“This is a question of respect, and I’ve reached the end of my temper. I think it’s not too much to ask to give me back personal belongings.” — Former FIFApresident Sepp Blatter, who plans on suing FIFA for the return of as many as 80 watches — brands like Patek Philippe, IWC and Omega […]
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“25 billion for a piece of the big cake? That’s wrong! You can not sell out football. Football – the most popular sport in the world – belongs to the people. #Fifa #Uefa @Infantino #FIFAWorldCup.” — Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter railing against the proposal by investors to pay $25 billion for the commercial rights […]
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“World Cup 2026: Co-Hosting rejected by FIFA after 2002 (also applied in 2010 and 2018). And now: Morocco would be the logical host! And it is time for Africa again! #Fifa #CAF #@FIFAWorldCup” — Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who always enjoyed great support in Africa — he pushed for the 2010 World Cup to […]
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What They're Saying: Sepp Blatter
“Do not judge. Otherwise, you will one day be convicted.” — Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter on what he thought of the crimes to which the late Chuck Blatter,who served with him on the FIFA executive committee, had been convicted of. (
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FIFA scandals enter new phase as former banker admits bribe payments
More and more details as to the scope of corruption within FIFA and its regional confederations are emerging as participants are punished. Former Swiss bank executive Jorge LuisArzuaga, while pleading guilty Thursday to money-laundering charges connected to the investigations of FIFA and its officials, admitted he established accounts and deposited funds for the lateJulio Grondona, […]
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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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Infantino shows some of Blatter's thirst for power
What’s the difference between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and his discredited predecessor, Sepp Blatter? “One comes from Brig,” ousted FIFA investigator CornelBorbely said. “The other from Visp.” While Infantino is not accused of financial wrongdoing like Blatter, the former UEFA executive seems to have the same thirst for power inthe clandestine way decisions are made.
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FIFA kingpin quits in fallout from latest federal plea
Many soccer fans of a certain age will have remembered Sheikh Ahmad‘s father. Only those who have followed soccer politics in recent years will know Sheikh Ahmad himself. SheikhFahad was president of the Kuwaiti Football Association in 1982 when he was at the center of one of the most bizarre scenes in the history of […]
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They're back! FIFA scandals enter new territory
It seemed like eons ago that Swiss police showed up (the first time) at 6 a.m. at the five-star Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich, asked for the room registry and began knocking on doors and hauling awayFIFA officials only protected from public view by bed sheets held up by hotel employees suit coats with […]
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Blatter says he met with U.S. Justice Department officials last fall
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter told a group of international reporters on Friday he had met lawyers from the U.S. Justice Department but was not a suspect in their ongoing corruptioninvestigations. The 81-year-old Blatter, banned for six years by FIFA’s own ethics committee at the height of the FIFA scandal, said he had met the U.S. […]