Fifa corruption crisis: Sepp Blatter and co added to organised crime exhibition at Las Vegas Mob Museum alongside Al Capone and John Gotti July 29, 2015 Fifa is being added as a subject at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas' International Organized Crime exhibit. Read more: Fifa boss Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel Prize, says Russian President Vladimir Putin Football's scandal-hit governing body will join gangsters Al Capone and John Gotti as subjects in America's National Museum of Organized Crime and [...]
Who will be the next Fifa president? Uefa boss Michel Platini will run to replace Sepp Blatter July 29, 2015 Michel Platini has put himself in the running to replace Sepp Blatter as Fifa president in February's election. Four continental football federations have given the president of Uefa their backing prompting him to announce his candidacy. In a letter sent to the presidents and general secretaries of Fifa's 209 member associations, Platini said: This was a [...]
Fifa boss Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel Prize, says Russian President Vladimir Putin July 28, 2015 Sepp Blatter might not be welcome at the FA's headquarters anytime soon, but it seems he can always rely on a friendly face at the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Swiss TV the Fifa boss, whose organisation is currently engulfed in corruption allegations, deserves a Nobel Prize. It's almost certainly just [...]
Fifa sponsors Visa, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola come together to demand change at football’s governing body July 24, 2015 Fifa has admitted it has struggled to attract new sponsors amid allegations of widespread corruption within the organisation. Read more: Visa threatens to withdraw Fifa sponsorship General secretary Jerome Valcke said the uncertainty surrounding president Sepp Blatter's future and the arrests of top officials had put negotiations for future sponsorships on hold. Football's governing body has [...]
Fifa’s Sepp Blatter showered with fake money in prank by comedian Simon Brodkin: “This is for North Korea in 2026” July 20, 2015 Outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter fell victim to a news conference prank yesterday, when British comedian Simon Brodkin threw a stash of fake banknotes over the controversial head of world football. Brodkin – who uses the stage name Lee Nelson – said “this is for North Korea in 2026” as he approached Blatter with a [...]
Fifa crisis: Ambushed Sepp Blatter to step aside in February July 20, 2015 It was meant to be the latest episode in embattled Fifa president Sepp Blatter’s self-styled bid to clean up the tarnished image of football’s world governing body. Read more: Here’s the money shot – cash rains down on Blatter Instead it descended into chaos and farce before it had even started, as British comedian [...]
Sepp Blatter told to “leave now” by Prince Ali as Fifa unveils reform plans for organisation in crisis July 20, 2015 Fifa president Sepp Blatter has shrugged off calls to step down with immediate effect, confirming he will stay in the role until February 2016 when fresh elections will take place. Read more: Blatter hints he could stay on as Fifa president Fifa's executive committee met today for the first time since seven of its members [...]
Former Fifa vice president Jeffrey Webb extradited from Switzerland to US July 17, 2015 Former Fifa vice president Jeffrey Webb has been extradited to the United States from Switzerland on charges of bribery and racketeering, filed by American prosecutors. “He was handed over to a three man US policy escort in Zurich who accompanied him on the flight to New York,” the Swiss Federal Office of Justice said in [...]
Fifa bans disgraced official Chuck Blazer from football for life July 9, 2015 Disgraced US football chief Chuck Blazer has been suspended from football for life by Fifa's ethics committee. Read more: The weird and wonderful world of Chuck Blazer The former Fifa official has admitted to accepting bribes – including during bids for both the 1998 and 2010 World Cups – over a period of nearly 20 years. In [...]
Fifa bans Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 World Cup inspector Harold Mayne-Nicholls for seven years July 6, 2015 The man in charge of inspecting the bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has been banned from football by Fifa for seven years. Read more: Swiss banks tipped off Fifa probe over "suspicious" activity Harold Mayne-Nicholls was under investigation from Fifa's independent Ethics Committee for his conduct during the bidding process for the 2018 [...]