Nov 21
World football’s governing body FIFA suspended two of its executive committee members amid allegations of World Cup bid corruption on Thursday.
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Nov 21
England and Australia’s bids to host football’s World Cup in 2018 and 2022 may suffer from clashes with local sports events, including tennis at Wimbledon and Australian rugby league, FIFA indicated.
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Nov 21
GENEVA (AP) ?€” FIFA says the United States bid needs stronger guarantees of federal government support and Qatar’s desert heat could put players’ health at risk at a 2022 World Cup.
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Nov 21
FIFA president Sepp Blatter kicked off an executive committee meeting on Friday in a bid to turn the page on a damaging World Cup bidding scandal that prompted a ban on two of its members.
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Nov 21
Great hope of Australia’s World Cup bid team fanned by FIFA president Sepp Blatter, but back at home, the AFL and NRL remain familiar irritants.
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Oct 25
FIFA has promised a zero tolerance approach to unethical behaviour in the contest to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
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Oct 25
FIFA could leave England’s 2018 World Cup bid waiting after ‘cash for votes’ allegations
football, soccer No Comments »FIFA could come under pressure to postpone the race to host the World Cup as they extend their investigation into cash for votes to include allegations by former general secretary Michel Zen-Ruffinen.
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Oct 25
Former FIFA General Secretary Michel Zen- Ruffinen told AFP that he had the impression some FIFA executive committee members “could be influenced” in the race to host the World Cup.
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Oct 25
FIFA widened its probe into alleged World Cup bidding corruption on Monday after a former leading administrator reportedly claimed two candidates have colluded to trade votes.
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Oct 23
FIFA executive committee member Amos Adamu has denied any wrongdoing after being provisionally suspended while his alleged role in a World Cup vote-selling scandal is investigated.
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Oct 23
A Sunday Times report of alleged vote-selling will be dealt with by the world body?€™s ethics committee, says U.S. official Chuck Blazer.
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Oct 23
Fifa officials have confirmed they are investigating claims that two of their committee members offered to sell their votes for who will host the next World Cup.
Oct 23
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Oct 23
MOSCOW, Oct 22 ?€” Russia officially pulled out of the race to host the 2022 World Cup finals today, with the aim of solely concentrating on their bid for 2018. ?€?Russia is setting its sights exclusively on being awarded the right to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup and has formally withdrawn its bid for the 2022 edition of the world?€™s biggest and most …
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Oct 23
FIFA is unlikely to delay its decision on which countries will host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups following a report into alleged vote-selling, FIFA executive committee member Chuck Blazer said on Sunday.
Oct 23
Johannesburg, Oct 21 : Alarmist predictions that tens of thousands of sex workers would descend on South Africa to cater for football fans at this year’s World Cup were debunked Thursday by a survey showing there had been no surge in prostitution.
Oct 23
A former World Cup football referee arrested in New York City has pleaded not guilty to heroin-smuggling charges.
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Oct 23
Russia has withdrawn their bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, deciding to focus on the 2018 tournament.
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