The decision to award the FIFA World Cup to Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 has been dismissed as a sham, the IOC announced in December Issa Hayatou FiFa?s vice-president is to face a full investigation as a IOC member.

In a statement The IOC confirmed: "The IOC has taken note of the allegations made by BBC Panorama and have received further evidence from the documentary makers that has been passed to the appropriate authorities?.

FiFa?s responded with a statement that the documentary makers had just raked up old news... "The matters concerning the case "ISL/ISMM" which is referred to date back many years ago and were investigated by the relevant authorities in Switzerland, in its verdict of 26 June 2008, the Criminal Court of Zug had not convicted any Fifa officials. It is therefore important to stress again the fact that no Fifa officials were accused of any criminal offence in these proceedings, furthermore, it is important to recall that the decision was made on matters which took place prior to the year 2000 and has been no court conviction against Fifa. The investigation and the case are definitely closed."

The IOC found this statement intolerable, as the evidence held on court file/record found more than 9 Fifa members have a case to answer, however the Swiss authorities are powerless to enforce Fifa member?s resident overseas to answer the charges.

The FA and the England bid team leaders have railed against Panorama branding the programme makers a national embarrassment, the screening of the programme timed to maximum effect.

Clive Edwards executive editor of BBC current affairs went onto the defense "Panorama's job is to investigate corruption and wrongdoing in public life so we put the information out there as soon as we could," on the BBC Radio 4,"Some people have said that it would have been better to do it after the vote but it is surely nonsense to suggest that you know a process could be flawed and you don't say anything until after it has happened. I am not prepared to sit on information we have. I believe that it is in everyone's interest that there should be a fair process (bid process) and that corruption should be exposed."

The English FA has subsequently received ?written material?, at its core a depressingly familiar tale, corruption is systemic within the structure of FIFA and Russia was able to home in on that in order to win the rights to host the World Cup in 2018.

Swiss investigators gave evidence that pointed to 6 members that accounts for 25% of the 22 members of the committee in charge of the world?s biggest sports decision allegedly involved in taking bribes. And at least, four other former committee members speaking openly about the culture of corruption around this decision, this is a mess.

To give some idea of how ?bent? FIFA executive Vitaly Mutko is,Mutko launched into an angry hissy fit against the British Media, saying; "No matter what we say we are portrayed by them as a hotbed of corruption. It is not true." Only for the Russian authorities then to launch a criminal investigation into alleged fraud at Mutko's ministry, Mutko's submitted a personal expenses claim for 97 breakfasts consumed during a 20 day trip to Canada. Total cost for 20 days breakfasts? $4,500, on top of this each night he claimed $1,499. In total, Mutko is said to have spent twelve times his official limit, presumably the bidding/voting system has an upstanding, independent arbiter?

This was contracted to KPMG who acted as an independent arbiter supposedly to guarantee the validity and indeed integrity of the vote, but the Swiss investigation team questioned some $23 million FIFA paid last year to KPMG for sundry and unspecified operating expenses.

But the case of WBA striker Peter Odemwingie that highlights just how vile, embedded, institutionalized racism is, Odemwingie made the mistake of leaving Russia for England recently, and presented with a massive banana banner in his last match, Russian football agent Vladimir Abramov ?explained? why, "Peter is a professional, but that's in contrast to other Nigerians, they are very insolent, headstrong, and black nationalism is evident in them, when there are more than three Nigerians, watch out: they aren't afraid of anyone."....some other quotes from the interview:

"An influx of Nigerians in a city means "drugs, and ultimately Aids".

"The French national team, in which black players play, has no relationship whatsoever to Europe".

"Teams shouldn't have more than one dark-skinned footballer. When there's more than one they are aggressive."

"Look, I am very respectful towards blacks: among them are very good people with whom I have made friends. But Russia isn't ready for them, that's the way it is."

5 nations made bids to host the 2018 World Cup, countries that spent an average $25 million putting their bids together and presenting them to FIFA. In Russia?s case some $35 million, England audited accounts show some $25 million spent on salaries for the 73 bid staff, the process of building 9050 hours from the bid itself cost $3m, inspection, preparations and substantial travel and accommodation costs for Fifa officials accounted for the rest....
Fifa cannot and will not account for as to why the bidding process was ignored in favour of counties that had not hosted the competition before, none of which was mentioned in the biding process.
I have not even got on to the Qatar 2022 bid....that for tomorrow......

Oh Kayoko.......It is hard to scream blue murder at Andy Gray and Richard Keys and accuse them of sexism, because it is hard to take what they say seriously......

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1350265/Andy-Gray-Richard-Keys-sexism-storm-Sian-Massey-party-girl.html