under heavy criticism. FIFA's current selection process allows countries who want to host the World Cup to submit bids to FIFA. The bidding process allows for politics to become heavily integrated into the overall selection process (Plaja, Steffi). Allowing countries to bid for the ability to host the World Cup provides some countries with a significant advantage over others to win the bid. FIFA's bidding process has allowed politics and their influence over the flow of money to make their selection
came crashing down for FIFA on the morning of May 27, 2015. Swiss authorities arrested several top FIFA officials with charges that allege there had been widespread corruption throughout soccer’s governing body over the past twenty years, involving bids for World Cups and marketing and broadcast deals (Manfred, 2015). Two current FIFA vice presidents were among those arrested and indicted, Jeffrey Webb of the Cayman Islands and Eugenio Figueredo of Uruguay. Fourteen people, nine soccer officials
events of the Olympics and FIFA World Cup. The modern Olympic games began in 1896, since then, there has been a significant increase in the number of bidding candidates. Which has led to an increase in the funds invested in the Olympic bids. Increased expenditure on bids provides evidence, that the future host nations, believe major rewards will be reaped through hosting. These rewards include increased media coverage, leading to globalisation and infrastructural investment which fuels urban regeneration
Reynolds * Adelle Tracey * Austin Playfoot (relight)[1] | Stadium | Olympic Stadium | | Part of a series on | 2012 Summer Olympics[show] * Bid process (bid details) * Development (venues, torch relay) * Marketing (mascots) * Opening ceremony (flag bearers) * Chronological summary * Medal table (medallists) * Controversies * Closing ceremony (flag bearers) * Paralympics * IOC * BOA * LOCOG * v * t * e | The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the