Comments on: FIFA, Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke: Bribery, Bullshit and Blackmail

By: Pitch Invasion » Lead Story » The Heat Is On: FIFA’s Corruption To Be Revealed In Court?

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:52:47 +0000

[...] been waiting for this one for a while. And we’ll be all over it here, too, as we have with previous Blatter scandals. Tagged as: FIFA, Sepp [...]

By: Pitch Invasion · David Conn on Investigative Journalism in Football

Pitch Invasion · David Conn on Investigative Journalism in Football — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:49:46 +0000

[...] about this book, and the work of Andrew Jennings on Fifa that we recently discussed here as well as Brian’s Corruption in English Football: A Field [...]

By: Thomas Dunmore

Thomas Dunmore — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:30:18 +0000

Ah, thanks for spotting that Laurie. I’ve fixed the Jennings link.

I quite agree, it’s hard to see things changing. Still, I think the first step is at least for people in the football media to investigate what’s actually going on. I can only think of a couple of journalists who actually do this, sadly, even though there’s a wealth of scandal to uncover (see the Premier League corruption arrests for another example).

The money certain individuals pocket ultimately comes from somewhere — supporters’ pockets, usually.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:35:08 +0000

okay, found it through your CSWeekly column. But others might appreciate the link.

Nice job, btw. But it will take a LOT of squeaky wheels to create change. Call me cynical, but people are generally sheep.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:26:21 +0000

Ack! Tom! Need a link fix so we can read the Andrew Jennings article!