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« on: October 17, 2010, 07:03:01 AM »



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Fifa is investigating allegations that two of its officials offered to sell their votes in the contest to host the 2018 World Cup.

Reporters from The Sunday Times posed as lobbyists for a consortium of American companies who wanted to bring the tournament to the United States.

They approached Amos Adamu, a Nigerian who serves as a Fifa executive committee member.

He allegedly told reporters he wanted cash to build pitches in Nigeria.

Mr Adamu, who is president of the West African Football Union, is said to have told the undercover journalists that he wanted $800,000 (£500,000) to build four artificial football pitches.

This would be completely against Fifa's rules.

The Sunday Times footage shows Mr Adamu wanting money to be paid to him directly for endorsing the US bid.

In the video, he was asked whether the money for a "private project" would have an effect on the way he voted.

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He replied: "Obviously, it will have an effect. Of course it will. Because certainly if you are to invest in that, that means you also want the vote."

Reynald Temarii, president of the Oceania Football Confederation, is also alleged to have asked for a payment, in his case to finance a sports academy.

A statement from Fifa read: "Fifa and the Fifa Ethics Committee have closely monitored the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups and will continue to do so.

"Fifa has already requested to receive all of the information and documents related to this matter, and is awaiting to receive this material.

"In any case, Fifa will immediately analyse the material available and only once this analysis has concluded will Fifa be able to decide on any potential next steps.

"In the meantime, Fifa is not in a position to provide any further comments on this matter."

A European nation will definitely host the 2018 World Cup after the United States - the last remaining non-European bidder - pulled out of the race on Friday. Australia withdrew its candidature in June. Both will refocus their efforts on 2022.


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« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2010, 09:01:28 AM »

This sort of thing must have been going on sine the beginning

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« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2010, 09:48:28 AM »




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A senior Fifa member says an English newspaper's claims of vote selling for the contest to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will not hurt England's bid.

Fifa is investigating allegations that two officials offered to sell votes.

President Sepp Blatter said the affair has had a "very negative impact" on world football's governing body.

But Chuck Blazer, the American member of Fifa's executive committee, said it should not damage England - and the 2 December vote need not be postponed.

Reporters from the Sunday Times posed as lobbyists for a consortium of American companies who wanted to bring the tournament to the United States.

Supporters of England's bid are concerned that the claims may rebound on them if Fifa members are unhappy the expose emanated from the English press.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9100814.stm


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« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2010, 10:53:32 AM »

Well the stadia are here, so there will be no extra costs re building new stadia, so I can't see why not.

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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2010, 08:16:11 AM »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9124198.stm

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Fifa has said it will not tolerate unethical behaviour in the race to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

On Sunday former general secretary Michel Zen-Ruffinen was filmed appearing to suggest that two bidders could be involved in collusion.

That came after two Fifa members were suspended amid claims they offered to sell their votes in the 2018 contest.

"Fifa and the ethics committee are committed to zero tolerance for any breach," read a statement on Monday.

"[We] are determined to protect the integrity of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process."

The response followed the Sunday Times posting a film of Zen-Ruffinen - who was the organisation's general secretary from 1998 until he left in 2002 after accusing president Sepp Blatter of mismanagement - in which he appeared to suggest that 2018 bidder Spain/Portugal and 2022 hopeful Qatar had struck a deal to exchange votes. Both bidders have denied all allegations of collusion.


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« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2010, 09:55:31 AM »

We should get it


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« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2010, 10:05:09 AM »

2018 should be in our bag.

If not, something dodgy is goin on.


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