Fifa announced they have opened an investigation into Sepp Blatter as the corruption scandal gripping world football took another extraordinary twist.
Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam has vowed to bring more transparency to football’s world governing body amid fresh corruption claims.
An enraged Fifa president Sepp Blatter has called on the football fraternity to stop labelling the world soccer body as a corrupt organisation.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter had arrived to meet African football chiefs as his campaign for another four-year term moves into overdrive.
The English Football Association is to abstain from voting in the upcoming Fifa presidential election between Sepp Blatter and Mohamed Bin Hammam.
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.
The Fifa presidential election campaign intensified on Thursday amid the World Cup bribery scandal.
Six Fifa executive committee members were accused of receiving or demanding bribes during the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
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
In a letter published on Wednesday, Sepp Blatter has asked Fifa voters to reject revolution and re-elect him president on June 1.
Fifa on Monday confirmed the candidacies of incumbent Sepp Blatter and Qatari Mohammed Bin Hammam for the Fifa presidency.
Nominations for the Fifa presidency closed at 10pm on Friday with Sepp Blatter and challenger Mohamed Bin Hammam set to be the only two candidates.
Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam on Monday claimed Sepp Blatter has sullied the organisation’s reputation.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter said on Monday that Brazil needed to speed up its preparations to host the 2014 World Cup.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday he would stand down in 2015 if he is re-elected for a fourth term in June.
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.
The Asian Football Confederation president says he is refusing to reveal until Friday whether he will challenge Sepp Blatter for the Fifa presidency.
The prospect of the 2022 Qatar World Cup being held in the winter moved a step closer when Sepp Blatter said that this is what he expects will happen.
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/ 21 December 2010
Fifa president Sepp Blatter says that the soccer world cup was "not a circus".
Anger over Fifa president’s remarks about gay football fans in Qatar.
The South African Football Supporters’ Association welcomed the $100-million World Cup Legacy Trust, launched by Fifa, on Tuesday.
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/ 2 December 2010
Russia and the tiny Gulf state of Qatar were awarded the 2018 and 2022 Soccer World Cups on Thursday.
Voting to decide the scandal-tainted race for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts took place as the final day of campaigning saw fresh acrimony.
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/ 18 November 2010
Two Fifa executive committee members were banned and fined following an investigation into allegations they had offered to sell their vote.
Fifa’s has started a two-day meeting which could alter the shape of the scandal-hit 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter on Wednesday demanded answers from North Korea after reports that its Soccer World Cup squad was publicly humiliated.
South Africa scored nine out of 10 for its organisation of the 2010 World Cup, according to Fifa president Sepp Blatter.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter said that "Africa can be proud of having organised the World Cup" as the four-week tournament entered its final days.
Should technology be used to help eliminate controversial decisions made by football referees? The debate rages on ….
Sepp Blatter apologised on Tuesday for the refereeing mistakes that have blighted the World Cup and promised to look at introducing new technology.
The BBC is examining whether it could transmit a "vuvuzela free" version of its Soccer World Cup coverage after a flood of complaints from viewers.
SA would benefit from the infrastructure developed for the World Cup and should use the sport as a unifying force for years after the tournament.