Former Qatar 2022 bid worker Phaedra Almajid fears for her safety after FIFA ethics judge Joachim Eckert breached her right to witness confidentiality by publishing information thatshe says makes her easily identifiable as a whistleblower in the case into alleged corruption surrounding the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids. Almajid, who lives in Washington, D.C. […]
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Report: FIFA's Anti-Corruption Case in 'Disarray'
FIFA ethics judge Joachim Eckert and investigator Michael Garcia are meeting on Thursday to discuss the findings of Garcia’s investigation into the alleged corruption of thebidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, won by Russia and Qatar, respectively. As the AP reports, the case is in “disarray” with prosecutor Garcia saying that the […]
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Reports: Fallout From FIFA Report Continues
Joachim Eckert, chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA’s ethics committee, said he was “surprised” by Michael Garcia’s criticism of the 42-page reportinto the alleged corruption of the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups — which cleared both Russia and Qatar in their respective winning bids — that Eckert published on Thursday. […]
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Late Gall penalty kick decides Marbella barnburner
[USA UNDER-20 MEN] The U.S. under-20 men’s national team opened play at the under-21 international tournament in Marbella, Spain, with a 4-3 win overRussia’s U-21s. The match saw three lead changes and was ultimately decided on a penalty kick by the Columbus Crew’s Romain Gall on the last kick of thegame. Gall finished with two […]
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Pellegrini Declares 'Crisis of Confidence' for Man City
Manchester City is suffering “a crisis of confidence” coach Manuel Pellegrini said after the 2-1 loss at home to CSKA Moscow on Wednesday. The English champ now has just twopoints from its first four games in the UEFA Champions League, and could still be eliminated even if it wins its final group games against Bayern […]
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FIFA Official: Black Players Could Boycott Russia 2018
FIFA anti-racism adviser Tokyo Sexwale is concerned about racism in Russia ahead of the country’s hosting of the 2018 World Cup, saying at a FIFA event on Tuesday that black playerscould boycott the tournament unless Russian President Vladimir Putin demands tougher action against racism in soccer. “There is a threat black players will say they […]
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Blatter on Russia: Soccer and Politics Should Not Mix
FIFA President Sepp Blatter, in Russia on Monday for the unveiling of the official emblem for the 2018 World Cup, said in an interview that soccer and politics should not mix, although headmitted that FIFA would separate neighbors Russia and Ukraine due to the tensions between them should the latter qualify for the tournament. In […]
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UEFA Reduces CSKA Stadium Ban
UEFA on Monday reduced CSKA Moscow’s stadium ban over its fans’ racist behavior to two games instead of three, in addition to reducing the Russian club’s fine from 200,000 euros($254,900) to 100,000 ($127,450) after it lodged an appeal. The first game under the ban was played last week, ending in a 2-2 draw between CSKA […]
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Russia: Racism is a Global, Not Russian, Problem
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko denied that his country has a particular problem with racism in soccer, despite Russian Premier League clubs receiving repeated stadium bans, partialclosures and fines from UEFA for racist incidents involving its fans. For example, Russian champ CSKA Moscow has been forced to play the remainder of its UEFA Champions League […]
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Kompany: City, Not CSKA, Punished by Stadium Ban
When UEFA slaps a stadium ban on a European club—as it has CSKA Moscow in the Champions League for its fans’ racist chanting—, the ban does not apply to the tickets allocated tosponsors and other partners. As the BBC points out, out of the 650 fans who attended Tuesday night’s 2-2 draw between CSKA and […]