In 1999, Sepp Blatter was elected the president of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, the largest organization in professional soccer, and more broadly, sports. However, he was accused of rigging the election by bribing voters. More recently, U.S. investigators noticed the corruption and illegal acts of FIFA in the lead up to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Allegedly, tournament organizers who brought the World Cup to South Africa bribed FIFA authorities for the bid. In October, after the tournament, six FIFA authorities were accused of accepting bribes for voting for host countries.

Through all this, Blatter has not severely punished any offenders of the FIFA laws and restrictions. There was, in fact, a chance that Mohamed bin Hamman would take over his presidency position, but he was punished for planning to bribe the Caribbean countries to vote for him in the upcoming election in 2011.

After many other incidents, Qatar ended up earning the right to host the 2022 World Cup. However, Amnesty International uncovered many disturbing facts about the treatment of construction workers, including dismal working conditions, long days, and overall poor treatment.

Lastly, in late May many FIFA authorities were arrested in Zurich due to potential bribes and racketeering. This did not stop Blatter from being re­elected in early June of this year, although he resigned after his reelection was met with disapproval from many major countries. If there are not more changes in FIFA’s system soon, FIFA will lose its credibility and authority.