In May 2006, British investigative reporter Andrew Jennings' book Foul! The Secret World of FIFA: Bribes, Vote-Rigging, and Ticket Scandals (HarperCollins) caused controversy within the football world by detailing an alleged international cash-for-contracts scandal following the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner International Sport and Leisure (ISL) and revealed how some football officials had been urged to secretly repay the sweeteners they received. The book also alleged that vote-rigging had occurred in the fight for Sepp Blatter's continued control of FIFA as the organization's president. Shortly after the release of Foul! a BBC Panorama exposé by Jennings and BBC producer Roger Corke, screened on 11 June 2006, reported that Blatter was being investigated by Swiss police over his role in a secret deal to repay more than £1m worth of bribes pocketed by football officials. Lord Triesman, the former chairman of the English Football Association, described FIFA as an organization that "behaves like a mafia family," highlighting the organization's "decades-long traditions of bribes, bungs, and corruption".
in may 2006 british investigative reporter andrew jennings' book foul the secret world of fifa bribes vote-rigging and ticket scandals (harpercollins) caused controversy within the football world by detailing an alleged international cash-for-contracts scandal following the collapse of fifa's marketing partner international sport and leisure (isl) and revealed how some football officials had been urged to secretly repay the sweeteners they received the book also alleged that vote-rigging had occurred in the fight for sepp blatter's continued control of fifa as the organization's president shortly after the release of foul a bbc panorama exposé by jennings and bbc producer roger corke screened on 11 june 2006 reported that blatter was being investigated by swiss police over his role in a secret deal to repay more than £1m worth of bribes pocketed by football officials lord triesman the former chairman of the english football association described fifa as an organization that "behaves like a mafia family" highlighting the organization's "decades-long traditions of bribes bungs and corruption"