Tag: Joseph S. Blatter

• Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 06:26 UTC

  FIFA is “like an old boys’ network” claims Transparency International

  

  FIFA should limit terms for senior officials, set up an independent group to clear up anti-corruption allegations and “embrace transparency,” corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) said.

• Thursday, June 2nd 2011 - 04:25 UTC

  Blatter re-elected unopposed; proposes deep reforms for FIFA to fight corruption

  

  Sepp Blatter was re-elected on Wednesday unopposed for a fourth term as FIFA president, shrugging off the scandals that have hit world soccer's governing body to secure another four years in charge.

• Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 08:56 UTC

  Grondona: the only time I asked for something was for the English to return our Malvinas Islands

  

  Julio Grondona president of Argentina’s Football Association, AFA, and FIFA Vice-president strongly denied having been bribed to support Qatar World Cup bid in 2022 and said the only time he ever asked for something was when he told the English they could have his vote “if they returned what belongs to Argentina, the Malvinas Islands”.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2011 - 22:52 UTC

  Top-tier sponsors Coca Cola, Visa pressure FIFA to undertake sweeping reforms

  

  Top-tier sponsors Visa Inc and Emirates Airlines added to pressure on FIFA to undertake sweeping reform, as England urged the postponement of President Sepp Blatter's unopposed re-election.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2011 - 07:39 UTC

  Blatter denies FIFA crisis, admits ‘great image damage’ by corruption allegations

  

  Sepp Blatter has insisted that Fifa is not in crisis, despite the “great damage” done to its image by ongoing corruption allegations. “Football is not in a crisis, only some difficulties,” said the Fifa president.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2011 - 21:56 UTC

  FIFA announces 631 million USD profit in 2007/2010

  

  Football's governing body FIFA said Thursday that they had achieved a profit of 631 million US dollars over a four year period starting 2007. FIFA revenue during this period was 4.189 billion USD, while the expenses amounted to 3.558 billion USD, the organisation said in a statement.