”I have an announcement to make: I’m running for the presidency of FIFA in the election to be held on June 1 2011”. Sports illustrated journalist Grant Wahl has fathered the announcement, and is, on top of that, a strong advocate for a change in FIFA.

Under the control of FIFA ex-co member Jack Warner, Trinidad and Tobagonian football players are owed money dating back to July 2010 while 12 technical staff members have not seen a proper pay check since September 2009. Journalist Lasana Liburd gives a personal report and lets us peek into Warner’s world.

In the wake of the corruption allegations that clouded the FIFA World Cup elections in December last year, Swiss politicians now want to put pressure on the sports federations currently enjoying tax exemptions and other fiscal advantages residing in Switzerland.

Three days before the election of the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 football World Cups, new documents have appeared that bring heavy charges against top FIFA officials.

EVENTS at the World Cup in South Africa and the climax to the 2018 and 2022 bidding process have proved beyond question that FIFA’s structure is no longer adequate to govern the worldwide game of association football in the 21st century.

Crikey! There is so much stuff coming in about sports corruption this week it is difficult to sort it all out.

Canadian reporter Declan Hill comments on the newest FIFA corruption case and the Sunday Times investigation that brought it out in the open.

Ghana’s greatest football players plough back their fortunes into the communities where they grew up. In doing so, they encourage other youths to take soccer seriously.