» At The Heart Of FIFA’s Troubles: Accountability, CU Boulder Prof Says

For years, CU Boulder political scientist and soccer fan Roger Pielke Jr. has attempted to sound the alarm on international soccer’s governing body, FIFA. In 2012, he wrote a paper questioning the non-profit’s accountability, and he says he isn’t at all surprised that the U.S. Justice Department last week announced an indictment and guilty pleas in a wide-ranging probe of senior leaders at the organization.Pielke spoke with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner about FIFA. Edited highlights are below. Click the audio link above to hear the conversation. And a note: FIFA did not respond to CPR’s request for an interview.