As I indicated in my first post, the bidding process for the hosts of the 2018-2022 World Cups has been tarnished by claims that two Executive Members have breached the organisations code of ethics. With 30 days left until FIFA selects the host nations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, an official decision on whether the voting will proceed on December 2 is currently in limbo.
Taking this into consideration, it brings about the legitimacy of FIFA’s voting system and commitment by the member nations. The ethics of not only FIFA, but the English newspaper that reported on the story also take effect. With the uncovering of match-fixing in cricket, has The Sunday Times gone to far after posing as lobbyists for particular hosts nations, in order to pressure the committee members into revealing who their vote was reserved for? Is the privacy of international sport associations at risk from persistent journalists? Or are the journalists doing the right thing, after perhaps receiving a tip-off that there was foul play involved?
I am of the somewhat controversial opinion that sees the hosts being announced first, before revealing the alleged scandal, as they will already have videos as proof. A quick re-vote is easier than all the pre-selection controversy.
To a certain extent, this issue of corruption also involves censorship. A suppression of the information may have been damaging to the sport in the future; yet the circumstances in which it was revealed were perhaps objectionable; therefore deeming the initial allegations inconvenient at the time. As a result of all this turmoil, the Nigerian member Amos Adamu and Oceania Federation President, Reynald Temarii, have become somewhat popular, which can be interpreted as a notion of micro-celebrity; some people do become relatively famous after being quoted or read about in the news.
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