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FIFA scandal: Swiss bank documents handed over to US Justice department

Bank account documents that were allegedly used for bribes connected with FIFA’s ongoing corruption scandal have been handed over to the US Justice

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Best of 2015: Annus Horribilis for FIFA and IAAF

Annus horribilis – a horrible or disastrous year. This Latin phrase can certainly be used to describe 2015 for two of sport’s most powerful world

Switzerland

Blatter and Platini launch an appeal against their eight-year bans from football

The FIFA President and head of UEFA were also fined for ethics violations

World News

FIFA-gate: Platini is 'biggest loser,' says analyst

The banning of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini has rocked the world of football. They have been found guilty of breaching FIFA’s code of ethics over

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'We thought we were in the clear' and other interesting Sepp Blatter quotes

“Let the women play in more feminine clothes, like they do in volleyball. They could, for example, have tighter shorts.” Sepp Blatter’s statements

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FIFA - how the house of cards started to collapse

The foundations at Fifa started to crumble back in May. The who’s who of the FIFA hierarchy had gathered in Zurich for the 65th annual congress and

Switzerland

Football: Blatter and Platini get 8 year bans

A "dramatic day" for world football

Switzerland

Football: Blatter and Platini get 8 year bans

Blatter to appeal suspension

Sport

FIFA scandal: Blatter claims innocence at ethics hearing

Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter returned to the headquarters of football’s world governing body on Thursday for the first time since being

Sport

Indictments, extraditions, pleas of not guilty and protests - the FIFA drama continues

The drama continues in what seems to be FIFA’s never-ending corruption saga. This week former FIFA vice president and ex-president of the South

Honduras

Callejas to face soccer charges in US

Rafael Callejas, the former president of Honduras and one time chief of the country’s soccer federation is set to present himself to authorities in

Sport

Michel Platini loses suspension appeal

Michel Platini lost an appeal on Friday against his 90-day suspension in another blow to his hopes of re-entering the race for the presidency of

World News

Michel Platini loses appeal against FIFA suspension

Michel Platini has failed in his bid to overturn his 90-day ban from football’s world governing body FIFA. The Frenchman, who heads European soccer’s

Sport

Suspended UEFA president Platini attends CAS hearing

The suspended president of European football’s governing body (UEFA) Michel Platini arrived at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday

Sport

FIFA walls continue to close in

The offices of a sports marketing company in Miami were raided by the FBI on Thursday. Officers raided Media World, which allegedly paid bribes in

Switzerland

16 FIFA bosses arrested in ongoing corruption probe

Football bosses from across South and Central America were among 16 people charged by US prosecutors on Thursday with multi-million dollar bribery

Sport

FIFA ExCo committee approves reform package

FIFA’s executive committee on Thursday unanimously approved a set of proposals to pave the way for significant change to the governance of World

World News

Swiss arrest two more FIFA officials over corruption scandal

Two high ranking FIFA officials have been detained in Switzerland as part of the ongoing corruption inquiry. According to the New York Times, the

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FIFA's ethics committee seek life bans for Blatter and Platini

FIFA’s ethics committee is reportedly seeking life-time bans for Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter. Both are currently serving 90-day suspensions while

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FIFA ethics panel calls for sanctions against Blatter and Platini

FIFA ethics investigators have recommended that sanctions be brought against president Sepp Blatter and vice-president Michel Platini. “The