Watch the BBC Panorama documentary "FIFA's Dirty Secrets" that spurred so much controversy before the 2018/2022 World Cup host election on 2 December 2010.

Watch the BBC Panorama documentary "FIFA's Dirty Secrets" that caused so much controversy before the 2018/2022 World Cup host election on 2 December 2010.

There is much talk about the weather these days, as it is – as usual – behaving out of the ordinary. There are two ways to approach extreme weather. One is climate initiatives, and the other is to adapt to the weather conditions. In national and international sports, there is increasing talk about the latter.

One of the suggestions to the English FA, after a humiliating end to its 2018 World Cup bid, was that it should abandon the immoral global football governing organisation that is FIFA and start an alternative body.

After the World Cup defeat to Russia, the British press is in the process of examining itself – or rather – of examining FIFA. FIFA is corrupt, is the conclusion of most Englishmen after Russia stole the 2018 World Cup from England and Qatar beat the U.S. for the World Cup in 2022.

Comment: FIFA’s top has chosen hosts that match its own dubious business practices, but it may be too early for them to rejoice

The controversial and much talked about BBC Panorama documentary “FIFA’s Dirty Secrets” aired yesterday evening, naming names of three FIFA officials who were exposed as bribe-takers in the world’s biggest sport corruption case – the ISL case.

Comment: With 25% of the 24 FIFA Executive Committee members allegedly involved in taking bribes, Declan Hills argues in favour of postponing the World Cup decision.