This is only the tip of the iceberg. The whole FIFA process needs a good clean out. The way Quatar got the final needs to be looked at again.
The World Cup process is a disaster. Insisting on new stadia is a huge financial burden on the host countries. South Africa has stadia purposely built for the WC that sit empty....while down the road tens of thousands of people live in shanty towns. Ditto in Brazil.
The Russian WC will be the most expensive ever. 11.5 billion euros(close to 19 billion NZD approx) They are building 12 brand new stadia that will seat from 45,000 up to 80,000. First Division football in Russia average croud is 12,000.....this is madness
The whole FIFA model is broken. Time to start again. There is talk today in Europe of UEFA breaking away from FIFA and forming a new world body
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, who is also a Fifa Executive Committee member, says: "We've got nothing to hide."
Yeah right.