FBI probes 'Russian plot to hack into England's World Cup bid'

Did rivals try to snoop on our team's plans on computer?

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A news article on 2011-12-07 11:18:20 from: The Mirror

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Chuck Blazer's run as secretary general of CONCACAF will come to a close at the end of this year.

Blazer told the Associated Press that he'll be resigning from his post in December after a 21-year run in the position. Blazer added that he will maintain his position on FIFA's executive committee, for which he won't potentially be up for re-election until 2013.

Robin O'Connor has been arrested following a federal investigation. A payroll manager for the San Francisco Giants, Robin O'Connor is accused of stealing nearly $2 million from Giants players and others employed by the team. The 41-year-old is currently free after posting a $500,000 bail.

You can see a Robin O'Connor picture at the end of this entry.

Javaris Crittenton is in deep, deep trouble. Not only is the Atlanta police department after him on a murder warrant, the FBI now has a warrant out for his arrest for unlawful flight. Crittenton has been on the run since at least August 19th when the Atlanta police started looking for him in connection with the death of a local woman.

Aaahr! Me maties, where is that Caribbean loot?

Chuck Blazer, the whistleblower who first brought to light the bribe for votes scandal which implicated Mohammed Bin Hammam and Jack Warner is now in the crosshairs of an FBI investigation looking into payments received in his offshore accounts in the Caymans and Bahamas.

Warner And Hammam: Guilty As Charged? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The BBC has obtained a document authored by the Carribean Football Union (CFU) detailing claims that Jack Warner had full knowledge of and participated in the distribution of cash bribes to members of the CFU at a special meeting promoting Mohamed Bin Hammam's Fifa presidential bid.

On Friday, the feds indicted the founders the three largest online poker companies in the U.S. (PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker) and seized their websites in a major crackdown on internet gambling.

If you visit any of the three sites pokerstars.com, fulltiltpoker.com or absolutepoker.

On Friday, the feds indicted the founders the three largest online poker companies in the U.S. (PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker) and seized their websites in a major crackdown on internet gambling.

If you visit any of the three sites pokerstars.com, fulltiltpoker.com or absolutepoker.

The investigation into the death of former KC defender, Uche Okafor, has taken a big turn today. Word is that Okafor's death is now being investigated by the FBI as a homicide, not suicide. The tragic situation has gotten more tragic as it now looks like his death could have potentially been staged as a suicide.

Mh, da war doch was im Jahr 1978. Bei der WM in Argentinien gab es die Schmach von Córdoba und wir dürfen uns sogar heute noch mit den alten Geschichten herumschlagen. Das aber hat jetzt ein Ende, denn Córdoba ist nicht mehr Córdoba! Wie kommt das? Ja, die Argentinier sind uns hier sehr entgegengekommen und [.