POLITIKA IN KORUPCIJA V SVETOVNI NOGOMETNI ZVEZI

ŠTRUS, MIHA (author), Durnik, Mitja (mentor)

V svojem diplomskem delu sem predstavil korupcijo v športu. Šport se je v zadnjih nekaj desetletjih močno spremenil in razvil, kar pa se ne pozna le na športnih dosežkih, temveč tudi v mišljenju ljudi, ki se s športom ne ukvarjajo profesionalno. Vse več ljudi svoj čas, ki so ga prej namenili počitku ali gledanju televizije, namenijo aktivnosti, ki jo imajo radi. Šport se je razvil do te mere, da so ljudje na to začeli gledati kot več milijardni posel, ki je prepleten tako s političnimi kot zasebnimi interesi. Od 8. septembra leta 1888, ko je bila odigrana prva uradna nogometna tekma (v Veliki Britaniji), je razvoj nogometa le še strmo naraščal, razen v času obeh vojn, ko je bil v stanju mirovanja. Globalizacija in finančna korist sta ta proces le še pospešila, s sabo pa prinesla tako pozitivne kot tudi negativne posledice. Bolj kot pozitivne v oči bodejo negativne plati in tu lahko omenimo eno največjih, to je korupcija. Ne le v svetu nogometa, temveč v vseh športnih panogah. Korupcija v športu je obstajala že pred tem, le da ni bila tako izrazito izpostavljena kot sedaj, ko se v športu proizvede ogromne količine denarja. V diplomskem delu sem skušal ugotoviti vpliv politike v Fifi. Čeprav je Fifa neprofitna organizacija, se zdi, da so funkcionarji vpeljali neoliberalni model vodenja v to organizacijo. To lahko vidimo po želji čim višjih zaslužkov – tako same Fife, kot njihovih glavnih vodij. V prvem delu diplome so predstavljeni korupcija, Mednarodna nogometna zveza in primeri koruptivnih dejanj. Omenjene primere sem analiziral in povezal s teorijo racionalne izbire, saj sem pri vseh ugotovil, da so obstajale dve težnji in sicer: težnja po pridobivanju dobička in izogibanje stroškom in tveganjem. Skušal sem ugotoviti, kaj je akterje vodilo k tem, da so izkoristili svoj položaj v osebne namene kljub njihovim visokim dohodkom. V drugem delu je opisano stanje glede Katarja kot gostitelja svetovnega prvenstva. V praktičnem primeru sem ponazoril potek glasovanja. V zadnjem delu pa so podani sklep in ugotovitve o raziskovalnih vprašanjih.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: korupcija, politika, šport, FIFA, Sepp Blatter, Katar
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Organization: FU - Faculty of Administration
• Year: 2019
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-111176
• Publication date in RUL: 25.09.2019

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: POLITICS AND CORRUPTION IN INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

Abstract

The present diploma thesis discusses corruption in sport. Sport has changed and developed a lot during the last few decades. This shows not only in sport achievements but also in the mindset of those people who do not engage in sport professionally. Instead of resting and watching television, more and more people spend their time on activities. Sport has developed to the point where people perceive it as a multi-billion business, which is intertwined with political as well as personal interests. Since the 8th of September 1888, when the first official football game (in Great Britain), the development of football has been escalating quickly, except in the time of both wars, when it was at a standstill. Globalisation and financial profit only stimulated this process and brought positive and negative consequences. The negative ones are more noticeable than positive ones, corruption being one of the biggest. Not only in the world of football, but in all sports disciplines. Corruption in sport existed before this, only it was not as distinctly exposed as it is now when sport produces enormous amounts of money. The diploma thesis tries to investigate the effect of politics on Fifa. Although Fifa is a non-profit organisation, it seems officials have introduced a neo-liberal model of management to the organisation. This is shown through the wish for high earnings of Fifa itself as well as of its main leaders. The first part of the thesis presents corruption, International Federation of Association Football and examples of corruptive acts. The examples are analysed and connected to the theory of racional choice, since it is established that all are drive by two aspirations: getting more profit and avoiding costs and risks. The thesis tries to investigate what brought the leades to take advantage of their positions and use it for personal interests despite their high incomes. The second part describes conditions in Qatar as the host of the world cup. I illustrated the voting process as a practical example. The last part of the thesis gives the conclusion and findings to the research questions.

• Keywords: corruption, politics, sport, Fifa, Sepp Blatter, Qatar