Moving goalposts A sign of how global influence, power and wealth are shifting
When Sepp Blatter, with that pained fixed grin, gingerly pulled the name Qatar out of the fateful envelope to anoint the host of the 2022 World Cup, global bafflement accompanied the shockwaves propelled by the decision. The outcry that led ultimately to an earthquake at Fifa, followed by the fall of Blatter’s presidency, was prompted by astonishment and suspicion at the vote to send football’s greatest tournament to this tiny country
The 11 years since the November 2010 vote have been filled with investigations into Fifa, leading to a governance overhaul and the 2016 election
