Kiss goodbye to soccer as we know it.
FIFA's anti-corruption advisers urged president Sepp Blatter's executive committee on Friday to "demonstrate leadership" and resist attempts to dilute reforms of soccer's world governing body.
Hey, referee! That was a goal! Or it was very, very close.
Criticized on all sides after a series of scandals, FIFA's executive committee members should not be publicly targeted by the governing body's anti-corruption advisers, President Sepp Blatter said Friday.
FIFA has suspended former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam from soccer for 90 days during an investigation into alleged financial mismanagement, including bribery while he ran Asian soccer.
Sepp Blatter said Tuesday he expects the FIFA Congress of world soccer nations to be a lot calmer than the last one.
FIFA published on Thursday a new code of conduct for all soccer players and officials that includes direct orders to reject bribery and corruption in the game.
FIFA's anti-corruption adviser called for swift publication on Friday of a Swiss court document revealing which soccer officials took millions of dollars from marketing agency ISL as kickbacks from World Cup broadcasting deals.
The South American soccer confederation is being told it must act "immediately" to find a replacement for Ricardo Teixeira on FIFA's executive committee.
The South American soccer confederation is being told it must act "immediately" to find a replacement for Ricardo Teixeira on FIFA's executive committee.
Oh, the things that come out of kids' mouths.
FIFA should investigate Sepp Blatter's re-election as president and should publish documents relating to a kickbacks scandal, a group that advises European lawmakers said Wednesday in a new report on sports.
FIFA says former vice president Jack Warner peddled "inaccuracies and falsehoods" when he claimed last month that he got World Cup television rights for $1 in exchange for supporting Sepp Blatter's presidential campaigns.
For the first time in the long history of English soccer, a player is being prosecuted over words spoken on the field.
Wow, it must be fabulous being Joao Havelange.
Blatter said he was concerned that Simone Farina, who FIFA made an ambassador after he turned whistle blower against corruption in Italian soccer, had not found a club this season.
"We are not corrupt or a mafia organization" he said. "It is always a question of perception and the question of reality. We are in a good mood and in a good moment, and I am sure that we will be able to succeed."
