Controversies and sports happen all too often. Just like any other year, 2015 also had a number of controversies that shook the world of sports. It is time for us to take a look at the top five sports controversies of the calendar year. FIFA Scandal : 27 May, 2015 will always be marked as a black day in the world of football. Seven FIFA officials were arrested at the Hotel Baur au Lac in Zurich, Switzerland as they were charged with wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering. The investigation was carried out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI). FIFA commissioned US Attorney General Michael Garcia to inquire about the bidding processes through which Russia and Qatar got the next two editions of the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022 respectively. Garcia submitted his report and then a copy of it was shared with the Attorney General of Switzerland, who later opined that there were ...