FA chairman Greg Dyke fears several World Cups have been awarded with a 'pile of bungs'

GREG DYKE has questioned how many World Cup bids were won with bungs.

 

FIFA is in crisis after allegations of corruption that have brought down president Sepp Blatter.

But the latest probe dates back to the 2006 World Cup in Germany, and Dyke wonders where it will all end.

FA chairman Dyke said: "It's like the Archers, it's like a soap opera. Every week something is happening.

"You begin to be convinced almost no World Cups have been allocated without a pile of bungs."

 

Former German FA president Wolfgang Niersbach denies any bribes in the Germany World Cup bid

Wolfgang Niersbach, who has just quit as German FA president, is the latest name under the microscope.

He denies any wrongdoing, but is at the centre of claims bribes were paid to bring the 2006 World Cup to Germany.

Dyke, speaking at the launch of Birmingham FA's refurbished facility, said: "I was saddened what happened to Wolfgang. I like him. He was a good bloke.

"I don't know the details of what happened. It does mean another member of the UEFA executive and the FIFA executive has had to resign.

 

FIFA's executive committee Vitaly Mutko is engulfed in controversy surrounding Russian athletes

"You have to have sympathy for some of the people who work for FIFA because there are good people there who do a good job and work hard.

"I don't know where it ends. You need a completely reformed organisation. There are even those now talking about how you should scrap FIFA altogether.

"It's hard to see the logistics of how you can get there but it does need a totally reformed organisation. You can't carry on like this."

Dyke says urgent questions also need to be asked as controversy engulfs Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko.

Mutko is on FIFA's executive committee and is chairman of Russia's 2018 World Cup bid.

 

He now finds himself at the centre of the World Anti Doping Agency scandal engulfing Russian athletes.

Dyke said: "I haven't seen any evidence of corruption in the allocation of the Russian World Cup, but you do wonder.

"But whether someone who is involved in all that can stay on the board of FIFA is something FIFA needs to address very quickly.

"My first congress which was in Brazil was like going to North Korea. They all sat there hailing the leader.

"It's pathetic. There's no proper scrutiny. Being on the board of FIFA is a great job, you get $300,000 for four meetings."