Posts Tagged ‘Andrew Jennings’

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

By Tom Dunmore • Nov 28th, 2007 • Category: Politics and Economics

I wrote about the dirty dealings behind the glitz of Fifa’s latest World Cup draw here the other day as well, but writing for print always makes me actually explain things properly.
So anyone interested in the suspect dealings going on at FIFA might want to read my latest column at the Chicago Sports Weekly on [...]


FIFA, Blatter, Blackmail and the 2010 World Cup Draw

By Tom Dunmore • Nov 24th, 2007 • Category: Politics and Economics

Today, the draw for the qualifying round of the 2010 World Cup will take place. It will be beamed to 173 countries, and FIFA’s General Secretary Jérôme Valcke will be centre stage alongside Sepp Blatter.
Yet less than twelve months ago, Valcke, then FIFA’s marketing director, faced ruin following the finding of an American court that [...]