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EU top court says some FIFA player transfer rules breach EU law

YoopyaOct 4, 2024October 4, 20240

PARIS, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Some of FIFA’s rules on player transfers go against European Union laws and free movement principles, the EU’s top court

Transfer system could collapse as European court rules on Diarra v FIFA

YoopyaOct 3, 2024October 3, 20240

PARIS, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Soccer’s player transfer system will be in the spotlight and could even be on the brink of collapse on Friday

Saudi Arabia launch bid to host the 2034 World Cup

YoopyaMar 2, 2024July 17, 20240

March 2 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia launched its campaign to host the 2034 soccer World Cup on Friday, a bid that is all but certain

Yaya Toure says FIFA ‘don’t care’ about racism in football

YoopyaOct 28, 2019May 29, 20230

Yaya Toure says FIFA is not doing enough to stamp out racism and that England should have walked off the pitch in the face of

Former S.America football boss Napout jailed for nine years in US

YoopyaAug 30, 2018June 3, 20230

The former head of the South American football confederation CONMEBOL, Juan Angel Napout, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday for his role

FIFA Extends Jerome Valcke’s Ban for Another 45 Days

YoopyaJan 6, 2016June 30, 20230

The FIFA ethics committee has extended the ban on Jerome Valcke for another 45 days while it processes a case against him. Valcke faces a

Top two FIFA officials hire lawyers as Swiss probe bank transactions

YoopyaJun 18, 2015July 2, 20230

FIFA’s embattled president, Sepp Blatter, and his second-in-command have hired high-powered lawyers to represent them, two sources said as a corruption probe engulfs soccer’s global

FIFA criticizes Nobel Peace Center for canceled project

YoopyaJun 16, 2015July 1, 20230

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has criticized the Nobel Peace Center for lacking fair play by ending their partnership and announcing the split via the media.

Interpol ditches FIFA deal as corruption scandal deepens

YoopyaJun 12, 2015July 8, 20230

Interpol suspended a 20-million-euro sports integrity agreement with FIFA on Friday, at the end of testing week for soccer’s scandal-hit ruling body that saw its

FIFA scandal deepens as Blatter aide linked to payments

YoopyaJun 1, 2015July 8, 20230

U.S. prosecutors believe FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s top lieutenant made $10 million in bank transactions that are central to the bribery investigation of the world