Concern about money is the real reason for the spat between FIFA and UEFA

Insideworldfootball

When back in 1992 Bill Clinton launched his campaign for the US Presidency his campaign team told the workers forget all the other slogans, remember: It is the economy, stupid.

Much the same can be said of the spat between FIFA and UEFA over the World Cup in Brazil. There can be little doubt that concern about protecting FIFA's money lies at the heart of the attack on UEFA launched by Jerome Valcke, the FIFA general secretary. This followed critical comments by a senior UEFA official about the choice of a single nation as a world cup host.