Soccer Corruption

Introduction The most popular sport in the world got its start hundreds of years ago. Since then, it has become a part of human history throughout the years. European football is the most popular sport in the world currently. It is referred to as soccer in a few countries. It is amongst the simplest of games to play being that the items required are minimal. Soccer has become a favorite past time for people through history. Although it is just a sport, it is far from it. Soccer has become a part of politics and many world events. Football has evolved greatly from its original roots in 200 A.D. Football is also a form of entertainment. It has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry run by a complex system of federations and one superior entity. With such power comes great …show more content…
The International Federation of Association Football(FIFA) is the governing body of professional soccer around the world. The purpose of FIFA is to organize and set regulations of all aspects of the sport such as pay, rules, and ethics. Rules would be added by FIFA in order to make the experience safer and more enjoyable without affecting the level of intensity or competitiveness. However, FIFA constantly finds itself being subject to corruption and fraud which causes the sport to lag in advancing. In its purest form, football is a sport that generates a great deal of passion from its fanatics. This passion is shown in both bad and good ways as in most sports. Such passion is seen during FIFA's major events hosted around the world such as the World Cup. The World Cup is the biggest sporting even in the world. It dwarfs other popular events in the world such as The Olympics and