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Requested by FIFA to suggest reforms, Transparency International has advised world soccer's governing body to arrange autonomous investigations into past corruption allegations to conquer a "crisis of trust."
Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA asked for help after charges of World Cup vote-rigging, election bribery and officials dishonorably looking for favors stained the organization's character.
The international anti-corruption supervisory body has recommended FIFA to make a self-governing group of soccer's stakeholders which could supervise the probes and other extensive changes.
Instead of being opaque, FIFA should open its decision making to outside inspection and also defend whistleblowers.
According to the report, FIFA's all 208 national members must obey all reforms as a condition of playing in the World Cup.
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English premier league kicked off with an amazing start yet again this year. It is not about the matches that are being played at the English Premier League this year, but the money associated behind it. Many vulnerable western firms in the English Premier League are looking forward to gain money through east
The current league champions Manchester United stated that they planning to raise $1 billion through a public offering in Singapore. Manchester United believes that all the 190 million fans they have, would rush to buy the IPO.
One person who is definitely not going to buy the shares is Mr Tony Fernandes as he completely took over the English premier league team, Queens Park Rangers. Fernandes will stake 66 per cent of shares of the club, while the other 33 per cent would be staked by the Mittals, the steel making family of India.
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Corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI), has suggested to FIFA, the world football governing body, to "embrace transparency". TI added that in spite of efforts, FIFA seems to be run like an "old boys' network".
TI has asked for reforms presided over by representatives from inside as well as outside of FIFA, thus avoiding dependence and control. The suggestions have special importance for FIFA in the current scenario as FIFA has been hit by a series of corruption scandals in the last year. Following the suggestions, TI added that "… it's up to FIFA to prove its commitment to transparency and accountability."
Interestingly, FIFA president Sepp Blatter, running a fourth term, promised a new group as a watchdog some time back.