Boxing and women’s football qualifying for the 2020 Olympics will be moved from the Chinese city at the centre of a virus outbreak to another location in the country, the organising bodies said on Wednesday. Wuhan was supposed to host China, Taiwan, Thailand and Australia for the group B Asian women’s football qualifiers from February […]
Accommodating another 16 teams would vastly complicate Qatar’s task in preparing for the World Cup
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has asked for time to clear up corruption allegations involving football’s scandal-ridden governing body.
Mohamed bin Hammam decided not to attend a two-day Fifa ethics committee hearing that could see him banned from the sport for life.
Suspended Asian Football Confederation head Mohamed bin Hammam fights bribery allegations while soccer in Asia battles match-fixing and violence.
The Asian Football Confederation president says he is refusing to reveal until Friday whether he will challenge Sepp Blatter for the Fifa presidency.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter on Thursday demanded all sides play by the book in a bitter battle for power inside the Asian Football Confederation.
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/ 15 February 2008
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has opposed plans by the Premier League to play matches abroad and warned that the proposal could harm England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup. ”This is abuse. The rich Premier League is trying to get richer and wants to expand the importance of that league,” Blatter told the BBC.