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Top two FIFA officials hire lawyers as Swiss probe bank transactions

YoopyaJune 18, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaJune 18, 2015July 2, 202308

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...

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FIFA criticizes Nobel Peace Center for canceled project

YoopyaJune 16, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaJune 16, 2015July 1, 202301

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

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Interpol ditches FIFA deal as corruption scandal deepens

YoopyaJune 12, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaJune 12, 2015July 8, 202303

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...

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FIFA scandal deepens as Blatter aide linked to payments

YoopyaJune 1, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaJune 1, 2015July 8, 202306

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...

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FIFA’s Blatter comes out fighting despite scandal and divisions

YoopyaMay 30, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaMay 30, 2015July 8, 202307

“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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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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FIFA best in world for ethics, says president Blatter

YoopyaSeptember 19, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 19, 2014July 16, 202305

By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) – Soccer’s governing body FIFA has an exemplary ethics set-up unmatched by any other sports organisation, its president Sepp Blatter...