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The best newspaper front pages hammering FIFA from around the world
The sporting world was rocked by the arrests of several high-ranking FIFA officials with plans to extradite them to the United States to face racketeering and corruption charges.The allegations so far...
View ArticleA baffling quote from an African soccer official shows how powerful Sepp...
In the wake of the arrest of nine current and former FIFA officials on corruption charges, the focus has shifted to longtime FIFA president Sepp Blatter.People are asking two questions: 1) How in the...
View ArticleFIFA chief Sepp Blatter: 'I am sure more bad news will follow'
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he intends to help restore trust in world soccer after a pair of corruption investigations brought "shame and humiliation" on the sport.Blatter spoke...
View ArticleEuropean soccer head asked Sepp Blatter to resign, but he said no
Despite the current corruption scandal in FIFA that saw nine current and former officials on bribery and corruption charges, Sepp Blatter will continue to run for reelection as FIFA president.According...
View ArticleFIFA's president is defiantly pushing forward in his attempt to get reelected
Zurich (AFP) - FIFA boss Sepp Blatter headed into a re-election vote Friday adamant that only he can clean up football's corruption-tainted headquarters, to the dismay of many as calls mounted for his...
View ArticleSepp Blatter blames FIFA's troubles on Russia and Qatar
The worst corruption crisis in soccer history stems from the governing body's decision to award Russia and Qatar the next two World Cup tournaments, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Friday.Blatter...
View ArticleA look at the massive sponsor contracts that FIFA could lose
Details of Fifa's sponsorship arrangements are hidden from view. But estimates have been made about some of its deals with the world's biggest companiesFifa has come under mounting pressure from its...
View ArticleSepp Blatter has a ridiculous explanation for why he can't be held...
Sepp Blatter is expected to be re-elected president of FIFA on Friday. In his speech to the FIFA congress on before the election, he was as defiant as ever as more people call for his resignation in...
View ArticleFIFA chief Sepp Blatter: You can't blame corruption on the organization
FIFA President Sepp Blatter speaks in Zurich, Switzerland and addresses the recent arrests of FIFA officals on corruption and racketeering charges. Produced by Jason Gaines. Video courtesy of...
View ArticleSepp Blatter reelected as FIFA president 2 days after bombshell arrests
Sepp Blatter has been reelected as FIFA president, holding on to the position he has held since 1998, after Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein of Jordan withdrew prior to a run-off vote.Blatter's win comes two...
View ArticleAfter his re-election, Sepp Blatter slams US investigation and Europe's...
Zurich (AFP) - FIFA leader Sepp Blatter said Saturday he was "shocked" at the way the US judiciary has targeted football's world body and slammed a what he called a "hate" campaign by Europe's football...
View ArticleThe sad reality of what the $150 million bribery scandal really means for FIFA
Hours after nine current and former FIFA officials were arrested on bribery and corruption charges, the international soccer association announced that it would continue with its scheduled events as...
View ArticleEnglish Football Association chairman: FIFA president Sepp Blatter will be...
FIFA president Sepp Blatter will be forced to resign over the corruption scandals swirling around the game's world governing body, English Football Association chairman Greg Dyke told reporters on...
View ArticleSoccer's 'nuclear option' could make the World Cup irrelevant
What would happen if Sepp Blatter hosts a World Cup and most of Europe, several South American powers, and the US don't show up?Blatter was voted to a fifth term as FIFA president on Friday, but the...
View ArticleThe biggest victims of the FIFA scandal speak out
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The accused in the FIFA scandal are easy to spot: globe-trotting executives charged with diverting millions meant to build the game to their personal accounts.Those who feel...
View ArticleThe US has a brutal group in the Women's World Cup, but it might not even matter
The U.S. women's national team enters the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada as one of the favorites to win it all.But if they're going to win their first World Cup since 1999, they'll have to do it out...
View ArticleSoccer player's heads-up play allowed him to score a game-tying goal while...
A Chinese Super League team pulled off a brilliant match-tying goal when the other team's goalkeeper took a break to get a drink of water.The goal, via the UK Guardian and FailGoal.com, came with...
View ArticleQatar's FIFA honeymoon is over
DOHA (Reuters) - "It will blow over" tends to be Qatar's unofficial response to criticism of its World Cup bid, but with a FIFA corruption scandal exploding onto the world's front pages, the Gulf state...
View ArticleCanada player scores gorgeous one-touch goal from the edge of the box in...
Canada women's national team player Sophie Schmidt sent her team off to the Women's World Cup in style, curling in a gorgeous goal in a 1-0 friendly win over England.Canada, which will host the...
View ArticleReport: US prosecutors believe FIFA president's top deputy transferred $10...
Law-enforcement officials believe that FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke moved money related to an alleged World Cup vote bribe from FIFA bank accounts to an account controlled by arrested FIFA...
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