIFA people money?

The U.S.A. did so that should remove us from being considered. Sort of like the Tour de France. No one is listed as winning from 1999 to 2005 because they were all doping.

[malaise]

4. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

It's a joke

[TexasProgresive]

5. The devil made me do it! n/t

[BeyondGeography]

2. Vichy Captain Renault comes to mind

[malaise]

3. How did the US get the world cup in 1994?

Remember that very strange Trinidad & Tobago loss in Port of Spain for the 1990 World Cup?
No one in this region has forgotten. Jack and Chuck should be questioned.

Let me be kind - there hasn't been a clean FIFA or IOC bid in decades.
Let's find out about the New Zealand man who ran for his life when he was threatened over the German bid in 2006. That was supposed to be South Africa's world cup.

By the way Andrew Jennings also exposed the US buying of votes for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

[NuclearDem]

7. Inevitable.

Like clockwork.

[Jesus Malverde]

8. Ignoring the content of a post

With snark, like clockwork.



JM

[NuclearDem]

10. What content?

Pretty much the standard "yeah well the US does it too."

Again, like clockwork.

[Jesus Malverde]

11. Bummer kettle meets pot

Must be frustrating.

[NuclearDem]

13. I'm not sure you know what that phrase means.

Some things just don't translate well from English to Russian, I know.

[Jesus Malverde]

14. Still more snark

[dballance]

6. How about someone start investigating the IOC.

I suspect there is as much corruption there as at FIFA.

[malaise]

15. That's ongoing

Read Jennings two books on that subject.

There's a great website out of Denmark - Play the Game
http://www.playthegame.org/

[demmiblue]

9. Qatar should have already lost it due to human rights violations.

[Jesus Malverde]

12. They should be in jail for funding terrorists..nt