The Greatest Case of Commercial Blindness in the History of Sports Integrity

There are all kinds of examples of inappropriate blindness. There was Captain Smith of the SS Titanic not seeing the iceberg. There was Admiral Nelson putting the telescope to his eye patch not to see the signal to retreat. There was Johnny Papalia the mafia thug who beat up the head of Toronto’s illegal gambling racket in front of two-hundred people in a crowded restaurant and when the police arrived none of the patrons said they saw anything. Then there...

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Lipstick on a Pig, Mexican Environmental Regulation and FIFA Reform

Today, FIFA announced new reforms.  What good do all these paper plans do if so many of their executives are corrupt? You can put lipstick on a pig - it is still a pig. Below quotes - from today's press conference  by US Attorney-General Loretta Lynch, Robert Capers and Chief of the IRS Richard Weber. "Today is another good day for soccer fans.  Unfortunately from the decades-long corruption that has been uncovered by the US investigation, good intent has been replaced...

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