The displayed data on attitudes towards corruption within FIFA and UEFA shows results of the Statista European Football Benchmark conducted in England in 2018. Some ** percent of respondents agreed with the statement "There is corruption within FIFA and/or UEFA and it harms football".

In October 2022, many adults across Western Europe believed there had been corruption at FIFA in recent years, with 78 percent of Spanish adults believing this to be the case. Meanwhile, respondents in the United States were less convinced, with only 44 percent agreeing.

Sports leagues and events not only offer world-class athletes the opportunity to showcase their skills, they also provide a platform to inspire and unite people across the globe. Two of the most popular sports events in the world are the Summer Olympic Games and the FIFA Football World Cup. Both these events have massive global followings and have become cultural touchstones, bringing together people from all walks of life and different countries. The Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games are held every four years and bring together athletes from around the world to compete in various sports. The Summer Olympics are known for their diversity, featuring sports like swimming, gymnastics, athletics, and more. In 2022, the Summer Olympic Games were found to be the most popular sporting event worldwide based on a global survey. The survey revealed that ** percent of respondents expressed some level of interest in following the Summer Olympics, highlighting the event's widespread appeal. Tokyo 2020 The most recent edition of the Summer Olympic Games took place in Tokyo, Japan in 2021. The Games were originally scheduled for 2020, but were postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tokyo Olympics featured 33 different sports and over 11,000 athletes from around the world competing in 339 medal events. The United States topped the medal table with a total of *** medals, followed by China with ** medals. The Tokyo Olympics also marked the first time that new sports such as surfing, skateboarding, and sport climbing were included in the Olympic program. The FIFA World Cup The FIFA Football World Cup is another sporting event that has garnered a massive global following. The World Cup is held every four years, with teams from around the world competing to be crowned champions of the world. The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup was hosted by Qatar from November 20 to December 18, 2022. Argentina emerged as the winners, with Lionel Messi leading the team to victory against France in the final. The tournament featured 32 teams, hosted across eight stadiums in Qatar, and was the first World Cup held in an Arab nation and only the second in Asia. Despite accusations of corruption, bribery, and cheating by the Qatar bid committee to obtain hosting rights, an internal FIFA investigation found no wrongdoing. However, the event faced a substantial amount of criticism for the treatment of migrant workers in stadium construction and for the treatment of women and the LGBT community within Qatar.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Qatar in November 2022. The decision for Qatar to host this tournament has been received a considerable backlash amongst members of the professional football community as well as the public and has spawned an ongoing discussion for countries involved in the tournament to boycott the event.

Criticism Criticism from a variety of media sources, football professionals, and human rights organizations focused on issues such as the apparent corruption within the FIFA bidding process, Qatar's short football history, the extremely high estimated economic cost of the event, the inconvenient local climate, and Qatar's questionable human rights record particularly with regards to the construction of much of the infrastructure required for the event.

Public opinion During an April 2021 survey, it was found that just over ** percent of respondents agreed when asked whether their country should boycott the tournament. The support for the boycott of the 2022 fifa world cup exhibits limited geographical variation. With 12 percent of respondents from the United States and 11 percent of respondents from the United Kingdom indicating that they strongly supported calls to boycott the World Cup. Some difference exists within the share of respondents that do not support a boycott with only ** percent of American respondents indicating as such compared to ** percent of respondents from the UK. Allthough its fair to say that a significant share of the population support the boycotting of the 2022 Qatar Fifa world cup an even greater share of respondents agreed that the World Cup in 2022 should be removed from Qatar and held in a different country.