The now totally corrupt sports scene is deeply embedded with the global bribery/blackmail network
and y'all know who that is
#ADIDAS #FIFA #ESPORT #JUNKERMAN #EPSTEIN #DREYFUS #COLOGNY
and y'all know who that is
#ADIDAS #FIFA #ESPORT #JUNKERMAN #EPSTEIN #DREYFUS #COLOGNY
https://twitter.com/drandelson/status/1564297919745892352
Sportswashing the World Cup from Geneva
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"Qatar chose Geneva to launch a massive public relations campaign in a bid to secure the World Cup and impose its narrative on sports. From there, the emirate could access FIFA, United Nations institutions, heads of state and diplomats. SWI swissinfo.ch investigated"
"Perched just a few hundred metres above Geneva’s exclusive Nautique sailing club in the posh Cologny neighbourhood, the sprawling residence of the Qatari ambassador to the United Nations maintains a near-level view across Lake Geneva of the UN’s European headquarters...
"The acquisition of the 550-square-metre home set on over two hectares of land came a year before then-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter announced, to the surprise of many, that Qatar had won the bid for the 2022 football World Cup.
https://twitter.com/artisbrutal2021/status/1588847421760495616
intense lobbying by Qatar, FIFA’s arguable penchant for supporting authoritarian rule over democracy to get the job done, and hosting in a region where the sport could still grow, all ran in the emirate’s favour. Jérôme Valcke, FIFA’s former secretary-general, admitted in 2013..
that “less democracy is sometimes better for organising a World Cup”
He has since been convicted in Switzerland for accepting bribes. Subsequently, investigations in the US and Switzerland culminated in 2015 with the revelation of a massive corruption scandal at FIFA, followed
He has since been convicted in Switzerland for accepting bribes. Subsequently, investigations in the US and Switzerland culminated in 2015 with the revelation of a massive corruption scandal at FIFA, followed
by arrests of high-ranking officials and an end to Blatter’s term.
https://twitter.com/artisbrutal2021/status/1591733311197663232
Qatar’s reputation as a credible and transparent sports host was severely damaged. Its reputation only worsened ..Reports by human rights groups of abuses and deaths of migrant workers building the infrastructure for the World Cup became a growing liability ..
"12 years after winning the bid to host the football event, the Gulf state has seen sports diplomacy become an important element of its foreign policy as well as its development policy at home.. the tiny state says it has spent at least $200 billion
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"Qatar also has its foot in the World Health Organization (#WHO) through Gianni Infantino, current president of FIFA and a regular visitor to Geneva. ..
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In October 2021, Infantino praised a special partnershipExternal link between the emirate and the WHO to promote a “healthy and safe FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022”
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Before major renovations were to take place at the UN complex known as the Palais des Nations, the emirate left its mark on Geneva. In 2019, a year before Qatar became a member of the Human Rights Council, its foreign minister inaugurated a $22 million make-over of the
second-biggest conference hall at the site.
The resolution said the tournament represented a “public health benchmark” for other countries wanting to host sporting events in the future, through “the promotion of physical and mental health and psychosocial well-being”.
The resolution said the tournament represented a “public health benchmark” for other countries wanting to host sporting events in the future, through “the promotion of physical and mental health and psychosocial well-being”.
..Also working with Qatar on its own anti-corruption and integrity agenda has been another organisation, the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre
After media reports questioned the source of funds used by Al Marri to purchase expensive properties in Paris and Geneva, including ROLACC’s offices registered under a Swiss company he owned, plus a vast home in Cologny, French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche reported
that Al Marri faced charges in France, including for money laundering. The two cases are ongoing.
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Mohammed Hanzab, former lieutenant colonel in the Qatari army, is founder and president of ICSS
As soon as it was created, ICSS organised a multitude of conferences and events on issues such as involvement of youth and women in sport and financial integrity. It invited officials from the world of sports, government agencies, international organisations and media groups..
Venues included the House of Commons in London and Times SquareExternal link in New York, where former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, who had no known experience in sports, was among the guests...
In 2015, just weeks after Swiss authorities arrested 7 FIFA officials at a Zurich hotel at the request of US authorities,ICSS organised a talk at the National Press Club in Washington on boosting transparency in bidding for hosting major sporting events and fighting corruption
he event raised eyebrows as well as questions about the group’s intentions
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Just like ICSS, SIGA sought to gain recognition and support from well-respected international organisations, companies and experts.
One of them was the Basel Institute on Governance, an anti-corruption organisation
One of them was the Basel Institute on Governance, an anti-corruption organisation
..Katie Simmonds, a British sports lawyer, followed a similar path, first joining ICSS as head of governance and financial integrity, before becoming a “co-founder” and later Chief Operating Officer of SIGA.
“[SIGA officials] realised that they had to create the impression that they were for sports integrity and were not dependent on Qatar,” says Jens Sejer Andersen, director of Play the Game, a Danish-backed initiative to raise ethical standards, democracy &transparency in sports.
“SIGA is part of a collective effort to usher the industry into a new era, where governance and integrity are at the top and where all organisations and champions got together to join a vision that is collaborative..” Medeiros told SWI swissinfo.ch.
“The mission of SIGA and the ICSS seems to be to alert sporting federations of an issue before it becomes public knowledge,” he says. “They always have the same message.”..
Just like ICSS, SIGA lacks financial transparency and employs a dubious address. Its website lists a location in Geneva, Rue de la Croix d’Or 17A, the site of a building that houses a number of asset management firms but no sign of the organisation.
According to the SIGA website, in 2018 SIGA’s largest financial contributors were Qatar Airways, ICSS Insight, a non-profit outfit associated with ICSS, and MastercardExternal link, each having reportedly donated GBP70,000 (CHF76,644).
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"Mastercard senior vice-president for global sponsorship, Michael Robichaud, was given a SIGA award on international women’s day this year for his services to sports integrity. He refused to comment ..about Mastercard’s association with SIGA."
Anti-corruption expert Pieth says that SIGA’s ties to Qatar became quickly apparent to him after he was invited to attend one of their meetings.
“Qatar is a dangerous place,” he says. “I would not want to get anywhere close.”
“Qatar is a dangerous place,” he says. “I would not want to get anywhere close.”
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