World News

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke is suspended

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke, has been suspended. In a statement, soccer’s world governing body said it had “been made aware of a series of

17 September 2015

Switzerland

U.S. anticipates further criminal charges in soccer corruption probe

14 September 2015

Sport

Blatter accused of selling World Cup TV rights at cut price to Warner

Switzerland’s Sepp Blatter reportedly sold off television rights for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups to former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner at a

12 September 2015

Sport

Dirt pitches and abandoned academies - FIFA's Pakistan project scores own goal

A dirt pitch on a windswept plot by the Arabian Sea near Karachi, Pakistan. It’s not quite up to FIFA standards and yet this centre is among the

8 September 2015

Sport

AFC accused of compromising FIFA presidential elections

The race to replace Sepp Blatter as President of world football’s governing body FIFA is hotting up. Presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon of South

3 September 2015

Sport

FIFA reform task force meet for first time

Football’s scandal-hit world governing body FIFA convened the first meeting of a new reform committee on Wednesday in Berne. UEFA General Secretary

2 September 2015

Sport

FIFA President Blatter relinquishes IOC membership

3 August 2015

Sport

Former FIFA Vice President Chung to run for world football's top job

Former Fifa vice president Chung Mong-Joon is to stand for the presidency of football’s world governing body. The 63-year-old billionaire is one of

30 July 2015

Sport

Platini to stand for FIFA presidency

Michel Platini has announced he will stand for the Presidency of football’s world governing body FIFA. The current UEFA chief confirmed on Wednesday

29 July 2015

Switzerland

UEFA chief Michel Platini to stand for FIFA presidency

Former France star Michel Platini has thrown his hat into the ring to be president of world governing body FIFA. Platini, 60, put his name forward

29 July 2015

World

Putin: Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel prize

27 July 2015

Sport

US request extradition for disgraced former Fifa exec Leoz

Nicolas Leoz has become the latest disgraced former fifa official on the US department’s extradition hit list. Paraguay has officially received an

24 July 2015

Sport

Non-European for taskforce chair - UN special adviser on sport

The United Nations’ special adviser on sport Wilfried Lemke says a European should not be considered for Chairperson of Fifa’s new reform task force

22 July 2015

Switzerland

FIFA chief Blatter showered in fake bank-notes by prankster

Sepp Blatter’s press conference to announce FIFA reforms got off to an embarrassing start when he was showered in fake bank notes by British

20 July 2015

World News

FIFA meeting expected to release date for presidency election

FIFA officials have held their first meeting in Zurich since a corruption scandal tore through the world footballing body. Seven FIFA officials were

20 July 2015

USA

USA: Former FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb denies corruption charges

FIFA’s former Vice President Jeffrey Webb appeared in court in New York on Saturday in connection with the huge scandal surrounding soccer’s world

19 July 2015

Sport

Former FIFA official Jeffrey Webb agrees to extradition according to reports

Jeffrey Webb, one of seven current and former FIFA officials detained in Switzerland has agreed to be extradited to the United States, according to

10 July 2015

Sport

Blazer banned for life by FIFA

Disgraced former Concacaf general secretary Chuck Blazer has been banned from any football-related activity for life by the sport’s world governing

9 July 2015

Sport

US submit extradition requests for FIFA officials

The US has formally requested the Swiss Federal Office of Justice to extradite seven Fifa officials arrested in may on corruption charges. The

2 July 2015

Sport

England suffer World Cup heartbreak in Edmonton

England’s historic journey at the women’s world cup in Canada ended in heartbreak on Wednesday night when the Lionesses lost to holders Japan in the

2 July 2015