corruption expert FIFA appointed to advise Sepp Blatter on cleaning up football's governing body has said he will address previous allegations of wrongdoing. Responding to attacks on his integrity, Mark Pieth said looking at FIFA's past is “necessary” to understand the “risk scenarios.” The Basel University professor said his Independent Governance Committee has “absolutely no objection to an investigation.” Former FIFA consultants Transparency International left Blatter's reform process last week, claiming Pieth's panel was not truly independent. The anti-corruption watchdog also said FIFA wasn't interested in resolving past scandals. Pieth now says he will meet soon with investigative journalists who are “experts on FIFA's past.” African duo to learn fate today Two of Africa's highest profile International Olympic Committee (IOC) members are set to learn their fate over corruption allegations in Switzerland Thursday. Issa Hayatou, long-time president of the African Football Confederation (CAF), and Lamine Diack, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), have been under investigation by the IOC Ethics Commission. They have been left to face the music after another member under investigation former FIFA President Joao Havelange abruptly resigned as a member.
