Football: Blatter, Platini indicted by Swiss authorities over 2 million francs payment
(REUTERS) – Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and former Uefa president Michel Platini have been indicted over unlawfully arranging a payment of two [...]
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Football: UAE to host next Club World Cup in early 2022
PARIS (AFP) – The United Arab Emirates will host the next Club World Cup early in 2022, Fifa president Gianni Infantino announced on [...]
EA Sports is planning for a Fifa without Fifa, as football association ups asking price to US$1b
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – It is one of the longest and most profitable relationships in sports. Nearly three decades after soccer’s global governing [...]
Football: IOC has 'concerns' over Fifa's biennial World Cup plan
LAUSANNE (AFP) – The International Olympic Committee on Saturday (Oct 16) hit out at Fifa’s controversial plans to hold the men’s football World [...]
Football: European clubs call for talks with Fifa amid plans for biennial World Cup
LAUSANNE (AFP) – The European Club Association has said it is willing to “engage” with Fifa over potential changes to the international calendar [...]
Football: Wenger criticises 'emotional' response to biennial World Cup plan
LONDON (AFP) – Arsene Wenger has criticised the “emotional” response to his controversial proposal to hold the World Cup every two years. Former [...]
Football: Swiss prosecutor wraps up grilling of ex-Fifa boss Blatter over alleged fraud
GENEVA (AFP) – A Swiss prosecutor on Thursday (Aug 12) concluded four days of final interviews with former Fifa president Sepp Blatter in [...]
Football: Ex-Fifa boss Blatter 'happy' after meeting Swiss prosecutor in payment probe
ZURICH (AFP) – Former world football chief Sepp Blatter on Monday (Aug 9) met a Swiss prosecutor investigating suspected fraud surrounding a Fifa [...]
French Soccer Roiled by Claims of Toxic Workplace Culture
From the outside, France’s soccer federation has for two years represented its sport’s gold standard: champions at the men’s World Cup in Russia [...]
Football: Sepp Blatter's turn to face Swiss prosecutor over Michel Platini payment
BERN (AFP) – Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter was facing questioning on Tuesday (Sept 1) by a Swiss prosecutor over a payment of [...]