User:JoshHeuer/Essay

Outline
Football (Soccer) is one of, if not the most popular game in the world. It is watched by millions from all over the globe and supported by even more. Because of this you would think that the sport would like to keep a good relationship with the public both in the actions it takes outside of the game and the consequence of these actions, whether they are positive or negative. What has recently been discovered is that the highest level of control over the world game, FIFA, is littered with corruption.

The news came about after the discovery of FIFA officials taking substantial bribes from the nations hoping to host the 2018 and the 2022 world cups. Qatar, who won the bid for the 2022 world cup, have now been stripped of the honor to host the one of the worlds largest events sporting events and Russia, who won the 2018 bid, although have not been proven guilty of corruption, are still being accused of wrong doing in their biding process.

Since this discovery it has allowed all sorts of people to question the integrity of the games officials and although the sport is still loved, it shrouds the game with bad press. In this essay I will discuss how the game itself has been affected, the impact on the players and teams, even though they played no direct part in the corruption and discuss whether or not money is beginning to change the shape of the game and the politics behind it.