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
May 31 New York Times report: World Cup games vulnerable to match fixing By Kayla Ruble Just weeks ahead of the World Cup opening games in Brazil, The New York Times has obtained an internal report from soccer’s governing body FIFA that highlights concerns over match fixing. Continue reading
May 08 Worker dies at construction site for World Cup By Sam Lane The man received an electric shock while working on the Arena Pantanal in the city of Cuiaba, according to the Associated Press. He died a half hour later from cardiorespiratory arrest. Continue reading
Apr 07 World Cup may bring viral epidemic to Brazil By Justin Scuiletti The World Cup may bring a lot more than soccer to South America in June -- a viral epidemic may be traveling with it. Continue reading
Feb 08 World Cup stadium workers threaten strike over safety concerns By Kayla Ruble Workers at a World Cup stadium being built in the Brazilian city of Manaus are threatening to strike after a 55-year-old Portuguese man was killed while dismantling a crane at the arena on Friday. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch In Brazil, Enormous Stadiums Stand as Symbol of Protesters’ Frustration In Brazil, Enormous Stadiums Stand as Symbol of Protesters' Frustration… Continue watching
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
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