Tag: FIFA

• 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.

• Friday, February 20th 2015 - 07:16 UTC

  Figo pledges to distribute FIFA's reserves and a world cup with 40 teams

  

  Luis Figo has pledged to distribute “2.5 billion” among the member associations of FIFA if he is elected president in May. He also wants to expand the World Cup, and proposes a term limit of 12 years for the presidency.

• Friday, February 13th 2015 - 14:01 UTC

  FIFA awards 2026 World Cup rights to FOX without a bidding process

  

  The 2026 World Cup will be shown on FOX in the United States. The world soccer body awarded the rights on Thursday to Fox without a bidding process. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

• Friday, January 30th 2015 - 19:46 UTC

  Another contender for Blatter's FIFA job, Figo: “time for transparency”

  

  Former Portugal star Luis Figo has announced he will stand for the FIFA presidency. The 42-year-old revealed his intentions in an interview with CNN, a day before the FIFA deadline for candidacies.

• Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:14 UTC

  Dutch football chief will challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency

  

  Dutch FA chief Michael Van Praag is to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency. The 67-year-old says he has “at least” five nominations from FIFA’s 209 member federations to become an official candidate after the Jan. 29 deadline for submissions.

• Wednesday, January 7th 2015 - 04:42 UTC

  FIFA vice-president will challenge Blatter for the presidency in May 29 election

  

  FIFA Vice-President Prince Ali bin Al Hussein said on Tuesday he would stand against Sepp Blatter for presidency of football's world governing body, declaring that years of controversy surrounding “the beautiful sport” must end.

• Saturday, November 8th 2014 - 10:18 UTC

  Former US soccer leader Blazer spied on FIFA as an FBI informant

  

  Chuck Blazer, once the most powerful man in US soccer, was an FBI informant used to spy on Fifa, the New York Daily News reports. Blazer, who is now suffering from cancer, secretly recorded conversations with officials he arranged to meet at his London hotel during the 2012 Olympics, the report said.