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FIFA Ban Executive Committee Member Vernon Manilal Fernando
Governing Bodies
Monday, 11 March 2013 14:46

The FIFA Ethics Committee have banned Executive Committee member Vernon Manilal Fernando for a maximum of 90 days.

Sri Lankan, Fernando, 63, had been a member of the FIFA Executive Committee since 2011 and was banned after a request by the chairman of the investigatory chamber of the ethics committee, Michael Garcia and Hans-Joachim Eckert, chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of the committee.

An official statement from FIFA said: “The proceedings relate to formal ethics charges brought in a final report filed by the chairman of the investigatory chamber with the chairman of the adjudicatory chamber. This report is the result of investigatory proceedings opened in October 2012.

“The case is now with the jurisdiction of the adjudicatory chamber for any further procedural steps that chamber deems appropriate.”

Fernando was a close ally of Mohamed Bin Hammam who was banned from football for life for his involvement in the bribery scandal that plagued the 2011 FIFA presidential elections.
 
Judgement Day for the ISL Scandal Looms but are FIFA's Investigations Credible? - Keir Radnedge



Keir’s Commentary

Tuesday, 09 April 2013 08:16

Some time very soon, so football has been promised, FIFA judge Hans-Joachim Eckert is due to pass sentence – or not – on anyone culpable over the ISL scandal.

President Sepp Blatter, last month, suggested April 15 as a deadline but without a great deal of conviction since Eckert has had to negotiate a 4,000-page report from the independent investigator/prosecutor Michael Garcia.

This is not the first time the game has been offered a tantalising prospect of a resolution to all the unanswered questions stemming from the bankruptcy of the former FIFA commercial partner back in May 2001.

Those questions are:

1, which individuals in football (and other sports) received illicit payments from ISL in return for assistance over the award of lucrative broadcasting contracts around the world? And

2, what conclusions may be drawn about the knowledge about the above or lack of it of Sepp Blatter (general secretary and chief executive during the 19 years of the ISL partnership)?

Sylvia Schenk, author of the original Transparency International report which dragged FIFA, kicking and screaming, into launching the current reform process, believes that the world football federation was far too slow to investigate the past.

Schenk has been a consistent thorn in FIFA’s side over the past two years. Not because the 60-year-old lawyer, politician, former athlete and cycling official has anything against football or Blatter.

Schenk does, however, have a deep-seated concern for the credibility of sport and is far from happt with the reform model adopted on the advice of the Basel governance professor Mark Pieth (who has now been largely sidelined).

ISL was created during the 1982 World Cup by Adidas scion Horst Dassler to command all FIFA’s commercial and broadcasting rights business. After his early death in 1987 ISL went off the rails and wasted millions on other sports in a bid to reduce its dependency on football.

Its collapse in 2001 led, drip by drip, to revelations of millions of pounds/dollars/Swiss francs siphoned off by greedy sports officials who were then unencumbered by either sports administration rules or Swiss laws on accountability.

Names to have emerged include those of long-term FIFA president Joao Havelange, his son and Brazilian federation supremeo Ricardo Teixeira, CONMEBOL and CAF leaders Nicolas Leoz and Issa Hayatou as well as international athletics chief Lamine Diack.

Hayatou and Diack have been rapped over the knuckles by the International Olympic Committee while Havelange quit the IOC to avoid the embarrassment of similar sanction or worse. However he remains honorary president of FIFA and his name adorns the stadium due to host athletics at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

He is likely to survive as honorary president of FIFA since the deadline has passed for proposals – such as his removal from office – to be registed in time for FIFA Congress next month.

Schenk believes that FIFA’s failure yet to get to grips with ISL (and other scandals) – almost two years after Blatter launched the reform process risks undermining the validity of the entire process.

She says: “You had a bad situation in FIFA with several senior members convicted of corruption and ongoing corruption allegations – for example, the ISL case with regard to more members of the executive committee including president Blatter.

“If you had that in a company the shareholders would take away the whole leadership and insist on a new start with new – obviously clean - people. Then, maybe, you can say we are starting on reform and not looking back because no current leader is involved.

“But with football and FIFA: If you keep the same people in the system then, first, you have to investigate the past to be assured of their own status. Otherwise the reform process can never have any credibility.”

 
More Blatter BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!

Fifa adviser resigns in dispute over 'neutered' reform proposals

By Richard Conway
BBC Sport

One of Fifa's leading advisers has resigned in protest over her belief that key proposals to reform the organisation have been watered down.
Alexandra Wrage, an authority on corporate anti-corruption, quit the Independent Governance Committee (IGC) last week, BBC Sport has learned.

World football's governing body set up the IGC to help it become more transparent following several scandals.

In a recent interview, Wrage said the proposed reforms had been "neutered".

Fifa launched its reform process almost two years ago amid fierce criticism after Mohamed bin Hammam, an election rival to president Sepp Blatter, was accused of bribery. Bin Hammam was later banned for life by Fifa, but he continues to deny any wrongdoing.

Several executive committee members also faced allegations of corruption in the bid process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Fifa later admitted that candidate countries Spain and Qatar colluded over votes for the two tournaments.

Key IGC proposals
-Age limit of 72 for Fifa president candidates
-Integrity checks for all candidates
-Rule changes for future World Cup bids
-Reduction in the number of British seats on the International Football Association Board
-Reduction in the number of Fifa vice-presidents from Europe

Wrage, a Canadian member of the IGC, said she was "frustrated and surprised" that Fifa had failed to back several measures she regarded as "really bland, straightforward governance provisions" after a meeting of its leading executive committee in March.

The IGC proposals included measures to:
-toughen up the process for deciding how future World Cups are awarded
-ensure independent oversight of Fifa's powerful executive committee
-disclose how much president Sepp Blatter and other leading executives are paid
-ensure integrity checks for future executives are carried out independently

It is understood she resigned from the IGC following a meeting in Zurich last week.

"Key provisions that are accepted in the corporate world have not been accepted here - our recommendations just seem to fall off the agenda," she said last month.

In a separate development, BBC Sport understands that a long-awaited report into the bribery scandal surrounding Fifa's former marketing agency, International Sport and Leisure (ISL), will be released later this week by Fifa.

A file prepared by Fifa ethics investigator Michael Garcia was passed to Hans-Joachim Eckert, the governing body's ethics judge, several weeks ago.

That 4,00-page document, which contains recommendations for next steps to be taken by Eckert, will be made public towards the end of this week.

A Swiss prosecutor said in a legal document released last year that former Fifa president Joao Havelange and Ricardo Teixeira, a former member of the organisation's executive committee, took multimillion-dollar bribes on World Cup deals from ISL.

ISL ceased as a business in 2001 when it was declared bankrupt.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22251818
 
Where is Blatter when you really need him?????? Marois is the Premier of Quebec and a staunch separatist.

Marois backs Quebec’s soccer turban ban – even as Montreal’s own MLS team rejects controversial ruling

Canadian Press | 13/06/11 | Last Updated: 13/06/11 3:08 PM ET

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at the legislature in Quebec City. Marois has stood by the Quebec soccer turban ban.

MONTREAL — Pauline Marois is coming out kicking in defence of the Quebec Soccer Federation and its refusal to let turban-wearing kids play the sport.

The Canadian Soccer Association suspended the provincial association on Monday after it showed no sign of overturning its controversial decision to to uphold a ban on Sikh turbans, patkas and keskis on the soccer pitch.

The Quebec premier says it’s unacceptable that the national organization would suspend her province’s soccer federation.

Marois says the Quebec soccer body is autonomous, has a right to establish its own rules and is not bound to the Canadian association.

The Quebec organization cites safety concerns for banning turbans, and points out that the world governing body, FIFA, doesn’t specifically allow turbans.

But critics counter that FIFA’s rules don’t explicitly ban turbans, either.

Related
Canadian Soccer Association suspends Quebec federation over turban ban
‘They can play in their backyard’: Quebec Soccer Federation’s ‘laughable’ response to turban ban.
Graeme Hamilton: Quebec's soccer ban on turban-wearing Sikhs reflects province's disturbing disregard for minorities.

Marois, leader of the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois, said she supports the orientations of the Quebec body’s decision.

The Quebec Soccer Federation did not immediately return calls Tuesday about the suspension and is expected to hold a meeting on the matter later Tuesday.

The national organization said last week it expected the Quebec association to reverse the ban, which has drawn international news coverage and condemnation from several federal politicians. It says the Quebec organization will be suspended until the turban restriction is overturned.

Its unclear how the suspension might affect Quebec’s soccer players. A spokeswoman for the Canadian Soccer Association said Tuesday that she did not have specific details on the suspension.

The impact, however, could be felt in a variety of ways unless the situation is resolved soon, according to Canadian Soccer News.

Its website said the suspension could prevent Quebec all-star teams from playing outside the province, and even cancel games within Quebec that involve a nationally certified referee. If the suspension lasts a long time, Quebec youth teams could also be blocked from participating in national championships, the Canadian Soccer News reported.

On Tuesday, even the president of Major League Soccer’s Montreal Impact weighed in on the turban-ban debate.

Joey Saputo said in a statement that kids should not be prevented from playing soccer because they wear a turban, but added that he thought the Canadian Soccer Association’s decision to suspend Quebec’s federation over the issue is “clearly exaggerated.”

He said the Quebec organization’s decision to ban turbans was based on a FIFA rule that is open to interpretation.

Saputo added that accusations of racism against the provincial federation were uncalled for considering the context of the Quebec body’s decision.

“The Canadian Soccer Association made a recommendation and did not officially state its position to provincial federations,” said Saputo, who also urged those involved to resolve the situation.

“All parties involved must find some common ground for the good of the sport.”

Shortly after the suspension was announced Monday, some of those who opposed the ban said they welcomed the national body’s tough-love approach.

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney tweeted his approval: “Good to see CDN Soccer Association take action against the Quebec Soccer Federation over its ridiculous turban ban.”

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau echoed the sentiment, tweeting that “Barring kids from playing soccer because they wear a turban is wrong. The CSA is right to suspend the #QSF.”

The CSA reports directly to the FIFA world body and is responsible for granting or revoking the membership of provincial federations.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/06/11/marois-backs-quebec-soccer-body-on-turbans-says-suspended-group-autonomous/
 
There are some lines in here that are priceless.....

Valcke backs Blatter for another term
19 Jun 2013

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has offered his backing to Sepp Blatter if the current president decides to run for another term at the helm of football’s global governing body.

On Tuesday, Valcke laughed off a question about whether he would stand to be the next president of FIFA in 2015 by insisting that he had a World Cup to organise. However, he added that Blatter should change his mind about stepping down.

Valcke said: “Why change a winning team, a good team? The current president is very good and why should he not run again? Why should he not stay as the FIFA president as he is doing a great job?”

Blatter, 77, has been president of FIFA since 1998 and secured a new four-year mandate in 2011. At the time he said that he intended this to be his final term. However, there has been increasing speculation in recent months that he might reverse his decision.

http://www.soccerex.com/industry-news/valcke-backs-blatter-for-another-term/
 
FIFA investigator to appeal ‘erroneous’ report clearing Russia, Qatar of corruption in World Cup bids

Graham Dunbar, Associated Press | November 13, 2014 | Last Updated: Nov 13 9:55 AM ET

The probe ended almost four years after the vote by the governing body's scandal-tainted executive committee.

The probe ended almost four years after the vote by the governing body's scandal-tainted executive committee.

GENEVA — Hours after a FIFA judge cleared Russia and Qatar of corruption in their winning World Cup bids, the American who led the investigation said Thursday he would appeal the decision to close the case because it was based on “materially incomplete and erroneous” information.

Say no to the Qatar World Cup: A charade built on corruption, myths and lies

On this day eight years from now you could be pinning up a World Cup wall chart for Qatar 2022, with games shifted to November and December to avoid the unseemly spectacle of footballers dying in action.

FIFA and the Qatar World Cup are the heist that keeps on giving and have even adopted the vernacular of Damon Runyon. In its expose of “the corrupt and corpulent Chuck Blazer, once the sport’s No. 1 powerbroker in the United States,” the New York Daily News reports that the FIFA panjandrum turned “soccer rat” ran up a “staggering $29 million in credit card charges to help fuel his extravagant lifestyle, which included a pricey Trump Tower apartment for his cats.”

My first thought on reading this was to give thanks that this prose style remains alive. My second is that the FIFA Vatican must be approaching the point where a critical mass of outrage renders a World Cup in Qatar unconscionable.

In what appears to be an open act of conflict within FIFA, prosecutor Michael Garcia criticized ethics judge Joachim Eckert’s 42-page report clearing the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts.

Eckert’s findings, which were released Thursday morning, were based on Garcia’s investigation. Despite finding wrongdoing among the 11 bidding nations, Eckert said the integrity of the December 2010 votes was not affected.

The dispute between Garcia and Eckert further fueled the turmoil surrounding FIFA’s decision to give the next two World Cups to Russia and Qatar. Questions about the integrity and validity of the hosting decision have been raised ever since the vote by FIFA’s executive committee.

“Today’s decision by (Eckert) contains numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations of the facts and conclusions detailed in the Investigatory Chamber’s report,” Garcia said in a statement released by his law firm. “I intend to appeal this decision to the FIFA Appeal Committee.”

Garcia had called for key details of his 430 pages of investigation to be published, provoking clashes with FIFA President Sepp Blatter.

Eckert’s report seemed to confirm that the 2022 World Cup would definitely be played in Qatar — though exactly when is still unclear as FIFA seeks an alternative to the desert heat in June and July. Qatar has also come under scrutiny for its treatment of foreign labourers.

Emirates drops FIFA sponsorship over corruption allegations

“FIFA welcomes the fact that a degree of closure has been reached,” the governing body said Thursday in a statement before Garcia announced his objections. “As such, FIFA looks forward to continuing the preparations for Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, which are already well underway.”

Eckert formally ended the probe almost four years after the vote by the governing body’s scandal-tainted executive committee. No proof was found of bribes or voting pacts in a probe hampered by a lack of access to evidence and unco-operative witnesses.

“The evaluation of the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cups bidding process is closed for the FIFA Ethics Committee,” the German judge wrote in a statement released by FIFA.

Both winners, however, had issues highlighted by Eckert.

Qatar’s bid had “potentially problematic facts and circumstances,” plus a “significant lack of transparency” in its use of advisers. Computers leased for use by Russia staffers were later destroyed.

Eckert’s report reserved his harshest condemnation for England’s failed bid for the 2018 tournament. It criticized England for wooing disgraced former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner and “damaging the image of FIFA and the bidding process.”

"FIFA looks forward to continuing the preparations for Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, which are already well underway," FIFA's statement, released Thursday, read.
The corruption case is still open for past and current members of FIFA’s ruling board, but it is unclear who might be targeted.

Critics of FIFA have long relied on Eckert and Garcia to build a case to remove the wealthy desert emirate as host in 2022 by proving suspicions that votes and influence were bought. Qatar beat the United States 14-8 in the final round of a five-nation contest.

The Qatari organizing committee said it would study the report before commenting.

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/11/13/fifa-probe-clears-russia-qatar-of-corruption-in-2018-2022-world-cup-bids-four-years-after-tainted-vote/
 
1) Thousands migrant works being kept essentially as slaves
2) Thousands of deaths among the migrant workers due to working and living conditions
3) The original World Cup would have taken place in 120 heat so they moved it to winter becoming the first in modern history to do so
4) this will require all leagues to change their schedules for the entire year of 2022
5) No alcohol is allowed
6) No Gays allowed
7) Laws regulating family values and restricting women's freedoms
 
Until the sponsors and broadcasters pull out, FIFA wont do anything except try and blame people highlighting what's going on.

On Radio 4 they had i believe the sports minister from when the bid went in (Could have actually been someone from the FA) and they said that England were the only country to hand over all email trails to the investigators. Apparently Russia ignored them and didn't send anything.
 
Added on about Qatar's response about restricting gays:

FIFA's stance on discrimination,

"Non-discrimination and stance against racism
Discrimination of any kind against a Country, private person or group of people on account of race, skin colour, ethnic, national or social origin, gender, language, religion, political opinion or any other opinion, wealth, birth or any other status, sexual orientation or any other reason is strictly prohibited and punishable by suspension or expulsion"

 
Russia 'lost' all it's computers and ALL it's data.....and FIFA simply say, 'oh that's a shame'...emails go through many servers - perhaps as many as 50 hops in some cases, and ever single rely in Russia has been mysteriously 'lost' or they're unable to access it as the relay hosts suddenly wouldn't co-operate...

Qatar fund/support Islamic terrorism - they are the most intolerant disgusting bunch of illegitimate criminals on this Earth bar ISIS - F**k FIFA, f**k Russia, have some balls and pull out now..

Come on Greg show some leadership!
 
Yep. Time to pull out.

Fuck em.

Much how they hate us england fans are a massive cash cow for them
 
The FBI are moving forward with their corruption investigation into FIFA. So ex, those emails may just pop up yet ;)

 
fiendishly clever move to focus on England's 'misbehaviour' - means if we do pull out (which we really should) it'll just look like we've thrown a hissy fit and taken our ball home!
 
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