From
where I sit it looks like FIFA is facing more trouble...
North
Americans love a conspiracy. From JFK to 9/11 there always people
looking for answers to anything they can't understand or have trouble
accepting. Let's face it there are plenty of conspiracy theories
about sports. Does anyone think the NHL isn't thrilled the Rangers
are in the final? Against either LA or Chicago, both of those are
major US markets, it's perfect. Sadly, in the world of FIFA those
conspiracies are all too real. The outcome of games in any sport can
result in massive payouts for those placing wagers on the game. So,
it's hardly surprising when players or even officials fall to
temptation. The greater concern is obvious. For starters questions
are swirling around the awarding of the World Cup to Qatar in 2022.
Millions of dollars in payments for a country without the best human
rights record. Add to that the lack of proper climate it's easy to
question the legitimacy of the process. Now these latest allegations
of match fixing create a series of questions about the World Cup in a
couple of weeks. Managing an event of this size is difficult enough
without the added pressure of sniffing out corruption to the game
itself. In Sochi, the compromised building process was well
documented. However, once the games themselves got underway all of
that fell to the wayside. The picture in Brazil is, as amazing as
this sounds, bleaker. Not only was the building process
questionable, but it looks like the matches could be too.
At
least that's how I see it, and I sit in the cheap seats.
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