Worawi Makudi
Worawi Makudi ( Thai: ว รวี ร์ มะ กู ดี, pronounced: [ wɔ ː ː di ː Maku Rawi ː ]; born November 29, 1951 in Thailand) is a Thai football official.
Worawi Makudi was eleven years Secretary General of the Thai Football Association before he was elected President of the Association in 2007. Since 1997 he is a member of the FIFA Executive Committee and Chairman of the Committee for Women's Football. In January 2011, he was by the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC) confirmed as a candidate for re-election until 2015.
Worawi is a member of the Muslim minority in Thailand and studied in Kuwait. He is considered a confidant of the Qatari football functionary Mohamed bin Hammam.
Worawi also participates in Thai politics. He is a board member of the Pheu Thai Party and was named after its election victory of Yingluck Shinawatra Prime Minister to trading the Thai Government.
Allegations of corruption
Worawi stands for years on corruption charges in the criticism. He should have upgraded their own land with funds from the development aid program GOAL. Mid-December 2011 Worawi However, despite solid evidence of this state of affairs by Sepp Blatter, the FIFA itself controversial chairman, relieved. Worawi have presented exculpatory documents, it said. More details can, however, were not made. Worawi refused to an interview. The Germany experienced radio but exclusively to what documents it was: It was not until date of 16 November 2011 had Worawi transfer the land to Thailand Football Association. A given by FIFA report commissioned a Zurich law firm Niederer Kraft & Frey holds the. So the certified assignment was only eight years after Worawi made a promise and had applied for the GOAL money. And only after FIFA had him by December 1, set a second deadline to produce documents. Whether he lied to the first period, and falsified documents submitted as Thai sources suggest, can not be said. FIFA gives this and many other questions in this matter no answer.
On September 14, 2012 announced a Thai government spokesman with that of the Thai Football Association ( to have driven the development of the Thai Premier League and a marketing company to generate profit ) because of the allegations against Worawi, may be forced to dissolve, as it allows the Association had no authority to make a profit. A week later Worawi denied to the press all allegations of fraud. In particular, he called the allegations of a Korean company "ridiculous", after which he, Worawi, would unfairly and prematurely canceled a four-year exclusive contract for broadcasting rights worth $ 2.4 million dollars per year. On the part of the Koreans is the Thai Football Association one million lawsuit into the house, meanwhile Worawi has announced a counter-suit.
On 18 December 2012, the Swiss media wrote 20 minutes to notice the Council of Europe to take the FIFA total due to corruption under the microscope. " Makudi does much money for the summer of 2000 - shortly before the award of the 2006 World Cup - over showed him a company of the German television rights dealer Leo Kirch a substantial sum. the Thais voted for Germany. championship candidates according to insiders know what they have to Makudi. "