Abold, Andreas 257–60, 261, 268, 269
Abu Dhabi 2, 9, 11–13, 17–20, 22, 119, 139, 276, 280, 294, 295
Adamu, Amos 84, 85, 86, 88, 96, 99
Addo, Farah 62
Adidas 7, 38, 40–1, 44, 51, 56, 59, 75, 76, 152, 153, 169, 255, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 271, 274–5 see also Dassler, Horst
Afghanistan: Fifa GOAL projects in 65–6
African Cup of Nations (1957) 33
African Diaspora Legacy Programme, Fifa World Cup (2010) 207–8, 211–15, 217, 305
Aftonbladet 59
Al Hussein, Prince Ali bin 130, 165, 183, 239, 241
al-Khalifa, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim 239–41, 245–6, 249
al-Khater, Nasser 277, 280, 282, 283
al-Khelaifi, Nasser 89
Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed 9, 11, 17, 18, 226, 295
Al Nahyan, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan 18
al-Sabah, Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad 183
Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa 18, 61
Al Thani, Tamim bin Hamad 89, 222, 293
Al Thawadi, Hassan 87, 276–7, 278, 279, 280–1, 283, 285, 292–3, 294, 295
Alberto, Carlos 4
Alcantara, Rito 47
Algeria (national football team) 50
Allard, Vanessa 233
Almajid, Phaedra 96, 279–84, 286
Almirall, Alberto 105
Amnesty International 11, 49, 276
Anjorin, Moucharafou 108
Anouma, Jacques 96
Argentina: FA 26, 108, 177, 286; national football team 48, 49, 50, 52, 177, 178, 180, 199, 287; World Cup (1978) and 48–50, 224, 271
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 10, 35, 36, 50, 53, 58, 60, 64, 93, 94, 109, 113, 126–7, 129, 130–3, 163, 239, 261, 284, 285, 286, 290–1 see also Hammam, Mohamed bin
Aspire Academy, Qatar 90, 284, 286
Australia: FA moves to Asian Football Confederation (2005) 35; World Cup (2022) bid 82–3, 145, 166, 167, 257–61, 269, 278, 281, 285, 290–2
Bacque, Raphaelle 222
Baggio, Roberto 53
Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) 239
Ball, Harvey 20
Bangladesh FA 131
Bank of America 213
Barbados FA 134
Barriocanal, Fernando 176
Basel Institute 157
Baur au Lac Hotel, Zurich 92, 94, 101–2, 112, 125; police raid on (2015) 8, 23, 42, 46, 169–70, 179, 180, 181, 184, 186, 188, 195, 205, 207, 223, 250, 251, 260–1, 299, 304, 308
BBC 14, 52, 90, 91, 99, 136, 150, 156, 278
Beckenbauer, Franz: Adidas and 40–1, 274; ‘Camp Beckenbauer’ 255–6, 261, 268–9; coaches Germany at World Cup (1990) 52; playing career 1, 3, 5–6, 7, 29, 40–1, 45, 50, 76, 140, 254; World Cup (2006) bidding process and 40–1, 76, 254, 256, 261–9, 273, 295–6; World Cup (2018 and 2022) bidding process and 83, 167, 255, 256–61, 269, 278, 290–1
Bermuda FA 116
Bevington, Adrian 106
Blackheath 14
Blair, Tony 97
Blanks, Mary Lynn 11, 136, 210
Blatter, Corinne 185
Blatter, Sepp: AFC gifts to 131; African FAs and power base within Fifa 39–40, 58, 59, 60, 62–3, 64, 65, 66–7; author interviews (2016) 44–5, 297–309; banned from all football activities for eight years 45, 233, 235, 236, 238, 297, 298, 299, 307; becomes president of Fifa 26; Blazer, on 306; breakdown 235, 299; childhood/background 22, 61, 63, 74, 235, 301, 307, 308; corporate sponsorship for Fifa development programs, role in development of 44–7, 271, 302; Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal against Fifa ban 45, 236, 299; criminal complaint alleging fraud, corruption and mismanagement of made to Zurich prosecutor’s office (2002) 70–1; Dingemans report, reaction to 103–4, 106; Dr João Havelange Centre of Excellence, Trinidad and 143, 144, 146; ethics committee independence and 123, 124; ‘financial assistance programme’ (Fifa) and 60, 63–9, 79; ‘GOAL’ programme (Fifa) and 60, 63–9, 70, 103, 245, 302; Havelange, protégé of 43, 47–8, 53–4, 55, 68, 140, 143, 219, 244, 297, 298; ISL bribery scandal and 50, 70–1, 77, 150, 151, 154, 155, 156, 157–8, 160, 161–4, 166, 219, 305; joins Fifa 44–5, 301–2; knowledge of corrupt practices of those around him 70–1, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 118, 119, 123–4, 127, 128, 129, 143, 144, 146, 151, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161–4, 165, 181–2, 219, 266, 275, 298, 303–5; Lauber investigates 2m CHF payment to Platini (2015) 71, 219–37; ‘leave the house by the front door’, wish to 242–3; Longines, career at 44, 104, 161, 301–2; Nobel peace prize ambition 22, 74, 300; $1m payment to Concacaf in return for votes, Warner accuses of 101, 102, 103–4; Pieth, appointment of 157, 166, 242–3; Platini, relationship with 51, 56–7, 62, 69, 71, 89, 90, 92, 93–5, 165, 219–37, 293, 298, 302–3, 306–7 see also Platini, Michel; presidential election, Fifa (1998) 10, 26, 53–5, 56–63, 64, 66, 70, 74, 93, 95, 110, 127, 143, 144, 146–7, 150, 219, 220, 221, 223–4, 231, 234, 298, 302, 304; presidential election, Fifa (2002) 10, 62, 69–70, 72, 74, 127, 143, 154; presidential election, Fifa (2007) 74–5; presidential election, Fifa (2011) 22, 79, 92, 93–5, 98, 99–110, 111–33, 118, 121, 123–4, 157, 162, 172, 192, 193, 208, 217, 220, 230–2, 233, 234, 250–1, 285, 287, 304, 305; presidential election, Fifa (2015) 8, 23, 42, 46, 68, 165–70, 179–86, 207, 214, 241, 235, 241, 243, 250, 251; presidential election, Fifa (2016) and 238, 240, 241, 248, 250–1, 252, 253; press conference after ban from football 235–6, 307; Qatari support for Fifa presidential bid (1998) 61–2; Quinn Emanuel investigation into earnings of 250–1, 252, 253; reforms to Fifa, instigation of 64, 67, 103–4, 109–10, 123, 124, 156–8, 165–6, 185–6, 219, 228, 232, 235, 238, 239, 242–4; salary and earnings at Fifa 247, 250–1, 252, 253, 272–3, 275; Scala reforms within Fifa and 67, 166, 185–6, 238, 242, 243–4, 251–2; secretary general of Fifa, becomes 48, 53, 63; stand down from Fifa, promise to (2015) 184–6, 219, 235; suspended from Fifa for ninety days (2015) 232, 235, 293, 297; Trinidad cash scandal and 101, 102, 103–4, 118, 119, 121, 123–4, 127, 128, 129; TV deals, alleged corruption over Fifa 70, 71, 275; 2m CHF payment to Platini 71, 219–37, 293, 298, 306–7; US authorities Fifa corruption indictments/allegations, reaction to 92, 172, 181–2, 189, 201, 207, 211, 212, 235, 299, 300, 303, 304; Valcke rehired by 75, 76; Warner, role in $6m Fifa loan to 70, 71, 142–3, 144, 146; Warner, selling of World Cup TV rights to 70, 71, 275; Webb, on 303–4; World Cup (2006) bidding process and 77–8, 262, 266, 296; World Cup (2010) bidding process and 78, 79, 211, 212, 299, 305; World Cup (2018 and 2022) bidding process and 18, 73, 79, 80, 89, 90, 92, 103–4, 106, 230, 235, 276–7, 280, 282–3, 293, 296, 299, 300, 302–3; Zen-Ruffinen dossier and 69–72, 74–5, 85, 219, 299, 305
Blazer, Charles ‘Chuck’: appearance and personality 11, 12; author meets in Abu Dhabi (2009) 9, 11–13, 18–19, 22; background, lies about 19–22, 187; Blatter on 305, 306; Concacaf integrity committee report (2013) and 139–45, 147–9, 150, 163, 170, 201, 217, 303; FBI, cooperates with/wears wire for 22, 136, 173, 174, 188, 306; FBI investigate offshore accounts 135–6; Fifa presidential vote (2011) and 100; Fifa sue (2016) 215–16; Fracisco on working for 192–4, 205; general secretary of Concacaf, becomes 9, 120, 125, 140, 187; Gold Cup, bribes in connection with sale of rights to Concacaf 177–8, 190, 209; New York Daily News story reveals corruption of (2014) 20, 166; personal lifestyle, uses Concacaf funds to finance 148; pleas guilty to ten criminal charges (2013) 187–91; resigns as general secretary of Concacaf (6 October 2011) 134–5, 136; tax fraud 119, 148, 149, 187–8, 191; Traffic bribe payments to 177–8, 190, 209; undeclared bank accounts outside US holding more than $10,000, admits 129, 191; US authorities indictment (2013) 171–3, 177–8, 187–91; Warner payments into offshore accounts 135–7; Warner reckless attitude towards corruption, fears 119, 121, 135–6; whistleblower on Trinidad cash scandal (2011) 100, 113, 114, 117, 118, 119–22, 125, 129, 134, 135, 192, 193, 208; World Cup (1998) bidding process and 189–90; World Cup (2010) bidding process and 190, 207, 208–9, 210, 211, 213–14, 215, 216, 305; World Cup (2018 and 2022) bidding process and 88, 92
Blick 72
Bonafini, Hebe de 49
Borbély, Cornel 168, 232, 233, 247
Boulter, John 44
Brazil: FA see CBF; (national football team) 4, 6, 24, 38–9, 41, 50, 51, 52, 53, 137, 140, 168, 173, 178, 180, 193, 199, 270, 284, 287 see also World Cup
British parliament: committee for culture, media and sport inquiry (10 May 2011) into World Cup (2018 and 2022) bidding process 95–8, 115, 279, 282, 283
British Virgin Islands (BVI) 141, 196
Brodkin, Simon 297
Bryan, Christopher 116
Buckley, Ben 258
Burlamaqui, Luiz Guilherme: ‘Soccer as a Global Phenomenon’ 37, 39
Butler, Bryon: Official History of the Football Association 14
Calmy-Rey, Micheline 107
Cameron, David 80
Cameroon: FA 59, 70, 91, 96, 152, 154, 156, 169 see also Hayatou, Issa; national football team 50, 51–3
Canon 49
Cape Verde islands 68
Caribbean Football Union (CFU) 58, 81, 100, 111, 112, 113–18, 122–3, 125, 126, 127–9, 135, 136, 141, 146, 172, 173, 195–7, 202–3, 207, 208, 213, 214, 216, 288 see also Warner, Jack
Cayman Islands FA 137, 141, 194, 196, 202
CBF (Brazil football federation) 38–9, 90, 97, 152, 158, 159, 160, 170, 173, 174, 177, 180–1, 270
Champagne, Jérôme 224, 230, 241, 255
Champions League, Concacaf 19, 171, 172, 174, 198, 202
Champions League, European 89, 228, 295
Chile (national football team) 34, 50, 178, 199
China 34
Club World Championships 9, 18
CMTV 148
Coca-Cola 45–8, 58, 59, 75, 169, 271, 302
Collins, John 100, 114, 116, 121–3, 134
Comey, James B. 171
Concacaf (Confederation of North and Central America and Caribbean Football Associations); Austin becomes interim president 134; Austin fires Blazer and launches audit of finances 134; Baur au Lac raid and 170; Blatter accused of giving $1 million in cash to 102, 103, 117; Blazer and see Blazer, Charles ‘Chuck’; block voting of 10, 58, 70, 112, 119, 121, 141, 288; Champions League 19, 171, 172, 174, 198, 202; day-to-day atmosphere under Blazer and Warner 192–3; Dr João Havelange Centre of Excellence and 46, 71, 137, 142–9, 150, 159, 217; expansion of World Cup and 50; Fifa executive committee members 10; Fifa presidential election (1998) and 58; Fifa presidential election (2011) and 109, 112–13, 117, 119, 122, 123; Fifa presidential election (2015) and 109; financial growth of 120, 139–40; formation of 35; Gold Cup 19, 138, 140, 147, 171, 172, 174, 177, 190, 192, 193, 198, 202, 209; growth in membership 58, 141; Guadalajara congress (1996) 142; Hawit becomes interim president 135, 137; infighting within following Blazer resignation 134–7; integrity committee report (2013) 137, 138–49, 150, 159, 163, 194, 201, 217, 303; Miami congress (3 May 2011) 112, 117, 122; Rous and formation of 35; Sanz becomes secretary general 138, 193, 194; Sanz sacked by 205; Trinidad hotel cash scandal and (bribes for votes in Fifa presidential election) 100, 102, 103, 112–13, 117, 122, 123; TV and marketing rights, corruption within linked to sale of 70, 71, 138, 139–40, 147, 172–86, 190, 195–206, 209; US Department of Justice charges (2015) and 170, 170–91, 192–206; Warner and see Warner, Jack; Webb as president 137–9, 192–206, 273, 303, 304; World Cup (1982) and 50; World Cup (2006) bidding process and 262, 263–4; World Cup (2010) bidding process and 207–15, 216, 217, 262; World Cup (2018 and 2022) bidding process and 81, 82, 291, 292; Zen-Ruffinen dossier and 70, 71
Confederation of African Football (CAF) 10, 33, 34, 35, 37–8, 47, 54, 58, 59–60, 62–3, 87, 91, 96, 131, 152, 169, 212, 279, 280, 283–4, 286, 287 see also Hayatou, Issa
Conmebol (South America football confederation) 10, 50, 105, 106, 138, 159–60, 170, 172, 173, 175, 178–80, 181, 199, 200, 208, 209, 215
Conway, Richard 136
Copa America 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 199–200, 202, 303; Copa America Centenario (2016) 174, 178, 199–200, 202
Copa Libertadores 172, 174, 179, 180, 181
Costa Rica FA 209
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) 45, 111, 112, 113–14, 122, 124, 127–8, 132–3, 134, 221, 234, 236, 299
Cruyff, Johann 1, 4–5, 6, 7, 29, 254, 269
CWL 262
Damaseb, Petrus 102, 112, 116, 117, 119, 123, 124
Dassler, Horst 7, 38, 40, 41, 44, 45, 49, 50, 51, 58–9, 69, 152, 153, 157, 160, 262, 263, 271–2, 273, 274, 275
Datisa 178, 179, 180, 181, 199, 200
Dearie, Judge Raymond 174, 188–9, 191, 201–2, 203, 209
Dein, David 91
Dempsey, Charles 35, 50, 78, 262, 265
Denmark (national football team) 23, 25, 27
Department of Justice (DOJ), US 92, 169–70, 173, 179, 195, 211, 252 see also Fifa: US authorities indictment of senior figures at (2015)
Der Spiegel 256, 261, 262, 266, 267, 268
Derby County 16
DFB (German FA) 33, 62, 256, 258, 261, 264, 265–6, 267, 268
Dias, Álvaro 159
Dickens, Les 105
Dingemans QC, James: report into England World Cup bid (2018) 98, 103, 104–6, 289
Dominica FA 141
Dr João Havelange Centre of Excellence, Trinidad 46, 71, 137, 142–9, 159, 211, 216, 217, 291
Dunbar, Graham 241
Eckert, Judge Hans-Joachim: ISL bribes and settlement report (30 April 2013) 158, 159–61, 162–3, 164, 305; summary of Garcia’s investigation into World (2018) and (2022) bidding process (November 2014) 166–8, 256, 259, 260, 279, 281, 286–9, 290, 291–2, 294, 295; suspension of Platini and Blatter from Fifa and 232, 233, 235
Edström, Ralf 4
Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi 12–13, 18–19, 22, 119
England: FA see Football Association (FA); national football team 2, 3–4, 6, 27, 28, 35, 50, 51–2, 68, 168, 237
Ernst & Young 10
European Championships: (1972) 3; (1984) 51; (2000) 76; (2008) 229; (2016) 68, 236–7; TV rights sold by Uefa 240
European Cup 35; (1974–5) 45; (1984–5) 51
FBI 20, 22, 125, 135, 136, 170, 171, 174, 188, 213, 219, 267, 306 see also Fifa: US authorities indictment of senior figures at (2015)
Fidelity Bank 197
Fifa (Fédération Internationale de Football Association): appeals committee 116, 168, 234, 246; arrest of nine senior figures (May 2015), Zurich 8, 23, 42, 46, 169–70, 179, 180, 181, 184, 186, 188, 195, 205, 207, 223, 250, 251, 260–1, 299, 304, 308; audit and compliance committee 67, 70, 137, 166, 194, 202, 243, 246–7; Bern congress (1906) 16, 26, 31; charitable status/freedom from tax and transparency within Switzerland 29, 107, 156; Blatter and see Blatter, Sepp; British parliament committee for culture, media and sport inquiry (2011) into World Cup (2018 and 2022) bidding process and 95–8, 115, 279, 282, 283; council 244–5, 246–50, 252; development programmes, Havelange expands 35–6, 39, 44, 46, 47, 48, 53, 54, 270, 297; development programmes, secures corporate sponsorship for 44–8, 51, 58, 271, 273; development programmes, Rous pioneers 35–6; development programmes linked to presidential election voting 63–9; Drewery as president of 32; Eckert report into ISL bribes and settlement see Eckert, Judge Hans-Joachim; ethics committee 84–5, 86, 88, 90, 100–1, 102, 106, 109, 111–12, 116, 117, 118, 119–20, 121, 122–4, 125, 126, 127, 128, 133, 152, 157–8, 159–64, 166–8, 182, 184, 205, 218, 219, 221, 229, 232–4, 235–6, 242, 244, 246, 247, 248, 250, 252–3, 255, 256–7, 259, 260, 267–9, 275, 277, 279, 281, 286–90, 291–2, 294, 295, 296, 299, 305, 306, 307; executive committee 9, 10, 12, 13, 19, 22, 32, 35, 40, 47, 60, 68, 69, 70–1, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77–8, 80, 81, 83–4, 85, 86–8, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95–6, 97, 98, 99, 101–2, 103, 106, 109, 111, 124, 125, 126, 128, 133, 134, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 145, 148, 151, 152, 154, 156, 158, 159, 160, 163, 166, 167, 169, 171, 175, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 189, 190, 194, 207, 208, 209, 215, 216, 228, 233, 241, 243, 244, 249, 256, 257, 258, 259, 261, 262, 264, 265, 274, 275, 277, 279, 283–6, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 295, 297, 302–3, 304; executive committee invested with power to vote for host nation of World Cup (1964) 73, 86–7; ‘Fifa Forward’ 245–6; finance committee 35, 69, 108, 137, 143, 169, 177, 182, 212, 250; Financial Assistance Programme (FAP) 60, 63, 64, 67–9, 77, 79, 142, 143, 169, 203, 240; financial report (2015) 169, 182, 249, 252; first employee, takes on 28; formation (21 May 1904) 15–16, 23–4, 25–6; Garcia reports into ISL bribery and World Cup (2018 and 2022) bidding process see Garcia, Michael; ‘GOAL’ programme 60, 63, 64–9, 70, 77, 86, 94, 103, 203, 221, 225, 245, 274, 302; governance committee 64–5, 109, 157–8, 165–6, 235, 242, 243, 244, 246; Havelange and see Havelange, João; headquarters, Zurich (‘House of Fifa’) 10, 23–4, 28–9, 43, 77, 102, 103, 261; hosting decision for World Cups given back to national associations 73–4; income (1995–8) cycle 58–9; income (1999–2002) cycle 59; income (2003–6) cycle 77; income (2007–10) cycle 79; income (2011–14) cycle 169, 182, 249, 252; income increase under Havelange 44, 53; internal audit committee 70, 194, 202; ISL bribery scandal and see International Sport and Leisure (ISL); lawsuit for ‘restitution’ from all defendants charged by US indictments (2015) 215–16, 245; Los Angeles congress (1998) 64; Mexico congress (14 May 2016) 246–9; Montreal congress (1976) 34; Munich congress (2006) 124; museum, Zurich 23–4, 31, 46; normalisation committee 196, 202; one member one vote, annual congress structure 57; patronage, culture of 38, 67–8, 109, 130, 187, 242, 243, 304; payments to FAs exceed $1bn in four-year period for first time (2011–14) 169; Pieth reforms to 64–5, 157, 165, 166, 235, 242–3, 244, 246; presidential election voting process 57–8; presidential election (1974) 7, 26, 29, 31, 33, 35–42, 55, 63, 130, 152, 240, 270, 271; presidential election (1998) 10, 26, 54–5, 56–63, 64, 66, 70, 74, 93, 95, 110, 127, 143, 144, 146–7, 150, 219, 220, 221, 223–4, 231, 234, 298, 302, 304; presidential election (2002) 10, 62, 72, 127, 143, 154; presidential election (2007) 74–5; presidential election (2011) 22, 79, 92, 93–5, 98, 99–110, 111–33, 118, 121, 123–4, 157, 162, 172, 192, 193, 208, 217, 220, 230–2, 233, 234, 250–1, 285, 287, 304, 305; presidential election (2015) 8, 23, 42, 46, 68, 165–70, 179–86, 207, 214, 241, 235, 241, 243, 250, 251; presidential election (2016) 69, 236, 238–46; professionalism/matches for profit, early attitude towards 16; Project 1 45–7; readmission of associations after Second World War 32, 33; reform committee 242–9; reports into malpractice at see under individual author, report or organisation name; RICO (racketeering influenced criminal organization) 22, 189, 215; Rimet accepts football associations from Africa, Asia and Central America 28; Rimet mission for 24–5, 28; Rous as president of 29, 32–8, 39, 40, 41–2, 48, 60, 73, 74, 83, 152, 153 see also Rous, Stanley; Rous written rules of football and 30–1; Scala reforms 67, 166, 185–6, 238, 242, 243–4, 251–2; Switzerland, move to (1932) 28–9; Tokyo congress (1964) 34; transparency and compliance committee 137, 194, 202; TV and marketing rights see World Cup and under individual confederation name; US authorities indictment of senior figures at (2015) 8, 71, 92, 127, 169–82, 186, 187–91, 195–205, 207–9, 211, 213–18, 219, 243–4, 245, 251, 252, 255, 260–1, 273, 275, 300; vice presidents 141, 167, 194, 202, 233; World Cup and see World Cup; Zen-Ruffinen dossier on criminal mismanagement at see Zen-Ruffinen, Michel; Zurich congress (2015) 8, 23, 42, 46, 68, 93, 165–71, 181–6, 188, 195, 205, 207, 214, 223, 241, 243, 250, 251, 260–1, 299, 304, 308; Zurich congress (2016) 242–5
FirstCaribbean International Bank (Cayman) 190
First Citizens Bank, Trinidad and Tobago 213
First World War (1914–18) 17, 24, 29
Follows, Denis 31
Football Association (FA) 2, 7, 13, 14; Bernstein attempts to postpone Fifa presidential election (2011) 107–9; Crystal Palace conference (1 April 1905) 25, 26; Dingemans report and 104–6, 289; Dyke casts suspicion over Qatar World Cup bid 286, 288, 294; early traditions and ethos attempt to restrain potential for personal profit 13, 16–17; founding of Fifa and 15–16, 25–7, 109; lack of influence within Fifa 108–9; Panorama investigation into Fifa, attempts to pull 91; origins of 2–3; Premier League formation and 17; readmission to Fifa after Second World War 32, 109; rejoins Fifa (1924) 27; resigns from Fifa (1920) 27, 109; resigns from Fifa (1928) 27, 109; Rous and 29, 30–2; Scala resignation from Fifa and 248, 249, 251–2; World Cup bid (2018) 80–3, 86, 91, 95–9, 104–6, 108, 166, 175, 257, 260, 269, 278, 286, 288–9, 299, 309
Football League 16, 17, 35, 288
Fraciso, Jill 138, 140, 141, 192–5, 204, 205–6
France: European Championships (2016) 236–7; Platini and see Platini, Michel; World Cup (1998) bid 56, 190, 220, 223, 224, 227; World Cup (2018 and 2022) bid and government of 89–90, 105
Freeh Group 125
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: investigation into Germany World Cup (2006) bid 256, 261, 262–7, 268
Gambia FA 131
Garcia, Michael 158, 232; investigation into World Cup (2018 and 2022) bids 166–8, 218, 255, 256–7, 259, 279, 281, 283, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 294, 295; ISL bribes report 160, 161, 162–3
Germany: FA see DFB; national football team see under individual World Cup; World Cup (2006) bidding process and 10, 40, 50–1, 59, 76–8, 80, 168, 172, 196, 210, 254–6, 261–9, 273, 278, 295–6
Gibson, Owen 92
Gillette 49
Gleeson, Mark 66
Götze, Mario 168
Grondona, Julio 69, 71, 88, 91, 108, 143, 169, 170, 177, 179, 212, 250, 277, 286, 287
Guardian 9, 92, 93, 104, 106, 156, 159, 225, 276, 294
Guérin, Robert 25
Gulati, Sunil 249
Hammam, Mohamed bin 22, 82; Asian Football Federation and 60, 64, 93, 94, 126–7, 130–3, 163, 239; banned from football for life by Fifa ethics committee 88, 102, 111–12, 117, 133, 157, 163; Blatter promise on succession 79, 99; CAS appeal 111, 112, 113–14, 124, 127–9, 132–3; culture of patronage and 68; Fifa presidential election (1998) and 60–1, 62, 63, 93, 110, 127, 143; Fifa presidential election (2011) and 22, 92, 93–5, 98–103, 107, 110, 111–33, 157, 220, 230–1, 234, 250–1; ‘GOAL’ programme, chairman of 63–5, 94, 221, 302; Hargitay and 82; Kemco and 112, 261, 263, 266; $1.2m payment to Warner for ‘legal costs’ 126–7, 217; PWC audit uncovers AFC payments to and from 126–7, 130–3, 163; resigns from all roles in football and commits never to be active in football again 133; Trinidad cash scandal/vote-buying bribes for presidential bid (2011) 100–3, 107, 110, 111–33, 157, 162, 217, 285, 287; World Cup (2006) bidding process and 261, 263, 266; World Cup (2018 and 2022) bidding process and 87–8, 166, 167, 168, 257, 277, 284–5, 286, 287, 291
Hargitay, Peter 82, 94, 257, 258, 259, 260
Havelange, João: background and early life 38–9, 271; Blatter as protégé of 43, 47–8, 53–4, 55, 68, 140, 143, 219, 244, 297, 298; Blatter denies knowledge of corruption 151, 161, 162, 298, 305; CBD president 38–9; Concacaf congress (1996), attends 142; corporate sponsorship for development programmes, pioneers 45, 46–7, 48, 53; court document reveals bribes taken through ISL throughout the 1990s 150–63, 165; Dassler as corrupter of 271–2, 273, 274; death 43, 270, 271; development programmes at Fifa and 35–6, 44, 45, 46–7, 48, 53, 54, 297; Dr João Havelange Centre and 137, 143, 146–7; election as Fifa president (1974) 7, 26, 29, 31, 33, 35–42, 55, 130, 152, 240, 270, 271; expansion of number of teams at World Cup, instigates 35–6, 50, 52–3, 240, 271; Fifa presidential election (1998) and 54, 55, 62–3, 140, 143, 223; institutes a culture of corruption at Fifa 38, 53; ISL bribes and 38, 50–1, 69, 150–63, 165, 272, 273, 274, 275, 298, 305; legacy at Fifa 43, 142, 270–4; Nobel peace prize and 74; patronage culture at Fifa and 68; Platini and 223, 226, 227; resigns as honorary president of Fifa 150, 159, 160; retires 53–4, 142
Hawilla, José 173–9, 181, 188, 190, 193, 197, 198, 199, 202
Hawit, Alfredo 135, 137, 199, 204–5
Hayatou, Issa 59, 70, 91, 96, 131, 143, 152, 154, 156, 169
Hempe, Ernesto 139
Hernández, Luís 138
Hillsborough disaster (1989) 52
Hofl, Marcus 268
Holland (national football team) 1, 6, 7, 23, 49, 78, 269
Howard, Ted 138
Human Rights Watch 11, 239, 276
Iceland (national football team) 68, 69, 237
Independent 75
Infantino, Gianni: elected Fifa president (2016) 69, 236, 238–9, 240, 241–2, 244; expansion of World Cup plan 240, 245; ‘Fifa Forward’ 245–6; flight on benefactor’s private jet, acceptance of 247–8; Havelange death and 270; promise to quadruple Fifa money going to FAs 69, 238–9, 240, 241, 245–6; Quinn Emanuel investigations into earnings of Blatter, Valcke and Kattner and 250–3; salary proposals, conversation within Fifa council over leaked to media (2016) 246–7, 248; salary, Fifa announces 253; Scala resignation and 246, 247–50, 251–3, 270
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), US 148, 171, 188, 191
International Olympic Committee (IOC) 29
International Sport and Leisure (ISL) 38, 40, 50–1, 58–9, 69, 70–1, 77, 78, 90–1, 150–64, 166, 171, 172, 175, 179, 219, 221, 262, 265, 272, 273, 274, 275, 298, 304, 305
International Trades Union Congress (ITUC) 276
Italy (national football team) 10, 28, 51–2, 53, 76, 224
Jackson, ‘Shoeless’ Joe vi
Jacobs, Melissa 83
Jennings, Andrew 62, 71, 90–1, 135
Johansson, Lennart 54, 57, 59–60, 61, 62, 69, 70, 71, 74, 93, 140, 143, 219, 220, 223, 224, 225
Jordaan, Danny 208, 210, 211–12, 215
Karim, Keramuddin 66
Käser, Helmut 37–8, 43, 48, 50
Kattner, Markus 229, 231, 250, 251, 252, 253, 306
Kinnaird, Lord 25
Kirch media companies 59
KLM 49
Koutsokoumnis, Costakis 108
Lauber, Michael (Swiss attorney general) 71, 170–1, 182, 219–20, 232, 234–5, 248, 252, 268, 287, 295
Leclaire, Jean-Philippe 224–5, 230
Lefkaritis, Marios 293
Leoz, Nicolás 50–1, 70–1, 80, 88, 90–1, 97, 105, 106, 107, 152, 154, 156, 159–60, 161, 162, 163, 166, 170, 175, 176, 179, 215, 277, 304, 305
Lesotho FA 66
Liburd, Lasana 81, 137, 138, 211
Linsi, Urs 230
Llona, Ángel María Villar 167, 286, 290
Lord’s Tailor, Kuala Lumpur 131, 132
Louis-Dreyfus, Robert 261, 263, 265–6
Lowy, Frank 82–3, 145, 258, 261, 292
Lunn, Frederick 114–15, 116, 117, 121, 122
Lynch, Loretta 171, 201, 208, 299
Mahmoodi, Zahra 66
Mail on Sunday 83
Major League Soccer (MLS) 53, 139
Makudi, Worawi 80, 88, 97–9, 105–6, 113, 278
Manchester City 1–2, 6, 9, 17–18, 19, 107, 226, 295
Manchester United 1–2, 6, 15, 80, 225–6
Mandela, Nelson 11, 22, 78, 79, 209–11, 214, 215, 218, 236
Maradas, Emmanuel 39–40, 59, 66–7
MasterCard 75
Mayne-Nicholls, Harold 90, 289, 290
Mbalula, Fikile 217
Mbeki, Thabo 79, 208, 212, 305
McGregor, William 16
McGuire, Jimmy 33
Merrill Lynch, New York 214
Mersiades, Bonita 257, 259–60, 281, 290, 291
Milla, Roger 51
Monzón, Pedro 52
Morocco: (national football team) 52–3; World Cup (2010) bid 78, 95, 172, 208, 211; World Cup (1998) bid 189–90
Mussenden, Larry 116, 121, 122
Myong Chol Kim 131
Nally, Patrick 40, 41, 44, 46–7, 49, 50, 270–2, 273, 274
Niersbach, Wolfgang 256, 261, 265, 266, 267–8
Norris, Evan 189
North American Soccer League 140
O’Callaghan, Ed 205
Oceania (Fifa confederation) 10, 25, 35, 36, 50, 78, 84–5, 86, 105, 106, 167, 262, 265, 289, 290–1
Oddset 268
Oliver, Guy 23–4, 25–6, 27, 28, 36
Olsson, Jan 5
Olsson, Lars-Christer 54, 223–4
Olympic Games 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 88, 262, 292, 301, 306
Otazú, Humberto 176
Oti-Akenteng, Francis 67
Owen, David 75
Papenfuss, Mary 20, 136; American Huckster 20, 136, 140
Paraguay FA 90–1, 152, 163, 175, 179 see also Leoz, Nicolás
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 89, 226, 295
Pelé 4, 29, 38, 39, 55, 140, 170, 254
Pieth, Mark 64–5, 157, 165, 166, 235, 242–3, 244, 246; Reforming Fifa 243
Pinochet, Augusto 34
Platini, Michel: adviser to Blatter role within Fifa 57, 63, 69, 224–5, 227; author interviews 225–8, 230, 274; ban from football, life after 236–7; ban from football reduced to six years by Fifa appeals committee 234; banned from all football activities for eight years 57, 233, 235, 238; Beckenbauer, on 254; Blatter election as Fifa president (1998) and 55, 56, 57, 223–4; Blatter, first forms alliance with 57, 223; Blatter, relationship with after suspension from Fifa 227–9; CAS appeal 234; Fifa presidential election (2011) and 93–4; Fifa presidential election (2015) and 165, 183; football playing career 51, 222, 224–5, 227; ‘GOAL’ programne, deputy chairman of Fifa 63, 221, 225, 302; Lauber investigates 2m CHF Blatter payment to 219–37; Le Monde, attempts to defend himself in 221–3, 229; money, attitude towards 222, 224–5; succession to Fifa presidency, belief that Blatter has promised 93–4, 165, 220; suspended for ninety days from Fifa (2015) 232; 2m CHF Blatter payment to 71, 219–37, 293, 298, 306–7; Uefa president 57, 69, 89, 93, 94, 183, 185, 219, 220, 221, 225–6, 227, 228–32, 236, 238, 243, 274, 306; World Cup (1998), involvement in French bid and organising committee for 51, 56, 227; World Cup (2018 and 2022) bidding process and 89, 222, 230, 293, 302–3
Portugal: World Cup (2018) bid 166–7, 289–90
Premier League 13, 15, 17, 52, 66, 80, 97, 104, 139, 225–6
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) 130–3, 139, 145, 163, 284
Puma 7
Putin, Vladimir 88, 95, 167, 279, 296
Qatar 58; Blatter election as Fifa president (1998) and 60–1; World Cup (2022) bidding process and 12, 18, 22, 73, 79–80, 83–4, 87–92, 93, 95–7, 102, 103, 108, 115, 125, 133, 166–8, 196, 222–3, 230, 240, 276–96, 299, 303
Qatar Investment Authority 90, 293
Qatar Sports Investments 89, 222, 226
Qatar Tourism Authority 89
Rabaiah, Naheed 132
Radmann, Fedor 40–1, 255, 256, 257–9, 260, 261–2, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 278
Rein, Professor Raanan 49
Renraw 144
Republic Bank, Trinidad and Tobago 213, 214
Republic National Bank, Trinidad 291
RICO (Racketeering Influenced Criminal Organisation) 22, 189, 215
Rofa 50
Rous, Sir Stanley 7, 29, 140; Argentina World Cup (1978) and 48, 49; executive committee invested with power to vote for host nation of World Cup under (1964) 73, 74, 86–7; Football Worlds 29–31; Havelange beats in election to presidency (1998) 33, 35–42, 44; leads England back into Fifa after Second World War 32, 109; president of Fifa 29, 32–8, 39, 40, 41–2, 60, 78, 83, 152, 153; view on FA’s purpose 31–2; writes rules of game 30–1
Russia: doping of athletes, Blatter reaction to 306; World Cup (2018) bid 22, 73, 83, 88, 89, 95, 166, 167, 196, 278, 279, 287–8, 293, 296, 300
Sabir, David 116, 121, 122, 123
Sands QC, Philippe 127
Sanz, Enrique 138, 146, 149, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 201, 205, 206
Sarkozy, Nicolas 89, 90, 222, 226, 293, 303
Sasso Sasso, Isaac David 209
Scala, Domenico 67, 166, 185–6, 238, 242, 243–9, 251–2
Schmidt, Horst 268
Schricker, Ivo 28
Scott, Matt 104
Sealey, Anton 115, 116, 117, 118, 121, 122, 193
Second World War (1939–45) 32
Semedo, Mario 68
Sexwale, Tokyo 241
Shilton, Peter 3
Simmons QC, David 138–9, 149, 194, 197
South Africa: Rous and acceptance of South African FA within Fifa 33–4, 39, 40, 78; World Cup (2006) bid, 59, 77–8, 261–9; World Cup (2010) bid 11, 22, 78–9, 95, 172–3, 185, 190, 207–18, 258, 260, 278, 299, 305
Spain: national football team 78, 167; World Cup (1982) see World Cup; World Cup (2018) bid 83, 88, 166–7, 285–6, 289–90
Spain, Dana 21
St Kitts and Nevis FA 141
Stillman, Charles 180
Stoehlker, Klaus 235
Sunday Times 83–6, 95–7, 167, 279, 280, 281–2, 284–5, 286, 287
Taiwan 34
Teixeira, Ricardo 50–1, 71, 80, 88, 90, 91, 97, 105, 106, 151–2, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158–9, 160–1, 162–3, 166, 170, 173, 177, 179, 180, 181, 215, 277, 286, 287, 305
Temarii, Reynald 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 99, 167, 168, 285, 287, 289, 290, 291
Thailand FA 80, 88, 98, 106, 113, 278
Thompson, Teri 20; American Huckster 20, 136, 140
Tomlinson, Professor Alan: Fifa: The Men, the Myths and the Money 27, 73
Toye, Clive 53, 140, 143–4, 193, 205
Traffic Group, the 138, 173–9, 181, 190, 193, 195–200, 209, 272, 303, 304
Transparency International 156–7
Triesman, Lord David 81–3, 95, 97–8, 103, 104–6, 107, 115, 257
Trinidad and Tobago FA 10, 81, 118, 119–20, 195, 196, 264, 288 see also Warner, Jack
Tshima, Kohzo 241
Turks and Caicos FA 58, 116, 141
Tutu, Archbishop Desmond 214
UAE (United Arab Emirates) 18, 58, 295
Uefa 3, 10, 35, 36, 53–4, 57, 59, 60, 69, 83, 89, 90, 93–4, 183, 185, 219, 220, 221, 223, 225–6, 227, 228–30, 231, 232, 236, 238, 240, 241, 243, 245, 248, 274, 293, 306
Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques 23
United Community Bank, Blairsville, Georgia 197
United Passions (Fifa film) 45
Uruguay (national football team) 27, 28, 78, 178
US Virgin Islands FA 141
USA: MLS and see Major League Soccer (MLS); national football team 10, 19, 120
World Cup (1994) see World Cup; World Cup (2022) bid 79–80, 83–4, 89, 92, 108, 189, 201, 207, 230, 235, 278, 293, 299–300, 302–3, 309
Valcke, Jérôme 68, 73, 75–6, 79, 82, 86, 93, 102–3, 104, 106, 109, 119, 121, 123, 125, 211–12, 213, 215, 247–8, 250, 251, 252, 253, 289
Waddle, Chris 52
Wales (national football team) 68
Wall, Fredrick 25, 26–7, 29, 30
Warner, Jack: African Diaspora Legacy Programme, Fifa World Cup (2010) and 207–8, 211–15, 217, 305; author contacts for response to allegations 217–18; background and childhood 9, 141, 304–5; banned from football for life by Fifa ethics committee 218; Beckenbauer contract with during World Cup (2006) bidding process 263–4, 267, 269; Blatter knowledge of malpractice/corruption 70–1, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 118, 119, 123–4, 125, 127, 128, 129, 143, 144, 146, 162, 181–2, 303–5; Blatter payment of $1m to Concacaf, reveals 102, 103, 104; Blazer fears reckless attitude towards corruption 119, 121, 135–6; Blazer indictment and 187, 189–90; Blazer makes corruption allegations against 100, 117–23, 125–6, 129, 134, 135–6, 187; Blazer offshore accounts, payments into 135–7; Concacaf block vote, wields 10, 58, 70, 112, 119, 121, 141, 288; Concacaf integrity committee report (2013) and 138–49, 150, 163, 194, 217, 303; Dr João Havelange Centre of Excellence, Trinidad and 46, 71, 137, 142–9, 159, 211, 216, 217, 291; elected president of Concacaf 9–10, 119–20, 139; extradition, fights 173, 217–18; Fifa presidential election (1998) and 70–1; Fifa presidential election (2011) and 92, 93–4, 98–101, 107, 111–14, 116, 117–18, 119–21, 122–30, 172, 192, 193, 208, 217, 285, 287, 305; Fifa sue (2016) 215–16; Fracisco on working for 192–3, 205; Hammam payment of $1.2m for ‘legal costs’ to 126–7, 217; Mandela visits during World Cup (2010) bidding process 209–11, 218; provisionally banned from football activities by Fifa ethics committee 102, 123; PWC audit uncovers AFC payments to 130, 131; resignation from all positions in football 125, 126, 129, 149; $6m loan written-off by Fifa 70, 71, 142–3; $10m payment from South African government during World Cup (2010) bidding process 172–3, 185, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213–14, 215, 216, 217, 218, 299, 305; ticket scandal (1989) Trinidad and Tobago qualifying match 10, 217; ticket scandal, World Cup (2006) 10–11, 91, 120, 217, 263–4, 267, 269; Traffic TV rights bribes and 177–8, 195–6; Trinidad cash scandal/bribes paid in relation to Fifa presidential vote (2011) 92, 100–1, 111–30, 134, 135, 172, 187, 192, 193, 208, 217, 285, 287, 305; Upwards Through the Night (Singh) authorised biography 141–2; US authorities indictment (2015) and 170, 172–3, 182, 195–6, 203; World Cup (1998) bidding process and 189–90; World Cup (2010) bidding process and 11, 78, 95, 172–3, 185, 189–90, 207–18, 262, 299, 305; World Cup (2018 and 2022) bidding process and 80, 81–2, 88, 91, 95, 97, 104–5, 106, 145, 166, 218, 285, 287, 288, 289, 291, 292; World Cup TV rights sold for nominal amounts to CFU through 70, 71, 248
Webb, Jeff 137–8, 139, 149, 150, 170, 182, 193–206, 273, 303–4
Weber, Richard 171
West Germany (national football team) 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 36, 38, 51, 76, 254
West, Peter 44
Will, David 70
World Anti-Doping Agency 88
World Cup: dramatic revenue increase from (1998–2002) 58–9, 60; expansion in number of teams 35–6, 50, 52–3, 240, 245, 271; foundation of (1930) 24, 27, 28; TV and marketing rights 7, 29, 44, 49–50, 53, 58–9, 63, 70, 71, 75–6, 77, 79, 90–1, 130, 150–64, 169, 240, 248, 271, 273–4, 275, 302, 303 see also International Sport and Leisure (ISL); (1934) 28; (1938) 28; (1950) 24; (1954) 38, 76; (1958) 38–9; (1962) 39; (1966) 2, 3, 4, 6, 34, 35, 256; (1970) 2, 3–4, 39, 256; (1974) 1, 3, 4–6, 7, 8, 34, 36, 41, 43, 76, 254, 256, 269; (1978) 48–9, 224, 271, 273; (1982) 4, 36, 50, 51, 271, 273; (1986) 51; (1990) 10, 51–2, 119–20; (1994) 52–3, 140, 158; (1998) 51, 56, 58, 189–90, 220, 223, 224, 227; (2002) 50–1, 58, 59, 75, 152, 154, 275; (2006) 10, 40, 50–1, 59, 76–7, 152, 154, 168, 172, 196, 254, 256–7, 258, 260, 261–9, 275, 278, 295–6; (2010) 11, 12, 22, 75, 77–9, 95, 172–3, 185, 190, 207–18, 230, 258, 260, 262, 278, 284, 305; (2014) 75, 77, 137, 158, 168, 169, 180, 186, 250, 284, 30; (2018) 22, 68, 73–4, 79–92, 95, 97–100, 104–6, 108, 145, 166–7, 170–1, 175, 182, 196, 202, 218, 248, 255, 257, 258, 259, 260, 269, 278, 286, 287–90, 293, 295–6, 299, 309; (2022) 12, 18, 22, 68, 73, 74, 79–92, 93, 95–7, 102, 103, 108, 115, 125, 133, 145, 166–8, 170–1, 182, 189, 196, 201, 202, 207, 218, 222–3, 230, 235–6, 240, 248, 255, 257–61, 269, 276–96, 299, 300, 302–3; (2026) 245
Yallop, David: How They Stole the Game 37, 38, 39
Zagallo, Mario 52
Zen-Ruffinen, Michel 69–70, 71, 72, 74–5, 85–6, 95, 219, 221, 230, 299, 305
Ziegler, Martyn 211
Zug, Switzerland: prosecutor’s office in 151–2, 154, 155, 157, 274