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Platini begins appeal hearing to clear his name

Banned UEFA President Michel Platini said he was “quite happy” with the conduct of his FIFA Appeal Committee hearing on Monday (February 15) and

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Prince Ali bin al Hussein's bid to 'clean up' FIFA

FIFA is set to elect a new president on the 26th of February amid the worst crisis in its history. Rocked by a series of corruption scandals over the

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FIFA scandal: Valcke banned for 12 years

Jerome Valcke has joined the growing list of disgraced FIFA officials to be banned from football related activities after the Frenchman was handed a

Sport

FIFA political disloyalty leads to reprisals - Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein

FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein on Tuesday claimed there is a climate of fear and reprisals within the football’s world

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FIFA presidential elections: CAF to give full backing to Sheikh Salman

The FIFA presidential race is hotting up. On Friday the Confederation for African Football, the CAF, gave its full and unanimous backing to Bahrain’s

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FIFA presidential candidate Infantino gets Russia backing

Gianni Infantino continues to gather momentum in his attempt to replace incumbant Sepp Blatter as president of football’s scandal-hit world governing

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Former German FA chief Zwanziger in court over Qatar comments

The civil case between the Qatari Football Association the QFA and former German FA president Theo Zwanziger began in Duesseldorf on Tuesday.

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CONMEBOL backs Infantino for FIFA presidency

Gianni Infantino has become hot favourite to replace Sepp Blatter as President of football’s world governing body FIFA after he received the

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FIFA candidates accused of own goal after Brussels no-show

Four of the five candidates to become the next man to run global football have scored a spectacular own goal. Only one of the people seeking to take

Sport

FIFA confirm the five presidential candidates

FIFA confirmed on Tuesday that five candidates will officially enter the race to replace Sepp Blatter as president of world football’s scandal-hit

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Infantino reveals FIFA presidential manifesto

UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino has published his manifesto for the FIFA election which will take place in Zurich on February 26. The

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Real Madrid and city rivals Atletico handed transfer ban

Real Madrid and city rivals Atletico have been handed a transfer ban for breaching rules on signing foreign players under the age of 18. The

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FIFA sack secretary general Jerome Valcke

Football’s world governing body FIFA has sacked it’s suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke with immediate effect. The 55-year old Frenchman was

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Former Guatemalan football chief Jimenez arrested

Guatemalan police have arrested former national football federation president Brayan Jimenez in connection with a corruption probe into the sport’s

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Platini and Blatter still facing life bans

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini could still be facing lifetime bans from football after Fifa’s ethics investigators decided they will appeal the

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FIFA corruption scandal: CONMEBOL headquarters raided by Paraguayan state prosecutors

The South American football confederation (CONMEBOL) headquarters have been raided by Paraguayan state prosecutors in connection with the US Justice

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Platini pulls out of FIFA presidential race

Suspended UEFA president Michel Platini has withdrawn from the FIFA presidential race. The elections are scheduled to take place on February 26 but

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Former FIFA vice president Hawit agrees to extradition

Former FIFA vice-president Alfredo Hawit has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges. Hawit, from Honduras, was acting

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FIFA scandal: Valcke suspension extended

Fifa’s former Secretary General Jerome Valcke has had his suspension extended by 45 days. The ethics committee for football’s scandal-hit world

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Former FIFA secretary general facing nine-year ban

FIFA’s former secretary general Jerome Valcke is facing a nine-year ban from all football related activities. The ethics committee of World