Download Fifa Scandal: Blatter and Platini Banned, Ethics Theory Applied and more Lecture notes Business Ethics in PDF only on Docsity! Fifa, football's world governing body, has been engulfed by claims of widespread corruption since summer 2015, when the US Department of Justice indicted several top executives. It has now claimed the careers of two of the most powerful men in football, Fifa President Sepp Blatter and Uefa President Michel Platini, after they were banned for eight years from all football-related activities by Fifa's ethics committee. A Swiss criminal investigation into the pair is also continuing. Fifa's president Sepp Blatter has always denied any wrongdoing - but in September, he too was made the subject of a Swiss criminal investigation, launched alongside the US inquiry. The scandal erupted in May, with a raid on a luxury hotel in Zurich and the arrest of seven Fifa executives - conducted at the behest of the US authorities. In May the US indicted 14 current and former Fifa officials and associates on charges of "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption following a major inquiry by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). And in December, 16 more officials were charged following the arrest of two Fifa vice-presidents in at the same hotel in Zurich. Former Brazil football federation chief Ricardo Teixeira was among those accused of being "involved in criminal schemes involving well over $200m (£132m) in bribes and kickbacks". Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics Theory Particular justice: Applied in particular or specific situations. Concerned with upholding the virtue of considerateness, empathy and avoiding greed in oneself by taking only a proper share of some good. Examples: - In this cases, Swiss prosecutors have accused Mr Blatter of criminal mismanagement or misappropriation over a TV rights deal and of a "disloyal payment" to European football chief Michel Platini. Meanwhile, the US authorities have charged 14 defendants with racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracies. The 47-count indictment, unveiled in a US federal court in New York, said the defendants participated "in a 24-year scheme to enrich themselves through the corruption of international soccer". Retributive Justice: The extent of punishment should fit the offence committed. - Fifa is already holding a presidential election in February to replace Mr Blatter so this will continue as planned. Uefa will also have to hold elections to decide on a new head, but they may well wait until after Fifa has picked a new president. Both Mr Blatter and Mr Platini were already suspended and so were not running their organisations. Fifa will continue to be run by Fifa vice-president Issa Hayatou until after elections in the new year. Uefa will also continue to be run by its vice-president Angel Villar Llona, who is also head of Spain's football association. The theory recognizes the need for one to emulate virtues such as honesty, courage, self-control and respect. People who compromise morality are degrading themselves. Honesty: Fifa's president Sepp Blatter has always denied any wrongdoing - but in September, he too was made the subject of a Swiss criminal investigation, launched alongside the US inquiry. He clearly involved into the corruption cases but still denied about it. Courage: The offender shall dare plead guilty of his offense. As be mentioned at the honesty line’s, he denied his accusation’s of corruption Self- Control: As a person who holds a great position should be able to control himself from any crime, in particular, a case related to corruption According to Aristotle’s Virtue cases, the cases is wrong because they both abuse their power that accused with the corruption. If it involves a large amount of money because of corruption, it is cleary are wrong.
