Seeing as UEFA are FIFA's biggest funders, it should throw its weight around a bit more, and threaten to pull out and set up a rival competition.
Sky Sports News ‏@SkySportsNews 30m FIFA confirms GoalControl will be the goal-line technology provider for 2014 World Cup #SSN Why not just use Hawkeye..? like every other competition with goal-line technologyâ¦idiots!
Because they gave the biggest back hander mate, just like sunderland council just on a larger scale, the sooner interpol and hmrc get into these fookers the better not to mention soca
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...ent-Jack-Warner-and-family-paid-millions.html A senior Fifa official and his family were paid almost $2 million from a Qatari firm linked to the countryâs successful bid for the 2022 World Cup, The Telegraph discloses. Jack Warner, the former vice-president of Fifa, appears to have been personally paid $1.2 million (£720,000) from a company controlled by a former Qatari football official shortly after the decision to award the country the tournament. Payments totalling almost $750,000 were made to Mr Warnerâs sons, documents show. A further $400,000 was paid to one of his employees. It is understood that the FBI is now investigating Trinidad-based Mr Warner and his alleged links to the Qatari bid, and that the former Fifa officialâs eldest son, who lives in Miami, has been helping the inquiry as a co-operating witness. The awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was one of the most controversial decisions in sporting history. The intense summer heat in the desert nation has raised the prospect of the tournament being moved to the winter for the first time. Although Qatar has repeatedly denied wrongdoing during the bidding process, it has long been suspected that the decision was flawed, and several members of the Fifa committee have faced corruption allegations. Today it can be disclosed that a company owned by Mohamed Bin Hammam, the Fifa executive member for Qatar, appeared to pay $1.2 million to Mr Warner in 2011. A note from one of Mr Warnerâs companies, Jamad, to Mr Bin Hammamâs firm, Kemco, requested $1.2 million in payment for work carried out between 2005 and 2010. The document is dated December 15, 2010, two weeks after Qatar won the right to host the tournament, and states that the money is âpayable to Jack Warnerâ. Mr Warnerâs two sons and an employee were paid a further $1 million by the same Qatari company. One document states that payments are to âoffset legal and other expensesâ, but a separate letter claims that more than $1 million cover âprofessional services provided over the period 2005-2010â. At least one bank in the Cayman Islands initially refused to process the payment amid fears over the legality of the money transfer. The money was eventually processed via a bank in New York â a transaction that is understood to have come to the attention of the FBI. A well-placed source said: âThese payments need to be properly investigated. The World Cup is the most important event in football and we need to be confident that decisions have been made for the right reasons. There are lots of questions that still need to be answered.â Mr Warner was one of the most experienced members of the executive committee until he stood down in 2011 and served as vice-president of the organisation for 14 years. He was one of the 22 people who decided to award Russia the 2018 World Cup and Qatar the 2022 tournament. It is understood that the FBI is investigating payments to Mr Warner and that one of his family members has been acting as a âco-operating witnessâ. The investigators are thought to be focusing on Mr Warnerâs American and Grand Cayman accounts. Michael Garcia, the joint chief investigator of Fifaâs ethics committee, is also investigating irregularities surrounding the bidding process. He is expected to deliver his report to the committee later this year. Todayâs disclosures will add to concerns that some Fifa executive committee members were not impartial when they cast their votes in December 2010. England suffered a humiliating defeat when it secured only two votes to host the 2018 World Cup and was eliminated after the first round. Even before the decision was made, there were persistent allegations of corruption. Six weeks before the vote in Zurich, a World Cup official was caught in an undercover investigation agreeing to sell his vote to one of Englandâs rivals. A second member of the same committee was recorded asking for £1.5 million for a sports academy. Both officials were suspended, meaning that 22 people voted instead of the usual 24. A whistleblower also claimed that one of the bidders had bought the votes of three African executive committee members. The former Fifa employee later withdrew the allegations. Following Englandâs defeat, a parliamentary committee held an inquiry into the failed bid. Lord Triesman, the bidâs former chairman, gave evidence stating that four Fifa executive committee members had asked for business deals and favours when negotiating their support. One of those he named was Mr Warner. The Labour peer said that the then Fifa vice-president had asked for money to build an education centre in Trinidad, with the cash to be channelled through him, and £500,000 to buy World Cup television rights for Haiti. In June 2011, Mr Warner resigned from all football posts after he was accused of facilitating bribes to members of the Caribbean football union on behalf of Mohamed Bin Hammam, who was standing against Sepp Blatter to be Fifa president. A report by the Fifa ethics committee found that there was âcompellingâ evidence that Mr Warner was âan accessory to corruptionâ. Mr Warner was caught on tape apparently urging fellow Fifa officials to accept cash gifts from Mr Bin Hammam, the disgraced former presidential candidate. The documents seen by The Daily Telegraph raise further questions about Mr Warnerâs activities. One email, which appears to have been sent by one of Mr Warnerâs employees, shows that the staff member personally received $412,000 from the Qatari company and that Mr Warnerâs son, Daryll, was paid $432,000. Daryan, his other son, was paid $316,000 via a company called We Buy Houses. Regarding the payments to Daryan, the email states that he was âcontracted ⦠based on his understanding, contacts and history with the regional players who make up an integral part of the defence team ⦠pursuant to Fifa bribery allegations. As stated in our letter of June 11, 2011, the value of US $316,000, and this is an initial deposit to offset legal and other expenses related to the matter.â In July, a different email shows that âmonies in the amount of $1.2 millionâ were wire transferred to J&D International, another of Mr Warnerâs companies, by the same Qatari firm. It states that this is to âoffset legal and other related expenses associated with regard to an ongoing matterâ. Mr Warner and his family declined to comment. A spokesman for Qatarâs 2022 World Cup organising committee said: âThe 2022 bid committee strictly adhered to Fifaâs bidding regulations in compliance with their code of ethics. âThe supreme committee for delivery and legacy and the individuals involved in the 2022 bid committee are unaware of any allegations surrounding business dealings between private individuals.â Well....it was only a matter of time before some actual evidence came out against them
If they take the world cup off them, and they should imo, as one of the front runners in the bidding and our present footballing infrastructure, maybe we could still get to host the World Cup?
it's been 4 years since the Vote, do you think Australia would be able to get their **** together? Think they should invite new bidders myself, and give it to a country with a well established football infrastructure. The 2022 bidders all had plenty of graft into being ready for it, except maybe the US.
It would be fairly straightforward to go back to the result of the 2022 vote and award it to the runner-up nation. Lets face it even North Korea would be a better option than Qatar. Even more interesting is that the FBI are investigating.
I would love something to be nailed at Sepp Blatters door. That corrupt old fart has ruined International football for his and his cronies own gains. How can a country like Qatar even be considered for the world cup. It will be also very interesting what they do about the Russian world cup given the latest political happenings.
Wow, corruption in FIFA. I don't believe it. Surely these old men in suits are far too honourable to be involved in such shenanigans
A shocking story has emerged today about the organisers of the ill-fated Qatar 2022 World Cup. The competition, which has caused more controversy and debate than any other in the history of the competition, is still eight years away, but the endless stories of mistreatment of migrant workers, FIFA bribes and corruption are threatening to make a mockery of the world's greatest sporting event. Martin Samuel's column in the Daily Mail today revealed some extremely disturbing information about the Qatari organizers and their sordid past. Samuel explains that Abdul Rahman Omeir al-Naimi, a principal organiser of the competition and former head of the Qatari Football Association (QFA), has links to various terrorist groups including Al-Qaeda and Hamas. The US Treasury Department has stated that al-Naimi was a prominent financier of Al Qaeda and that he oversaw the transfer of hundreds of thousands of dollars to Al-Qaeda and subsidiaries in Iraq, Somalia, Yemen and Syria over the course of a decade. Al-Naimi is no longer involved with the QFA, but his replacement, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al Than, who is a member of the Qatari Royal Family, has also been accused of having links to terrorist organisations. The report goes on to state that Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al Than, who is the President of the QFA, met with leaders of Hamas in Doha in April 2013 to discuss relations between the Gulf State and the so called 'political party' of Hamas, which is classed as a terrorist organisation by America and the EU. The Emir of Qatar, their head of state, also became the first head of state to visit Hamas-controlled Gaza in 2012 and pledged to support Hamas and their security apparatus to the tune of $400m. The damning revelation goes on to explain numerous examples of people who were involved with the bid to bring the World Cup to Qatar and the organisers and their links to different groups associated with terrorism and even gives examples of inflammatory comments made by these individuals, of which most were advocating the death of Jews and enemies of Islam. The question that the article begs is - what needs to happen in order for the competition to be removed from Qatar? Just last week Jack Warner, the ex Vice President of FIFA, was found to have accepted a bribe of $1.2m from Mohammed Bin Hamman, Qatar's representative in FIFA and swiftly resigned from his position, but faces an FBI investigation into the alleged bribe.
****ing ****er!! Fifa President Sepp Blatter has admitted it was "a mistake" to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar because of the extreme heat players will face in the Gulf state. Speaking to Swiss channel RTS, Mr Blatter said: "Of course, it was a mistake. You know, one makes a lot of mistakes in life. "The technical report indicated clearly that it was too hot in summer, but despite that the executive committee decided with quite a big majority that the tournament would be in Qatar." Blatter insisted however that Qatar had not "bought" the World Cup - the bid did spend large amounts of money on sponsorship and development programmes. He added: "No, I have never said it was bought, but that it was due to political considerations. "We know full well that big French and German companies work in Qatar, but they don't just work for the World Cup. The World Cup is only a small part of what is going on in Qatar." Asked about his future at the helm of Fifa, Blatter again indicated he would stand for a fifth term in next year's election. "At the moment I say I want to finish my mandate well. Of course I am willing to continue," he said. A decision on whether the tournament will be moved from summer to the winter in eight years' time has been postponed by Fifa until after next month's World Cup finals in Brazil. Fifa later released a statement which attempted to clarify Blatter's comments. "The comment by the Fifa President concerning the organisation of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar to Swiss TV station RTS is in line with previous comments on this matter," it read. "As explained in his answer to the journalist, the President reiterated that the decision to organise the World Cup in summer was a 'error' based on the technical assessment report of the bid, which had highlighted the extremely hot temperatures in summer in Qatar. At no stage did he question Qatar as hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup."
