18-11-2014, 11:48
Former FA chairman David Bernstein has urged the FA to lobby Uefa for a European boycott of the next World Cup - unless Fifa implements meaningful reform. He said:
* Fifa is a "totalitarian" set-up that reminds him of "the old Soviet empire" and is "beyond ridicule"
* The credibility of football is "suffering enormously" under the current Fifa regime
* Choosing Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup was "one of the most ludicrous decisions in the history of sport"
Bernstein said he also wanted Fifa president Sepp Blatter to step down but described him as "formidable, very shrewd, very smart", conceding it would "not be easy" to bring his reign to an end.
About time someone did something about the insidious den of corruption.
* Fifa is a "totalitarian" set-up that reminds him of "the old Soviet empire" and is "beyond ridicule"
* The credibility of football is "suffering enormously" under the current Fifa regime
* Choosing Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup was "one of the most ludicrous decisions in the history of sport"
Bernstein said he also wanted Fifa president Sepp Blatter to step down but described him as "formidable, very shrewd, very smart", conceding it would "not be easy" to bring his reign to an end.
About time someone did something about the insidious den of corruption.