Why Fifa’s credibility problem is all about transparency
Fifa President Sepp Blatter is under pressure in Brazil and at home in Switzerland to prove that his organisation is fit for purpose.
Fifa President Sepp Blatter is under pressure in Brazil and at home in Switzerland to prove that his organisation is fit for purpose.
Michael Garcia’s investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids will be completed next week. The question now is whether he will look at new bribery allegations.
Fifa’s ethics investigator Michael Garcia says he will finish his inquiry into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids by next week, despite fresh allegations about Qatar.
Fifa President Sepp Blatter admits to a Swiss journalist that it was “of course” a mistake to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar because of the heat the players will face. (video in French)
England’s Wembley friendly against Denmark could decide which of the current squad make the cut for the Brazil World Cup. John Anderson ponders the dilemmas facing national team boss Roy Hodgson.
The 2022 football World Cup will not be held in Qatar in the summer months because of the heat, and is likely to take place between November and January, Fifa’s secretary general says.
Costs, travel logistics, unfinished stadia, and the prospect of civil unrest have cast a pall over the 2014 Brazil World Cup. But such concerns may be put aside when the draw begins later today for the biggest footballing event on earth.
England play Germany at Wembley on Tuesday in one of the fiercest rivalries in football. But given the Germans’ record of tournament success, should England not regard them as role models?
England’s footballers beat Montenegro 4-1 in their 2014 World Cup qualifier match – helped by their opponent’s own goal. But they need to beat Poland in their next game to be sure of qualification.
It may have the World Cup, but Qatar also faces nine more years of gossip and grumbling – as Sports Correspondent Keme Nzerem finds at a meeting of international football’s great and good.
There are lots of ways moving the World Cup into the winter will be bad. You know about those. So Channel 4 News has found 10 reasons to be cheerful about a possible switch.
Fifa President Sepp Blatter tells a Zurich press conference “We have plenty of time concerning Qatar” and confirms the 2022 World Cup will take place there.
Fifa’s governance advisors disband with a clarion call on the need for strong leadership to see through the process of reform.
Much like political party delegates in Brighton, Bournemouth or Birmingham, everyone in football knows this week’s FIFA meeting in Zurich is politics through and through.
Suggestions are coming to light that Qatar’s petrodollars and global deals helped secure its World Cup bid. But could the country be robbed of the event?