Filed under: FIFA World Cup, International Soccer, US Soccer
In a proceeding that's sure to have all the integrity of a Stalinist show trial, FIFA on Monday began its investigation into the scandal that's enveloped the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Meanwhile, the U.S. bid committee and the U.S. Soccer Federation stayed quiet, naively hoping they're above a mess that's dragging the entire soccer world into the muck.
Here's FIFA's Monday statement:
FIFA has opened proceedings against two current members of the FIFA Executive Committee to ascertain whether they have violated the FIFA Code of Ethics, and has asked the chairman of the Ethics Committee to act without delay to take all possible steps, including the possibility of provisional measures, should the relevant conditions be met. Investigations are also ongoing in relation to other FIFA officials who may have been involved in the issue in question.
FIFA also confirms that the alleged agreements between member associations would also be a clear violation of the Bid Registration document and the Code of Ethics. Therefore, an investigation has also been opened into the member associations in question as well as their Bid Committees. FIFA has again asked the chairman of the Ethics Committee to act without delay to take all possible steps, including the possibility of provisional measures, should the relevant conditions be met.
Sounds serious. Except for the fact that FIFA is investigating two of its own and is the very source of, rather than the solution to, the problem.
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