Current Issue: Ethical Issues in World Cup 2022 Bidding Process

Ethical Issues in World Cup 2022 Bidding Process
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Ethical Issues in World Cup 2022 Bidding Process
Overview of the Issue
The global men's soccer governing body, FIFA, awarded the 2022 World cup hosting rights to Qatar in a process marred by corruption in 2010. With one of the biggest events less than a month from kick-off, questions about the process through which Qatar won the bid are being questioned. An investigation of the bidding process by the United States Department of Justice found that representatives hired by Russia and Qatar to present the World Cup bid bribed FIFA to acquire the hosting rights. According to evidence that emerged from the investigations, Qatar representatives bribed five members to guarantee its spot as the host of the 2022 World Cup.
Key Concepts
Notably, the chosen issue is connected to ethics as a functional area in sports management. Seven key ethical principles have been considered a necessity for the success of sports governing bodies. First, sports governance bodies are expected to be transparent about clarity in the decision-making process and procedures (Lumpkin & Stoll, 2011). Second, sporting bodies should be accountable to all key stakeholders involved in a given sport (Lumpkin & Stoll, 2011). Sporting organizations have to offer evidence that they are making sound decisions that evidence their accountability to various stakeholders in a given sport. Third, sports governing bodies are expected to embody democracy by making sure that all stakeholders have access to representation in the decision-making process followed by the organization. The other four essential ethical principles that should guide ethical decision-making in sports governing bodies include responsibility, equity, efficiency, and effectiveness (Lumpkin & Stoll, 2011). The extent to which FIFA observed the seven ethical principles in choosing Qatar as the 2022 World Cup host nation bid remains a key ethical concern.
Organizations Involved
The issue affects several organizations at multiple levels. Notably, FIFA is the organization that is most affected by the issue, given that the investigations directly implicate the governing body in corruption practices. The issue also affects several national football bodies that were involved in the bidding process as well as the selection process. Russia, Qatar, United States, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, and England national football federations are directly involved, as they were the national bodies who had placed their bid to serve as hosts. On the other hand, the issue indirectly implicates Argentina, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guatemala soccer federations. 21st Century Fox is also implicated in the issue as the media that was given the right to televise the global sporting event. Another media company implicated in the case was Uruguay’s Full Play. 
Individuals Involved
Many individuals were implicated in the issue. Julio Grondona from Argentina soccer federation, Nicolas Leoz from Paraguay soccer federation, Ricardo Texeira from Brazil soccer federation, Jack Warner from Trinidad and Tobago, and Rafael Salguero from Guatemala are said to have received b...