Corruption In World Football

Student u3052775

Corruption?

Recent World Cup Scandal Involving Qatar and Russia

In this essay I will look at:

How is Football Corrupt? How is Corruption is affecting football? How is Corruption being handled?

How is Football Corrupt?

The World Cup Scandal is not the first time we have seen this level of corruption

Juventus, an Italian premier club, were stripped of two Italian Serie A titles and dropped to a minor league for two seasons back in 2006 due to bribery of officials and players.

In 2004 in Portugal, 171 people, including two mayors and a league’s president, were accused of being involved foul play and fixing championship games.

How is Football Corrupt?

All footballing nations are subject to some form of corruption

Corruption is fueled by the wealth involved in football

Fans are excited by large money exchanges for players

The people who involve themselves in corruption are those who hope to get a share of these transfers

Agents Club Officials Organization Officials e.g. FIFA Sepp Blatter, head of FIFA

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How is Football Corrupt?

Agents have the power to be tempted from either end, they can make bribes or receive bribes

"I've encountered it once abroad when I was taking an international player to an Italian club and I was offered a suitcase full of money to make sure the deal went through. I didn't want it. I had no interest in it.”"Let's say I buy a player from eastern Europe. I find out he is valued at £2million by his club. I say to that club: 'I can sell him for £5m in England? There will be £500,000 in it for you but the other £2.5m makes its way back into this account'.

(http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-10117412/English-football-most-corrupt-in.html , retrieved 20/10/2011)

How is Football Corrupt?

“Are agents corrupt? No, not all? But the majority.”

(http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-10117412/English-football-most-corrupt-in.html , retrieved 20/10/2011)

These sources show us the areas of football that corruption is involved in.

Temptation is to much for people involved to handle

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How is Corruption Effecting Football?

Destroys the reputation of those involved in the sport Players Coaches Officials Clubs

Being involved in corruption contains severe consequences Heavy Fines Loss of job Long term suspensions from the sport

How is Corruption Effecting Football?

“Corruption destroys the essence of football”http://www.freedomfromfearmagazine.org/index.php?

option=com_content&view=article&id=148:corruption-in- football&catid=47:issue-4&Itemid=183

What is the Essence of football? Values and Sportsmanship Fans and Players love for the game

No singular thing can be labeled as the essence of football

Corruption has a way of effecting everything within in the sport no matter what you define as the essence

How is Corruption Effecting Football?

If corruption continues it will destroy the sport

People will no longer want to support their teams because they will not want to put their time and energy towards supporting something that they know to be fake

If no action is taken, corruption will find its way into all levels of football

Every football league around the globe will in way way or another be effected by the repercussions of corruption=

How is Corruption Being Handled?

Strict consequences apply to those proven to be involved in corruption

Special task forces are being put in place to specifically look at cases of corruption within all avenues of football

Main focus is on preventing corruption from happening in the first place so there is no need for further investigations

How is Corruption Being Handled?

By stopping corruption before it begins, the battle against it is already half won

Sepp Baltter resigned as head of FIFA, small win against corruption

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Conclusion

Recent World Cup scandal has brought corruption to everyone's attention

If we do not begin the fight against corruption it will end up running the game

Fans will no longer support their teams and players and officials will no longer want to be a part of the sport

Fight against corruption has begun with special investigation teams being set up and prevention methods being examined so we stop corruption before it happens

If we can get control of corruption, we can focus on what really matter, the game