The rumble has been amplified further this week by Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber’s offer to resign following undeclared meetings he had with Fifa president Gianni Infantino. But after it emerged Lauber had held three closed-door meetings with Fifa President Infantino regarding the status of the corruption inquiry, the hunter suddenly became the hunted. It also said, Lauber “knowingly concealed the third meeting with Fifa president Infantino.” Why he did is anybody’s guess. To date, purely for purposes of political expediency, the FIFA Ethics committee has not been seized of this matter, preferring instead to concentrate on the small fish, rumor and conjecture. It was also silent, coded message to African football leaders that anyone who stood opposed to FIFA-sanctioned corruption on the continent could expect similar treatment.

Source: Standard Digital July 25, 2020 21:51 UTC