John Oliver's June 8 "Last Week Tonight" rant on HBO reveals who are the entities behind FIFA's alleged pressure of Brazil to relax some of its laws in time for the 2014 World Cup, Politifact.com reported.
Goal.com said that The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), the military group that currently rules Thailand, enforced an existing rule that demands all broadcasters to show matches of the 2014 World Cup on free-to-air channels.
According to Sam Borden of the New York Times, US Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati has denied the report that they were advised by FIFA being the next in line to win the hosting rights to the 2022 World Cup.
An anonymous pirate site has received a letter of demand from FIFA, detailing the global soccer body's proactive measures to stamp out illegal streaming of World Cup matches, Torrentleak reported.
