Sports Diplomacy. Can Sepp Blatter bring unity to a fractious FIFA?
... leadership at this time. Seemingly immune from the media campaign conducted by ethics assets, including FIFA officials in the United States and Britain, Platini has artfully dodged accusations that he supported Qatar's bid for the 2022 FIFA World ... ... conversations aren't likely to damage the vitual infallibility of Blatter's sports machine. Especially now that China, aided by FIFA programs, is on a trajectory to become a world football power and a candidate to host a future FIFA World Cup. In Africa, the African Football Confederation (CAF) and CECAF president Leodegar Tenga has announced that African football associations ...