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FIFA

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Article
/ 28 May 2011

Fifa’s corruption ‘tsunami’

Jack Warner says "a football tsunami" will hit the sport’s world governing body when corruption allegations are investigated over the coming days.

By Staff Reporter
Fifa chaos as Blatter faces corruption probe
Article
/ 27 May 2011

Fifa chaos as Blatter faces corruption probe

The battle for the Fifa presidency was thrown into further turmoil on Friday as a probe was opened into alleged corruption by president Sepp Blatter.

By Staff Reporter
Fifa opens corruption probe into Blatter
Article
/ 27 May 2011

Fifa opens corruption probe into Blatter

Fifa announced they have opened an investigation into Sepp Blatter as the corruption scandal gripping world football took another extraordinary twist.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 May 2011

Fifa will have more transparency, says Bin Hammam

Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam has vowed to bring more transparency to football’s world governing body amid fresh corruption claims.

By Ziad Bourrad
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Article
/ 23 May 2011

Fifa trying to stop release of bribe document, says BBC

Fifa has attempted to block the release of a document that reveals the identity of two officials forced to repay bribes, the BBC reported.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 May 2011

Fifa’s not corrupt, so stop saying it, fumes Blatter

An enraged Fifa president Sepp Blatter has called on the football fraternity to stop labelling the world soccer body as a corrupt organisation.

By Sisa Majola
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Article
/ 20 May 2011

Pick me, Blatter tells African voters

Fifa president Sepp Blatter had arrived to meet African football chiefs as his campaign for another four-year term moves into overdrive.

By David Legge
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Article
/ 19 May 2011

FA to abstain in Fifa presidential vote

The English Football Association is to abstain from voting in the upcoming Fifa presidential election between Sepp Blatter and Mohamed Bin Hammam.

By Staff Reporter
Blatter: Fifa future depends on my re-election
Article
/ 17 May 2011

Blatter: Fifa future depends on my re-election

Fifa president Sepp Blatter insisted on Tuesday that the future of world football’s governing body was dependant on his re-election to a fourth term.

By Philippe Grelard
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Article
/ 13 May 2011

Another Fifa favours for World Cup votes row

The former chairperson of England’s Football Association has reignited the row over allegations of corruption in football’s governing body.

By Owen Gibson
Fifa election heats up amid bribery scandal
Article
/ 12 May 2011

Fifa election heats up amid bribery scandal

The Fifa presidential election campaign intensified on Thursday amid the World Cup bribery scandal.

By Graham Dunbar
World Cup selection flawed, says Aussie chief
Article
/ 12 May 2011

World Cup selection flawed, says Aussie chief

Australian football chief Frank Lowy said on Thursday picking hosts for two World Cups at the same time was a flawed process.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 May 2011

Fifa investigates match-fixing claims

Fifa is investigating claims that over 300 matches on three continents were influenced by match-fixers, media reported on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
Fifa asked to relax naturalisation rules
Article
/ 4 May 2011

Fifa asked to relax naturalisation rules

Fifa will consider a proposal to relax the rules on the naturalisation of players at its annual Congress and give its executive committee power to sus

By Staff Reporter
Blatter makes election appeal to Fifa voters
Article
/ 20 April 2011

Blatter makes election appeal to Fifa voters

In a letter published on Wednesday, Sepp Blatter has asked Fifa voters to reject revolution and re-elect him president on June 1.

By Graham Dunbar
Fifa confirms Blatter, Bin Hammam candidacies
Article
/ 4 April 2011

Fifa confirms Blatter, Bin Hammam candidacies

Fifa on Monday confirmed the candidacies of incumbent Sepp Blatter and Qatari Mohammed Bin Hammam for the Fifa presidency.

By Staff Reporter
Bin Hammam: Blatter is dragging Fifa down
Article
/ 29 March 2011

Bin Hammam: Blatter is dragging Fifa down

Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam on Monday claimed Sepp Blatter has sullied the organisation’s reputation.

By Staff Reporter
Blatter says will not stand again after 2015
Article
/ 22 March 2011

Blatter says will not stand again after 2015

Fifa president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday he would stand down in 2015 if he is re-elected for a fourth term in June.

By Brian Homewood
Bin Hammam challenges Blatter for Fifa presidency
Article
/ 18 March 2011

Bin Hammam challenges Blatter for Fifa presidency

Asian football chief Mohamed bin Hammam said on Friday he will run for the Fifa presidency, the first challenge to Sepp Blatter in nearly a decade.

By Staff Reporter
Danny Jordaan loses Fifa executive committee bid
Article
/ 23 February 2011

Danny Jordaan loses Fifa executive committee bid

South African football official Danny Jordaan lost his bid to join Fifa’s 24-man executive committee on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 31 January 2011

Govt endorses Fifa bid

Individuals who fly the flag for South Africa deserve support, says Claysen Monyela.

By Thomas Kwenaite
Fifa member hits out at winter World Cup talk
Article
/ 18 January 2011

Fifa member hits out at winter World Cup talk

A member of Fifa’s executive committee has criticised talk of moving the 2022 World Cup to winter, saying it will disrupt the "entire football world".

By Simon Evans
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Article
/ 28 December 2010

Poor World Cup final sums up bad year for game

From the earliest days of January to the last days of December, this was a year of tragedy, scandal and controversy for the world’s most popular sport

By Mike Collett
Cosatu prepares for the ‘mother of all battles’
Article
/ 21 December 2010

Cosatu prepares for the ‘mother of all battles’

Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi called on workers to prepare "for the mother of all battles" to be waged against labour brokers in 2011.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 December 2010

Fifa not a circus, says Blatter, as he hands over R560m

Fifa president Sepp Blatter says that the soccer world cup was "not a circus".

By Niren Tolsi
Sepp Blather does it again
Article
/ 17 December 2010

Sepp Blather does it again

Anger over Fifa president’s remarks about gay football fans in Qatar.

By Owen Gibson
Fifa trust a ‘catalyst for development’
Article
/ 14 December 2010

Fifa trust a ‘catalyst for development’

The South African Football Supporters’ Association welcomed the $100-million World Cup Legacy Trust, launched by Fifa, on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 December 2010

Qatar World Cup could be held in January

The 2022 soccer World Cup in Qatar could take place in January or February to avoid the scorching temperatures of the summer months.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 December 2010

No Putin, no problem as Russia triumph

Not even the absence of Vladimir Putin could derail Russia’s World Cup bid as Fifa voters showed fondness for taking football to new frontiers.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 December 2010

Fifa set for biggest decision in world sport

Fifa will take the biggest and most far-reaching decision in international sport on Thursday when its executive committee votes on the host nations.

By Mike Collett
Politics takes centre stage at World Cup bidding
Article
/ 1 December 2010

Politics takes centre stage at World Cup bidding

The time for cold, rational arguments is over. Clout and commitment is what counts to determine the venues of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

By Raf Casert
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Article
/ 28 November 2010

Africa still to announce Fifa candidates

The future of Fifa official Amos Adamu remained unclear on Saturday with African football’s ruling body still to announce the continent’s candidates.

By Gerald Imray
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