Which countries bribed FIFA?
U.S. Says FIFA Officials Were Bribed to Award World Cups to Russia and Qatar
- Three South American officials, according to the indictment, received payments to vote for Qatar.
- Qatar has long denied allegations of acting improperly despite facing a slew of accusations since it started bidding for soccer’s biggest prize.
For what amount was the disloyal payment from Sepp Blatter to Michael Platini?
FIFA take legal action against Blatter and Platini in bid to recoup “disloyal” payment. FIFA has taken legal action against former President Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini in a bid to recoup the CHF2 million (£1.5 million/$2 million/€1.8 million) paid to the ex-UEFA head in 2011.
Why was Platini banned FIFA?
In 2015, the world governing body FIFA banned Platini, who at the time was its vice-president, over a payment of two million Swiss francs (€1.8 million, $2 million at the current exchange rate), which he’d received from then-FIFA President Sepp Blatter in 2011.
What is a disloyal payment?
The wording used by Swiss authorities is making a “disloyal payment” which basically means that Blatter made a payment that was in his interests rather than in the best interests of FIFA. Blatter now faces the humiliation of joining Valcke in the FIFA sin bin or even worse.
What are the allegations against EA Sports FIFA 21?
Allegations against EA Sports claim that Electronic Arts are practicing ‘scripting’ in FIFA 21 to further microtransaction profit. (Credit: Electronic Arts) For years, players of EA Sport’s football-monolith FIFA have been complaining about alleged scripting in FIFA matches.
What are the allegations about the World Cup?
Part of the allegations against FIFA include awarding Russia with the 2018 World Cup and Qatar with the 2022 competition. The association completed an internal investigation in 2014, which it did not release despite declaring in a summary of the investigation that its findings exonerated FIFA.
Are there any allegations of corruption in FIFA?
FIFA continues to face heavy scrutiny as the 2018 World Cup begins, after investigations in 2015 brought forward allegations of corruption and bribery against many of the highest-ranking FIFA officials.
Who are the FIFA officials who have been arrested?
There was also a simultaneous raid on the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, and later, two further men handed themselves in to police for arrest: Jack Warner and marketing executive Alejandro Burzaco. Two further arrests of FIFA officials at the hotel occurred in December 2015.
