FIFA scandal will not affect stadium construction- BVIFA
“The East End stadium is a GOAL project and is funded by FIFA,” said Bickerton, “therefore it is not threatened at all by the recent developments and will continue in accordance with existing plans as will the FAP funds,” Bickerton further assured Virgin Islands News Online in an exclusive interview.
FIFA arrests
Seven top officials were arrested in Switzerland on Wednesday May 27, 2015 as part of a US prosecution that indicted 14 people. Jeffrey Webb, FIFA vice-president and president of CONCACAF, and his predecessor Austin ‘Jack’ Warner were among those indicted. Webb replaced Warner after the latter was forced to step down in the wake of another whirlwind scandal back in 2011.
Commenting on the arrests, Mr Bickerton noted “The situation was very disappointing for the Caribbean FA’s. Mr Webb has already been replaced as CONCACAF President, at least temporarily, until the next General Meeting, by Alfredo Hawit of Honduras,” Mr Bickerton stated.
Apart from Hawit, CONCACAF will be run by a committee comprising Sunil Gulati of USA, Vittorio Montagliani of Canada and Justino Compean of Mexico.
Sepp Blatter gets 5th term
And despite the chaos and controversy engulfing FIFA, world football’s governing body, its president, Sepp Blatter, secured a fifth term in charge on May 29, 2015.
The 79-year-old defeated his rival, the Jordanian Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein, to whoops and cheers from his supporters. Blatter polled 133 votes to Prince Ali’s 73, which would have been enough to take the contest to a potential second round but his 39-year-old challenger withdrew.
In conceding, Prince Ali said: "It's been a wonderful journey... And I want to thank in particular those of you who were brave enough to support me."
“He won on the back of support from Africa and Asia,” commented Bickerton, who travelled to Zurich with executive Members, Avanell Morton and Aubrey Liburd. “Had Prince Ali become President we would have expected an increase in the annual FAP funds, however, now we will have to wait and see.”
Mr Blatter hailed his victory, thanking all those who voted from him and praising the bravery of his rival, Prince Ali, for withdrawing.
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British Virgin Islands, Caymans and Turks & Caicos feature heavily in justice department indictment of senior football officials
British overseas tax havens play a key role in what US authorities have called “rampant, systemic and deep-rooted” corruption in the world of football, analysis by the Observer reveals.
The 164-page US Department of Justice indictment, outlining the case against the 14 football officials and marketing executives who were arrested last week, shows that three of Britain’s overseas territories – the British Virgin Islands (BVI), the Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos, all tax havens – allegedly played a part in masking kickbacks between officials and executives.