Fanny Amun, the acting secretary-general of the Nigerian Football Association, said bribery happens frequently, but referees “should only pretend to fall for the bait, but make sure the result doesn't favour those offering the bribe Nigerian soccer referees can feel free to take bribes as long as they don't let the bribes influence their calls.

Strangely, Nigeria has been rated as one of the world's more corrupt nations, and football does not appear to be an exception. This prompted The Beetle to Google the world's most corrupt countries. According to Transparency International's 2005 listing, the most corrupt country was Chad, followed by Bangladesh, Turlmensitan, Myanmar, Haiti, and, wait for it…

June saw the Kuwaiti women voting for the first time… Women can vote and stand for election in four of the six countries in the largely conservative Gulf Arab region. They are banned in Saudi Arabia, which is an absolute monarchy, governed according to a very conservative interpretation of Islamic Sharia law, under which women's rights still remain limited; they are, for example, not permitted to travel unaccompanied by male relatives or allowed to drive. There are no political elections in the United Arab Emirates.