Football corruption: Your view

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Fifa has suspended two of its board members over claims they asked for money in exchange for World Cup votes.

Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii have been banned from voting in the 2018 World Cup hosting ballot following a newspaper sting.

They were secretly filmed by reporters from the Sunday Times.

The footage appears to show them asking for cash in return for their backing of a World Cup.

Adamu was banned from all football activity for three years and Temarii for one year over the claims.

That means the 2018 and 2022 ballot will proceed on 2 December with 22 voters - instead of the usual 24.

It comes as the BBC's plan to broadcast a Panorama documentary into allegations of Fifa corruption is branded "unpatriotic", by the head of England's 2018 World Cup bid.

We've been asking for comments on our Facebook page about the Panorama episode.

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Sophie Ede: Should go ahead, the truth needs to come out

Ross Brown: but if its going to affect our bid, why not leave it until the day after the winner is announced?

Gavin Sykes: How is exposing corruption unpatriotic?

David Mufc Clarkson: why would the BBC try and wreck our chances of getting the world cup it's just stupid.

Matt Stjarnan Fc Hedges: Why is it Unpatriotic? It's either true or not, being proud of your origin really doesn't have much to do with it.

Terry Sowle: The BBC are idiots if they do, think of all the coverage of a home world cup, or perhaps they all fancy a free jolly abroad instead at the license payers expense.

Rosie Jones: ‎"Unpatriotic"?? So, what we are American now then? People need to know what a messed up organisation FIFA is, no matter how it may effect England's feelings towards 2018.

Colin Hardy: Surely the corruption is more unpatriotic than talking about

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