Sepp Blatter was broadly criticized in the media for giving a warning concerning the "evils of the media" in a speech to FIFA executive committee members shortly before they voted on the hosting of the 2018 World Cup, a reference to The Sunday Times exposés, and the Panorama investigation. In June 2011, it came to light that the International Olympic Committee had started inquiry proceedings towards FIFA honorary president João Havelange into claims of bribery. Panorama alleged that Havelange accepted a $1 million 'bung' in 1997 from ISL. The IOC acknowledged that it "takes all allegations...