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Colour-blind justice needed in the FIFA probe
ARLEY GILL
Sunday, June 14, 2015
With so many countries vying to host the World Cup, awarding to Russia and Qatar the privilege of hosting the tournaments is what caused the uproar in FIFA.
IT would be fair to say that most people who seriously follow world football would not have been surprised by the current allegations, charges, arrests, extradition requests, resignations, and the general comess that are going on in FIFA. Yet, one may not have expected the arrests in Zurich just ahead of the recent congress and elections among FIFA affiliates, including the Grenada Football Association.
The re-election of Sepp Blatter as FIFA president was not a surprise. However, his subsequent announcement that he was stepping down from the presidency was the biggest surprise in all of this so far.
The truth is FIFA, under Sepp Blatter, became the most powerful sports organisation in the world. It was like a nation without borders, and the president of FIFA was arguably more powerful than leaders of small countries.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/colum...probe_19121950
ARLEY GILL
Sunday, June 14, 2015
With so many countries vying to host the World Cup, awarding to Russia and Qatar the privilege of hosting the tournaments is what caused the uproar in FIFA.
IT would be fair to say that most people who seriously follow world football would not have been surprised by the current allegations, charges, arrests, extradition requests, resignations, and the general comess that are going on in FIFA. Yet, one may not have expected the arrests in Zurich just ahead of the recent congress and elections among FIFA affiliates, including the Grenada Football Association.
The re-election of Sepp Blatter as FIFA president was not a surprise. However, his subsequent announcement that he was stepping down from the presidency was the biggest surprise in all of this so far.
The truth is FIFA, under Sepp Blatter, became the most powerful sports organisation in the world. It was like a nation without borders, and the president of FIFA was arguably more powerful than leaders of small countries.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/colum...probe_19121950
