in mid-2015
this billion dollar nonprofit football
association found itself in the midst of
an fbi-led investigation into corruption
welcome to watchmojo.com be no place for
corruption of any kind in this
installment we’re counting down ten
crucial facts you should know about the
2015 FIFA corruption scandal number 10
what is FIFA
the acronym FIFA stands for the Fed
Agassi Oh Internacional de Football
Association this international governing
body is based in Zurich Switzerland and
oversees football or soccer to North
Americans futsal and Beach football side
the D ball up we will go to Portugal
founded in 1904 the Association
comprises 209 national associations and
is in charge of organising the football
tournament known as the World Cup the
Women’s World Cup and most international
football tournaments formally classified
as an association of associations with a
non-commercial not-for-profit purpose
FIFA nevertheless generates millions of
dollars annually in profit by selling
its TV and marketing rights and thanks
to big-name sponsors for example Fox an
American broadcast network won the
rights to showcase the 2018 and 2022
World Cups for a reputed 425 million
dollars and in a surprise twist their
rights were also extended until 2026
without opening up the bidding process
to other companies furthermore in 2014
the Brazil World Cup generated almost 5
billion dollars in revenue and after
expenses a total of 2.6 billion dollars
in profit for the Association number 9
who is a part of FIFA FIFA’s governing
structure is comprised of a president a
general secretary a Congress with
representatives from each affiliated
member Association and an assortment of
committees including those of finance
disciplinary and referees the Congress
meets every year to discuss the
association’s implementation with each
member Association accorded one vote
irrespective of its size or its
footballing strength FIFA also
recognizes six Confederations that
oversee the sport across the world’s
different continents and regions
interestingly FIFA has more member
states than the United Nations as it
also recognizes non sovereign entities
and politically disputed territories
like Palestine the Association does
not controlled the rules of football but
is in charge of enforcing sanctions such
as the suspension of players or teams if
they interfere with the proper
functioning of the sport number eight
who is in charge of FIFA the boss the
president on may 30th 2015
Joseph s bladder or Sepp Blatter as he
is commonly known was re-elected as
president of FIFA first elected On June
8th 1988 the Swiss Blatter had begun his
fifth consecutive term in 2015 after
defeating Prince Ali bin Al Hussein
although Blatter was short of the
two-thirds majority of votes needed for
re-election Hussein subsequently
withdrew his candidacy but just a few
days later on June 2nd 2015
Blatter resigned amid a corruption
scandal throughout the years his reign
as president of FIFA has been marred by
financial mismanagement allegations in
2002 FIFA Secretary General Michaele
Zhen who feenin wrote a report outlining
the scope of the financial mismanagement
within FIFA to the tune of 100 million
dollars in losses though Blatter was
cleared of the allegations the Council
of Europe published a report a decade
later saying that they found it quote
hard to believe that Blatter was unaware
of the mismanagement within the
Association we or I cannot monitor
everyone all of the time number 7
what does FIFA oversee
FIFA is in charge of overseeing the
men’s and women’s world cup competitions
both of which are held every four years
in a different host nation a prayer I
suspect from Kumagai and the World Cup
Japan
the men’s championships have been held
since 1930 while the women’s began in
1991 the three years preceding the
championships are used to determine
which national teams will compete the
men’s world cup is the most watched
sporting event in the world and even
supersedes the Super Bowl and the
Olympics in terms of views host nations
of the World Cup typically spend copious
amounts of money in preparation for the
tournament meanwhile FIFA generates
large sums of revenue from the event
that’s it for example the 2014 Brazil
World Cup cost Brazil an estimated 15
billion dollars whereas FIFA generated
2.6 billion in revenue this has led to
widespread protests within the host
nations as many believe FIFA should
shoulder more of the events costs number
6 what is the 2015 corruption scandal
about on May 27th 2015 14 top FIFA
officials and businessmen were indicted
on charges of bribery fraud and money
laundering totaling one hundred and
fifty million dollars Swiss authorities
also arrested half of those charged in
Zurich on behalf of the United States
Department of Justice which had
initiated an fbi-led investigation
several years ago according to US
Attorney General Loretta Lynch these
officials did not uphold the games rules
or protect the sports integrity instead
they corrupted the business of worldwide
soccer to serve their interests and to
enrich themselves meanwhile Swiss
federal prosecutors have also opened
criminal proceedings concerning the
awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups
to Russia and Qatar respectively 2018
FIFA World Cup ladies and gentlemen will
be organized in
number five what are the charges the
u.s. charges revolve around bribes and
collusion between FIFA officials and
sports marketing executives according to
US officials a total of 150 million
dollars in bribes and kickbacks occurred
over a twenty four year period in order
to block out competitors and keep
lucrative marketing contracts between
the two parties the Swiss investigation
centers on the claims of bribery by the
2018 and 2022 World Cup host nations
that have circulated since the vote took
place in December 2010 to organize the
222 FIFA World Cup is kapa Swiss
investigators rated FIFA headquarters in
Zurich Switzerland and collected
documents from Swiss financial
institutions the ten members of the FIFA
Executive Committee who took part in
voting for the World Cup in 2010 are
being questioned in regard to
allegations of criminal mismanagement
and money-laundering number four who
does the scandal involve the main
players are the FIFA officials from
South and North America the sports
marketing executives the US Department
of Justice and Swiss authorities as of
early June 2015 the arrested officials
in Zurich are waiting to be processed
and extradited to the United States for
prosecution the FIFA officials charged
include Jeffrey Webb UK no fee geudaero
Eduardo Lee Julio Rocha Lopes Kostas
Takas Rafael Esquivel Jose Maria marine
and Nicola Leo’s notable high-ranking
members from these individuals include
Jeffrey Webb the current vice president
of FIFA and the former president of
CONCACAF the governing body for
association football in North and
Central America as well as the Caribbean
there’s also Jack Warner the former vice
president of FIFA and president of
CONCACAF positions he held until his
suspension and resignation in 2011
furthermore an unidentified high-ranking
official is alleged to have supplemented
mr. Warner with a 10
and dollar payment in exchange for his
vote in support of the 2010 South Africa
World Cup
it is widely believed that the
unidentified official is FIFA Secretary
General Jerome Valcke number three will
it affect the 2018 and 2022 World Cups
in the history of the World Cup not a
single host nation has ever been
stripped of its hosting duties that
being said the FIFA arrests have placed
a spotlight on the highly controversial
World Cup host nations following the
2010 host announcement allegations of
attempted vote-buying came to light
among the accusers is former England
2018 bit chief Lorde trees Minh who
confessed that for FIFA committee
members had approached him in an attempt
to buy his vote Michael J Garcia the
chairman of the investigative branch of
FIFA’s ethics committee subsequently
launched an investigation into
corruption allegations in world
association football on July 17 2012
Garcia delivered his report two years
later but the head of the adjudicatory
arm of FIFA’s ethics committee Hansie
Hakeem eckhart blocked its publication
citing legal reasons
eckhart eventually released a 42 page
summary after evaluating Garcia’s report
which had some denouncing it as a
whitewash from our point of view the
report should be published in whole a
month later
Garcia resigned from his position citing
a quote lack of leadership and a general
lack of trust in Eckhart’s actions
number two what is the current scandal
surrounding the 2022 World Cup the
choice of Qatar as the 2022 World Cup
host nation has been marred by
allegations of selection process
corruption Qatar will be the first arab
nation to host the World Cup and the
event will mark the first time it’s held
in the Middle East beyond the corruption
allegations the suitability of the
location has been questioned due to
extreme heat in the summer months
nearing 122 degrees Fahrenheit the
tournament will be held in the winter
season from November to December and
will thereby halt the European club
football schedule midseason
furthermore the lack of human rights for
the workers has many international human
rights groups questioning the right of
Qatar
host the World Cup according to the
Guardian an estimated 4,000 workers will
die before the World Cup kickoff as many
are forced to work in 122 degree heat
have no access to clean water and have
their passports locked away so they
cannot leave the country to put this in
perspective more people may die during
the construction of the venue’s than in
the September 11th attacks on the United
States number 1 will this affect the
future of FIFA as of early June 2015 the
2015 FIFA corruption case continued with
investigations into the awarding of the
2018 and 2022 World Cups continuing and
the charges of bribery fraud and money
laundering within the Association
looming furthermore despite being
re-elected on may 30th 2015
as president of FIFA Sepp Blatter
resigned from his position on June 2nd
2015
that’s- gives life to football to take
his place he believes a new presidential
election at an extraordinary FIFA
Congress should take place between
December 2015 and March 2016 which will
allow enough time for future candidates
to prepare their campaigns his
announcement was well received as many
in the football community believe it’s
time for new leadership at the helm of
FIFA finally in the words of Blatter it
does seem that quote FIFA needs a
profound overhaul did these facts
surprise you to vote for which new story
is covered next
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and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s published
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you
this billion dollar nonprofit football
association found itself in the midst of
an fbi-led investigation into corruption
welcome to watchmojo.com be no place for
corruption of any kind in this
installment we’re counting down ten
crucial facts you should know about the
2015 FIFA corruption scandal number 10
what is FIFA
the acronym FIFA stands for the Fed
Agassi Oh Internacional de Football
Association this international governing
body is based in Zurich Switzerland and
oversees football or soccer to North
Americans futsal and Beach football side
the D ball up we will go to Portugal
founded in 1904 the Association
comprises 209 national associations and
is in charge of organising the football
tournament known as the World Cup the
Women’s World Cup and most international
football tournaments formally classified
as an association of associations with a
non-commercial not-for-profit purpose
FIFA nevertheless generates millions of
dollars annually in profit by selling
its TV and marketing rights and thanks
to big-name sponsors for example Fox an
American broadcast network won the
rights to showcase the 2018 and 2022
World Cups for a reputed 425 million
dollars and in a surprise twist their
rights were also extended until 2026
without opening up the bidding process
to other companies furthermore in 2014
the Brazil World Cup generated almost 5
billion dollars in revenue and after
expenses a total of 2.6 billion dollars
in profit for the Association number 9
who is a part of FIFA FIFA’s governing
structure is comprised of a president a
general secretary a Congress with
representatives from each affiliated
member Association and an assortment of
committees including those of finance
disciplinary and referees the Congress
meets every year to discuss the
association’s implementation with each
member Association accorded one vote
irrespective of its size or its
footballing strength FIFA also
recognizes six Confederations that
oversee the sport across the world’s
different continents and regions
interestingly FIFA has more member
states than the United Nations as it
also recognizes non sovereign entities
and politically disputed territories
like Palestine the Association does
not controlled the rules of football but
is in charge of enforcing sanctions such
as the suspension of players or teams if
they interfere with the proper
functioning of the sport number eight
who is in charge of FIFA the boss the
president on may 30th 2015
Joseph s bladder or Sepp Blatter as he
is commonly known was re-elected as
president of FIFA first elected On June
8th 1988 the Swiss Blatter had begun his
fifth consecutive term in 2015 after
defeating Prince Ali bin Al Hussein
although Blatter was short of the
two-thirds majority of votes needed for
re-election Hussein subsequently
withdrew his candidacy but just a few
days later on June 2nd 2015
Blatter resigned amid a corruption
scandal throughout the years his reign
as president of FIFA has been marred by
financial mismanagement allegations in
2002 FIFA Secretary General Michaele
Zhen who feenin wrote a report outlining
the scope of the financial mismanagement
within FIFA to the tune of 100 million
dollars in losses though Blatter was
cleared of the allegations the Council
of Europe published a report a decade
later saying that they found it quote
hard to believe that Blatter was unaware
of the mismanagement within the
Association we or I cannot monitor
everyone all of the time number 7
what does FIFA oversee
FIFA is in charge of overseeing the
men’s and women’s world cup competitions
both of which are held every four years
in a different host nation a prayer I
suspect from Kumagai and the World Cup
Japan
the men’s championships have been held
since 1930 while the women’s began in
1991 the three years preceding the
championships are used to determine
which national teams will compete the
men’s world cup is the most watched
sporting event in the world and even
supersedes the Super Bowl and the
Olympics in terms of views host nations
of the World Cup typically spend copious
amounts of money in preparation for the
tournament meanwhile FIFA generates
large sums of revenue from the event
that’s it for example the 2014 Brazil
World Cup cost Brazil an estimated 15
billion dollars whereas FIFA generated
2.6 billion in revenue this has led to
widespread protests within the host
nations as many believe FIFA should
shoulder more of the events costs number
6 what is the 2015 corruption scandal
about on May 27th 2015 14 top FIFA
officials and businessmen were indicted
on charges of bribery fraud and money
laundering totaling one hundred and
fifty million dollars Swiss authorities
also arrested half of those charged in
Zurich on behalf of the United States
Department of Justice which had
initiated an fbi-led investigation
several years ago according to US
Attorney General Loretta Lynch these
officials did not uphold the games rules
or protect the sports integrity instead
they corrupted the business of worldwide
soccer to serve their interests and to
enrich themselves meanwhile Swiss
federal prosecutors have also opened
criminal proceedings concerning the
awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups
to Russia and Qatar respectively 2018
FIFA World Cup ladies and gentlemen will
be organized in
number five what are the charges the
u.s. charges revolve around bribes and
collusion between FIFA officials and
sports marketing executives according to
US officials a total of 150 million
dollars in bribes and kickbacks occurred
over a twenty four year period in order
to block out competitors and keep
lucrative marketing contracts between
the two parties the Swiss investigation
centers on the claims of bribery by the
2018 and 2022 World Cup host nations
that have circulated since the vote took
place in December 2010 to organize the
222 FIFA World Cup is kapa Swiss
investigators rated FIFA headquarters in
Zurich Switzerland and collected
documents from Swiss financial
institutions the ten members of the FIFA
Executive Committee who took part in
voting for the World Cup in 2010 are
being questioned in regard to
allegations of criminal mismanagement
and money-laundering number four who
does the scandal involve the main
players are the FIFA officials from
South and North America the sports
marketing executives the US Department
of Justice and Swiss authorities as of
early June 2015 the arrested officials
in Zurich are waiting to be processed
and extradited to the United States for
prosecution the FIFA officials charged
include Jeffrey Webb UK no fee geudaero
Eduardo Lee Julio Rocha Lopes Kostas
Takas Rafael Esquivel Jose Maria marine
and Nicola Leo’s notable high-ranking
members from these individuals include
Jeffrey Webb the current vice president
of FIFA and the former president of
CONCACAF the governing body for
association football in North and
Central America as well as the Caribbean
there’s also Jack Warner the former vice
president of FIFA and president of
CONCACAF positions he held until his
suspension and resignation in 2011
furthermore an unidentified high-ranking
official is alleged to have supplemented
mr. Warner with a 10
and dollar payment in exchange for his
vote in support of the 2010 South Africa
World Cup
it is widely believed that the
unidentified official is FIFA Secretary
General Jerome Valcke number three will
it affect the 2018 and 2022 World Cups
in the history of the World Cup not a
single host nation has ever been
stripped of its hosting duties that
being said the FIFA arrests have placed
a spotlight on the highly controversial
World Cup host nations following the
2010 host announcement allegations of
attempted vote-buying came to light
among the accusers is former England
2018 bit chief Lorde trees Minh who
confessed that for FIFA committee
members had approached him in an attempt
to buy his vote Michael J Garcia the
chairman of the investigative branch of
FIFA’s ethics committee subsequently
launched an investigation into
corruption allegations in world
association football on July 17 2012
Garcia delivered his report two years
later but the head of the adjudicatory
arm of FIFA’s ethics committee Hansie
Hakeem eckhart blocked its publication
citing legal reasons
eckhart eventually released a 42 page
summary after evaluating Garcia’s report
which had some denouncing it as a
whitewash from our point of view the
report should be published in whole a
month later
Garcia resigned from his position citing
a quote lack of leadership and a general
lack of trust in Eckhart’s actions
number two what is the current scandal
surrounding the 2022 World Cup the
choice of Qatar as the 2022 World Cup
host nation has been marred by
allegations of selection process
corruption Qatar will be the first arab
nation to host the World Cup and the
event will mark the first time it’s held
in the Middle East beyond the corruption
allegations the suitability of the
location has been questioned due to
extreme heat in the summer months
nearing 122 degrees Fahrenheit the
tournament will be held in the winter
season from November to December and
will thereby halt the European club
football schedule midseason
furthermore the lack of human rights for
the workers has many international human
rights groups questioning the right of
Qatar
host the World Cup according to the
Guardian an estimated 4,000 workers will
die before the World Cup kickoff as many
are forced to work in 122 degree heat
have no access to clean water and have
their passports locked away so they
cannot leave the country to put this in
perspective more people may die during
the construction of the venue’s than in
the September 11th attacks on the United
States number 1 will this affect the
future of FIFA as of early June 2015 the
2015 FIFA corruption case continued with
investigations into the awarding of the
2018 and 2022 World Cups continuing and
the charges of bribery fraud and money
laundering within the Association
looming furthermore despite being
re-elected on may 30th 2015
as president of FIFA Sepp Blatter
resigned from his position on June 2nd
2015
that’s- gives life to football to take
his place he believes a new presidential
election at an extraordinary FIFA
Congress should take place between
December 2015 and March 2016 which will
allow enough time for future candidates
to prepare their campaigns his
announcement was well received as many
in the football community believe it’s
time for new leadership at the helm of
FIFA finally in the words of Blatter it
does seem that quote FIFA needs a
profound overhaul did these facts
surprise you to vote for which new story
is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s published
every week i’m debbie with
you
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