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full investigation that fifa needs to make the changes that it needs, the ones that the international olympic committeeade after the salt lake city scandal earlier in the decade. >> there will be an inquiry by fifa itself into these allegations lord treason has made but if these allegations are found to be true, we don't know yet, do you think it raises question about the legitimacy of qatar holding the 2018 world cup in itself? >> well, i think we need to learn more about what the sunday times, you know, was doing in the sense that they did not release this so far in their own newspaper and yet it has come public. so they're certainly interesting allegations but more information needs to come out, and if fifa wants to investigate, it should really do a serious independent investigation. >> very quickly, any ambitions to stand again? >> we'll see in 2015. my hope actually is that another outsider candidate who is known globally like a bill clinton or kofi annan or george wea might run for fifa president. it's too late to happen this year but four years from now, i think they will be able to do things t

medals that they became so used to over the years but this russia put forward to the international olympic committee was quite an unusual bit it was something that impress the judges so she is a i resort town known as the russian riviera town though it's more of a summer holiday destination however the mountains across napoleonic are perfect for winter sports and there's a lot of ice being cast on really putting the winter games into what is a bones tropical resort so there's a lot of work has to be done to make sure that she is ready you know here for my colleague ben is he's in sochi about just how. those preparations are coming along . a miracle in the making of construction the city's bolshoi highs well this is entering its final stage took less than two years to record this giant structure like most of the venues here in sochi it's being built on schedule. all the facilities here except maybe for the main olympic stadium well have to be completed by two thousand and twelve so that they can be used during test competitions. and best of construction effort was launched in two thousand and seven w

well that bids this russia put forward to the international olympic committee was quite an unusual bit it was something that impressed the judges you've mentioned before it's such a is a resort town known as the the russian really every town there it's more of a summer holiday destination however the mountains across napoleonic are perfect for winter sports and this is a lot of ice being passed on really putting the winter games into what is a a woman's tropical resort so there's a lot of work have to be done to make sure that she is ready for not just the the athletes and the officials that we go in there will be thousands of fans from all across the world that will be of the poor again to sort cittie to see the games to support their nations lots of road networks improvements to the airport train networks as well as well of course as hotels and stadia now they are apparently on course and on track with the with the building of the of all those things that need to be tell me you know here from michael a dentist who looks he's in sochi about just how those preparations are coming along

from the international olympic committee that they could put on something that had never really been seen before you mentioned that sochi is the the russian rivière it's more of a summer holiday destiny however this the nation i beg your pardon however the mountains around across napoleonic they are excellent and full winter sports but a lot of construction has to be done and it's a lot of construction on the way and some that still needs to be completed not just the the huge stadia that have to be built but also road networks train networks hotels of course have to be filled there's going to be thousands of people polled from all over the world coming to sochi to watch those games but as my colleague there is sports you know reports from such it seems that the construction is going according to plan. a miracle with the making of construction the city still showing that was the spent during its final stage so less than two years to record this joint structure like most of the venues here in sochi it's being built on schedule and we do not all the facilities here except maybe for the

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