As excitement builds for the 2014 World Cup that’s starting in a few days, it’s a real shame that the preparations have been marred by increasing rumours that something went seriously amiss in the process for awarding the 2022 tournament to Qatar.
If it turns out the vote, or preparations for it, were fraudulent, of course it must be re-run. It’s good that sponsors are beginning to pile on the pressure for this to happen, but it’s a sorry state of affairs when we have to rely on multinational companies to cajole FIFA into upholding its own ethical standards!
