In a shocking development in the process to trace out the roots of corruption in soccer, English newspaper The Sunday Times has found tons of informing material that prove a big amount changed its hands while deciding who is going to host the 2022 world cup. Knowingly, there had been lots of criticism over FIFA decision to award a mega soccer event to a State where reactor scale is so high during summer, and more significantly, everyone shocked to see how world governing body later decided to shift the traditional timing of a FIFA world cup to sometime in winter. Now, a private investigation headed by the newspaper claimed to have found millions of confidential documents citing several unsolicited bank transfers, emails, hand written letters pointing towards the mega corruption that took place during the voting of much talked about world cup. The name which is found at the center of the whole controversy is infamous Qatari football official Mohamed Bin Hammam who has already been banned by the FIFA for alleged involvement in influencing the Presidential election in 2011. However, that ban was later revered by the appealing authority but he still left the game criticizing the internal politics in the game.
The Sunday Times claim to have sufficient evidence that prove how money changed its hand and all the materialistic communication regarding the selection of host for 2022 FIFA event. Denying all the reports coming from England, Qatar football association has deprived of doing anything wrong in the case and said whatever Bin Hammam did was not wrong and he did it in his private capacity as he did not possess any official post that time. Alongside, they also refused to accept any bribe paid to anyone to support their world cup entitlement. Looking at the comprehensive details provided by the English newspaper, security agencies are tiding their shoes as well to dig the details further and if there is anything they should follow legally. Précising the details of one of the most influencing bribery scandals in soccer, it claims Bin Hammam paid around £250,000 to Reynald Temarii, a former member who was suspended after being caught taking bribe in a sting, to cover legal expenses in appealing his ban.
This is not the end of widely scattered findings by the newspaper as it also establishes the irk relations between former FIFA vice president Jack Warner and former President of the Asian Football Confederation. It would now be interesting to see how Blatter reacts to these latest findings especially after his repeated support to Qatar to organize a world cup despite blessed with severe opposing conditions.