Tag: Sepp Blatter

• Tuesday, July 21st 2015 - 04:33 UTC

  Despite incident, defiant Blatter won't leave FIFA until after successor is elected February 26

  

  A British comedian disrupted a news conference by Sepp Blatter on Monday, showering the FIFA president with fake money. As Blatter took his seat, performer Simon Brodkin rose from a front-row seat to confront him.

• Thursday, July 2nd 2015 - 05:45 UTC

  FIFA chief Blatter convinced he's “clean” and one day will go to heaven

  

  Sepp Blatter, president of the world soccer governing body FIFA that is embroiled in corruption investigations, has told a German magazine he has a 'clean and clear' conscience and believes he will “go to heaven one day”.

• Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 - 05:29 UTC

  Maradona announce he intends to run for FIFA's presidency

  

  Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has thrown his hat into the ring for the FIFA presidency, according to reports. Reuters quoted Uruguayan journalist and author Victor Hugo Morales saying that Maradona, 54, had revealed his plan on Sunday.

• Thursday, June 18th 2015 - 05:01 UTC

  Switzerland pulling the noose: evidence of 53 FIFA suspicious banking reports

  

  Swiss authorities say they have evidence of 53 suspicious FIFA-linked banking relations reported by Swiss banks. Under the Anti-Money-Laundering Framework of Switzerland, banks are required to report any suspicious activity that happens within their accounts. Some of the 53 suspicious reports are among 104 banking relations already known by the investigators.

• Thursday, June 18th 2015 - 04:51 UTC

  ITUC challenges football associations and sponsors to push for independent FIFA reform commission

  

  The International Trade Unions Congress, ITUC is calling on national football associations to push for genuine reform of FIFA through the establishment of an independent commission, and not merely accept that FIFA can suddenly reform itself under a leadership which has failed to end corruption after years of multi-million dollar scandals

• Wednesday, June 10th 2015 - 06:44 UTC

  “Football is a game, but is also a massive business” and people want it to operate with integrity

  

  President Barack Obama weighed in on the deepening corruption scandal involving world soccer's governing body, saying it was essential that the sport's integrity be ensured.

• Friday, June 5th 2015 - 04:27 UTC

  Henry's handball blessed Ireland with US$ 5m and France a place in South Africa 2010

  

  The latest revelations of allegations of irregular payments by FIFA have brought Ireland, South Africa and Venezuela under the spotlight. In effect a FIFA official has admitted Ireland received 5 million dollars in compensation for missing out on a place at the 2010 World Cup after a handball by player Thierry Henry gave France victory and a place in South Africa.

• Thursday, June 4th 2015 - 08:17 UTC

  Whistleblower Blazer admitted receiving bribes for hosts of 1998 and 2010 World Cups

  

  Former FIFA executive committee member Chuck Blazer told a U.S. federal judge that he and others on the governing body's ruling panel agreed to receive bribes in the votes for the hosts of the 1998 and 2010 World Cups.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2015 - 02:06 UTC

  Blatter resigns but says will remain in control until successor's election

  

  Sepp Blatter, who four days ago was re-elected for a fifth four-year term as president of FIFA, the world football's governing body announced on Tuesday in Zurich that he would resign his position and lay down his mandate at an extraordinary elective congress to be held later in the year.

• Tuesday, June 2nd 2015 - 05:18 UTC

  FIFA scandal points to Valcke, as 'high ranking official' in US$ 10m transfer

  

  The ongoing FIFA scandal has prompted FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke to skip the opening news conference of the Women’s World Cup. As of Sunday evening, Valcke had been slated to attend Thursday’s event in Vancouver along with Canadian and other officials. But that changed Monday afternoon.