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The things they say...

‘Neither FIFA nor its President have anything to hide, nor do they wish to.’

Blatter press release, 28 January, 2003

BBC Panorama Reporter Andy Davies:

‘A one million franc bribe … is it not correct that Mr Blatter asked that it be moved to the FIFA official who was named on the payment slip?’

FIFA Director of Communications Markus Siegler:

‘If you do not stop now, then we call the security and we put you out.’

FIFA Press conference, Zurich, Tuesday, 11 April 2006

‘I am deputy chairman of the finance committee of FIFA. I oversee a budget of US$2 billion and I have never seen one iota of corruption.’

Jack Warner, Trinidad Express 12 December 2004

‘Lying and deception and bad faith are standard operating procedure at FIFA.’

Adam C. Silverstein, a lawyer for MasterCard in their successful action against FIFA, New York, December 1, 2006

‘I do not believe a Jew can ever be a referee at that level (Argentine Premier League) because it’s hard work and, you know, Jews don’t like hard work.’

FIFA senior vice-president and chair of Finance Committee, Julio Grondona, 5 July 2003. Buenos Aires

‘FIFA is a healthy, clean and transparent organisation with nothing to hide. There is huge public interest in FIFA, therefore we have to be as transparent as possible. We will try to communicate in a more open way so the world can believe us and be proud of their federation.’

FIFA General Secretary Urs Linsi, January 2003, on fifa.com

 

The Sniper’s Guide to the Bird’s Nest

Tuesday 5 August, 2008

Meet the International Olympic Committee and their Partners. First published in Germany in the 20th anniversary special edition ‘How we live now!’ of cultural magazine Lettre International. [More]

Warning! Readers of a nervous disposition may find some of the illustrations disturbing.

 

 

 

Chinese spies lurk behind two-way mirror at Women's  World Cup

 

Sunday 13 July, 2008
The IOC Ethics Committee has rejected complaints from women footballers harassed by Chinese officials at the Women’s World Cup last year.

Read the stories, view exclusive photos of the harassment and watch amazing video of the spies trying to hide their faces when caught by the women! [More]

 

NEW! Sports Illustrated copies our story!

 

 

 

 

 

The man who privatised the Olympics

 

Sunday 9 August, 2008
Two decades ago the Games were spotted as an undervalued asset that could be privatised and sweated, bringing huge profits to corporations and the International Olympic Committee. The criminal genius who did the deed is now an embarrassment, not invited to Beijing. [More]

 

 

 

 

 

The Love that Dare Not Speak its Name

 

 

It’s a taboo subject among the more than one hundred members of the International Olympic Committee and the majority of the journalists covering them and their sports event. Why won’t IOC members ever talk about the fact that the right arm of their dearly beloved former president Juan Antonio Samaranch is more muscular than his left arm? Here’s some picture clues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gentlemen, is this a new Olympic Sport?

 

 

You thought you knew about the shakedowns that the greedy thieves at the IOC worked on the simple Mormons of Utah. But did you know about the demands for Viagra, a violin and an oh-so-pricey vibrator? [More]

 

 

 

 

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