Daily Junction.mobi portal<p>Fifa has spent the tournament tightening its grip on everything it can monetise, and loosening the one thing it cannot afford to lose: the belief that its rules mean the same thing whoever is asking. </p>
<p>Yet the electorate that decides his future has already spoken. The man heading up one of the most controversial World Cups in memory endures.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/287640/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></p>
<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/haojin-zhou-2718015">Haojin Zhou</a>, Doctoral Researcher in Sport Policy and Governance, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/loughborough-university-1336">Loughborough University</a></em>; <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/borja-garcia-265077">Borja García</a>, Reader in Sport Policy and Governance, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/loughborough-university-1336">Loughborough University</a></em>, and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/mathew-dowling-1159964">Mathew Dowling</a>, Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/loughborough-university-1336">Loughborough University</a></em></span></p>
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