Former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke, Sepp Blatter’s longstanding right-hand man, was banned from soccer for 12 years for breaching seven counts of the FIFA ethics code.They included taking private flights over commercial ones “without any business rationale for doing so,” attempting to grant the TV and media rights for the 2018 and 2022 World […]
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Jeffrey Webb hosts lavish party (under house arrest)
Former Concacaf president Jeffrey Webb, who has pleaded guilty to racketeering in the FIFA corruption scandal, was seen in pictures posted on Facebook partying at his wife’s 40thbirthday party inside their Georgia mansion, where he is under house arrest. The pictures showed Webb playing blackjack and drinking champagne at a Harlem Renaissance theme party.
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DFB sues FIFA and Beckenbauer in World Cup bid scandal
The German soccer federation, renowned for its efficiency and ability to turn out world championship teams, has become embroiled in controversy over the organization of the 2006 World Cup and hastaken the extraordinary step of suing Franz Beckenbauer, former captain and coach of world championship teams and head of the 2006 organizing committee, and FIFA […]
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Former DFB president wins preliminary ruling in Qatari slander suit
Theo Zwanziger, the former president of the German soccer federation and member of FIFA’s executive committee, won a preliminary ruling in the case over whether he can continue to refer toQatar as a “cancerous growth of world soccer.” “I have always said that Qatar was a cancerous growth of world soccer,” Zwanziger said in a […]
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FIFA cuts off funding, highlighting grim Concacaf picture
FIFA has blocked until further notice $20 million in contributions to Concacaf and Conmebol, dealing yet another blow to the confederations at the center of the international soccer corruptioncase. In the case of Concacaf, Bloomberg reported it has had to cut off annual stipends to its 41 member nations and canceled all of its committee […]
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Hollywood studios jump on soccer bandwagon
Two Hollywood studios are developing projects with soccer themes. “The Big Fix,” scheduled for release in movie theaters, will examine international match-fixing and center around former FIFAenforcement officer Chris Eaton and Singaporean fixer Raj Perumal, arrested in Finland in 2011. The other project: Warner Bros. TV’s “Dream Team,” a comedy for ABC. Varietyreported that 20th […]
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FIFA election: 'The time for alliances is coming'
Four of the five candidates for FIFA president will be in Qatar to meet as electoral horse-trading might be about to begin. One of those headed to the meeting, South African Tokyo Sexwale,says “the time for alliances is coming.” Sexwale is given little chance of winning, given his weak candidacy, and he might pull out. […]
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Report: Blatter whistleblower aids Swiss authorities
BBC Sport reports that an unnamed person has blown the whistle on Sepp Blatter in connection with the criminal case against banned the FIFA president. “The Swiss Attorney General’s officereceived valuable information from a testimony that might be very helpful,” a spokesman told BBC Sport. Blatter is being investigated on two fronts: the $2 million […]
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Conmebol has fourth president in last three years
Scandal-ridden Conmebol has a new president. Alejandro Dominguez of Paraguay was elected on Tuesday and becomes the fourth president in three years for the governing body of South Americansoccer. The other three presidents were indicted by Federal authorities in the widespread corruption scandal. Dominguez’s predecessor, countryman and close friend Juan AngelNapout, was arrested in Switzerland […]
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FIFA presidential candidate backs U.S. 2022 World Cup if Qatar corrupt
FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne said on Tuesday the 2022 World Cup should be moved to the United States — without a revote — if the Qatar bid is proven to have been corrupt. “Ifit had to be reconsidered, there should not be another vote but we should apply the IOC jurisprudence, give the gold […]