Tag: FIFA

• Saturday, May 30th 2015 - 01:39 UTC

  Interpol after Argentine promoters linked to FIFA corruption case

  

  Argentine judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi has approved the arrest of three Argentine business leaders named in a corruption scandal engulfing world football and facing US extradition requests, though he acknowledged he did not know if they were in the country. The businessmen were considered fugitives from justice on Thursday after Interpol was unable to locate them at their residences.

• Saturday, May 30th 2015 - 00:20 UTC

  Without a wink of remorse, Blatter celebrates FIFA's fifth re-election victory

  

  Sepp Blatter was re-elected president of FIFA for a fifth term on Friday after the only other candidate conceded defeat after a first round of voting in an election overshadowed by allegations of corruption in world soccer. Blatter's victory came despite demands that he quit in the face of a major bribery scandal being investigated by US, Swiss and other law enforcement agencies.

• Friday, May 29th 2015 - 08:41 UTC

  Putin claims US seeks to derail Russia's 2018 World Cup plans

  

  Russian president Vladimir Putin waded into the FIFA scandal by accusing the United States of interfering in FIFA affairs after the US Justice Department ordered Swiss police to arrest seven senior FIFA officials on Wednesday. They were among nine current and former FIFA officials indicted.

• Friday, May 29th 2015 - 08:27 UTC

  Asian confederation announces it will support Blatter on Friday

  

  The Asian Football Confederation says it still supports Sepp Blatter's bid for another term as FIFA president, and opposes any move to delay Friday's scheduled elections in the wake of a string of corruption arrests of some of the federation's top officials.

• Thursday, May 28th 2015 - 05:40 UTC

  US formalizes extradition request of three Argentines allegedly involved in FIFA investigation

  

  Argentina's foreign ministry confirmed late Wednesday that United States had officially requested the extradition of three Argentine citizens allegedly involved in the US Justice Department investigation into FIFA corrupt dealings.

• Thursday, May 28th 2015 - 01:17 UTC

  Blatter “welcomes investigations” into such “misconduct that has no place in football”

  

  FIFA chief Joseph Blatter in a brief statement said on Wednesday afternoon that “we welcome the actions and the investigations by the US and Swiss authorities” and further on emphasized that “such misconduct has no place in football and we will ensure that those who engage in it are put out of the game”•

• Thursday, May 28th 2015 - 00:18 UTC

  “Red Card” for 14 FIFA and sports marketing officials

  

  The United States Department of Justice brought charges on racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering on 14 FIFA and sports marketing officials. Dubbed the “World Cup of corruption” by Richard Weber, chief of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation unit, the charges are the result of an investigation from the U.S. District Attorney’s office in Eastern New York.

• Tuesday, May 26th 2015 - 06:25 UTC

  Blatter expected to retain FIFA's presidential chair in next Friday's election

  

  Unless something dramatic happens, Sepp Blatter will on Friday emerge victorious from his latest FIFA presidential battle. Despite the challenge from Jordanian Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, the 79-year-old Swiss is widely expected to secure the majority of votes of the 209 member federations in the secret ballot, reports World Football Insider.

• Monday, March 23rd 2015 - 19:11 UTC

  FIFA with record revenue and cash reserves, after 2014 World Cup

  

  The 2014 World Cup helped create a record revenue of 2 billion dollars for FIFA last year, with 337 million in profits coming from the four-year cycle leading up to the finals in Brazil.

• Saturday, March 21st 2015 - 06:07 UTC

  FIFA confirms Nov/Dec for 2022 Qatar World Cup and compensation to clubs

  

  FIFA has ended more than four years of uncertainty over the timing of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by announcing that it would be played in November and December with the final on December 18. It also anticipated that it will release funds to clubs for release of players.