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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were each banned for eight years by the FIFA ethics committee on Monday in a stunning takedown of world soccer's most powerful leaders.
FIFA President Blatter and his ...
December 21, 2015, Monday
Two Latin American football executives indicted in the new twist in the FIFA corruption scandal have denied any wrongdoing.
They are Ariel Alvarado, a Panamanian who sits on FIFA's disciplinary committee, ...
December 4, 2015, Friday
FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman received an endorsement yesterday from his executive committee colleagues at the Asian soccer confederation. Three of the five FIFA candidates claim support from ...
November 28, 2015, Saturday
EUROPEAN soccer chief Michel Platini will take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after global soccer body FIFA’s ethics committee rejected his appeal against a provisional 90-day ban, his ...
November 19, 2015, Thursday
FIFA vice president Angel Maria Villar was warned and fined 25,000 Swiss francs (US$25,000) yesterday for misconduct during the 2018-2022 World Cup bid investigation. The light sanctions from the FIFA ...
November 14, 2015, Saturday
THE German Football Federation (DFB) yesterday insisted that a US$7.6 million payment made by the 2006 World Cup organizers to FIFA had nothing to do with the awarding of the event to Germany. The payment ...
October 17, 2015, Saturday
THE draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia unveiled on Saturday night. Out of the 52 teams in European zone, 13 winners will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Two group winners and two group runners-up ...
July 26, 2015, Sunday
FIFA executives are meeting to choose a presidential election date, with UEFA President Michel Platini gaining support to succeed Sepp Blatter. A person familiar with the situation says Platini has been ...
July 20, 2015, Monday