FIFA president Sepp Blatter may not be delivering on some of his promises, but a cleaner FIFA
could be in store in the near future.
A FIFA anti-corruption adviser said the process to clean FIFA up is on track despite Blatter
announcing last week that a limited number of reforms were approved by his executive committee.
LOS ANGELES -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter sent shockwaves through the soccer world with his
comments about the lack of racism as a whole in soccer and to deal with on-field incidents with a
mere handshake, and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham didn't hold back when given the
chance to address Blatter's remarks to assembled media on Thursday.
FIFA has been ordered to release documents pertaining to its involvement with former marketing
partner ISL by the Swiss supreme court.
The documents contain information about several FIFA members who took millions of dollars in
kickbacks from ISL during the negotiation of television broadcast deals for the World Cup, with
former FIFA president Joao Havelange and 2014 World Cup organizer Ricardo Teixeira at the forefront
of the scandal.
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In a week when FIFA president Sepp Blatter was embroiled in yet another
scandal: this time about race, we report on four of the many controversies that FIFA's leader has
been involved in.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has made another brilliant comment, this time about the scourge of
racism in football, saying that on-the-pitch racism is inexistant.Already Mr. Blatter has been
harshly criticised, but I would like to give my support to the FIFA President by reminding him of
other things that do not exist in football: HomophobiaMatch fixingDopingSexismCorruptionBad
language and
FIFA Vice-President Jack Warner, whom allegations of corruption were made, has resigned from his
post at football's world governing body. Any chance that this move could be seen as a positive
development within the upper echelons of the game have been completely overridden by the words
expressed by FIFA itself in the aftermath of his resignation.
Yeah, right FIFA President Sepp Blatter has bowed to pressure and announced a range of sweeping
reforms he is confident will placate the beautiful game's stakeholders around the world. "For the
first time we will introduce goal mouth technology," he stated. "Special cameras will be positioned
to determine whether cocktail olives in fact enter the [.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) chief Mohamed Bin Hammam has withdrawn his
candidacy from the upcoming FIFA presidential elections.
The elections were due to be held on Wednesday June 1 and Bin Hammam was the prime challenger to
current FIFA President Sepp Blatter, but in the wake of the corruption scandal, the AFC supremo has
dramatically pulled out of the race to succeed Blatter.
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.
LONDON/ZURICH Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president who is standing for re-election admits there is a
ground swell of popular support to rehold the 2022 vote won by Qatar The Fifa president Sepp
Blatter made the startling disclosure yesterday that he could not rule out a rerun of the voting
for the right to host [.
London, May 20 (ANI): FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who is standing for re-election for a fourth
term, has admitted that there is a ground swell of popular support to re-hold the 2022 vote won by
Qatar. Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup finals ...
Luis Suárez racism ban: PFA head Gordon Taylor supports FA's decision
• Taylor backs 'very strong message' over racist abuse • Lord Herman Ouseley urges
consistent tough stance Luis Suárez's eight-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra has been
supported by the head of the Professional Footballers' Association as "a very strong message to the
rest of the world".
Liverpool striker and Uruguayan national Luis Suarez was banned 8 games today by England's
Football Association for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra, by calling him a
"Negro" on multiple occasions in a game in October. Suarez will also be fined £40,000.
Suárez was found guilty Tuesday evening; he has 14 days to appeal the ruling and sentence.
Liverpool striker and Uruguayan national Luis Suarez was banned 8 games today by England's
Football Association for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra, cited for calling him
a "Negro" on multiple occasions in a game in October. Suarez will also be fined £40,000.
Suárez has 14 days to appeal the ruling and sentence.
Kenny Dalglish refuses to be drawn into Sepp Blatter row
• Liverpool issue statement supporting Luis Suárez • Club say striker is anxious to clear
his name Liverpool's manager Kenny Dalglish refused to enter into the debate on racism in football
in the wake of the Fifa president Sepp Blatter's comments despite the striker Luis Suárez being
charged with such an offence by the Football Association.
Goal-line technology will be ready for 2014 World Cup Sepp Blatter
Goal-line technology is one step closer to finally be given the green light as FIFA president
Sepp Blatter revealed it could be implemented for next season. Blatter was opposed to the new
technology.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is facing what could be the toughest phase of his career as football
head in the more than 10 years since he took over from Joao Havelange.
The president recently came out to say that England are still bitter at him for their failed
attempt to land the hosting rights to the 2018 tournament.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has been defiant towards introducing goal-line technology but has
softened up on the issue since FIFA's embarrassment in last summer's World Cup. The need for
goal-line technology was made evident to millions when Frank...
Their Words As far as the stadiums and transport links are concerned, there is still some work to
be done, but the Ministry of Sport as well as the President are confident everything will be ready.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter on preparations for the 2014 World Cup. Other Sources Sepp Blatter
insists reforming Fifa will take nine months - from The Telegraph's Paul Kelso: He also indicated
that goal-line technology could be introduced in time.
During remarks at the FIFA Congress, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that moving forward
the entire 208-member Congress will vote on who hosts the World Cup.
"I want to give more power to the national associations. In the future, the World Cup will be
decided by the Fifa congress.
During remarks at the FIFA Congress, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that moving forward the
entire 208-member Congress will vote on who hosts the World Cup. "I want to give more power to the
national associations. In the future, the World Cup will be decided by the Fifa congress. The
executive committee will create a shortlist but will make no recommendations, only a list.
Deep thoughts: FIFA President Sepp Blatter appears to be pondering about which group he can
offend next while attending a recent Euro 2012 qualifier (AP Photo).
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has added offensive comments about racism to a questionable
repertoire that included previous missteps involving sexism and bigotry toward gays.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says he does not have any intention of taking the 2022 World Cup
away from Qatar but could reconsider if new evidence comes to light.
In a press conference on Monday, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that FIFA's Executive
Committee saw no evidence necessitating a reason to act in regard to allegations surrounding the
2022 World Cup hosting vote. Blatter went onto explain that the money he gave to fund Goal projects
in CONCACAF was in honor of the Confederation's 50th anniversary and not out of the ordinary.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter was re-elected on Wednesday as the only candidate standing for the FIFA
presidency. "I thank you for your trust and confidence from the bottom of my heart," Blatter said.
"Our pyramid is intact, the base, the foundation is strong and together we have four years to
continue on our path and do our job.
Grant Wahl is the best-selling author of "The Beckham Experiment" and the head soccer writer for
Sport Illustrated. Earlier this year he unsuccessfully ran to be nominated for the FIFA
Presidency.
In part two of our conversation with Wahl he talks about that run for FIFA's top job, Sport
Illustrated's growing soccer coverage in print and online, beer in Qatar, this summer's Gold Cup,
early impact players for Brazil 2014, and the soccer's growth in the United States.
After the last couple of days everything that happened within this FIFA-CONCACAF bribery scandal
felt like either a Three Stooges routine or a bad version of a Mel Brooks movie (I'm
thinking Blazing Saddles). Was there a scandal or was there a comedy of errors that were
being saved by Sepp Blatter and him proving to the rest of the executive committee and FIFA that he
should be President for life?
KATHMANDU, May 29: Nepal will vote in favor of Mohamed Bin Hammam for the position of
FIFA president in the election of the governing body of the world football to be held in Zurich,
Switzerland on Wednesday.
Talking with the Republica ahead of his departure to participate in the 61st FIFA Congress, All
Nepal Football Association (ANFA) President Ganesh Thapa on Saturday revealed that Nepal was in
favor of the 62 year old Qatari.
KATHMANDU, May 29: Nepal will vote in favor of Mohamed Bin Hammam for the position of
FIFA president in the election of the governing body of the world football to be held in Zurich,
Switzerland on Wednesday.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is in the Dominican Republic to play his part in the fight against the evils of baseball. Blatter unveiled a portrait of himself before turning his attention to rounders on steroids, a sport so heinous that he can't even bring himself to utter its name. You see, the sport whose name [.
In an interview released this weekend by Al Jazeera, FIFA President Sepp Blatter slammed Major League Soccer calling it "not a very strong professional league" and saying that "no professional (soccer) leagues (are) recognized by American society." The statements by ... Continue reading →
A week after 74 people were killed and hundreds more injured when Al-Masry fans attacked Al-Ahly
supporters in Port Said, Egypt, FIFA has decided to do something. The nonprofit governing body
which turned a $631 million profit between 2007 and 2010, announced it will donate $250,000 to the
families of the victims.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter got into the groove at the Ballon d'Or awards on Monday by performing a
funky hip dance with 'Hips Don't Lie' pop sensation Shakira. Emerging from the back to present an
award, Blatter instantly became the envy of the room when he rather salaciously performed a hip
dance alongside Shakira.
The UEFA Champions League group stage kicked off yesterday, but FIFA president Sepp Blatter stole
the headlines. Today's "Daily Ticker" will look back at Arsenal and Chelsea's matches, look ahead
to the games the Manchester clubs play today, and see...
