Very few members of the Soccer World Cup 2010 Local Organising Committee were responding to calls and messages on Thursday following allegations that two high-ranking South African football and government officials had offered cash for votes in order to secure that the tournament be held in South Africa. A US[…]
Global football governing body FIFA are facing an unprecedented scandal on the eve of its annual congress, after up to 14 high ranking officials were indicted amidst allegations of widespread corruption. Amongst those arrested was current vice president, Jeffery Webb as well as his predecessor Jack Warner. This follows dawn[…]
Having just been sworn in as the executive mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay, Danny Jordaan refused to comment on allegations of corruption relating to the 2010 World Cup, or how this would impact on his position as mayor. Speaking to the media after the council meeting at Nangoza Jebe Hall[…]
Palestinian football chief Jibril Rajoub on Thursday appeared to soften his stance on a threatened vote at the FIFA congress to expel Israel from world football’s governing body. “We remain open until the last moment,” Palestinian FA president Rajoub told AFP. “Everything is possible and we are open to every[…]
Russia’s president has backed the leadership of Sepp Blatter, FIFA’s president, a day after world football’s governing body was engulfed in controversy by the prospect of twin criminal corruption investigations in the US and Switzerland. Vladimir Putin’s support for Blatter came as the FIFA leader cancelled a public appearance at[…]
Football’s governing body Fifa is due to open its annual congress despite warnings from sponsors that they may review ties over the arrest of senior officials on corruption charges. Coca-Cola, Adidas and Visa were among the companies to voice their concern. The European football body Uefa will decide whether to boycott Friday’s[…]
Swiss authorities have arrested seven leading FIFA officials in Zurich on racketeering and bribery charges brought by the United States and announced they have opened a criminal case in connection with the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The arrested officials are among 14 people named in a[…]
Qatar has done little to improve conditions for migrant workers despite promising reform last year, rights body Amnesty International has said in a new report. Amnesty said in a briefing that little had changed for the 1.5 million migrant workers and that soccer’s governing body FIFA had a “clear responsibility”[…]
Israel Football Association chief Rotem Kamer said Tuesday that a Palestinian attempt to oust it from world football governing body FIFA was “cynical” and counter to the spirit of sport. Kamer’s remarks came as FIFA chief Sepp Blatter was in the region in a bid to reach a resolution on[…]
The Palestinian Football Association vowed Sunday to push ahead with efforts to have Israel suspended from FIFA following joint talks with the world football body’s president Sepp Blatter in Zurich. But both sides agreed to continue talking with Blatter, who announced plans to visit the region for top-level talks with[…]
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