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FIFA: From big-name sponsors to local clubs

Reality Check: FIFA; Tony Blair; FIFA/USA; Environmental justice

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FIFA President Joseph Blatter

FIFA

The fallout from the US decision to charge several FIFA officials on corruption charges continues and it could become more intense. Rory Miller from the Football Industries Group at Liverpool University in the UK talks to us about the investigation, the role of the various big name sponsors and why Sepp Blatter continues to be so popular particularly in Africa and Asia

Tony Blair

Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair has announced that he will be resigning as Middle East peace envoy. Blair has held the post since 2007 but his appointment was controversial from the start with many feeling that a man who so strongly supported the war in Iraq could not be the right man for the job. Middle East analyst Shashank Joshi gives us his take on Blair’s Resignation.

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United States Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch.

FIFA / USA

The United States may not yet be a major player on the soccer pitch but when it comes to prosecuting illegal financial activities they are world class. Is the US about to teach FIFA a severe lesson?

Environmental justice

The annual Erdgspräche (Earth Talks) are being held today in Vienna’s Hofburg and will cover a variety of environmental subjects from “Cities of the Future” to “Environmental Justice”. One of the speakers at this year’s event is the American sociologist, Robert Bullard – a man known as the “father of environmental justice”.

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