Fabio Capello is furious at the English FA for firing his captain John Terry, and you have to begin to wonder whether Capello will still be in charge of England when this summer's Euro 2012 rolls around.

Capello was interviewed by national Italian broadcaster Rai 1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, where he attended Chelsea's 3-3 draw with Manchester United, and he stated openly how angry he was.

A question of ethics -- can you get mad at your 90-year-old Grandmother for getting you sick on Thanksgiving when you spend 40 minutes in the car with her driving her back to her home?A question of insanity -- can you start snorting the crystals in Thera-Flu packets in Kenny Powers fashion?A question of practicality -- can you try to assemble a weekly EPL preview-o-rama when every three seconds

FIFA's 2012 Olympics chief still under investigation for corruption

Issa Hayatou still subject of Ethics Committee investigation

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the Caribbean...Jack Warner, the infamous former CONCACAF boss and FIFA Vice-President, is back in the news.Still smarting from his banishment in June after almost three decades in the corridors of football power, Warner has taken aim at Chuck Blazer, his long-term colleague who reported him to the FIFA Ethics Committee for reasons hitherto

FIFA's Ethics Committee banned Barbados Football Federation president Lisle Austin for one year on Wednesday. Austin was briefly the interim president of CONCACAF, before being provisionally suspended after attempting to fire general secretary Chuck Blazer without authority. He chose to challenge that suspension in court, getting an injunction to reinstate him from a Bahamas judge.

By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (Jul 21, 2011) US Soccer Players -- For those of you with better things to do on Saturday, you might have missed the FIFA Ethics Committee's announcement. Streamed live for those of us not in Zurich, chairman Petrus Damaseb announced that once upon a time FIFA presidential candidate and suspended Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed Bin Hammam has been banned for life after being found culpable in a votes.

The big news from yesterday's announcement by the FIFA Ethics Committee was the life ban to FIFA Executive Committee member Mohammed Bin Hammam, but there were other decisions that affected officials in CONCACAF. CFU members Debbie Minguell and Jason Sylvester, both of Trinidad & Tobago, were banned from participating in all soccer-related activities for one year.

The FIFA Ethics Committee formally found Mohamed Bin Hammam guilty in a votes for bribes scandal on Saturday, receiving a lifetime ban and ending his association with world soccer. Bin Hammam was the president of the Asian Football Confederation and a FIFA presidential candidate. He stood accused of trading cash for presidential votes at a meeting of the Caribbean Football Union.

Following yesterday's announcement by FIFA, the world football body, that he would be called to appear before its Ethics Committee on 22 July, Mohamed bin Hammam has issued a personal plea for a "fair hearing." According to the suspended FIFA Executive Committee member and President of the Asian Football Confederation, his case has been affected "by persons who, along with their motivations,

The Arsenal board's lack of business conduct and ethics has cost us sporting success. by Adam Kemp After last season's shocking demise, I launched a tirade of confounded frustration in the direction of Arsene Wenger. I am still appalled at how the manager has conducted this transfer window allowing key players to be subject to [.

FIFA Ethics Committee member and decorated Australian football commentator, Les Murray, has withdrawn allegations made in his new book that Australian captain Lucas Neill had instructed his team mates to defy the orders of the then Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek immediately prior to the 2011 FIFA World Cup game against Germany in Durban last year.

British sports journalist Andrew Warshaw has reported in the Inside World Football newsletter that sources close to the FIFA Ethics Committee's case against Asian Football Confederation President Mohamed bin Hammam "have indicated" that the Qatari, accused of paying cash bribes to 25 Caribbean FIFA members in exchange for votes, "will almost certainly be banned for life and be forced to go to

Provisionally suspended CONCACAF president Jack Warner has announced his resignation. In an official statement, FIFA thanked Warner for his contributions to the game while expressing regret at "the turn of events that have led to Mr Warner's decision." The resignation ends the Ethics Committee investigation with "the presumption of innocence.

The Gold Cup is taking place amidst deepening strife within CONCACAF. It has become ugly.

The Caribbean Football Union is on a collision course with Chuck Blazer, the secretary general of the federation. Blazer is also the US member of FIFA. The CFU members have asked the FIFA ethics committee to investigate Blazer for making defamatory statements alleging they had each been paid $40,000 by Jack Warner or Mohammed Bim Hammam for their votes.

The Asian Football Confederation's Senior Vice-President Zhang Jilong formally assumed office as AFC Acting President. In accordance with the AFC Statutes, China's Zhang took over, provisionally, from AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam, on 29 May 2011, following the decision of the Ethics Committee of the world body, FIFA, to suspend Mr Bin Hammam pending a hearing on corruption charges.

My biggest complaint with the economics of football is actually not the level of disparity. It's how contracts are not honored by the players, and the bigger clubs act like despots in choosing any player they wish regardless of anything. Take Phil Jones and Manchester United (this from wikipedia):

• Jones signed a new five-year contract with Blackburn Rovers on 4 May 2010.

Prince Nawaf bin Faisal, the president of the Saudi Arabia Football Association, reportedly sees the suspension of Mr Mohamed bin Hammam from the FIFA executive committee and the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation as an international rather than regional issue. Mr Bin Hammam has been temporarily suspended from all football positions by the FIFA Ethics Committee pending an

Australian television commentator, Les Murray, has expressed grave concerns about the integrity of FIFA, saying re-elected president Mr Sepp Blatter must "clean the place up" amid widespread corruption fears. Mr Murray, who is a member of the FIFA ethics committee, labelled as "very, very serious" the turmoil within FIFA as Mr Blatter was re-elected unopposed following the suspension of rival

"Temporarily suspended" FIFA Executive Committee member and president of the Asian Football Confederation, Mohamed Bin Hammam, has issued a further complaint against FIFA procedures. In a letter to FIFA sent this morning, Bin Hammam protested against his treatment by the FIFA Ethics Committee and the FIFA administration.

By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (May 31, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Show of hands from anyone really surprised that Mondays FIFA press conference ended up a lesson in etiquette directed at the members of the media present in the room. Ok, maybe the etiquette lesson was a surprise, but the response from FIFA the day after the Ethics Committee provisionally suspended two Confederation presidents?

By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (May 30, 2011) US Soccer Players -- In a lengthy statement, suspended CONCACAF president Jack Warner explained why he believes the process employed by the FIFA Ethics Committee is, shall we say, suspect. At issue is what always seems to be at issue in these instances.

FIFA's Secretary General Jérôme Valcke has issued the following comments following statements made by Mr Mohamed bin Hammam and Mr Jack A. Warner yesterday evening: On Mr Mohamed bin Hammam's statement: "It is fully incorrect – and quite disappointing - to say that I have an influence on the FIFA Ethics Committee and its proceedings.

Hours after announcing he was ending his candidacy for the FIFA presidency, Mohamed Bin Hammam was suspended by that organization's ethics committee. CONCACAF president Jack Warner was also suspended. The ethics committee cleared FIFA president Sepp Blatter and also took no action against those members of FIFA's executive committee accused of wrongdoing by evidence presented in front of a British Parliamentary inquiry into soccer.

Zurich - AFC chief Mohamed Bin-Hammam and FIFA Vice-President Jack Warner have been temporarily suspended from all football activities, but President Sepp Blatter is in the clear."No investigation against Blatter is warranted," announced FIFA Ethics Committee chair Petrus Damaseb this afternoon, but a full investigation into the suspended duo will be carried out by Justice Torres, with a final

The Ethics committee is having its post-committee press conference right now. You can find the link here. The deputy chairman of the Ethics committee, Petrus Damaseb, is speaking right now and summarizing the charges brought before it.

FIFA announced that there will be a press conference at the conclusion of the Ethics Committee meeting, and it will be streamed live on their website. The conference is scheduled to start at 1800 CET, which is in ten minutes from now. I don't see a direct link, but I imagine there will be one soon.

The "temporarily suspended" FIFA Exco member and president of the Asian Football Confederation, Mr Mohamed bin Hammam, has acknowledged the decision taken today by the FIFA Ethics Committee. However, he fails to understand how despite him not being found guilty, but yet, he has been suspended. "I have been referred to the Ethics Committee based on evidence which was strong enough in the views of

Tomorrow is the day of the FIFA ethics committee meeting, and its rulings will have significant implications on the governance of world soccer and especially that of the CONCACAF region. Already we're seen one casualty of the corruption investigations, as today Mohammed bin Hammam withdrew his campaign for the FIFA presidency.

There is a shitstorm surrounding FIFA as if there ever isn't on the verge of their symbolic election process which shall decide by how many votes Sepp remains president who runs the sport's governing body.

Has anyone been really paying attention? Should anyone be paying attention? The whole thing seems overly political in a system which is uber-political to begin with.

With only days to go before voting on a new president the crisis at FIFA has gone into overdrive. Sepp Blatter himself is now in the firing line with the news that the ethics committee is to investigating charges he knew about alleged cash payments. Mind you, that ethics committee is set up by FIFA, an institution run by Blatter.

By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (May 26, 2011) US Soccer Players -- What we need to keep in mind is that we're less than a week away from the FIFA presidential election. So why wouldn't it make sense that now both presidential candidates get to spend their Sunday defending themselves in front of that organization's ethics committee.

Mohamed Bin Hammam has accused Sepp Blatter of being aware of all the skullduggery and of having done nothing.
A statement from the Bin Hammam's office read: "The accusations also contain statements according to which Mr. Blatter, the incumbent FIFA president, was informed of, but did not oppose, payments allegedly made to members of the Caribbean Football Union.

The world football body, FIFA, will be offering a live streaming of the post-Ethics Committee meeting press conference on its website, www.fifa.com, at 6.00pm CET (time subject to change) on Sunday 29 May in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA vice-president Jack A. Warner, FIFA Executive Committee member Mohamed bin Hammam, as well as Caribbean Football Union officials Debbie Minguell and Jason Sylvester

By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (May 26, 2011) US Soccer Players -- It should be a tough weekend for FIFA. With more media intensity than they should've expected directed towards next week's Congress and the FIFA presidential elections, they now have an Ethics Committee meeting as the opening act. Depending on the version of the story, either corruption is rampant among senior officials on the Executive Committee including a presidential candidate, or this is.

Does anyone see the irony in FIFA ordering an investigation into an election opponent of Sepp Blatter without the FIFA president stepping aside from the fray? Where have we seen these sort of tactics before? Ah yes, name any totalitarian regime.

Mohammed Bin Hammam, the AFC chairman has till tomorrow to present his defense.

Their Words "This has been a difficult and painful day for me today. But, if there is even the slightest justice in the world, these allegations will vanish in the wind. This move is little more than a tactic being used by those who have no confidence in their own ability to emerge successfully from the FIFA Presidential " FIFA presidential candidate and AFC president Mohamed Bin Hammam, responding to ethics charges levied against him.

The 6-2-5 Galaxy, who have played more games than any other team in MLS, continue their break-neck pace with their third Wednesday game - but first at home - of the season tonight against the Houston Dynamo (3-3-5) at Home Depot Center (7:30 p.m. live on Prime).

The Dynamo are winless in their last four games and have yet to win on their travels so far this season, while the David Beckham-less Galaxy have not lost in their last four games.

Following his summons to appear before the FIFA Ethics Committee in Zurich on 29 May, Asian Football Confederation President, Mr Mohamed bin Hammam, released the following statement: This has been a difficult and painful day for me today. But, if there is even the slightest justice in the world, these allegations will vanish in the wind.

A week before the FIFA presidential election is set to take place, one of the candidates and another high-powered FIFA executive have been implicated in a corruption scandal by an unlikely whistleblower.

Mohamed Bin Hammam, the Asian Football Confederation president and challenger to Sepp Blatter, and three others -- including CONCACAF president Jack Warner -- were reportedly outed to FIFA by CONCACAF secretary general Chuck Blazer.

By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (May 20, 2011) US Soccer Players -- I'm not a huge fan of the ‘what if' scenario when it comes to politics. Yet as we approach a FIFA election later this month where the real intrigue is whether or not ethics charges will be levied at several members of that organization's Executive Committee, I'll make an exception.