Sports Industry Magazine has a scathing article up today about the economic legacy of the World Cup in South Africa, questioning the cost of the tournament to South Africa, and giving FIFA a few deserved blows:

The World Cup, like the Olympic Games, is awarded through a competitive "bidding" process run by FIFA where prospective hosts compete for the rights to host a future World Cup.

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Fabio Capello is embarrassed. The Capello Index has turned sour for the England coach after the team was dumped out unceremoniously by Germany. Who can vouch for an index that bears his name? It is like calling it the Bernie Madoff Index of Business Integrity.