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06-03-2014, 02:50 AM
Corruption Claims Cloud World Cup
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A batch of potentially fixed international matches before the 2010 World Cup. Fresh allegations Qatari officials used bribes to land the 2022 tournament. A Nigerian agent claiming he has the power to fix matches this summer in Brazil.
With the 2014 World Cup (http://mashable.com/category/world-cup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) less than two weeks away, the world should be focused on transcendent talents, the toughest groups (http://mashable.com/2014/05/25/world-cup-preview-all-groups/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) and the legacy-defining heroics that will unfold in Brazil between the tournament's June 12 kickoff and July 13 final.
Instead, this weekend brought a host of corruption allegations spanning a range of geography, time and motivations.
See also: 7 Dramatic Storylines to Make Anyone a World Cup Soccer Fan (http://mashable.com/2014/05/28/world-cup-storylines/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/02/world-cup-corruption/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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A batch of potentially fixed international matches before the 2010 World Cup. Fresh allegations Qatari officials used bribes to land the 2022 tournament. A Nigerian agent claiming he has the power to fix matches this summer in Brazil.
With the 2014 World Cup (http://mashable.com/category/world-cup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) less than two weeks away, the world should be focused on transcendent talents, the toughest groups (http://mashable.com/2014/05/25/world-cup-preview-all-groups/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) and the legacy-defining heroics that will unfold in Brazil between the tournament's June 12 kickoff and July 13 final.
Instead, this weekend brought a host of corruption allegations spanning a range of geography, time and motivations.
See also: 7 Dramatic Storylines to Make Anyone a World Cup Soccer Fan (http://mashable.com/2014/05/28/world-cup-storylines/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/02/world-cup-corruption/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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