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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

Bulgaria

Bulgaria: arrests made as 'money laundering plot' foiled

A large-scale money laundering scheme has been busted in Plovdiv, according to Bulgarian officials. At least nine people have been arrested on

Sport

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Suspended UEFA president Michel Platini has withdrawn from the FIFA presidential race.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

Sport

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

France

IMF chief Christine Lagarde vows to fight negligence trial

Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF, says she will be appealing a decision by a French court that she stands trial for her role in the payment of

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

Brazil thrown even further off-balance by pressure to oust Rousseff

The bid to impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is expected to slow efforts to reboot Latin America’s biggest economy. The acceptance by the

Switzerland

Switzerland: HSBC whistleblower jailed for five years

A former HSBC bank employee, who leaked information on clients and their tax situation, has been jailed for five years. Herve Falciani, who worked

Sport

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

Europe News

One year after Lux Leaks, European Union members still fail to crack down on tax avoidance, say NGOs

New research from European NGOs claim 22 European Union member states are allowing corporations avoid tax despite the revelations from the Lux Leaks scandal this time last year.

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

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

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

Germany

#VWGate - automotive industry crisis rocks Germany

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Fifa's Valcke suspended over alleged World Cup ticket scam

The number two man at Fifa Jérôme Valcke has been suspended as general secretary pending investigations related to a 2014 World Cup ticket scam. The

Sport

Blatter accused of selling World Cup TV rights at cut price to Warner

Switzerland’s Sepp Blatter reportedly sold off television rights for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups to former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner at a