Qatar turns on Blatter

Independent

So much for Sepp Blatter's plans to play the 2022 World Cup in Qatar during the winner to avoid the Gulf state's summer heat. Mohammed bin Hammam, the Qatari member of FIFA's executive committee, dismissed recent suggestions that the World Cup be played in the winter and also in other ... Read the whole story

Blatter defends FIFA ethics, voting system

Guardian

There won't be changes to FIFA's voting system if Sepp Blatter gets his way. The FIFA president replied brusquely to statements made by outgoing ethics committee member Guenter Hirsch, who said FIFA had "no real interest in playing an active role in the resolution, pursuance and prevention of violations of ... Read the whole story

World Cup referee Moreno pleads guilty to smuggling charges

AP

Ecuadoran Byron Moreno, the 2002 World Cup, faces up to more than five years in Federal prison after pleading guilty Thursday to heroin smuggling charges. Read the whole story

Everton set to sell Pienaar

AFP

Everton has accepted an offer from an unnamed club for South African international Steven Pienaar, who would have been a free agent at the end of the year. Read the whole story

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