The charm of the game, the way fate changesjust a few seconds in the game, the charisma and fame of the game’s leading stars, their dedication and devotion, and the ability to evoke the most intense and passionate emotions in the fans make Football a truly fascinating game. Anyone who has seen Lionel Messi in a mesmerizing dribble, Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring acrobatic goals and Cristiano Ronaldo ruthlessly putting opposing defenses to the sword would agree that this is one of the most beautiful matches.

However, the mess created by the management behind the scenes has polluted the game’s reputation. The rampant corruption and exploitation encouraged by Sepp Blatter and his cronies has made the game a laughing stock. Over the years, the Federation Internationale de Football Association or better known as FIFA was run by Blatter as a personal fief.

However, amid mounting pressure from football, Blatter has resigned from his post but it could take years to eradicate the ills plaguing the sport. Right now, here are FIFA’s ten most shocking scandals.

• Corruption scandal 2015

On May 27, the seven senior FIFA officials were arrested at the Hotel Baur au Lac in Zurich. All seven members were in Zurich to take part in the FIFA presidential elections. What made these arrests even more shocking was that all of those arrested were high-ranking leaders. Among those arrested was CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb, who also served as President of the Cayman Islands Football Associationtwo sitting FIFA Executive Committee members -Eduardo Li from the Costa Rican Football Confederation and Eugenio Figueredo, formerly from the Uruguayan Football Confederation and former CONMEBOL President Nicolás Leoz. Former CONCACAF President Jack Warner and Marketing Manager Alejandro Burzaco also surrendered to police following the simultaneous raid on CONCACAF’s Miami headquarters.

The investigation, launched years ago, was about the common sense between marketing executives and representatives of the continental football associations CONMEBOL (South America) and CONCACAF (Caribbean, Central and North America). It is believed that around US$150 million in bribes were paid to senior executives in order to obtain cheap support for the marketing projects.

• Issa Hayatou

Since 1988, Issa Hayatou has run an African Football Confederation (CAF) like Blatter – like a personal fiefdom. With his dictatorial way of working, he managed to anger quite a number of people during his tenure. It is often said that he encouraged bribes and corruption, but his followers and the man himself have a different story to tell. They point out that Hayatou was instrumental in South Africa winning the World Cup bid. He chaired both the bid and organizing committee for the 2010 Games. He has also overseen the increase in African places in the finals from two to five. However, all his achievements cannot hide the fact that he was involved in a major bribery scandal. In 2010, the BBC claimed Hayatou received bribes in the 1990s for awarding contracts for the sale of television rights for the soccer World Cup. It was reported that a company called ISL paid Hayatou 100,000 French francs to win the contract to distribute the television rights.

• Jack Warner

When the seven officers were arrested in Zurich, Jack Warner was one of the two officers who surrendered to the police in connection with the scandal. A week later, he publicly claimed to have documents proving and demonstrating widespread corruption within FIFA and its interference in the affairs of member organizations. However, this was one of the many controversies and scandals in which the former FIFA Vice-President and President of CONCACAF has found himself. Warner and other senior FIFA officials have been accused by former English Football Association chairman Lord Triesman of asking for compensation in return for votes in England’s 2018 World Cup bid. It has been alleged that Warner, in return for his support of 2 ,

In February 2012, Warner was the subject of even more serious and embarrassing allegations. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association has claimed that donations for rehabilitation in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake were transferred to a bank account controlled by Warner.

• Chuck Blazer

Chuck Blazer is said to be a key co-witness in the investigation that led to the arrests of senior FIFA executives last month. The former football administrator was a member of the FIFA Executive Committee from 1996 to 2013, Secretary General of CONCACAF from 1990 to 2011 and Executive Vice President of the US Football Association. During this time, he was accused of using his position for massive fraud. Finally, in 2013, he admitted to conspiring with other FIFA Executive Committee members and accepting bribes in connection with South Africa’s successful bid to host the 2010 World Cup. In order to obtain a light sentence, Blazer became a confidential informant for the FBI and the IRS. He has pleaded guilty to racketeering, wire fraud, Income tax evasion and money laundering. He is said to have recorded key executive meetings for FIFA and for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

• Mohamed bin Hammam

Mohamed bin Hammam has the distinction of being one of the few senior officials to have been sanctioned and punished for bribery and corruption by the organization itself. The Qatari football administrator has been president of the Asian Football Confederation for nine years and a member of the 24-member FIFA Executive Committee for more than 15 years. In 2014 he was shocked by the British newspaper “The Sunday”. The various emails sent out by the newspaper clearly showed that Hammam was involved in the bribery scandal in order to vote for Qatar’s bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Among other things, it was revealed that 25 members of the African Football Association were on a paid trip to Kuala Lumpur. The $200,000 spent on the trip were debited from the accounts of the Asian Football Confederation. For another trip, four months later, guests were encouraged to bring their families and received $5,000 for personal expenses.

• racism

Okay, this isn’t a scandal. It is a shameful, embarrassing and insensitive treatment of such a sensitive issue. Formally and officially, FIFA insists that it is firmly against racism and is taking the necessary steps to eliminate it from the game. The organization recently announced it would launch a new anti-racism process ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, a country notorious for rampant racism. In this new system, a group of match watchers are tasked with monitoring incidents of racism and discrimination at World Cup qualifiers. It all looks fine on paper. In reality, however, FIFA has often been accused of ignoring incidents of racism. Regarding recent incidents of racism,

• Beer sale in Brazil World Cup

Due to the long history of alcohol-related problems, the sale of alcohol is prohibited in football stadiums in Brazil, including violence, vandalism and sexual assault. This ban has made the match-watching experience safer and more enjoyable. However, FIFA decided to toss this apparent caution and positive effect of the ban. And the Brazilian Football Federation has been forced to allow the sale of alcohol during World Cup matches. FIFA is believed to have been influenced by main sponsor Budweiser to coerce host country authorities. While few incidents have been reported that could have been caused by alcohol, the apparent disregard for the laws laid down by the host country is shocking. And it clearly shows

• Russia is hosting the 2018 World Cup

In recent years, Russia has clearly been in economic decline. Employment is skyrocketing, some sections of the population are failing to eat the right food three times, and President Vladimir Putin’s political opponents and critics are being silenced in every possible way. In addition, Russia uses armed forces to occupy the Russian ethnic parts of neighboring Ukraine. However, the United States and other Western countries have played their part in escalating the conflict. If those issues weren’t enough to make Russia an unlikely World Cup venue, FIFA should have thought twice about not having an 80,000-seat stadium. From today’s perspective, however, the 2018 World Cup would be held in Russia. The investigation into the allegations of corruption and bribery revealed that the confidential documents and email chains between the Russian organizers and FIFA executives were missing.

• Qatar is hosting the 2022 World Cup

The decision to make Qatar host the 2022 World Cup was even more intriguing and controversial than giving Russia the green light to host the 2018 World Cup. The biggest problem with hosting the World Cup in Qatar is that the average summer temperature is 110 degrees. And you don’t have to be a genius to train how difficult it will be for players to just move. FIFA’s touted solution to this climate problem is just as foolish. The organization has proposed bringing all football leagues and competitions to a standstill themselves during the winter to accommodate the Winter World Cup.

Also, thousands of migrant workers are imprisonedThe conditions are poor and the state-of-the-art stadium for the tournament is being built under harsh conditions. Reports indicate that around 1200 workers died and it is further stated that around 4000 workers would have died by the start of the tournament.

• Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter was considered by many to be the last dictator in world sports. He has been President of FIFA for seventeen years. And apart from his first presidential election in 1998, it has been shown that his rivals usually withdraw their candidacy from the polls at the last moment. When such an incident occurs again and again, suspicion falls heavily on the transparency and democracy of the elections. Even his electoral victory over UEFA President Lennart Johansson in 1998 was a mystery. It was reported that FIFA officials each received $50,000 for picking Blatter. And allegations of corruption and bribery against Blatter have mounted over the years, and he has since resigned from his position as president. it remains to be seen