FIFA's Finger Pointing Backfires: A Culture of Corruption Lingers The latest salvo in the ongoing saga between FIFA and UEFA has seen FIFA accuse its European counterpart of waging a "smear campaign" against it.
The irony is not lost on observers, given the long history of shady dealings and corrupt practices that have plagued both organizations.
At the heart of this dispute lies the ill fated plan to sell a 20% stake in FIFA's commercial events subsidiary, FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), to a New York investment firm for $4. 2 billion.