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Ex- Brazilian football star José Maria Marin pleads not guilty to bribery

Former Brazilian football chief José Maria Marin has pleaded not guilty to bribery charges after being extradited to the US from Switzerland . He was

Germany

FIFA: football funding row spreads to Germany

Police in Frankfurt have raided the headquarters of the German football association, the DFB. The operation is connected to allegations of tax

Sport

FIFA crisis: Blatter open fires on Platini

Embattled FIFA President Sepp Blatter has publicly gone on the attack for the first time since his 90-day suspension began. In a wide-ranging and

Sport

Beckenbauer admits controversial FIFA payment was a 'mistake'

Franz Beckenbauer has admitted he and the German Football Association made a ‘mistake’ in paying FIFA €6.7m but strongly denied the money was used to

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Infantino gets full UEFA backing to stand for FIFA presidency

UEFA has given its full backing of general secretary Gianni Infantino to stand for the presidency of football’s scandal hit world governing body

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Champagne to run for FIFA presidency

Frenchman Jerome Champagne has announced he is to run for the presidency of football’s embattled governing body FIFA. The 57-year-old former diplomat

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FIFA crisis: Beckenbauer and Villar investigated

Two new names were thrust into the FIFA spotlight this week after football’s world governing body confirmed Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer and the

Sport

FIFA's February elections to go ahead as planned

World football’s governing body FIFA says its presidential elections will go ahead as planned for February 26 of next year. There had been calls for

Sport

Platini payment abided by the law - Blatter

Embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter spoke to the media on Friday for the first time since his 90-day suspension. Blatter, who has spent 18 years in

Sport

English FA suspends support for Platini's FIFA candidacy

The English Football Association has suspended its support of UEFA chief Michel Platini in his bid to become the next FIFA president. The FA made the

Sport

UEFA back suspended President Platini

European football’s governing body has backed president Michel Platini in his bid to become president of FIFA despite him being under criminal

Sport

Prince Ali submits formal FIFA presidential candidature

Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein has officially submitted his candidature to become the president of football’s scandal-hit world governing body FIFA. The

Sport

Thai FA chief Makudi suspended by FIFA ethics committee

The FIFA saga took another turn on Tuesday after former executive committee member Worawi Makudi was suspended for 90 days for an alleged breach of

Sport

Mighty minnows steal Euro 2016 qualification limelight

Last weekend Italy, Spain, Portugal and Germany booked their ticket to Euro 2016 but the limelight was somewhat stolen by some mighty minnows who

Sport

Turning point for FIFA? Blatter crisis sparks calls for overhaul of football's governing body

With Sepp Blatter facing a Swiss criminal investigation, there are growing calls for root and branch reform of FIFA, to clear out its old guard and

Sport

Fifa suspends Blatter, Platini and Valcke

Fifa president Sepp Blatter, secretary general Jerome Valcke and vice-president and Uefa chief Michel Platini have all been suspended for 90 days by

World News

Blatter and Platini banned for 90 days by FIFA ethics committee

The house of football is crumbling. That was the reaction of one analyst to the news FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini have

Sport

FIFA chief Blatter 'facing 90-day suspension'

FIFA President Sepp Blatter is facing a 90-day suspension from football’s governing body if the body’s ethics committee implements a provisional

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Former FIFA vice-president threatens to sue Sepp Blatter

South Korean Chung Mong-joon says he plans to sue FIFA President Sepp Blatter for damages and compensation of more that a hundred million dollars on

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South Korea's Chung Mong-joon dismisses FIFA charges against him

South Korea’s Chung Mong-joon has vowed to continue his bid for the FIFA presidency despite facing a fifteen year suspension from the world