By now everybody is aware of FIFA: the scandal-blighted governing body of the world's most popular sport. But what are the main accusations that have been levelled against FIFA and some of its members?

Among others there have been accusations of rampant bribing from numerous sources for numerous reasons including, but not limited to, internal elections, World Cup bids, marketing contracts and ticket sales.

In addition to this hefty dirty laundry list is the way in which the body appropriates money from World Cups, leaving host nations with debt and domestic social instability while FIFA amasses more money - now $1 billion or more, described as a "rainy day fund". Unless the rain is made up of nuclear bombs it is difficult to work out how it would be useful.

The major bone of contention is not the above-board operations of FIFA, which are certainly laudable; football has grown exponentially under Sepp Blatter around the world. It is the way in which the organisation has been accused of operating as a corrupt autocracy.

Blatter has rarely, if ever, had any tainted money or paper trail lead back to him. But crucially his rule of FIFA has allowed for the game to become tainted and has done little to eradicate it, even in the face of a series of damning allegations. Critics argue that is guilt by continued association, even if he is innocent.