Infantino replaces Blatter: A new beginning for FIFA
Gianni Infantino is the new president of soccer's corruption-scarred world governing body, winning election after promising national leaders of the sport that he would share the wealth from FIFA's $5...
View ArticleGianni Infantino calls for 'bullet-proof' World Cup bidding process (PFA -...
(Source: PFA - Professional Footballers' Association) FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes football's world governing body must make the World Cup bidding process 'bullet-proof'. The 45-year-old,...
View ArticleGianni Infantino
Gianni Infantino reiterated his position that the 2018 and 2022 World Cups needed to go ahead, regardless of investigations.(Source:AP) FIFA must make the 2026 World Cup bidding process “absolutely...
View ArticleFIFA must now be more open, says Merkel
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she hopes football's senior figures, including world football's governing body FIFA, will demonstrate the transparency they have pledged in the wake of...
View ArticleBeckenbauer says unaware of money to Qatari firm
BERLIN: Former organising chief Franz Beckenbauer denied any wrongdoing on Saturday in an affair involving the 2006 World Cup in Germany and said he knew nothing of a multi-million payment to a...
View ArticleBeckenbauer again pleads innocence in 2006 scandal
German football legend Franz Beckenbauer Sunday again insisted he is innocent in the 2006 World Cup scandal amidst allegations of corruption, pinning any potential blame on his now deceased lawyer ......
View ArticleLaw firm probe into 2006 World Cup to be released Friday
Frankfurt, Germany • A highly anticipated independent report to be released Friday could throw light into corruption allegations against Germany’s 2006 World Cup organizers and the fate of a dubious...
View ArticleReport doesn’t exclude vote-buying in 2006 German WCup bid
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A report by a law firm into the 2006 World Cup corruption allegations says there is no evidence of vote-buying on the part of German bidders. However, the report says...
View ArticleGianni Infantino asserts FIFA power, won’t just be an ambassador
Gianni Infantino has to “look a little bit like a president” and not just abandon suits and ties. (Source: Reuters) Newly-elected Gianni Infantino is standing firm against the FIFA administration’s...
View ArticleInfantino asserts FIFA power, won't just be an ambassador
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) Newly-elected Gianni Infantino is standing firm against the FIFA administration's determination that he is only an ambassadorial president, declaring he will be the ultimate boss...
View ArticleSepp Blatter denies Qatar bought 2022 World Cup and points to Sarkozy...
(Source: PFA - Professional Footballers' Association) Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has insisted the 2022 World Cup vote was not fixed, saying: 'You cannot buy a World Cup.' Blatter this week...
View ArticleFACTBOX: FIFA presidential elections since 1904
LONDON: On Feb. 26, football's world governing body, FIFA, holds its second Congress in less than eight months to elect a new president following the resignation and subsequent banning of Sepp Blatter...
View ArticleSheikh Salman accused in parliament of using football money for 2009 Fifa...
• Damian Collins MP uses parliamentary privilege to raise concerns...
View ArticleFIFA rivals in final push for votes
ZURICH: FIFA presidential favourites Gianni Infantino and Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa embarked on a final scramble for votes on Wednesday ahead of the election to lead world football's...
View ArticleAnother scandal could cost Fifa the World Cup, says FA’s Martin Glenn
• FA chief executive calls Gianni Infantino the right guy for president...
View ArticleFranz Beckenbauer warned and fined by FIFA ethics committee (PFA -...
(Source: PFA - Professional Footballers' Association) Franz Beckenbauer has been warned and fined by FIFA's independent ethics committee after failing to cooperate with an investigation into the...
View ArticleBlatter Book on Hold for Final Chapter on FIFA Debacle
Sepp Blatter has postponed publishing his book on 18 years at the top of scandal-plagued FIFA because he wants to squeeze in the final chapter on his ban from soccer, his publisher said on Thursday....
View ArticleBlatter book on hold for final chapter on FIFA debacle: Publisher
ZURICH: Sepp Blatter has postponed publishing his book on 18 years at the top of scandal-plagued FIFA because he wants to squeeze in the final chapter on his ban from soccer, his publisher said. "Sepp...
View ArticleFifa ethics committee sanctions Franz Beckenbauer
Fifa’s ethics watchdog on Wednesday imposed a warning and 7,000 Swiss franc (€6,350) fine on German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer for stonewalling an investigation. The former World Cup-winning player...
View ArticleSepp Blatter back at FIFA for appeal against 8-year ban
ZURICH (AP) — Sepp Blatter was back at FIFA headquarters for what could be the last time on Tuesday, challenging his eight-year ban for approving a $2 million payment to Michel Platini in 2011. Blatter...
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