Should the FA demand a refund from FIFA over corrupt WC bid?

In light of the damning allegations of corruption throughout FIFA, it seems clear that the decisions on the bids to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups were riddled with corruption.

Independent Australian senator Nick Xenophon has demanded that Fifa refunds the Aus$45.6m (£29.6m) they spent on their unsuccessful bid to host the 2022 World Cup.

Xenophon said: "It appears corrupt and highly questionable behaviour goes to the core of Fifa.

"Australia spent almost $46m on a bid we were never in the running for.

"Now we hear that bribes may have been made to fix the result for who will head up Fifa."

Should the FA being demanding a refund too?

 

Covered in the other thread...

England did what everyone else did, and the same as last time WC bids were made, and just got shafted, mostly because of our media.

No Refunds

 

No.

The English FA and the British government were happy to give in to FIFA's many demands when they thought they had a chance to win the world cup bid. Do you think they would give a **** about corruption if they had won the bid?

I'm all for cleaning up FIFA which is corrupt from the top down but the English FA are simply throwing their toys out the pram because they didn't get the WC.

Let's put it another way: two of the demands FIFA made were to scrap the minimum wage for the duration of the WC and to get tax breaks for FIFA employees (ie. the top brass) as well as for sponsors like Coca-Cola, Adidas etc. The government and the English FA were happy to go along with those arrangements so how are they any better?

Something needs to be done about FIFA. There's no doubt about that. But the English FA were happy to collude with FIFA when they thought they had a chance to win the WC bid so they are in no position to take the moral high ground.

 

If found guilty then they should have a re vote!

 

But....It's the Australian FA asking for a refund.

 

Yes, and the OP is asking whether the English FA should do the same. Christ on a bike son, waken up.

 

"the English FA are simply throwing their toys out the pram because they didn't get the WC"

The OP represents the English FA does he? Any excuse to have a rant about England.

 

You're too stupid to waste time arguing.

 

I totally agree. The whole thing has been an ****ing disgrace.

 

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Sorry for bursting your Sunday morning bigoted rant bubble.

 

The Daily Mail forum is a more dangerous collection of maniacs than here and that BNP list, you're wanted for, combined.

 

They aren't half as bad as the ones on Stormfront, though.

 

I'm not sure if they still have it, but I used to enjoy reading the 'Junior Letters' page in The Daily Mail. The kids were even more right-wing than their parents, but were less adept at disguising their more extremist views.

 

I doubt ST reads the Mail.

 

I quite like the Mail.