Tag: Sepp Blatter

• Wednesday, May 27th 2015 - 14:46 UTC

  Platini blasts Blatter for 'lying' and supports Prince Ali ahead of FIFA's Friday election

  

  UEFA president Michel Platini blasted Sepp Blatter for lying about his pledge to step down in 2015 and throws his support behind presidential challenger Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein.

• Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 09:43 UTC

  Cosmonauts unveil from space the emblem of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup

  

  The official emblem of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has been unveiled by the cosmonauts at the International Space Station. The logo was then projected onto the iconic Bolshoi Theater building in the heart of Russian capital, Moscow.

• Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 07:01 UTC

  FIFA hospitality's provider arrested over World Cup tickets scalping

  

  Rio do Janeiro state police said Monday they arrested the head of the soccer world governing body's hospitality provider, accusing him of aiding scalpers who illegally resold World Cup tickets worth an estimated 100 million dollars.

• Saturday, June 7th 2014 - 04:58 UTC

  Transport chaos in Sao Paulo following second day running of metro strike

  

  Police in Brazil have used tear gas to break up protesters on the second day of a metro strike that has left Sao Paulo's transport in chaos. Nearly half of the stations were closed and there was gridlock on the streets of Brazil's largest city, which will host the opening match of the World Cup next Thursday.

• Tuesday, April 29th 2014 - 06:15 UTC

  Overwhelming support for Dani Alves from FIFA, fellow players and Dilma

  

  FIFA president Joseph Blatter and several top players came out in support Monday of Barcelona right-back Dani Alves, who ate half of a banana that was thrown at him in a racist gesture a day earlier during his side's 3-2 win at Villarreal.

• Wednesday, March 5th 2014 - 04:30 UTC

  Blatter becomes Brazilian: Cup problems under control: it will be an exceptional event

  

  Problems with Brazil's World Cup venues are under control with just 100 days to go before the first match kicks off, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, December 4th 2013 - 03:03 UTC

  Fifa admits delays in three stadiums but is confident all will be ready by June

  

  Fifa has admitted that not all of the stadiums for the Brazil World Cup will be ready in time for its original deadline of January. But Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, said he was confident all 12 stadiums would be ready when the tournament kicks off in June following a meeting with the local organizing committee.

• Saturday, November 30th 2013 - 07:09 UTC

  Brazil’s troubles and Qatar human rights record on FIFA's ExCo agenda next week

  

  The troubled state of Brazil’s 2014 World Cup preparations and Qatar 2022 concerns are expected to be the main talking points at next week’s FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Salvador de Bahia.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2013 - 07:59 UTC

  FIFA confirms it will discuss timing of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

  

  FIFA has confirmed that it will discuss the timing of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at its next executive committee meeting. The agenda for the meeting on Oct. 3-4, published on Tuesday, included the item “FIFA World Cup Qatar, period of the competition.”

• Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 07:50 UTC

  Blatter admits ‘political influence’ for 2022 Qatar World Cup; Europe wants change of venue

  

  Europe’s 54 soccer nations are prepared to support moving the 2022 Qatar World Cup from the summer heat to playing in January. Allegedly European soccer leaders gave UEFA President Michel Platini a mandate for change on Wednesday.