To follow up on previous posts regarding England’s failed World Cup bid, the cancelled Thailand-England friendly, and allegations against Football Association of Thailand President Worawi Makudi, I wanted to point out a Retuers/Bangkok Post story today. It says:
Thailand’s Worawi Makudi and three other Fifa executive committee members accused by former English FA chairman David Triesman of seeking favours for votes have been cleared, soccer’s governing body said on Sunday.
Here’s the FIFA statement, and here’s a detailed “review of allegations” (PDF).
For an overview of the crisis that has engulfed FIFA, by the way, I suggest reading this Rob Hughes piece — headline: “FIFA’s Mess Gets Even Messier” — in today’s NYT/IHT.