Qatar's World Cup bid faced prejudice, says bid chief as whistleblower retracts bribe slur
The chief executive of Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid believes 'prejudice' is behind the allegations of corruption against the bid.
Mohamed Bin Hammam, the country's representative on the FIFA executive committee and a key figure in bringing the showpiece tournament to his nation, has been provisionally suspended by the world governing body and will face an ethics committee hearing next week after being accused of bribing officials during the voting process.
FIFA members Issa Hayatou, Jacques Anouma and Amos Adamu were alleged to have received bribes - only for the 'whistleblower' behind those claims, Phaedra Al Majid, to retract them and claim she had fabricated them as revenge for losing her job.
Bid chief Hassan Al Thawadi told the Guardian: 'I do not believe these claims are being made out of racism. But I genuinely think that ignorance fed into prejudice and made it a more fertile ground for these rumours to take seed and grow.
-------------------------------------------------
Desert dream: Qatar say their bid for the 2022 World Cup was tarnished by unsubstantiated slurs
'I do believe there is prejudice against the fact that we are a rich, Arab nation - yes, I think there is genuine prejudice there.
'Why do I have to prove my innocence when there is not a shred of evidence? Why should we have an investigation if no other country has one - even Russia, which won the 2018 World Cup by the same people on the same day after the same process?'
FIFA confirmed they have received an email from Al Majid, a former international media officer for Qatar 2022, retracting her allegations.
FIFA said in a statement: 'FIFA can confirm receipt of an email from a person claiming to have made allegations related to the Qatar 2022 bid process
Related Documents: Fifa and Fifa Executive Committee Essay
History of the FIFA World Cup The inaugural FIFA World Cup was held in 1930 and was hosted by Uruguay. Every four summers since then, the event captures the attention of audiences worldwide as nations compete in this global competition. Ideas about having the world’s strongest football teams come together and compete was first thought of in the 1920s by a group of French football administrators led by Jules Rimet. Three World Cup tournaments had been completed when the event was halted…
Council of Ministers The supreme chancellor has the exclusive power to appoint and remove the prime minister and cabinet ministers who, together, comprise the Council of Ministers, which is the supreme executive authority in the country. The Council of Ministers also initiates legislation. Laws and decrees proposed by the Council of Ministers are referred to the Advisory Council (Majilis Al Shura) for discussion after which they are submitted to the Emir…
[pic] San Beda College [pic] 638 Mendiola St. 1005 San Miguel Mendiola, Manila A STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PAPER (STRAMA) On McDonald’s Philippines A Subsidiary of Alliance Global Group Inc Submitted by: Hiroshi A. Torobu Executive Summary I. Introduction McDonald’s is the world’s largest chain of fast food restaurant serving more than 58 million customers daily. The firm has an excess of 30,000 restaurants worldwide employing 1.5 million people. The business began in 1940…
Dynamics $32.1B L-3 Communications $15.4B Goodrich Corporation $7.7B Huntington Ingalls Industries $6.6B Embraer $5.4B Rockwell Collins $4.8B (Yahoo Finance, 2012) W. James McNerney, Jr., is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Boeing. Before taking the lead at Boeing in 2005, McNerney held the position as chairman of the board and CEO of 3M and is a director of Procter & Gamble, a director of IBM, a member of The Field Museum Board of Trustees in Chicago, a…
BUSINESS STRATEGY 1 Full Service Travel in Brazil Explore the World LLC Team C: MGMT 598 International Business Professor Wendy Finlay December 15, 2013 Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 3 2.0 Country Factors 3 2.1 Political and Legal 4 2.2 Economic 4 2.3 Cultural 5 3.0 Competition 6 4.0 Market Opportunity 9 5.0 SWOT Analysis: Implications 12 5.1 Strengths 12 5.2 Weaknesses 14 5.3 Opportunities 15 5.4 Threats 16 6.0 Business…
t the M9-606-053 REV: APRIL 1, 2009 ZEYNEP TON VINCENT DESSAIN MONIKA STACHOWIAK-JOULAIN RFID at the METRO Group In early 2004, the METRO Group (Metro), Germany’s biggest retailer, announced its upcoming radio frequency identification (RFID) technology rollout at 250 stores and 10 warehouses, in collaboration with 100 suppliers. The news echoed throughout the retailing community. Previous similar announcements by Wal-Mart and Tesco had made it clear that some in the industry believed that…
GP NOTES 2010 (ESSAY) Content Page 1. Media a. New vs. Traditional b. New: narcissistic? c. Government Censorship d. Profit-driven Media e. Advertising f. Private life of public figures g. Celebrity as a role model h. Blame media for our problems i. Power + Responsibility of Media j. Media ethics k. New Media and Democracy 2. Science/Tech a. Science and Ethics b. Government and scientist role in science c. Rely too much on technology? d. Nuclear technology…