Jun 03 FIFA ethics investigator won’t review new corruption allegations against Qatar By Robert Pursell Despite criticism for a lack of transparency and allegations of corruption, the ethics head of FIFA announced Monday he would not review new evidence of corruption surrounding Qatar’s winning bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Continue reading
Jun 02 Fate of 2022 World Cup in question after allegations of corruption By Ariel Min The Sunday Times reported June 1 that FIFA officials received bribes to help Qatar to win the World Cup bid four years ago according to leaked documents. The newspaper said the banned former Qatari official Mohammad bin Hammam, also a… Continue reading
Apr 22 World Cup trophy returns to Brazil ahead of tournament By Justin Scuiletti The World Cup trophy was officially presented in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday, returning to Brazil after a voyage across 89 countries in the lead up to the 2014 World Cup. The trophy will now embark on a tour across Brazil. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch One Million Protesters Fill Brazil’s Streets to Vent Anti-Government Grievances Anti-government fury swelled to new heights across Brazil as at least a million protesters took to the streets overnight. The mostly peaceful week-long protests turned violent when masked youths challenged riot police. Jeffrey Brown reports on how the public outraged… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch For Global Soccer, Scandal and Corruption Seem Pervasive as Grass Stains For Global Soccer, Scandal and Corruption Seem Pervasive as Grass Stains… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Olympics Preview: Reporting Results in Record Time; A Runner with ‘Cheetah Legs’ Olympics Preview: Reporting Results in Record Time; A Runner with 'Cheetah Legs'… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch At Euro 2012, Germany and Greece Face Off in Battle of the Eurozone At Euro 2012, Germany and Greece Face Off in Battle of the Eurozone… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch How Egypt’s Soccer Violence Fits Into its Political Unrest New violence erupted Thursday in Cairo after a soccer riot killed scores of fans in Port Said. Ray Suarez and Matt Bradley of The Wall Street Journal explore how the distrust and anger among the country's police, soccer hooligans, political… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch In Egypt, Deadly Soccer Riot Reignites Protests Against Military Rule After a riot at a soccer match killed at least 74 people Wednesday in Port Said, Egypt, new violence erupted Thursday in Cairo with protesters demanding that the country's generals give up power. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Nov 14 Rio Security Forces Storm Major Slum Police invaded Rio de Janeiro's largest slum Sunday, part of a larger effort aimed at cleaning up favelas before the 2014 World Cup. Continue reading