The following comes from Radio 4’s Thought for the Day earlier this week. FIFA’s problems are part of global issues. Corruption conjures up images of people getting rich. But corruption often produces more poverty than wealth. The harmful effects of corruption are especially severe on the poor, who are hit by economic decline, are more dependent on public services and the least capable of paying the extra costs associated with bribery, fraud and the misappropriation of economic privileges. Countries that score badly on the World Bank’s Doing Business Indicators also score badly on the Corruption Perceptions Index, including Chad, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, all ranking in the bottom 15 countries on both tables. Tackling corruption requires a sharp change of culture. Just as corrupt countries find it difficult to attract investors then so too will FIFA find it increasingly difficult to attract sponsors. Perhaps those leading FIFA might take inspiration from Jesus, ‘there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance’.