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Saturday, February 13th 2016 - 05:55 UTC
CONCACAF will not advance which candidate it supports for FIFA presidency

CONCACAF (Central America, North America and Caribbean Football Confederation) deputy general secretary Jurgen Mainka says the purpose of this week’s meeting in Miami was to discuss FIFA and CONCACAF reforms, not to decide on which FIFA presidential candidate the regional confederation will support.
Saturday, February 13th 2016 - 05:45 UTC
Valcke banned for 12 years from FIFA for misconduct and destruction of evidence

Two weeks before the presidential election, FIFA's top judge bans former secretary general Jerone Valcke for 12 years for misconduct relating to World Cup ticket sales, travel expenses and destruction of evidence.
Saturday, February 13th 2016 - 04:08 UTC
'Queen Mary 2' calls in Ushuaia after ten-year absence

One of the world's largest and most iconic cruise vessels called at Ushuaia, extreme south of Argentina, on Thursday following an absence of over ten years. Given the size of the 'Queen Mary 2', she anchored in the bay and those passengers of the 2.600 on board who decided to land were brought ashore in tenders.
Wednesday, February 10th 2016 - 05:26 UTC
Meteorologists rebuke Royal Caribbean's “Anthem of the Seas” on weather report

“Royal Caribbean should have known better”. That's the word Tuesday from weather experts who closely monitored the development of the storm that rocked the line's Anthem of the Seas, on Sunday and Monday.
Saturday, February 6th 2016 - 05:33 UTC
Africa's decisive 54 votes pledged to Sheikh Salam's bid for FIFA presidency

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is backing Sheikh Salman in the Bahraini royal’s bid to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president. Africa’s 54 members represent a large portion of the total of 209 FIFA voters who are eligible to cast a ballot. Not surprisingly, it’s believed that the candidate who gets the support of Africa will be a big favorite.
Friday, February 5th 2016 - 06:40 UTC
Argentine government creates registry to weed out hooligans from football

The Argentine government officially unveiled the National Registry for Admission to Football Matches. The measure was announced by the Security Ministry, which released a statement saying they “needed the cooperation from the clubs affiliated with the Argentine Football Association (AFA), who will bring us the names of the people who are not allowed to attend soccer matches.”
Tuesday, February 2nd 2016 - 11:59 UTC
FIFA puts Conmebol and Concacaf funding 'on hold' given 'current proceedings'

FIFA has cut off funding to the corruption-hit confederations for football in the Americas, the global football body said on Monday, in a move which could cause future cash flow problems for the two organizations.
Friday, January 29th 2016 - 04:25 UTC
CONMEBOL unanimous support for Infantino; crucial meeting of African football

Gianni Infantino the UEFA secretary general on Thursday picked up unanimous support for his FIFA presidency bid from the ten members of CONMEBOL, the governing body of South American football. Also on Thursday, Trinidad & Tobago endorsed Infantino. On Monday, the seven federations of Central American football announced their support.
Thursday, January 28th 2016 - 06:28 UTC
Guanabara Bay pollution at the heart of Olympics sailing competition controversy

The former CEO of World Sailing says he was fired for pushing to get rid of polluted Guanabara Bay as the sailing venue for this year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Peter Sowrey tried to change the venue, or at least have a “B plan” but says “I was told to gag myself on the subject.”
Wednesday, January 27th 2016 - 07:59 UTC
Infantino secures support from CONCACAF for his FIFA presidency bid

Gianni Infantino has won the support of the seven-member Central American Football Union in his bid for the FIFA presidency. Leaders of the UNCAF federations, which are part of CONCACAF, endorsed the UEFA general secretary in a letter on Monday that Infantino posted on his Twitter page.