As the Justice Department arrested or indicted 14 FIFA and media officials in dramatic early morning raids, Swiss authorities announced a criminal investigation of their own, into allegations of corruption and bribery related to
Qatar World Cup REUTERS/Francois LenoirMembers of Qatar's delegation react after the announcement that Qatar is going to be host nation for the FIFA World Cup 2022, in Zurich December 2, 2010.
Uefa held an emergency meeting in Warsaw on Wednesday after Swiss police arrested seven top Fifa officials on US corruption charges and the Swiss authorities announced a criminal investigation into the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Following arrests of its seven officials in Sweden, FIFA assured at a press conference that the 2018 and 2022 WC games will still be held in Russia and Qatar. Calling itself “the damaged party”, the…
The corruption scandal rocking FIFA since last night, has produced plenty of jokes at the expense of the world's leading football/soccer organization. It produced some unlikely cover ideas for this year's edition of the FIFA video