Joao Havelange

Day -931. ‪‎WorldCup2018‬.

As the debate around Sepp Blatter, and what seems like every senior Fifa official, and bribery and corruption continues it is worth remembering that he carried on from where his predecessor, Joao Havelange, left off.
"Havelange, the 96-year-old who ruled Fifa for more than two decades, was forced to resign his honorary position after the report laid out how both he and his former son-in-law, the former Brazilian FA president Ricardo Teixeira, had taken a series of bribes over an eight-year period from the now defunct sports marketing agency ISL."
 
Ricardo Teixeira, who has long been suspected of shady dealings with and through Fifa has finally been indicted on corruption charges by the US Department of Justice.
 
Also note from this report in The Guardian from over 2 years ago how long Blatter has been denying any direct involvement in any scandal.
"The central charge that has dogged Blatter's tenure – that in March 1997, when he was still secretary general and a year before he won a bitterly contested election to become president, a bribe meant for Havelange crossed his desk – is confirmed."
 
http://www.theguardian.com/…/apr/30/joao-havelange-resigns-…