Qatar and the fall of Fifa
The Documentary Podcast
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FIFA's Executive Committee Can Be Trusted to Make a Decision Based on Merit
In hindsight set Blattner now concedes it was wrong to run two bidding contests at the same time. The king of FIFA's deal makers is Mohammed Bin-Haman and he's hard at work for Qatar. Three South American voters along with one from Spain have already promised their support. With Qatar confident their charm offensive in Angola means that full votes from African XCo members are already in the bag. But Europe with its most senior football supremo the French legend Michel Platinny could still scupper Qatar's chances, writes John Philippe LeClaire.
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