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Securing soccer splurge

Posted by: Michael Smith | 30 June, 2010 - 4:29 PM

Nick McKenzie, journalist with the AGE, has uncovered the fact that millions of dollars have been spent lobbying to secure the World Cup in Australia. Unknown to most, who is this money going to and is it well spent? 4BC Drive host out - listen now.

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This is exactly the situation that the International Olympic Committee faced just before it was gutted and cleaned out after all of the nepotism, kickbacks, perks, the list goes on and on. FIFA regards itself above the game, insofar that it tolerates dubious refereeing, accepts gifts, rejects modern technology, The biggest example was not being able to have a video ref for the; Ireland v France, World Cup Qualifier where France scored off a handball that blind freddy would have seen FIFA today is becoming irrelevant and a joke.

Phil of Mitchelton Wednesday 30 June, 2010 - 10:34 PM