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Blazer banned from football for life By Enis Koylu Jul 9, 2015 09:48:00 The former Concacaf general secretary has been given a lifetime suspension after being found guilty of a string of misconduct charges Former Fifa executive committee member Chuck Blazer has been banned from all football...

Fifa bans Mayne-Nicholls for seven years By Kris Voakes Jul 6, 2015 16:55:28 The former Chilean FA president was in charge of evaluating 2018 and 2022 World Cup candidate countries, but has now been suspended for a seven-year period The man tasked with evaluating the controversial 2018 and...

USA requests extraditions of 'Fifa seven' Six of the seven, including Fifa vice-president and former Concacaf president Jeffrey Webb, were arrested during a dawn raid on a Zurich hotel days before Fifa's Congress Wanted men: United States has formally requested extradition Photo...

Late Araujo goal sends Las Palmas to La Liga 21 June 2015 Sergio Araujo's late goal saw Las Palmas earn promotion to La Liga in dramatic fashion as they won their play-off with Real Zaragoza on away goals. Las Palmas trailed 3-1 from the first leg in Aragon, but ended their 13-year absence...

French PM told to pay up for jet to attend Champions League final Date June 11, 2015 - 11:35AM Henry Samuel French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and UEFA President Michel Platini (right) talk prior to the UEFA Champions League final. Photo: AFP Paris: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is...

De Gregorio quits Fifa role By Mark Doyle Jun 11, 2015 13:26:08 Walter De Gregorio had worked for the organisation since September 14, 2011 but will be replaced on an interim basis by his current deputy, Nicolas Maingot Fifa's Director of Communications & Public Affairs has decided to...

Suspicious US$10-million South African payment keeps spotlight on Fifa PUBLISHED : Saturday, 06 June, 2015, 1:02pm UPDATED : Saturday, 06 June, 2015, 1:02pm Agence France-Presse in Johannesburg Then-president of South Africa Thabo Mbeki (right) with Sepp Blatter and former president Nelson...

Fifa paid Ireland ‘hush money’ over controversial World Cup play-off loss to France PUBLISHED : Friday, 05 June, 2015, 9:48am UPDATED : Friday, 05 June, 2015, 9:48am Reuters in Dublin A television screen grab of Thierry's handball which led to the controversial goal against Ireland in 2009...

FIFA paid Irish 5 million euros to stop legal action - FAI chief Reuters June 5, 2015, 2:20 am An unidentified protestor stands in front the entrance of the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland June 4, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - FIFA paid the...

Fifa’s Sepp Blatter gives up, but investigators aren’t about to Reports say US anti-corruption officials aim to get others to 'flip' on their former boss at Fifa PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 03 June, 2015, 11:40pm UPDATED : Thursday, 04 June, 2015, 1:31am Fifa president Sepp Blatter trudges off...

Fifa whistleblower Blazer reveals World Cup bribes By Joe Wright Jun 3, 2015 21:07:05 The former Fifa official has claimed that he and members of the executive committee agreed to take kickbacks over the allocation of a number of tournaments Fifa whistleblower Chuck Blazer has claimed...

Top FIFA aide linked to money transfer key to indictment - source Reuters June 2, 2015, 3:43 am FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke takes part in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) being held in the Culloden Hotel near Belfast, Northern...

Former head of South American soccer under house arrest Jun. 1, 2015 7:57 PM EDT Judge Humberto Otazu talks to journalists as he exits Migone Hospital, after meeting with Nicolas Leoz, former president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) and former FIFA executive member...

Alves wants Barca extension not PSG - Blanc 1 June 2015 Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc denied he will sign Dani Alves, claiming the Brazilian full-back wants to stay at Barcelona. Alves' future has sparked speculation for most of this season, with the Brazil international linked...

Fifa president Sepp Blatter 'to be questioned' by Swiss authorities in World Cup corruption probe The newly re-elected Fifa chief will be quizzed as a 'person providing information' Adam Withnall Sunday 31 May 2015 The Fifa president Sepp Blatter will be questioned by Swiss...

'Blatter is 79, he won't change' Alec Fenn May 29, 2015 22:47:10 The Fifa president was re-elected for a fifth term on Friday but has been criticised by many high-profile figures Sepp Blatter is too old to change his ways and won't be able to restore faith in Fifa after his re-election as...

Bomb threat at Fifa congress in Zurich as Sepp Blatter addresses graft scandal PUBLISHED : Friday, 29 May, 2015, 7:57pm UPDATED : Friday, 29 May, 2015, 8:03pm AFP and Reuters in Zurich Fifa president Sepp Blatter (right) called on members of world soccer's governing body to stick together...

Sepp Blatter re-elected as Fifa president after Prince Ali concedes Swiss earns fifth term after taking the first round 133 votes to 73 PUBLISHED : Saturday, 30 May, 2015, 1:56am UPDATED : Saturday, 30 May, 2015, 1:56am Associated Press and Reuters Sepp Blatter celebrates after beating...

Platini: Fifa must change Alec Fenn May 29, 2015 20:50:32 The Uefa president is proud that his body opposed the status quo but believes football's governing body must evolve Michel Platini says Fifa must change if it is to regain any level of credibility after Sepp Blatter was...