Tag: Sepp Blatter
FIFA bans Blatter and Platini for 8 years; duo to appeal the ban
Fifa president Sepp Blatter and UEFA boss Michel Platini have been suspended for eight years from all football-related activities following an ethics investigation. The committee found that: “Mr Blatter, in…
Read more »FIFA Controversy: Platini & Blatter facing lengthy bans, Swiss examine suspicious transactions
FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini are likely to receive lengthy suspensions of least seven years, according to reports from The Guardian. Both Blatter and Platini will face charges…
Read more »Michel Platini received £1.35m FIFA payment to back Sepp Blatter for president in 2011
Sepp Blatter had told Michel Platini to back him for the FIFA presidential elections during the UEFA’s congress in March 2011 and handed him £1.35m by the sport’s governing body….
Read more »UEFA President Michel Platini under FIFA investigation
According to reports from the Guardian, UEFA President Michel Platini under is under a formal investigation by FIFA independent ethics committee and could be suspended in the coming days. Should…
Read more »Twitter Reactions: FIFA President Sepp Blatter Facing Criminal Charges
Updated:FIFA president Sepp Blatter is under criminal investigation in Switzerland on the grounds of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation. Blatter, who announced his resignation from his post as the FIFA president…
Read more »FIFA President Sepp Blatter faces criminal charges for financial corruption, questioned by Swiss police
Sepp Blatter’s reputation has just taken another big hit, with the FIFA President facing criminal charges over allegations of illegal payments and financial mismanagement. The Swiss federal police searched Blatter’s…
Read more »Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling wants to play for Van Gaal at Manchester United
Updated:The latest plot twist in the Raheem Sterling transfer saga threatens to see the player face the vitriolic scorn of the Kop. The Guardian state this morning that the Liverpool…
Read more »Fifa scandal continues as Sepp Blatter announces resignation
Updated:The scandal surround football’s governing body Fifa has reached fever pitch, with unpopular president Sepp Blatter performing a dramatic u-turn and announcing his resignation from the organisation. The body has…
Read more »Fifa blight football’s reputation further with high-profile arrests
Fifa’s questionable reputation as the governing body of football has been brought into further disrepute as news broke this morning of six high-profile arrests of members of the organisation in…
Read more »FIFA: 2022 World Cup to be played in November and December
A FIFA task force has recommended that the 2022 World Cup be changed from its traditional June/July date to be staged in November and December to fight the blistering summer…
Read more »Sepp Blatter urged to publish full Michael Garcia report
The British government has asked FIFA president Sepp Blatter to publicly reveal the details of Michael Garcia’s report, that led to the controversy surrounding the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World…
Read more »Sepp Blatter: Mistake to give Lionel Messi 2014 World Cup’s Golden Ball
Updated:Yes, you read that headline right. I mean, I still don’t know how to react to it. Ok, let me relay the story first. The FIFA president Sepp Blatter has…
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