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FIFA’s Blatter comes out fighting despite scandal and divisions

YoopyaMay 30, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaMay 30, 2015July 8, 202309

“FIFA President Sepp Blatter” came out fighting on Saturday as he began his fifth term in charge of soccer’s governing body, implying that the United...

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Blatter Blatter seeks re-election as scandal engulfs FIFA

YoopyaMay 29, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaMay 29, 2015July 8, 202305

The embattled head of world soccer, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, is expected to be re-elected on Friday despite growing calls for his resignation amid a...

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Swiss open criminal probe into 2018 and 2022 World Cup soccer bids

YoopyaMay 27, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaMay 27, 2015July 1, 202301

NEW YORK — Swiss federal prosecutors on Wednesday said they have opened criminal proceedings related to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups...

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Platini pledges support for Prince Ali in FIFA bid

YoopyaMay 25, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaMay 25, 2015July 2, 202302

PARIS (Reuters) – UEFA president Michel Platini has reiterated his support for Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein in the Jordanian’s bid to usurp incumbent Sepp...

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Blatter wants to keep 32-team World Cup

YoopyaMay 16, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaMay 16, 2015July 3, 202301

By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter is opposed to proposals to expand the number of teams at the World Cup and...

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Blatter back among friends: Africa ready to show its support

YoopyaApril 7, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaApril 7, 2015July 8, 202303

The three men challenging “Sepp Blatter” for the most powerful job in world soccer can see for themselves this week just how difficult it will...

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No club compensation for a 2022 winter World Cup: FIFA

YoopyaFebruary 25, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 25, 2015July 8, 202301

(Reuters) – FIFA flexed its muscles again on Wednesday when it announced that clubs will not get any compensation for losing players and suffering domestic...

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Is “unlikable” Cristiano Ronaldo taking sheen off Ballon d’Or?

YoopyaJanuary 14, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 14, 2015July 9, 202305

(CNN)Since 2008, FIFA’s annual jamboree honoring the world’s best player has been dominated by just two names. Ronaldo, Messi, Messi, Messi, Messi, Ronaldo, Ronaldo. Monday...

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Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d’Or 2014

YoopyaJanuary 14, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 14, 2015July 3, 202303

(CNN) Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten Lionel Messi to the Ballon d’Or for the second successive year. The 29-year-old was voted best player in the world...

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Morocco Stripped of Hosting African Cup of Nations Over Ebola Fears

YoopyaNovember 12, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaNovember 12, 2014July 25, 202305

Morocco Had Called for Tournament to Be Postponed Over Ebola Outbreak CAIRO— Morocco was thrown out of the 2015 African Cup of Nations and stripped...