FIFA Bidding Scam

FIFA Bidding Scam : How deep does the rabbit-hole go?

Five officials with connections to FIFA in the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, are at the center of a Swiss criminal investigation.

Russia and Qatar who where awarded the rights to FIFA World Cup are still being investigated even after the findings in the FIFA inquiry Five officials with the connection between FIFA and the Russia and Qatar FA body are being investigated at the Swiss criminal center.

Jerome Champagne, a former FIFA insider who is the only currently declared rival to Sepp Blatter for next year’s presidential race, has told The Mail on Sunday that if any of the five are found guilty of wrong-doing, the entire bidding process should be invalidated.

Russia and Qatar who hold the rights to stage the 2018 and 2022 World Cups respectively, where handed the rights through a voting process which happened four years back.

Champagne has revealed that five FIFA officials are now under investigation and added:

‘Even if one vote was improperly influenced that is too many.’