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Outspoken FIFA Executive Committee Member Lashes Out at World Cup Bidding Process

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James M. Dorsey
Feb 15, 2011
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Outspoken FIFA executive committee member Chuck Blazer has lashed out at FIFA’s handling of the process that led last to December Qatar’s winning of its bid to host the 2022 World Cup, while at the same time praising the Gulf state’s succesful bid campaign.

In an interview with World Soccer Magazine’s March edition quoted by World Football Insider, Blaze…

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