Shit, this is looking more and more like it's serious. Lot of money is on the table, and Qatar stands to lose the WC in a heartbeat if various allegations are put on the record in an American grand jury trial. Out of nowhere. Fuck, we've been waiting for this for years.
I was listening to an interview on As It Happens with a reporter, whose name I have now forgotten, who has been reporting on this for a long time. He basically said that this probably won't change anything, and we should be questioning why it took America, one of the countries least involved in the sport, to start this international investigation. He also pointed out that the latest Swedish investigation was announced after the US arrested everyone, and that the last time the Swedes investigated it took 9 years.
I disagree. This has the hallmarks of a house of cards folding. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32902076 https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/603614251803082756 http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/nilsson-ingen-svensk-rost-pa-blatter-i-valet/