0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 6/29/2015
It’s been a while since someone publicly criticized FIFA’s decision to move the 2022 World Cup to winter instead of summer, a huge corruption scandal can kind of put that on the back burner. Now that the FIFA corruption scandal has calmed down a bit, we can talk again about the absurdity of putting the […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 3/19/2015
Ever since the bid of Qatar won the voting for the rights to the 2022 World Cup speculation has surrounded a move to the winter. On Thursday the world’s soccer governing body, FIFA, made the move official with the announcement of the dates for the 2022 World Cup. According to a report by the BBC, […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 2/24/2015
As it was reported by Grant Wahl last week, FIFA is officially proposing to have the 2022 FIFA World Cup in winter. I honestly don’t know what FIFA means by “proposing” to put the World Cup in winter. It’s not like they need approval by someone else. Yeah, they have “support” by all six confederations […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 11/13/2014
Last week, we reported on former FIFA official Chuck Blazer informing on FIFA for the FBI. This week, CNN is reporting that the FBI is stepping up its own corruption investigation that could land some FIFA officials in hot water. This runs contrary to FIFA’s own report on Thursday that cleared itself of any corruption in the […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/12/2014
The BBC reports that FIFA is going to clear Qatar of corruption charges based on bidding for the 2022 FIFA World Cup when the FIFA ethics report is published tomorrow morning. Also, the English FA will be in trouble for associating themselves with former FIFA VP, Jack Warner, who resigned due to bribery allegations. After […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/11/2014
Qatar sports minister, Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali, was interviewed by the Associated Press about concerns with Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup. The interview touched on topics such as human rights, terrorism, alcohol and homosexuality. Al-Ali tried to ease the fears of many and showcase how great the tournament will be and how […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 11/3/2014
Three years ago Emirate Airlines threatened FIFA with the loss of millions as a main sponsor due to corruption allegations. On Monday, it is being reported that the airline has followed through on its long-standing threat, and will not renew its sponsorship agreement for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. However, it may not have […]
