While many players have spoken out about President Donald Trump, until now there has not been a lot of comment from soccer officials. In his recent podcast with SI.com’s Grant Wahl, U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati was asked about thetravel ban and he responded by saying that “it doesn’t represent what I believe is the […]
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Lots of time to get Trump focused on 2026 World Cup
FIFA president Gianni Infantino got his wish for a 48-team World Cup in 2026 and now he wants a co-hosted tournament. That increases the likelihood that the USA will share the 2026 hostingrights with Mexico and Canada. And in an interview with Reuters’ Simon Evans, Canadian Victor Montagliani, the Concacaf president, suggested that the possibilities […]
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Hondurans Callejas and Hawit get lifetime soccer bans
Former Honduras president Rafael Callejas and former interim Concacaf president Alfredo Hawithave been banned from soccer for life by FIFA’s ethics committee after they pleaded guilty toFederal racketeering and wire fraud conspiracy charges earlier this year. Both Hondurans took bribes from marketing companies over the awarding of commercial rights for World Cup qualifyingmatches in Honduras. […]
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Report: New FIFA corruption probe unearths likely Televisa affiliate
In court papers filed on Tuesday in connection with the deferred prosecution agreement with Argentine firm Torneos y Competencias, U.S. prosecutors said an affiliate of a major broadcasting company –matching the description of Televisa — helped pay millions of dollars in bribes to obtain the media rights for the next four World Cup tournaments in […]
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Blatter loses appeal over six-year soccer ban
Sepp Blatter lost his appeal of a six-year ban imposed by FIFA on its former president for breaching ethics rules related to authorizing payments to former UEFA president MichelPlatini, himself banned from soccer, worth over $2 million that amounted to “undue gifts.” The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) published its ruling on Monday. Blatter […]
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Peruvian soccer boss extradited in FIFA scandal
Manuel Burga, the president of Peru’s soccer federation, appeared in federal court in Brooklyn after being extradited from Lima earlier Friday. He pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery inconnection with a multibillion-dollar FIFA bribery scandal.
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What They're Saying: Jack Warner
“The Concacaf office I had headed was on the 17th floor of the Trump Towers from 1990 to 2010 and my own apartment was on the 52nd floor of the Trump Towers as well. In fact, my apartment wasopposite his and we were accustomed to greeting each other. I had rented the office space for […]
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What does Trump's win mean for soccer?
The U.S. presidential election was followed closely in international sports circles. There’s a lot of uncertainty over winner Donald Trump‘s plans and views of the world. They couldimpact: the 2024 Olympic bid by Los Angeles, a potential 2026 World Cup bid by the USA on its own or as part of a joint bid with […]
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Venezuelan official to plead guilty in Federal corruption case
Rafael Esquivel, the former president of Venezuela’s soccer federation, is set to plead guilty on Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn, becoming the latest former soccer executive to pleadguilty to charges stemming from a bribery investigation of soccer in Conmebol and Concacaf.
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Guatemala suspended from international soccer activities
The problems of the Guatemalan soccer federation continued on Friday as FIFA suspended Guatemala from all international soccer activity. At the heart of the dispute is an oversight committee appointedby FIFA to look into allegations of corruption. FIFA cited in its statement the refusal of Guatemalan officials to approve FIFA-mandated statutes and extend the oversight […]