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UEFA calls for Blatter to resign but bottles boycott; sponsors nervous; Nike embroiled
UEFA will not boycott Friday’s FIFA congress despite an earlier threat of the possibility. The warning came yesterday amid the news…
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By Steve Clare
UEFA to decide Thursday whether to boycott FIFA Congress; calls for election postponement
UEFA released a statement today in light of the arrests and indictments of top FIFA officials in Zurich, Switzerland. They…
By Steve Clare
Editorial: Only corporations and UEFA can save the World Cup now
Somebody somewhere wanted something to happen to FIFA before Friday, fearing that current President Sepp Blatter would be re-elected when…
By Steve Clare
African votes set to save Blatter’s skin
It may not be all over for Sepp Blatter. European and Americans who see no merit whatsoever in the elderly…
By Steve Clare
Luis Figo shock candidate for Blatter’s job
Four candidates have achieved the necessary nominations to be on the ballot paper for FIFA President. Current President Sepp Blatter…
By Steve Clare
FIFA launches criminal complaint over Russia and Qatar World Cups
In a statement just released by FIFA’s press office, the world football organisation has announced that it is lodging its…
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Bundesliga President: UEFA may quit FIFA over Qatar cover up
FIFA may not be as unaccountable and untouchable as its sternest critics fear. This week the world looked on in…
By Steve Clare
“Slave Labour” is Building the Qatar World Cup
In Part 1 of this article, we reported on the Guardian’s revelations that at least 44 Nepalis and perhaps over…
By Steve Clare
Qatar World Cup will ‘Kill 4000 Workers’
An astonishing series of articles in the Guardian has begun to unravel the true human cost of hosting the World…
By Steve Clare
NBC Windfall Adds to EPL Global Value
The English Premier League continues to rake in the money to pay for the vast array of world talent present…
By Steve Clare
FIFA to Investigate Award of Qatar World Cup
It is the scandal that just will not disappear. At the time that the World Cup hosting rights were…
By Steve Clare
Brazil Government Backs Down over FIFA Control
The row that threatened to derail the Brazil World Cup in 2014 has been resolved. Previously, the Brazilian parliament had…
By Steve Clare
Ex England Manager’s 10-0 victory subject of FIFA Probe
Peter Taylor’s Bahrain side failed to qualify after a ten goal victory, but FIFA are asking questions of their Indonesian opponents.
By Steve Clare
FIFA Defends the Right to Beer
FIFA has demanded that Brazil change its laws to allow beer to be sold at the 2012 World Cup. Brazilian…
By Steve Clare
FIFA: Players are being Killed by Match Fixers
A stark warning has been issued about the seriousness of the match fixing issue in football. Chris Eaton head of…
By Steve Clare
Romario Stands up to FIFA
A World Cup winner who once played against the Sounders at Qwest Field is now standing up to FIFA for the rights of ordinary fans.
By Steve Clare
$33m for ONE Vote
What ever expenditure the current field of candidates for the Republican Presidential nomination accrue, one thing is for sure. Even…
By Steve Clare
Blatter: Infamy Infamy, the English have it Infamy
Any hope that his unopposed re-election to the FIFA Presidency would stem the flow of oddities emanating from the mouth…
By Steve Clare
FIFA Asks Caribbean Unions for Bribery Evidence
Despite having already found Mohammad Bin Hammam guilty of offering bribes, FIFA are still accumulating evidence on his crime. To…
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Bin Hammam banned for Life
The man who dared challenge the authority of Sepp Blatter has paid the ultimate price. Mohamad Bin Hammam, former President…
By Steve Clare
Qatar’s Accuser Recants Bribery Allegations Ending US Hopes
The story behind Qatar’s successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup has become even stranger. An ex-employee of the…
By Steve Clare
Sepp Blatter Re-elected
Sepp Blatter, the 75-year-old President of FIFA, has been re-elected for another term. He won 186 of the 203 votes…
By Steve Clare
Blatter to be Investigated
FIFA descended into further farce yesterday as Sepp Blatter’s opponent accused him of corruption. Mohammad Bin Hammam is Blatter’s sole…
By Steve Clare
FIFA – Is this the Pearl Harbour Moment?
Despite their position as likely beneficiary should FIFA decide not to proceed with the Qatar World Cup, the United States has generally stayed above the fray. Until now.