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FIFA denies Sepp Blatter's top deputy was behind the $10 million payment at...
One of the most damning allegations from the 164-page indictment against nine current and former FIFA officials is that $10 million in FIFA money was sent to accounts controlled by Concacaf president...
View Article18-year-old soccer phenom Gedion Zelalem blew everyone away in his 1st start...
Gedion Zelalem, an 18-year-old Arsenal midfielder, stole the show in the United States under-20 team's 4-0 win over New Zealand at the U-20 World Cup.Zelalem, who was born in Germany but recently...
View ArticleFIFA PRESIDENT SEPP BLATTER TO RESIGN
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is resigning as president of FIFA amid a growing corruption scandal, he announced on Tuesday at a surprise press conference."While I have a mandate from the membership of...
View ArticleFIFA just spent $30M on a film about itself — and guess who plays Sepp Blatter
The recent controversy surrounding FIFA isn't stopping the release of a film documenting the association's rise. "United Passions" highlights FIFA's presidents including Sepp Blatter. It cost $30...
View ArticleSepp Blatter said quitting would mean he did something wrong 4 days before...
Sepp Blatter announced he is resigning as FIFA president Tuesday at a surprise press conference.The announcement comes as a shock as Blatter won reelection last Friday and is just five days into his...
View ArticleHere are the favorites to replace Sepp Blatter as the next FIFA president
In a shocking move, Sepp Blatter announced on Tuesday that he will step down as president of FIFA.The move was a surprise on many levels as it came just four days after being reelected to a fifth term...
View ArticleReport: The US is investigating Sepp Blatter
Outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter is being investigated by US authorities as a part of an ongoing corruption probe, according to reports from Josh Margolin and Susanna Kim of ABC News and Sam Borden...
View ArticleWatch FIFA chief Sepp Blatter resign and call for a 'profound overhaul'
After 40 years of involvement with FIFA, President Sepp Blatter announced his resignation at a Tuesday press conference in Zurich, Switzerland. Blatter explains that the organization is in dire need of...
View ArticleRussia risks losing the 2018 World Cup ... and that would actually be a good...
There's a small chance that Russia could lose their right to host the 2018 World Cup now that FIFA's Sepp Blatter is out as president.Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Vladimir Osakovskiy estimated that...
View ArticleEx-FIFA official who became an FBI informant says he took bribes for the 1998...
Chuck Blazer — the eccentric ex-FIFA official who is widely believed to be an FBI informant— admitted to facilitating or accepting bribes for two different World Cups in a 2013 hearing with federal...
View ArticleThe net is tightening around senior FIFA leaders
Unsealed court documents show that US prosecutors have detailed evidence of corruption at the highest levels of FIFA, tainting the award of hosting rights to the 1998 and 2010 World Cups.FIFA staff...
View ArticleTop FIFA officials 'will do whatever it takes to hold on to power, privilege,...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A consistent ally of Sepp Blatter, Danny Jordaan already has a new job.Jordaan, the head of the South African Football Association, was credited with bringing the 2010 World Cup...
View ArticleWhat a former FIFA official just said about an ‘avalanche’ of evidence should...
Jack Warner, the former vice president of FIFA who has been implicated in the organization's bribery scandal, isn't standing down.He appeared in a televised address in front of an audience of...
View ArticleThe 24 players who are going to take over the Women's World Cup
When the Women's World Cup begins on June 6, a whole bunch of players are going to become household names in their countries.We went through all 24 World Cup teams and picked out one player from each...
View ArticleWorld Cup sponsors are bluffing on FIFA
How much scandal is too much scandal?With billions of dollars at stake and few other ways to tap into the global love of soccer, FIFA sponsors like Adidas, Coke and McDonald's are likely to hang onto...
View ArticleThere are 7 countries with a legit shot to win the Women's World Cup
The US and Germany are the overwhelming favorites to win the World Cup, but the gap between the top teams and the rest of the world is narrowing, according to the latest model by Nate Silver.In...
View ArticleUS player Michael Bradley makes 50-yard solo run to set up gorgeous...
A week after it toppled FIFA and ousted president Sepp Blatter, the US stunned the Netherlands in a 4-3 thriller in Amsterdam.Fine. That's over the top. But the US men's national team did pull off an...
View ArticleHere's what makes Lionel Messi so impossible to defend
Lionel Messi has dominated this season in the Champions League, scoring 10 goals with four assists to help Barcelona reach the final against Juventus.At 27, Messi has had his best Champions League...
View ArticleThe health of this 25-year-old player could have a big impact on the World Cup
Heading into the Women's World Cup, the health of US women's national team forward Alex Morgan has become one of the team's biggest question marks.Morgan hasn't played for the US or her club team,...
View ArticleESPN tells a shockingly different story of soccer star Hope Solo's...
Last summer Hope Solo got busted on domestic-violence charges involving a drunken encounter with her half-sister and nephew.Between then and now we'd gotten sporadic updates on what had happened that...
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