If you’re an American, you probably don’t know any more about FIFA, the international body that governs soccer, than you do about the IAEA, the international body that governs nuclear weapons. So imagine US law-enforcement authorities announcing the indictment of former MLB commissioner Bud Selig on criminal charges for fraud, criminal mismanagement and forgery, and… Read more.
Fifa
FIFA – Soccer’s Federation of Imbeciles, Fraudsters & Autocrats
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is soccer’s international governing body – whose hallowed mission is to govern “For the Good of the Game.” This is why the scandal that has it reeling these days reeks of such betrayal of trust. FIFA president Sepp Blatter has told an emergency meeting of football’s governing body… Read more.
The World Cup – Brazil!
You do not have to be a fan of the “beautiful game” of soccer to be interested in the World Cup, which kicks off in Brazil today. Not least because, like the Olympics, the political, economic and cultural factors involved mean that it transcends sports. This is why the matches (and even who wins that coveted Cup)… Read more.