FIFA Corruption Scandal (2015)

In 2015, the US Department of Justice indicted 14 FIFA officials on charges of racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering involving over $150 million in bribes spanning 24 years. The investigation implicated the awarding of World Cups to Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022), the latter involving allegations of bribery, modern slavery in stadium construction (with thousands of migrant worker deaths), and the bizarre decision to move the tournament to winter.