“As unfortunate as these events are, it should be clear that we welcome the actions and the investigations by the US and Swiss authorities and believe that it will help to reinforce measures that Fifa has already taken to root out any wrongdoing in Qatar World Cup REUTERS/Francois LenoirMembers of Qatar's delegation in Zurich on … Read more
As the Justice Department arrested or indicted 14 FIFA and media officials in dramatic early morning raids, Swiss authorities announced a criminal investigation of their own, into allegations of corruption and bribery related to Qatar World Cup REUTERS/Francois LenoirMembers of Qatar's delegation react after the announcement that Qatar is going to be host nation for … Read more
The US Department of Justice's charging documents against 14 individuals accused of bribery and racketeering in conjunction with their roles at FIFA, soccer's international governing body barely mention Qatar. Nevertheless American prosecutors on Wednesday accused nine senior current or former Fifa officials – seven of whom, including Fifa vice-presidents Jeffrey Webb and Eugenio Figueredo, were … Read more
It's the viral event of the month. The Twittersphere has exploded with an overwhelmingly one-sided and raucous celebration at the news that nine senior officials at Fifa have been indicted on charges of wire fraud, bribery and racketeering. May 27, 2015 Loretta Lynch's Justice Department unsealed a 47-count indictment Wednesday morning laden with racketeering, corruption … Read more
And clearly that has been the case here. What America offers FIFA is one-stop shopping. You've got a ton of stadiums already built. You don't have to build anything. You've already hosted the Cup, Americans love the sport — at least at the World Cup British magician Dynamo predicted the FIFA World Cup final before … Read more
FIFA Corruption (@FifNdhs) July 13, 2014. Don't get too excited. The account actually tweeted every possible scenario ahead of time, then retrospectively deleted all of the incorrect ones. This user managed to screenshot a bunch of the tweets before There have been suggestions Barcelona could hold a similar event for Suárez in a non-football venue … Read more
SÃO PAULO—Soccer's governing body is investigating allegations that Uruguay's striker Luis Suárez bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match on Tuesday that knocked the Italians out of the tournament. "FIFA can confirm that The case will now be managed by Swiss lawyer, Claudio Sulser, chairman of the FIFA disciplinary committee. A former … Read more
FIFA can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the player Luis Suarez of Uruguay following an apparent breach of art. 48 and/or art. 57 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ match Italy-Uruguay (CNN) — Luis Suarez, a player of unquestionable talent but with an unfortunate penchant for … Read more
"Suarez is a sneak and he gets away with it because FIFA want their stars to play in the World Cup. I'd love to see if they have the courage to use video evidence against him. The referee saw the bite mark too, but he did "Suarez is a sneak and he gets away with … Read more
A FIFA investigation cleared the Mexico and Brazil teams of any wrongdoing for their fans' rampant use of the gay slur “puto” during the World Cup in Sao Paulo. But a leading anti-discrimination group criticized the move and a popular Mexican actor has Incredible drama unfolded in Fortaleza when Georgios Samaras converted a stoppage-time penalty … Read more