Published on Jun 2, 2014
As damaging new allegations emerge
over the bidding process for football's 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar,
leading figures in the sport call for the vote to be rerun. CNN's Erin
Hawkswroth reports.
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Corruption allegations rock Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid (CNN, June 2, 2014)
http://cnn.it/1hrQ7ap
"As new allegations emerged surrounding the FIFA bidding process for the World Cup finals, an American former anti-terrorism lawyer will interview leading figures from Qatar's bid team in Oman Monday. Those interviews will take place against the backdrop of calls for a new vote on which country should host the 2022 event.
Qatar has promised laywer Michael Garcia "full cooperation" after soccer's global governing body was engulfed in new scandal following a British newspaper's damning investigation into the bidding process for the World Cup finals.
The story alleges a Qatari official paid more than $5 million in an attempt to secure support for his country's successful bid to host the 2022 tournament. The Sunday Times alleges that Mohamed bin Hammam made secret payments to soccer officials in the run up to the controversial ballot.
Bin Hammam, the former president of the Asian Football Confederation, was a member of FIFA's powerful 24-person executive committee charged with voting on who hosted the finals at the time of the vote in 2010.
Despite the country's small size, a technical report from FIFA calling its bid "high risk" and summer temperatures that can exceed 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), Qatar shocked the world by winning the right to host the 2022 finals, defeating bids by the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce has said he would back a re-vote, potentially opening the possibility of the U.S. staging the 2022 tournament...."
Qatar World Cup 2022: Fifa vice-president 'would support' re-vote (BBC, June 1, 2014)
http://bbc.in/1wUKfeh
"Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce says he would support a re-vote to find a new host for the Qatar World Cup in 2022 if corruption allegations can be proven. The Sunday Times alleges football officials took a total of £3m in return for support of the Qatari bid.
Fifa's chief investigator Michael Garcia is already conducting a long-running inquiry into the allegations. The Qatar 2022 Bid Committee has issued a statement re-iterating that it denies "all allegations of wrong-doing".
FA chairman Greg Dyke also said a new vote should take place if it was shown a "corrupt system" had led to Qatar's win...."
Qatar's Filthy Labour Camps (YT, March 8, 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlyRK...
Qatar Migrant Workers 'Treated Like Animals' (YT, Nov 18, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F87fW...
Qatar Slave State For World Cup Workers (YT, Sept 28, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve00-...
Slavery Accusations Hit Qatar Football (YT, May 2, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Vs2...
What Qatar Wants (YT, Apr 2, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz4F8...
Two To Three Coffins Per Day (YT, March 14, 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AMjq...
Would you like to know more?
Corruption allegations rock Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid (CNN, June 2, 2014)
http://cnn.it/1hrQ7ap
"As new allegations emerged surrounding the FIFA bidding process for the World Cup finals, an American former anti-terrorism lawyer will interview leading figures from Qatar's bid team in Oman Monday. Those interviews will take place against the backdrop of calls for a new vote on which country should host the 2022 event.
Qatar has promised laywer Michael Garcia "full cooperation" after soccer's global governing body was engulfed in new scandal following a British newspaper's damning investigation into the bidding process for the World Cup finals.
The story alleges a Qatari official paid more than $5 million in an attempt to secure support for his country's successful bid to host the 2022 tournament. The Sunday Times alleges that Mohamed bin Hammam made secret payments to soccer officials in the run up to the controversial ballot.
Bin Hammam, the former president of the Asian Football Confederation, was a member of FIFA's powerful 24-person executive committee charged with voting on who hosted the finals at the time of the vote in 2010.
Despite the country's small size, a technical report from FIFA calling its bid "high risk" and summer temperatures that can exceed 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), Qatar shocked the world by winning the right to host the 2022 finals, defeating bids by the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce has said he would back a re-vote, potentially opening the possibility of the U.S. staging the 2022 tournament...."
Qatar World Cup 2022: Fifa vice-president 'would support' re-vote (BBC, June 1, 2014)
http://bbc.in/1wUKfeh
"Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce says he would support a re-vote to find a new host for the Qatar World Cup in 2022 if corruption allegations can be proven. The Sunday Times alleges football officials took a total of £3m in return for support of the Qatari bid.
Fifa's chief investigator Michael Garcia is already conducting a long-running inquiry into the allegations. The Qatar 2022 Bid Committee has issued a statement re-iterating that it denies "all allegations of wrong-doing".
FA chairman Greg Dyke also said a new vote should take place if it was shown a "corrupt system" had led to Qatar's win...."
Qatar's Filthy Labour Camps (YT, March 8, 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlyRK...
Qatar Migrant Workers 'Treated Like Animals' (YT, Nov 18, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F87fW...
Qatar Slave State For World Cup Workers (YT, Sept 28, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve00-...
Slavery Accusations Hit Qatar Football (YT, May 2, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Vs2...
What Qatar Wants (YT, Apr 2, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz4F8...
Two To Three Coffins Per Day (YT, March 14, 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AMjq...
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