Showing posts with label FIFA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FIFA. Show all posts

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Qatar 2022: Construction firms accused amid building boom

The 2022 Qatar World Cup is all about money.
Claims that millions of dollars were paid in bribes to secure the world's biggest football tournament for Qatar refuse to go away.
Qatar is spending more than £200bn ($312bn) on a building bonanza ahead of the tournament.
Everyone seems to be getting rich, except those at the bottom of the human supply chain, the migrant worker.
So what is the responsibility of the international companies awarded massive contracts in Qatar?
We have uncovered worrying testimony about pay, housing conditions and safety standards from foreign workers.
They include some employed by

Monday, 22 September 2014

CAF Endorses Blatter’s Re-election Bid

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has confirmed they will support FIFA President Sepp Blatter as he seeks another term in the next election.
The body issued a statement before the announcement of 2019 and 2021 AFCON hosts in Addis Ababa on Saturday evening.
They highlighted five reasons why they arrived to that decision:
"The importance Joseph Sep Blatter has always given to development programs during all the positions he has held within FIFA.
"The ongoing support and growth enjoyed by

Monday, 7 July 2014

FIFA threatens to sanction Nigeria over the sack of NFF board

Football’s world governing body has given Nigeria’s government until 8 July to reinstate the sacked Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) executive committee.
The NFF was dissolved on Thursday and replaced by a sole administrator – a move the government said was essential while legal proceedings against the country’s football authority were ongoing.
The situation was compounded 24 hours later when the NFF president, Aminu Maigari, was arrested upon his return from the World Cup. All this comes in the wake of a