Women's World Cup Set to Open Saturday Amid FIFA Bribe Scandal


For Brazil’s Marta, the record five-time soccer player of the year, the FIFA bribery scandal won’t detract from what’s shaping up to be the biggest and most successful Women’s World Cup tournament.

“I believe it won’t influence the organization of the tournament in Canada,” she said by phone from the airport in Sao Paulo. “I’m still very positive about it.”

The resignation of FIFA President Sepp Blatter and the probe into alleged kickbacks at soccer’s world governing body haven’t lessened enthusiasm in Canada for the Women’s World Cup, which is poised to set attendance records and attract more teams than ever before.

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