Tag: FIFA

• Friday, November 20th 2015 - 07:10 UTC

  Chile's football association chief turns in to US authorities as part of the ongoing FIFA probe

  

  The president of Chile's ANFP national football association Sergio Jadue has gone to the United States to talk to the FBI as part of its ongoing probe into corruption at soccer governing body FIFA, Santiago media reported.

• Friday, November 13th 2015 - 08:19 UTC

  FIFA says five candidates are eligible to stand in Feb. 26 election

  

  The contenders to replace Sepp Blatter as head of world football association FIFA are: Prince Ali Al Hussein, Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Jérôme Champagne, Gianni Infantino and Tokyo Sexwale. Liberian FA president Musa Bility was dropped from the field after failing the check, while suspended UEFA boss Michel Platini will only be considered if he successfully appeals his 90-day ban. He would then be subject to an integrity check.

• Tuesday, October 27th 2015 - 10:01 UTC

  UEFA unanimously endorsed Infantino as candidate to FIFA presidency

  

  UEFA's executive committee on Monday unanimously endorsed Gianni Infantino to stand for world football's top job. The move, coming less than 10 hours before FIFA's midnight deadline for presidential bids, followed an emergency UEFA conference call of European football's top executives on Monday morning and followed consultation with national federations from “across the global football community”.

• Saturday, October 24th 2015 - 10:35 UTC

  Another Frenchman, Jerome Champagne enters race to replace FIFA's Blatter

  

  Jerome Champagne has entered the race to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, his second attempt in a year. The former FIFA deputy secretary general announced his intentions on Friday, three days before the deadline for candidacies.

• Friday, October 16th 2015 - 11:54 UTC

  Jordan's Prince Ali Bin Hussein submits candidacy for FIFA's presidency

  

  Days before an emergency FIFA ExCo meeting, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein has submitted his candidacy for the presidency vowing to restore the governing body’s battered reputation. In compliance with electoral regulations, the Jordanian has the backing of five national associations, although he didn’t name them.

• Saturday, October 10th 2015 - 02:56 UTC

  FIFA in turmoil: Blatter appeals suspension; emergency meeting 20 October

  

  FIFA president Sepp Blatter has appealed against the 90-day ban that forced him out of office, as world football's sleaze-tainted governing body headed into months of turmoil over how to find a new leader.

• Saturday, October 10th 2015 - 02:38 UTC

  “Enough is enough”, FIFA needs 'credible external presidential candidate', says IOC head

  

  International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has issued his strongest critique of FIFA and urged the scandal-tainted federation to seek a “credible external presidential candidate” to regain credibility.

• Friday, October 9th 2015 - 07:30 UTC

  “Something is rotten in FIFA”: out Blatter, Platini, Valcke, and in comes Africa's Hayatou

  

  The president of the African football confederation Issa Hayatou steps up to replace Sepp Blatter who was on Thursday suspended for 90 days over corruption allegations. Blatter was provisionally suspended for 90 days along with secretary general Jerome Valcke and UEFA chief Michel Platini.

• Thursday, October 8th 2015 - 08:55 UTC

  Blatter's lawyer denies any suspension; FIFA ethics committee also looking into Platini's case

  

  Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, was facing a potential suspension this week as the independent ethics committee of world soccer’s governing body deliberated on whether to remove him, at least temporarily, while Swiss authorities investigate him for possible corruption.

• Friday, September 25th 2015 - 22:57 UTC

  Tremor in FIFA: Swiss prosecutors open criminal proceedings against Blatter; Platini questioned

  

  President Michel Platini says a payment to him being looked into by Swiss authorities was for work carried out under contract at FIFA. FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been questioned by Swiss federal police over alleged financial corruption. The attorney general's office in Switzerland said it has opened criminal proceedings against Blatter over possible criminal mismanagement and misappropriation of FIFA money.