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11Nov/17

Hope Solo alleges in a Portuguese newspaper that Sepp Blatter sexually assaulted her

November 11, 2017Football53rd FIFA Congress, And 2022 FIFA World Cup bids, Association football, BBC, Blatter, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, Hope Solo, Human Interest, International Olympic Committee, Organizations, Sepp, Sepp Blatter, Social Issues, Sports, Switzerland, United States, Zürichsmbale

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (JANUARY 7, 2013) (REUTERS) – Former U.S. women’s soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo has alleged in a Portuguese newspaper article that former FIFA president Sepp Blatter sexually assaulted her. Continue reading →

04Apr/16

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FIFA ethics committee investigates one of its own members

April 4, 2016FootballArgentina, Association football, Buenos Aires, Company: Mossack Fonseca, Company: Penarol, Company: Reuters, Cornel Borbely, Corruption in Switzerland, Eugenio Figueredo, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, FIFA Ethics Committee, FIFA World Cup, Figueredo, Hans-Joachim Eckert, Issa Hayatou, Juan Pedro Damiani, Law/Crime, Michel Platini, MONTEVIDEO, Mossack Fonseca, Sepp Blatter, Sports, United States, Uruguay, Watchdog timer, Zürichsmbale

File footage of a member of the FIFA ethics committee who has himself been placed under a preliminary investigation by the world soccer governing body’s watchdog.

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13Jan/16

FIFA says it it has “dismissed” General Secretary Jerome Valcke

January 13, 2016Football61st FIFA Congress, Association football, Barry Berke, Brazil, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, FIFA World Cup, International Olympic Committee, Jérôme Valcke, Markus Kattner, MasterCard Inc, New York, PORTO ALEGRE, Secretary General, Sepp Blatter, soccer, South Africa, Sports, Switzerland, United States, Valcke, Visa Inc., Zürichsmbale

FIFA said on Wednesday (January 13) it had fired General Secretary Jerome Valcke, once one of the global soccer body’s most powerful figures, amid alleged corruption involving World Cup ticket sales.
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08Jan/16

Platini pulls out of FIFA presidency race

January 8, 2016FootballAssociation football, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA 100, FIFA corruption case, FIFA Extraordinary Congress, FIFA World Cup, In association football, Michel Platini, Organizations, Sepp Blatter, Sports, SWISSCOM, Switzerland, UEFA, United States, Yiming Woosmbale

Banned UEFA chief Michel Platini has announced that he’s giving up his bid to become FIFA President. Yiming Woo reports. Continue reading →

21Dec/15

Blatter-Platini given eight-year ban

December 21, 2015Football2022 World Cup, Association football, Blatter, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, FIFA Executive Committee, FIFA World Cup, In association football, Michel Platini, Organizations, Paul Chapman, Qatar, Russia, Sepp Blatter, soccer, Sports, UEFA, United Statessmbale

FIFA President Sepp Blatter and European soccer boss Michel Platini have been banned from soccer for eight years. Paul Chapman reports.
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24Nov/15

FIFA seeking life ban for Platini, say his lawyers

November 24, 2015FootballAssociation football, Blatter, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA 100, FIFA World Cup, In association football, Michel Platini, Organizations, Sepp Blatter, Sports, Swiss franc, SWISSCOM, Switzerland, UEFA, Zürichsmbale

Michel Platini’s lawyers say the Frenchman could face a life ban from soccer
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11Oct/15

Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner blasts “American witch hunt”

October 11, 2015Football61st FIFA Congress, Association football, Blatter, CCN TV6, Chung Mong-joon, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, FIFA World Cup, football, In association football, International Olympic Committee, Jack Warner, Klaus Stoehlker, Pearce Robinson, Qatar, Russia, Sepp Blatter, soccer, South Korea, Sports, the World Cup, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad Express Newspapers, TV6, United Statessmbale

PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (OCTOBER 9, 2015) (CCN TV6) – Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner on Friday (October 9) blamed an “American witch hunt” for the global soccer body’s latest woes, including the suspension of several high profile figures.
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09Oct/15

FIFA and UEFA headquarters the morning after

October 9, 2015FootballAssociation football, Blatter, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, FIFA Executive Committee, In association football, Issa Hayatou, Michel Platini, Nyon, Organizations, Sepp Blatter, Sports, Switzerland, UEFA, Zürichsmbale

FIFA and UEFA open for business on Friday the day after the Ethics Committee of world soccer body FIFA suspend Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for 90 days.

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08Oct/15

Blatter, Platini suspended from soccer by FIFA’s ethics body

October 8, 2015FootballAssociation football, Blatter, Chung Mong, Chung Mong-joon, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, FIFA Executive Committee, FIFA World Cup, In association football, International Olympic Committee, Jérôme Valcke, Joao Havelange, Michel Platini, Sepp Blatter, Sports, Switzerland, UEFA, United Statessmbale

FIFA President Sepp Blatter and his possible successor, European soccer chief UEFA Michel Platini, have been provisionally suspended for 90 days, the ethics committee of soccer’s global governing body said on Thursday (October 8).

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08Oct/15

FIFA president Sepp Blatter profile – number two

October 8, 2015FootballAssociation football, Blatter, Chung Mong, Chung Mong-joon, Cornel Borbely, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, FIFA Executive Committee, FIFA Extraordinary Congress, In association football, Jérôme Valcke, MARRAKECH, Michel Platini, Morocco, Sepp Blatter, Sports, UEFAsmbale

FIFA President Sepp Blatter and his possible successor, UEFA chief Michel Platini, have been provisionally suspended for 90 days by the global soccer body’s ethics committee.

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