Fifa report into alleged corruption clears Qatar to host 2022 World Cup

[KingMessi]

Isn't that equality? For every member associations to have a vote each? That's not the problem here. The problem is the lack of transparency which allows corruption to reek through the system and not a max amount of terms allowed in place. That's the problem. Everyone should have a vote each because that's the democratic way. That promotes equality. That Football is for everyone unlike Cricket for example where the elite are harbouring the power.

It is not equality. It makes no sense for a tiny island nation to have as much power as a much larger, more populous, state. But there is no easy way to fix the voting system. The current method is the simplest.

Votes could be allotted based on population, but I'd doubt that would change much.

 

[KingMessi]

And what makes you think making the FIFA an elitist organization of a sort with a few countries having a bigger say in things won't allow people to continue their corrupt practices and exploit the structure and power for their personal gain?

It won't fix much. The only real way to change FIFA is to hit them in the wallet by making the sponsors worry about their public image.

 

[DonAK]

is it equality to equate the vote of san marino and saint vincent granadines to russia and china ?

It is unless you change the entire setup. I'm all for a better structure, but not for a certain countries to gain the control of the organization. That would be wrong and not bring any change because they'd be able to exploit the system just as badly as now.

Elitism is not the way to go.

 

[Sumlit]

And what makes you think making the FIFA an elitist organization of a sort with a few countries having a bigger say in things won't allow people to continue their corrupt practices and exploit the structure and power for their personal gain?

I don't want to make it elitist, I just want a structure that doesn't give such a clear advantage to those that have the least say and responsibility in the support and future of the sport.

 

[Hamzah]

Has the Olympics ever been victim of corruption in selecting hosts?

 

[TornAndFrayed]

It is unless you change the entire setup. I'm all for a better structure, but not for a certain countries to gain the control of the organization. That would be wrong and not bring any change because they'd be able to exploit the system just as badly as now.

Elitism is not the way to go.

labelling elitism the claim that san marino shouldn't weigh as much as china is not the way to go

 

[DonAK]

Has the Olympics ever been victim of corruption in selecting hosts?

IOC is just as corrupt as FIFA.

 

[KingMessi]

Has the Olympics ever been victim of corruption in selecting hosts?

Wasn't there something about Salt Lake City Olympics, a while back?

 

[Hamzah]

IOC is just as corrupt as FIFA.

Has an Olympics ever been bought?

Salt Lake City interesting, so some Americans bought that tournament? Is it the same as fifa where you pay off smaller countries?

 

[KingMessi]

Has an Olympics ever been bought?

Salt Lake City interesting, so some Americans bought that tournament? Is it the same as fifa where you pay off smaller countries?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympic_bid_scandal

 

[khaled_a_d]

Is it me or this thread has turned into political thread a bit?
Anyway ,hate to see Blatter wins though I like seeing the bigger countries like USA ,Canada,UEFA sort of losing this

 

[KingMessi]

Is it me or this thread has turned into political thread a bit?
Anyway ,hate to see Blatter wins though I like seeing the bigger countries like USA ,Canada,UEFA sort of losing this

It's not just you.

 

[Hamzah]

Do you think there's any chance of a boycott of the next world cup?

 

[TornAndFrayed]

i'm not unhappy that blatter was reelected
Things have evidently not turned to shit enough yet and his royal highness would've been more likely to pirouette fifa out of scrutiny

for the lolz, meet steve emerson, fox news "terrorism analyst"
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fox-news-expert-who-claimed-4962927

I gets a whole lot funnier: emerson did the exact same thing with Paris a few months ago (muslim religious police, etc ) and now he's done it again.

 

[KingMessi]

Do you think there's any chance of a boycott of the next world cup?

Only if it's large scale. I can't see any of the big footballing nations boycotting by themselves.