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Sepp Blatter shrugs off scandal ahead of FIFA presidential vote
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Protesters demand the resignation of FIFA's Blatter
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Sepp Blatter appears relaxed about his reelection as FIFA president, even as world soccer’s governing body is engulfed in corruption charges. Blatter
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Fifa has responded to the arrest of six of its senior executives at the request of US authorities on corruption charges. The organisation’s head of
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Swiss police have arrested a number of Fifa executives following a morning raid on a five-star hotel in Zurich. The arrests were made at the request
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter endured heavy criticism of his leadership when he attended the Uefa Congress in Vienna on Tuesday. The 79-year-old, who
Yuja Wang wows Vienna with Prokofiev's concerto No. 2
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Left-wing extremists run riot in upscale Zurich, Switzerland
Dozens of masked extremists have clashed with riot police in Zurich, Switzerland, one of Europe’s wealthiest cities. Police fired rubber bullets
Left-wing extremists run riot in upscale Zurich, Switzerland
Dozens of masked extremists have clashed with police in Zurich, Switzerland, one of Europe’s wealthiest cities. Police fired rubber bullets, tear gas