Lawyer Comments On Possible Implications Of FIFA Investigations

Businesses and individuals with connections in the UK which have engaged with FIFA or its agents to acquire media and marketing rights should urgently investigate the basis upon which they were obtained, says a leading lawyer at national law firm Irwin Mitchell.

The warning follows the news at the end of May 2015 that seven of FIFA’s official had been arrested as part of a US investigation into bribery and corruption. Since then there have been a number of significant developments including the announcement by FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, that he is to resign. In Switzerland a criminal investigation in connection with the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments has been launched and FIFA is to suspend bidding for the 2026 event.