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Montevideo, July 5th 2025 - 22:21 UTC

Tag: FIFA

  • Tuesday, December 20th 2016 - 07:00 UTC

    Chile sanctioned with fine and stadium ban for eighth bout of homophobic chanting

    This is the eighth time since October 2015 that Chile has been sanctioned by Fifa for similar homophobic incidents by their supporters.

    Fifa hit Chile with a two-match stadium ban and a 30,000 Swiss franc (US$29,000) fine on Monday for a fresh bout of homophobic chanting by their fans. The Copa America champions are barred from playing at their Santiago home stadium for matches against Paraguay and Ecuador next year.

  • Wednesday, October 5th 2016 - 19:40 UTC

    FIFA names chief commercial officer to ramp up Russia 2018 Cup sponsorships

    “Philippe Le Floc’h brings high-level experience with proven success in growing and developing business in the TV broadcasting and marketing of sports events”

    Le Floc’h, UEFA’s former marketing director until 2010, leaves Dubai-based Customised Solution FZ to take up the role of FIFA’s chief commercial officer on Oct. 11. The position was created as part of the restructuring of world football’s governing body in the wake of the corruption scandals that brought the federation to its knees.

  • Friday, August 26th 2016 - 11:16 UTC

    Blatter confident his six-year ban from football will be lifted

    “My name wouldn’t be Sepp Blatter if I didn’t have faith, if I wasn’t optimistic,” he told reporters before entering the Court of Arbitration for Sport

    Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says he’s confident his six-year ban from football will be lifted. Blatter resigned as the head of FIFA in June 2015 after 17 years at the helm and just four days after his reelection for a fifth term he was handed an eight-year ban along with European football chief Michel Platini for ethics violations.

  • Tuesday, August 16th 2016 - 20:12 UTC

    Brazilian flag flies at half mast in the Olympics in honor of Joao Havelange

    Havelange lobbied strongly and called on IOC members at the host city vote in 2009 to “join me in celebrating my 100th birthday'” at the Rio Olympics.

    Former FIFA president and IOC member Joao Havelange has died aged 100. The Brazilian, whose name is one of those used for the track and field stadium for the Rio Games (Estádio Olímpico João Havelange), played a key role in bringing the Olympics to his country. He called on IOC members at the host city vote in 2009 to “join me in celebrating my 100th birthday'” at the Rio Olympics.

  • Monday, May 16th 2016 - 07:15 UTC

    More trouble in FIFA: head of audit committee resigns; dispute over Infantino's salary

    The resignation marks the first major challenge to Mr Infantino's presidency since he was elected to succeed Sepp Blatter in February.

    Domenico Scala, chairman of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee, announced his resignation on Saturday following the implementation of a new measure at the world football governing body, which he believes will “deprive [the committee] of its independence”.

  • Monday, May 16th 2016 - 07:06 UTC

    FIFA appoints a woman from Senegal first secretary general

    Samoura, 54, spent 21 years working for the United Nations and will start at football's governing body in June.

    FIFA has appointed Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura from Senegal as the federation's first female secretary general. She succeeds former FIFA No.2 Jerome Valcke, who was recently banned from football for 12 years for a series of ethics violations.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 08:42 UTC

    Gibraltar victory in its appeal to become a full member of FIFA

    “This is truly magnificent news which everyone will want to welcome. We fought to join UEFA and won. We have had to fight to join FIFA and we've won that battle too”, said Picardo.

    The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne has ordered FIFA’s Congress to take all necessary measures to admit the Gibraltar Football Association as a full member of FIFA as soon as possible.

  • Saturday, April 23rd 2016 - 10:20 UTC

    Qatar World Cup: FIFA's announcement on “Decent Working Conditions”

    Infantino said the hosting of the FIFA World Cup is an opportunity to set a benchmark in terms of sustainable and fair conditions for all workers in Qatar.

    The announcement by President Gianni Infantino of FIFA that it will establish an oversight body to monitor working conditions on World Cup stadium sites in Qatar shows that FIFA is beginning to take responsibility for those whose work is essential to the holding of the 2022 event.

  • Wednesday, April 13th 2016 - 04:58 UTC

    Another FIFA top official enters a guilty plea to four counts of corruption

    Hawit admitted he conspired with others to give companies in Florida and Argentina marketing rights to Latin American football tournaments

    Alfredo Hawit entered a guilty plea to four counts of corruption including racketeering, wire fraud and obstructing justice. The former vice president of FIFA and former interim CONCACAF president could face a maximum of 20 years in prison on each count of corruption. The 64-year-old Hawit must also forfeit US$ 950,000 to United States Department of Justice when he is sentenced.

  • Thursday, April 7th 2016 - 09:52 UTC

    Uruguay's Damiani has resigned from FIFA's Ethics committee

    “We can confirm that Mr. Damiani resigned from his position as member of the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee of FIFA”

    Uruguay's Juan Pedro Damiani has resigned from FIFA's ethics committee after the Panama Papers showed his law firm acted as an intermediary for a disgraced FIFA official.“We can confirm that Mr. Damiani resigned from his position as member of the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee of FIFA,” panel spokesman Marc Tenbuecken reported. The news was advanced by the Uruguayan media.