Fifa: Zero Tolerance On Wc Voting
World football governing body FIFA has said it will take a ‘zero tolerance’ stance on any unethical behaviour in the bidding war for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
‘FIFA and the ethics committee are committed to zero tolerance for any breach,’ read a FIFA statement as yet more allegations were placed on bidding countries.
Former general secretary Michel Zen-Ruffinen was filmed by the Sunday Times appearing to suggest that two bidders could allegedly be involved in collusion.
FIFA has now demanded to see if the British paper has any more evidence: ‘FIFA has immediately requested to receive all the documents and potential evidence that the newspaper has in relation to this matter, and will in any case analyse the material available.’
‘(We) are determined to protect the integrity of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process,’ added the statement.
Zen-Ruffinen’s allegations came about only days after Nigerian Amos Adamu and Tahiti’s Reynald Temarii were provisionally suspended for 30 days pending an investigation into allegations that they offered to sell their votes – both deny any wrongdoing.
