German FA secretary resigns as World Cup report looms
BERLIN: German Football Association (DFB) General Secretary Helmut Sandrock resigned on Friday, saying the scandal-hit association needed to make a clean start. He was the second high-ranking official...
View ArticleFranz Beckenbauer fined, warned by FIFA ethics judges
Franz Beckenbauer has been fined and warned by FIFA's ethics committee for refusing to cooperate with Michael Garcia's investigation of World Cup bidding. World soccer's ethics committee says...
View ArticleFIFA Reduces Bans for Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini From 8 to 6 Years
(ZURICH) — Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini had their bans from soccer reduced from eight years to six by FIFA’s appeal body on Wednesday, two days before the sport’s ruling body tries to turn the page...
View ArticleA look at previous FIFA presidential elections
ZURICH (AP) FIFA will elect a new president for the second time in nine months on Friday. On the deepest ballot paper in FIFA's 112-history, five candidates will be offered to the member federations....
View ArticleFIFA reduces suspensions for Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini to six years
Blatter's successor is being elected on Friday COLORADO RAPIDS E-Mail Alerts & Newsletters MLS player salaries 2015 The Terrace Rapids blog Colorado Rapids photos Ask Mailbag questions Rapids stats...
View ArticleFIFA reduces bans for Blatter, Platini from 8 to 6 years
ZURICH (AP) -- Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini had their bans from soccer reduced from eight years to six on Wednesday, two days before the sport's ruling body tries to turn the page on years of...
View ArticleFIFA suspensions for Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini reduced to 6 years
ZURICH (AP) — Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini had their bans from soccer reduced from eight years to six on Wednesday, two days before the sport's ruling body tries to turn the page on years of...
View ArticleFIFA reduces Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini bans from eight to six years
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were initially found guilty of wrongdoing by FIFA’s independent ethics committee. (Source: Reuters) Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini had their bans from soccer reduced...
View ArticleWas the 2006 FIFA World Cup bought?
BERLIN: The German FA (DFB) is set to answer corruption allegations on Friday as accusations the 2006 World Cup was “bought “threaten to give FIFA another headache. The 2006 finals were lauded in...
View ArticleLaw firm probe into 2006 World Cup to be released Friday
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) 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...
View ArticleFrench football HQ raided in Swiss case against ex-Fifa chief Sepp Blatter
Evidence has been seized in a search at the French football federation headquarters for the criminal case against former Fifa president Sepp Blatter, Swiss authorities said. The office of Switzerland's...
View ArticleMore questions are raised about Beckenbauer's role
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) From his days as the backbone of the defense to his days roaming the sidelines, Franz Beckenbauer has been synonymous with the best of German soccer. "Der Kaiser" won the...
View ArticleFrench soccer HQ raided in Swiss case against Blatter
GENEVA (AP) — Evidence has been seized in a search at the French soccer federation headquarters for a criminal case against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, Swiss federal prosecutors said Wednesday....
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 ArticleFrench Soccer Headquarters Raided in FIFA Investigation
French authorities raided the French Football Federation's Paris headquarters Tuesday to gather documents for an investigation against the former head of FIFA, Sepp...
View ArticleFIFA aims to start afresh with vote to replace Blatter
Crisis-hit world football governing body FIFA faces one of the most important days in its 112-year history when it elects a new leader on Friday, hoping to usher in a fresh era after decades of...
View ArticleDisgraced ex-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter turns 80
LAUSANNE: Sepp Blatter turned 80 on Thursday, with a party planned at a luxury hotel in Zurich, as Switzerland's criminal investigation into his FIFA presidency looked set to intensify. After his...
View ArticleFrance seizes documents in probe targeting Blatter
LAUSANNE: French authorities have seized documents from the country's football federation in connection with the Swiss criminal investigation targeting former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Michel...
View ArticleSepp Blatter vows to clear name in CAS appeal
BERLIN: Ahead of his 80th birthday on Thursday, disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said his priority now is clearing his name at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). "I'm preparing...
View ArticleDocuments seized at French football HQ in probe targeting Sepp Blatter
Documents in connection with Sepp Blatter’s infamous 2.0 million Swiss franc payment to UEFA’s fallen president Platini of France, “were seized” in the search. (Source: AP) French authorities have...
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