The big fix

How South Africa stole the 2010 World Cup

Ray Hartley

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English

Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
01 May 2016

Political corruption; Sports governing bodies; World Cup

Everyone has wonderful memories of the 2010 Fifa World Cup...

In June 2010, the richest World Cup ever kicked off as delirious South African fans gathered in a rare act of national unity to make the worlds biggest sporting event a success. The magnificent new stadiums were packed and the streets were safe. It all went off like clockwork. But behind this impressive achievement lay billions in wasted public money, crooked companies rigging construction tenders and the fixing of a string of matches involving the national team. Tragically, one of those who blew the whistle would pay with his life. Then, in May 2015, the arrest of Fifa executives revealed that the tournaments very foundations were rotten. Evidence emerged that South Africa had encouraged Fifa to pay money to a corrupt member of its executive to secure three votes in favour of its hosting the tournament.

As Sepp Blatters Fifa edifice crumbled, a web of transactions, from New York to Trinidad and Tobago and the Cayman Islands, showed how money was diverted to ensure that South Africas bid to host the tournament succeeded. In The Big Fix, Ray Hartley reveals the truth about the rotten foundation on which an epic national achievement was built, exposing the people who used the event to amass wealth and power. This is the realstory of the 2010 World Cup.

By: Ray Hartley
Imprint: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781868427246
ISBN 10: 1868427242
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 01 May 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ray Hartley is the editor of the Daily Mail, an online newspaper that publishes opinion, analysis and commentary. He is a former editor of the Sunday Times, South Africas largest-circulation newspaper, and was the founding editor of the daily The Times . He is the author of Ragged Glory: The Rainbow Nation Black and White (Jonathan Ball), a history of South Africa in the democratic era.