Fifa crisis: Barclays, HSBC and Standard Chartered to launch internal review following FBI investigation May 31, 2015 Barclays, HSBC and Standard Chartered are all believed to have launched internal investigations into their role in the Fifa corruption scandal that has engulfed world football this week. The British banks were all named in the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) lawsuit against 14 people – including nine Fifa officials – for racketeering, wire fraud and [...]
Sepp Blatter’s reign as Fifa president is four times longer than FTSE bosses May 30, 2015 Sepp Blatter's reign as Fifa president will be four times as long as the average tenure of bosses at FTSE 100 companies. Securing a fifth term as the leader of the world's football federation will take his time in charge to 21 years. That's exactly four times the average time spent at the top by [...]
FA Cup renamed “The Emirates FA Cup” as three-year £30m sponsorship deal confirmed May 30, 2015 Emirates Airline has been confirmed as the new sponsor of the FA Cup on the day of the cup final which will see Arsenal and Aston Villa meet at Wembley. The tournament will be renamed "The Emirates FA Cup" from next season until 2018 in a deal estimated to be worth around £30m over the [...]
Five things Sepp Blatter just said about Fifa’s crisis after winning presidential election May 30, 2015 Newly re-elected Fifa president Sepp Blatter has given a press conference in Zurich where he answered the many burning questions posed by journalists following the corruption scandal which exploded this week. Here's what he had to say. 1. "I have no $10m" Did Blatter know who it is that is alleged to have given money [...]
Fifa president Sepp Blatter wins leadership election over Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein May 29, 2015 Sepp Blatter will be Fifa president for a further four years after comfortably beating Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein in today's leadership election. The 79-year-old will keep his role until 2019 after securing 133 of the 209 member association votes cast at Fifa's annual congress in Zurich. Prince Ali was entitled to ask for a second [...]
Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein elected president to beat Sepp Blatter in shock result May 29, 2015 Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan is the new Fifa president after beating incumbent Sepp Blatter in a shock election result. Blatter, who has served four terms as Fifa leader, was the heavy favourite to secure another four years in the role having enjoyed long-standing support from the majority of the 209 member associations outside [...]
Fifa election: Why Sepp Blatter will beat Prince Ali to remain president May 29, 2015 Corruption allegations, arrests of top officials, global outrage – in most organisations such calamities would cost a leader their job, let alone the chance to stand for re-election. But Fifa isn't most organisations, and not only is president Sepp Blatter bidding for a fifth straight term in this afternoon's election following one of the most [...]
Theatre review: Temple tells the Occupy protest story for the Netflix generation May 29, 2015 Donmar Warehouse | ★★★★★ Temple, Simon Russell Beale’s new Protestants vs protesters play about the decision to evict the Occupy squatters from St Paul’s is nuanced and satisfying theatre for the Netflix generation. At its peak, in October and November of 2011, the anti-capitalist protest camp surrounding St Paul’s dominated the news, leading [...]
Bold Tendencies: Richard Wentworth May 29, 2015 Peckham Multi-Storey Car Park | ★★★★☆ Sure, the days are getting longer and the weather is hotting up, but nothing signals the beginning of summer in south London like the opening of Frank’s Cafe in Peckham multi-storey car park. While most come for the booze and the views, influential young curator Hannah Barry has turned [...]
Serious Fraud Office to examine Fifa allegations after being accused of “failing its duty” May 29, 2015 Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will examine information relating to alleged Fifa corruption after announcing it is "ready to assist in ongoing international criminal investigations". Two large British banks – HSBC and Barclays – were both named in the indictment filed by the US Department of Justice (DoJ), which led to the explosive arrest of [...]