Bonita Mersiades is a FIFA whistleblower and a former head of corporate and public affairs at Football Australia. She played a key role in Australia's bid to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, a bidding season at the heart of a major FIFA corruption scandal that led to the indictment of 14 officials and executives.
After she was fired in 2010, Mersiades became a prominent whistleblower and helped expose "the FIFA way," the culture of bribery and corruption within FIFA. Her efforts contributed to investigations that led to high-profile FIFA arrests in 2015. She is the author of "Whatever It Takes: The Inside Story of the FIFA Way" and the founder of Fair Play Publishing, a company specializing in nonfiction stories about football.
Mersiades speaks with Business Insider about the ongoing culture of corruption within FIFA, the controversial 2018 and 2022 selections of Russia and Qatar, and the history of misconduct and misogyny within the world of football. She speaks about the future of the World Cup tournament, which has been awarded to Saudi Arabia for 2034.
For more: https://www.amazon.com.au/Whatever-Takes-Inside-Story-FIFA/dp/1925914682
00:00 - Introduction
00:50 - The Bid
02:38 - The Tactics
04:52 - The Consultants
07:41 - The Favors
11:42 - The Oceania Vote
13:42 - The Qatar Play
16:57 - Negotiations
21:17 - The Russian Vote
23:50 - The Downfall
25:13 - The Score
26:25 - The Backstory
27:24 - The Culture
29:59 - Breaking Cover
34:57 - The Aftermath
38:17 - Credits
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