Lord Triesman, the former FA chairman, has accused 4 FIFA Executive members of soliciting bribes in connection with England's failed 2018 World Cup bid.

One of the four accused is Worawi Makudi, president of the Thai FA since 2007 and a member of FIFA's executive committee.

Lord Triesman alleges that Worawi demanded the TV rights for a friendly match between England and a Thai eleven.

Hence the game got shelved immediately preceding England's failed world cup bid maybe ?

Shock Horror. A Thai with influence crooked?

Shock Horror - 7 non-Thais with influence are also crooked but we aren't going to mention that.

It would be a greater "Shock Horror" if they could find an honest FIFA delegate.

It would be a greater "Shock Horror" if they could find an honest FIFA delegate.

Touche

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9481461.stm

well i for one am taken aback.

though lord triesman apparently lives in a big glass mansion.

well i for one am taken aback.

though lord triesman apparently lives in a big glass mansion.

At least he tries, man.

Sounds like a load of sour grapes to me because our bungs were'nt big enough, and lets face it, the Russian and Qatari ones would have been huuuuge!!!

I wonder whether the business of the tv rights would have cropped up if the Thai delegate had voted for us and not defected.

well i for one am taken aback.

though lord triesman apparently lives in a big glass mansion.

At least he tries, man.

Ole Worawai is stupider than I thought - he thinks he's going to go for Triesman on libel - my understanding is that Triesman has immunity from such in the UK, as it was Parliamentary panel. sue that Triesman's hardly going to turn up in a Thai court.

Ole Worawai is stupider than I thought - he thinks he's going to go for Triesman on libel - my understanding is that Triesman has immunity from such in the UK, as it was Parliamentary panel. sue that Triesman's hardly going to turn up in a Thai court.

Easy words for him then.