Tom Rogan is a foreign policy/national security writer for the Washington Examiner. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in War Studies from King's College London, a Master of Science in Middle East politics from SOAS, and a Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Law, London. Among others, he has previously written for National Review, the Telegraph, and the Guardian.
He may believe that he is an Arab, African, gay, disabled migrant worker, but multi-millionaire FIFA president Gianni Infantino mostly just appears corrupt.Infantino co-signed TV rights deals that reek of kickbacks. He was interviewed by Swiss prosecutors this January over possible corruption alongside the former Swiss Attorney General. He has appointed cronies to key positions within the world soccer governing body.
FIFA's announcement reminds us that only the Asian and Oceania football confederations can host the 2034 World Cup. Bensinger thus rightly concluded,"Remember the good old days when FIFA officials tried to hide the corruption and pretend they weren't on the take? Now they are just rubbing our faces in it."
The point is well made. Considering Infantino and FIFA are the ultimate deciders, it's a near sure thing that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup. Arabs, Africans, homosexuals, the disabled, and migrant workers aside, there's nothing more that Infantino loves than money. And as with Qatar and its 2022 World Cup bid, Saudi Arabia will throw money — a lot of it — at whoever is willing to support its World Cup bid.I have no gripe with Saudi Arabia wanting to host the 2034 World Cup.
Top line: FIFA is what happens when you don't have an FBI and aggressive prosecutors. Hopefully, the capricious nature of Infantino's immense global greed will one day catch up with him. Until then, we can look forward to a 2034 World Cup in 110-degree heat. Or, more likely, another winter tournament. An outcome, as the legend Ian Holloway accurately predicted in 2010 , of FIFA-befitting farce.
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