FIFA corruption crisis: Key questions answered
FIFA's president Sepp Blatter has always denied any wrongdoing - but in September, he too was made the subject of a Swiss criminal investigation, launched alongside the US inquiry.The scandal erupted in May, with a raid on a luxury hotel and the arrest of seven FIFA executives - conducted at the behest of the US authorities.
The US has indicted a total of 14 current and former FIFA officials and associates on charges of "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption following a major inquiry by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
FIFA is the body responsible for running world football. It has recently been dogged by accusations of corruption, particularly after awarding the 2022 World Cup to the tiny but rich and influential Gulf state of Qatar. In December 2014, FIFA chose not to release its own investigation into corruption, instead releasing an executive summary which it said exonerated the bidding process. The report's independent author, American lawyer Michael Garcia, resigned in protest.
The World Cup is the most-watched sporting event in the world, larger even than the Olympics. It generates billions of dollars in revenue from corporate sponsors, broadcasting rights and merchandising. These arrests and investigations cast doubt over the transparency and honesty for the process of allocating World Cup tournaments, electing its president, and the administration of funds, including those earmarked for improving football facilities in some of FIFA's poorer members.
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Who: FIFA' executives
The US has indicted a total of 14 current and former FIFA officials and associates on charges of "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption following a major inquiry by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
FIFA is the body responsible for running world football. It has recently been dogged by accusations of corruption, particularly after awarding the 2022 World Cup to the tiny but rich and influential Gulf state of Qatar. In December 2014, FIFA chose not to release its own investigation into corruption, instead releasing an executive summary which it said exonerated the bidding process. The report's independent author, American lawyer Michael Garcia, resigned in protest.
The World Cup is the most-watched sporting event in the world, larger even than the Olympics. It generates billions of dollars in revenue from corporate sponsors, broadcasting rights and merchandising. These arrests and investigations cast doubt over the transparency and honesty for the process of allocating World Cup tournaments, electing its president, and the administration of funds, including those earmarked for improving football facilities in some of FIFA's poorer members.
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Structure of the Lead：
Who: FIFA' executives
When:
What: FIFA's corruption scandal
Why: to explain the setting of the scandal of FIFA
Where: not given
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Keywords：
1. inquiry (n.) 詢問 ; 打聽；質詢 2. executive (n.) 經理；業務主管
3.rampant (adj.) 蔓延的；猖獗的
4.dog (v.) 纏住 （災難等）
5.exonerated (v.) 證明……無罪
5.exonerated (v.) 證明……無罪
6.generate (v.) 產生 ; 帶來 ; 創造
7.revenue (n.) 收入；收益
8.merchandising (n.) 有計劃的推銷
9.transparency (n.)透明度 10.administration (n.)管理；經營
7.revenue (n.) 收入；收益
8.merchandising (n.) 有計劃的推銷
9.transparency (n.)透明度 10.administration (n.)管理；經營
Soccer is the most popular sport in world. Soccer game always brings in a large amount of revenue. Granted that these executives earns a lot of money. Their salaries are far above average. "Greed makes one lose more things." This humiliation matter broke out.
回覆刪除How can they do these things to make soccer fans disappointed.
Revision:This humiliate matter broke out.
刪除The FIFA Corruption Scandal really shock me. I always think the soccer won't happen that thing before. Well, now it happened, I just can feel upset and lose a little bit of the enthusiasm of it. But I still love soccer absolutely. Hehe.
回覆刪除Soccer is regardless as a holy sport, it's always watched attentively by all of the world. Now the high class was found of their corruption, though people still love soccer, but the high class will be disdain whole life.
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