Sepp Blatter must have sighed with huge relief when Michael Garcia resigned his position as FIFA's independent ethics investigator.
He had spent more than two years investigating procedures which led to the adoption of Russia and Qatar as hosts for the World Cup Finals in 2018 and 2022 respectively.
FIFA refused to publish Garcia's 430 page Report. Instead a shorter version was made public which Garcia disowned because it did not reflect his true findings !
Garcia's resignation is a pity but reflects badly on Blatter and FIFA ! Garcia is a no nonsense man !
What will happen now ? The next big event is the Election of the next President. With the knowledge Garcia now has of all that is right or wrong in the FIFA Organisation, he would have been the ideal, creditable candidate to oppose Blatter !
Blatter would certainly refuse his candidature because Garcia has no proven administrative experience of Football management. However, any other candidate who manages to stand and win without being disqualified by Blatter, would certainly benefit from Garcia's advice and help to make FIFA a respected organisation again !
Finally, the Swiss Tax Authorities are also making enquiries about FIFA's activities (and other similar non governmental organisations). It would be helpful if a preliminary assessment became available before the closing date for candidates for FIFA Elections in the summer of 2015.
.
No comments:
Post a Comment