Italy’s financial police are probing a Sardinian villa owned by an international real estate company and alleged to have been offered to former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke inconnection with the bribe supposedly offered by Nasser al-Khelaifi, the Paris St. Germain chairman, for media rights to beIN Media Group al-Khelaifi heads.
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More trouble for FIFA, Qatar and French soccer
The report that Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation against Jerome Valcke, the banned former FIFA secretary general, and Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the head of Qatar’sbeIN Media, isn’t just a stain on FIFA — the latest in a long list of scandals related to corruption in the handling of media rights deals — but it’s […]
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What They're Saying: Arsene Wenger
“Once a country owns a club, everything is possible. It becomes very difficult to respect the financial fair play because you can have different ways or different interests for a country to havesuch a big player to represent a country. It can’t justify the investments and looks unusual for the game.” — Arsenal manager Arsene […]
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Michael Garcia of FIFA fame is back in the news
The last time Michael Garcia was in the news was six weeks ago when he was interviewed for the job of FBI director following President Donald Trump’s controversial firing ofJames Comey. UPDATE: Garcia is an associate judge on the New York State Court of Appeals but he is best known in New York law enforcement […]
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Qatar, what Gulf diplomatic crisis means for 2022 World Cup?
Five and a half years before it will host the World Cup, Qatar, the tiny Gulf emirate, is in the news. A diplomatic dispute with Gulf neighbors has resulted in Bahrain, Egypt, SaudiArabia and the United Arab Emirates cutting ties with Qatar, withdrawing their ambassadors and launching an economic blockade, including denial of airspace for […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Sampaoli linked with Qatar and Argentina jobs
Argentine Jorge Sampaoli, who led Chile to the 2015 Copa America title and now coaches Sevilla, has been touted as the next head coach of Qatar with Xavi working an adviser.Qatar’s hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup are all but over, but it will eye the 2020 Olympics as the last chance to […]
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What They're Saying: Adriano Galliani
“Even though Italian football is not the first, it is part of Italian excellence. We need to let people know us. We need to play some league games abroad. The NBA also does this.” — ACMilan CEO Adriano Galliani, ahead of Friday’s Italian Super Cup between Juventus and AC Milan in Doha, Qatar, suggesting that […]
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Qatar's World Cup legacy: air-conditioned helmets?
Banished American FIFA official Chuck Blazer‘s most famous line came in connection with Qatar’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup. When it became clear Qatar was a serious threat tothe USA’s chances and proposed to air-condition its stadiums to deal with the searing summer heat, Blazer responded, “I don’t see how you can air-condition […]